Not sure about it being a dream! They've constructed for themselves quite a nice life, but because it's technically in the shadows, there's a lingering paranoia that it can all be taken away.

Re amounts: it's actually documented by the IRS to be $10,000 [1]. The bank is required to report cash deposits and transfers of $10k within a 24 hour period.

[1]: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/understand-how-to-report-large-...