[noct, the man who can canonically wield like 13 weapons at once, here, weaponless. there is irony here, he is exasperated by it.]

It's a good thing to ask. It might not help, but it may give us a clue we wouldn't have otherwise. If we're going to get to the bottom of things, it'll help.

[he sighs.] We've run around in circles enough letting innocent people be scapegoats.

[he's not sure it'll help anymore than the alibis and strip searches, but they won't know unless they try.]