"at last" and 5HoC questions

Hi, Roy observed that:

While I agree with this as stated I don't think it means as much as Roy suggests: to whom would Julius leave the company? Olivia was already dead, it seems certain that they'd had no children. If Julius died intestate, a the court proceeding which would determine who got his fortune would almost certainly be drawn-out. The opening of his tale mentions vague "relations," but there's no reason to suspect siblings. These might apply for the estate, or a share in it; but as Weer (unlike them) had actually been involved with the company for years, I would guess most judges would award it (though perhaps not other things such as cash and real estate) to him... at last. **** Meanwhile, I've just finished reading FIFTH HEAD for, rather surprisingly, only the second time, and find that there are some pretty basic things I don't understand. I know that many people find the last line of the first part very disturbing: I truly do not understand why. Also, is there any reason to believe that there was ever a real John V. Marsch? I mean, by that name -- there clearly was a homeworld anthropologist. I ask because "John Marsch" sounds exactly like the name of an abo as described in the beginning of part 2: "John" is the name of all men born to the people, and "Marsch" would be a logical name for a child born in the meadomeres. Toss this together with the Earth passport having been "tampered with," and I wonder if "VRT" simply took his abo name and applied it to his new identity...