"It's fine. It was Duchess Rist. Broke my padawan's arm and accused me of killing her sister back then along with, well, you know. Only thing is, I didn't. But she's determined to blame me now, despite having nothing but conjecture. I thought maybe it was political. You know, part of some 'formenting civil unrest' type plot. But, I talked to her again today and I don't think that's it. Not from her end, anyway."
There was another shrug, presumably this one simply meant 'aaanyway...'
"So I've got about another day or so before she starts sending assassins against me, and I thought... why not see if I can prove my innocence? The sister must've died shortly before or after the other one did, who was her mentor by the way. I'm hoping your tapes might give me a hint, or at least show my movements at that time."
Layne then remembered something, and pulled out a datapad with a photo on it.
"This is my only other lead at the moment. Some unnamed woman who was pictured in an article just before the deaths of the sister and her mentor. Don't suppose *you'd* know who she is?"
