Their first attempt is the "African telegram", where Elroy (Keith David) pretends that he will give DeSalvo part of his new-found inheritance in exchange for loaning him money; their second is a fake winning lottery ticket.
Now in a wheelchair with a leg cast and arm sling, DeSalvo is given $50,000 in cash as compensation by the Dean (Jim Rash) and Frankie (Paget Brewster).
Alston praised Leonard and Chang's acting, but would have preferred a thematic title card to match the piano theme music.
Alston found it similar to but lower quality than the season 2 episode "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design".
Matar additionally compared it to "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", due to its contrived twists and absurdity, and viewed it as a trend of high-concept episodes in season 6 being poor.
[4] Eric Goldman of IGN rated it 7.3 out of 10, finding the pacing slow at first and the dialogue referencing The Sting repetitive, but appreciating some moments as humorous and approving of the storyline's payoff.