The voice... Did it sound familiar? [He leaned forward a little, in rapt attention.] Do you know if the inmates heard it, too?

[He remained silent for a moment, at the mention of the screaming. It would have been insincere to offer his condolences, so he didn't. He just mulled over it, tapping his pen on the paper again, lightly.] This all seems excessively sadistic, even by the Admiral's standards.