In a criminal investigation, motive is one of the primary considerations and “following the money” ranks high on the list of avenues that could lead to a motive. This particular line of inquiry, however, appears not to have been followed in the criminal investigation after 9/11, yet there were as least two instances where significant financial gain was achieved as a direct result of the 9/11 attacks. The first being the multitude of “put options” and pre-emptive stock trading. In the early days,