As expected, Jace looked slightly discomfitted. "Ah, yes, that," he said. "Well, after the three of them were released--" Still relying on that passive voice there, yup "--I had promised my contact that we would imprison them again. But, ah, we ended up killing the first two instead."

"Mmm, I see," Liliana said.

"It really was the safest way," Jace insisted.

"Of course."