*He shakes his head slightly, but without looking up.*

There is always a better way, Wright - and we both know it. If not, then Manfred was right, and the last decade of my life has been ill-spent. Expediency is never an excuse for perjury.

*And then he laughs a little, although it's somewhat hollow.*

I've lived with my guilt, in one form or another, for more than three decades, Wright. Sometimes, I think it's what has kept me alive.