William had eyes only for justice, and playing the victim was futile against him. "Are you the only one suffering? What about the victim who lies unconscious, leaving behind a wife and children? Aren't they in a worse position than you?"
"Speak the truth right now and turn state's evidence, and I will report to Lord William and request a reduction in your sentence. Otherwise, prepare to leave—Hamlet has no place for the likes of you."
Left with nothing else to say, the man hurriedly told everything, daring not to conceal any more details.
"So, the victim had finished registering?"
"He was the quickest and had registered just before me."
"The egg wasn't a bribe?"
"He bragged to us that his wife had prepared it for him for the road, and he kept it in his hand the entire time."
The man no longer dared to speak with certainty, only recounting what he had seen and heard at the time.
