David Silberstein wrote: > > The more I think about it, the more it seems to me that Vlad's > interrogation under the Orb was probably scripted such as to let him > walk. I mean, if they had an infallible method of determining the > exact truth to such statements as "Have you ever killed anyone using a > Morganti weapon?", wouldn't they have used it and nailed him on that > (at the very least)? I also find it hard to believe that they > couldn't find the right questions to nail him for the murder itself - > his derisive evasions and carefully worded "truths" would only go so > far if they *really* wanted him. I think the nature of the crime colored the investigation. In that particular case, Vlad was brought in and interrogated only because the Jhereg he killed had bought a Duchy. Had it just been a lower ranked noble, the Empire would have ignored the whole thing. Another thought just struck me: Vlad killed the guy with a regular dagger in the left eye, destroying the brain and preventing revivification. Therefore, the empire would have no grounds on which to ask about Morganti weapons, as that would be irrelevant to that investigation. I have a feeling that interrogation under the Orb is strictly confined to the crime in question so as to prevent Imperial abuse of power; they don't sit you down and force you to admit to every crime you've committed, but rather question you closely about the one they think you have. Jose, rambling -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net