It's wrong not to side with your own country.
Aldrich is a government employee with access to secret documents, and he's approached by Yuri who offers to buy access to the documents.
Aldrich wants to respond to Yuri.
Aldrich tells Yuri that he cannot sell secrets to the enemy for any sum of money and will report Yuri.
Aldrich tells Yuri to leave a bag of money under the bridge in the park, and he'll leave the documents there.
Aldrich is hailed as a national hero for staying true to his country and reporting an enemy spy.
Aldrich is later caught by the FBI and arrested for treason and sent to prison.