1.   The museum recently recovered two stolen artworks.

2.   Along the way it has resembled a wartime drama and a mystery story about people who tried to make money from stolen artworks.

3.   At the time, he directed Kurth to speak to an FBI agent about the possibility that Fagan might have a piece of stolen artwork in his possession.

4.   Additionally, Swiss newspapers have reported that the Swiss traded freely with Nazi Germany in stolen artworks and jewelry, while leading Nazis did their personal banking in Switzerland.

5.   He insists that he and a friend, William Youngworth III of another Boston suburb, Randolph, can broker a deal to return the stolen artwork.

6.   He was in the Army in World War II, then worked with an Army unit locating stolen artworks before joining the State Department.

7.   If Youngworth is found guilty, the leverage will shift to federal authorities in the showdown over return of the stolen artwork.

8.   Such a step, while common in organized crime and drug cases, is unheard of in cases involving stolen artwork, experts say.

9.   The present MFA director, Malcolm Rogers, has noted that current museum policy requires MFA officials to report suspected stolen artworks to authorities.

10.   Then there is the matter of stolen artwork.