Director Gardner kept harping on the phrase "drunk". Everyone could hear his insistence on defending his son.
But this showed that this scene was all a charade and Amelia wisely chose to play along, with humbling eyes she gently put forth her request, "I feel reassured hearing Director Gardner's assurances. I only hope such drunk antics won't happen again in the future, they are quite terrifying."
Her voice was soft and subdued, yet it carried a subtle note of warning.
But Director Gardner had no room for further quarrels. He had already ceded too much leverage to Daniel Cooper. This is why he had no choice but to follow Daniel's commands, dragging Russell into it as well, helping to reinvestigate the former bombing case.
After all, for a case that had been resolved, to reopen it one would first need the court's approval to appeal.
