SOLVED! The Recipe is Recovered!

she helped point me in the right direction

reporting from Havana, Cuba
March 18, 2011 11:35PM EST

"I have finally recovered the STOLEN RECIPE for Journey No. 918!  It took me a while and I believe it took the bad guys a little while to figure out that what they had was something unusable.

The important discovery was who put these folks up to it....who commissioned the heist.  I have a lead on that, but for now, I wish to thank all those that helped me."
...Agatha Lee

these guys gave loads of moral support but little else

the guy who bought the stolen recipe, and who eventually gave it back, once he figured it was of no use

my ride to the airport and Miami