Instead, he tells Collins to charge him with something, and, in return for a confession, he will serve 90 days in jail to pay for his past misdeeds and "come clean". However, in order to keep Connie from discovering that he is in jail, he gets Vargas to send weekly cablegrams in his name to her from South America.
Instead, he instructs Collins to accuse him of something, and in exchange for a confession, he will serve 90 days in prison to atone for his past wrongdoings and "fess up". However, to prevent Connie from learning that he is incarcerated, he enlists Vargas's help to send weekly telegrams in his name to her from South America.