Namur brought a captive, disguised Ted to Joseph & Airy in order to resolve things without incident. Joseph was skeptical, but eventually went along with it. Namur got two stars for doing all the "work", Joseph got one. Once the bounty money changed hands, Ted vanished from custody, leaving a typed note:

"Apologies for wasting the law's time; this was but the punchline to a practical joke. Thanks, as always, for being the straight man.

Sincerely,
Ted."