Justice couldn't stand the heat in Los Angeles last week but was spotted cool and refreshed in Frankfurt.
Indeed, justice was closing in on Nick Leeson in Germany as he tumbled into the last ditch in his fight to avoid facing the music in the strict domain of Singapore.
You may recall that young Nick fled Singapore last winter to avoid prosecution in a securities fraud case. His investment bank, the venerable British firm of Barings, collapsed in February with close to $1.4 billion in derivatives trading losses in Asian markets.
Leeson, 28, was blamed for the collapse because of risky trading in futures. He was arrested in Frankfurt and has been held in German jails as Singapore authorities have sought to extradite him to stand trial. He could be imprisoned for up to 14 years if convicted.
The British trader has fruitlessly argued that any charges against him should be brought in a British court, but his government has declined to seek extradition, leaving prosecution to Singapore authorities.
On Wednesday, a German court ruled that Leeson must return to Singapore to face trial for fraud and forgery. While his lawyers vowed to fight the decision on constitutional grounds, German legal experts thought his chances were slim to none.
Leeson's appeal and the requirement for the German government to approve any extradition could delay for months his return to the Asian city-state.