The clues are scattered neatly: a Jan 3 raid, a sudden blackout in parts of Caracas, a prisoner flown to New York, and a boast that the U.S. will now run the country. The motive is where the mystery turns ugly, because the talk keeps drifting to oil and who controls the money. In my experience, when someone says temporary, they are hiding the real timetable. So who profits if the transition never arrives?