[voice]
I'm certain many of you heard of the incident on Hampton Wilkes Farm. [His manner is grave.] It was shocking, and it serves as a potent reminder of just how much work we have to do even in the wake of our favorable verdict.
Remember, however: that murder was the work of a madman. While the decision handed down on Tuesday was without question the catalyst for the incident, it was not the cause of it. I speak to all who assisted in the case and all who were in favor of it: do not feel guilt nor responsibility for what Wilkes did.
[He's silent a moment, and then he shakes off his gloom to get to the main point of his message.]
As some of you know, I'm no longer working for the prosecutors' office. Mr. Armando will continue ably to represent Newcomers in the city of Siren's Port, and as such any who have need of prosecution of a crime should use him as their liaison. I, meanwhile, will be...
[He hesitates. He almost sounds nervous.]
I will be working as a defense attorney, working with Wright and Co. law offices. I will primarily be taking on the cases of currently enslaved persons appealing their freedom, though I will also be acting at times as a criminal defense attorney. If any have legal matters, I should be glad to represent them.
[And then he clears his throat, and:]
Quite.
Remember, however: that murder was the work of a madman. While the decision handed down on Tuesday was without question the catalyst for the incident, it was not the cause of it. I speak to all who assisted in the case and all who were in favor of it: do not feel guilt nor responsibility for what Wilkes did.
[He's silent a moment, and then he shakes off his gloom to get to the main point of his message.]
As some of you know, I'm no longer working for the prosecutors' office. Mr. Armando will continue ably to represent Newcomers in the city of Siren's Port, and as such any who have need of prosecution of a crime should use him as their liaison. I, meanwhile, will be...
[He hesitates. He almost sounds nervous.]
I will be working as a defense attorney, working with Wright and Co. law offices. I will primarily be taking on the cases of currently enslaved persons appealing their freedom, though I will also be acting at times as a criminal defense attorney. If any have legal matters, I should be glad to represent them.
[And then he clears his throat, and:]
Quite.