[ Voice | Private ]
...I only have one reason for wanting to see it. [ some of the light, the softness, has gone out of his face, and with it -- he looks older, somehow. ] Because in this place, where we are all of us criminals and most of us still good, decent people but some of us purely evil... in this place, I try not to trust my own impressions of other people's character.
Because everything you've said is true, but there are still some here who would take any opportunity to hurt and manipulate -- who wouldn't care about the consequences of their actions.
And when it comes to protecting the people here, I would rather keep them safe in the first place than punish anyone after the fact.
[ a tiny, weary smile ] I believe you, Mr. Holmes, but my believing you isn't quite enough.