InDesign CS5 and InCopy CS5 on 2 Windows machines, not networked

Background: We’re writing and editing a manuscript that will ultimately go to the designer at our publisher.
I moved the Word file (stinky) into InDesign on my own laptop, where I use InDesign (on this project) as a word processor and type styler.
We just got InCopy for someone else so that he can also edit the file, on his work machine.
We are not networked and will not be networked. So I will export from InDesign to InCopy and give him a copy of the InCopy file on a thumb drive.
Questions:
1. When he has finished his edit, I assume I overwrite my original (unedited) InCopy file with his (edited) one. How do I best get this back into InDesign?
2. After I do that, I would like to sever ties with InCopy for this file. Is this necessary? If not, that’s great. But if so, how do I do so? (I ask because in a test file I did, InDesign displays small mouse-over notes that make me think that InCopy is still somehow in play.)
Thank you.

Not advisable. If you need to work remotely create an assignment, package it and either email it or put it on an FTP server for download.
You could also use dropbox for this.
Now, I'll step up on my soapbox for a bit. InCopy workflows are fabulous but I don't advise jumping in without having some training on how to properly handle this workflow.
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