Put yourself in the position of the kidnapper wanting to bribe the officer.

And you might remember the scene in which the kidnapper is pulled over by a police officer, is asked to show his driver's license and holds his wallet out with a 50 dollar bill extending at a slight angle out of the wallet.

North Korea then asked Japan for economic aid and food supplies in exchange for returning not only the Japanese wives in question, but also seven Japanese known to have been abducted by the North. The Japanese aid, like the ransom paid to a kidnapper, must be provided by April 15, just in time for the commemoration of Kim Il song s birth a clear indication of North Korea s true intentions, and desperation.