Is it -- I mean, honestly, is it really necessary to lock me up in here? If you're only asking that? [The implication was sharper: while not outright accusing Mitchell, his thoughts communicated his concern over why he had been kidnapped.] You could make such inquiries anytime, Mitchell, you know I've always made myself available to you.

[Well. Not always.]

In a -- true, yes, a more recent sense. I recognize the sanctity of our system, and the order it keeps. Is that a bad thing?