The author reflects on the fate of terrorist Noordin Top, referred to as Asia's most wanted man, in Indonesia. He notes that the search for Top created a lot of confusion as an Indonesian National Police spokesman did not confirm that he was alive after a shootout on August 8, 2009 while senior police confirmed that the body recovered in Central Java was not of Top. He states that there are many unanswered questions about the entire matter specially with the dead man's official identity.