Thomas used to like that, too," she said, referring to Jake's predecessor. Then, thoughtfully, she added: "I've been wondering if things were going to...be the same with you as they always were with Mr. Thomas?" I don't quite understand," Jake said."Oh, you know... my duties..." You're very efficient, Miss Marks," he said."Yes, but... all of my duties?"Jake was confused. "Such as?"When she didn't reply, he turned his head, his neck still between her hands, and glanced up at her. He was surprised. “I was naked when I woke up this morning,” she pointed out.“I thought you’d sleep more comfortably that way,” I said.“And you’d already seen me without a stitch on.”“True.”“And it wasn’t ... weird?”“It was definitely weird,” I said. “But not because of anything you did.”She just stared at me.“You are a man, now,” she said.“I try,” I joked.“Are you really still a virgin?”That caught me off guard.“Are you really different than ... other men?”“Mom,” I said, reaching across the table for her hand.. I realize that you will need proof of this; all who wish it will have it. I require ALL the nobles to swear allegiance to me or they will be removed, I have controlling interest in everything. I expect these terms to be carried out within the next week. As for the president he will stand trial under imperial law, as you all know all the evidence already has him at the most painful death I can order."Derrick could hear the president screaming at him, "you can't do this I deserve a trial!". They could prove he'd killed Dennis Milsing. They couldn't provide a convincing motive.Only two people alive really knew the whole story: Amy, and her dad. And he wasn't helping either side anymore than she was. His repeated explanation for killing his former boss was that the guy "was an asshole". The tapes of his daughter masturbating? Responsible parenting. And so the circle of logic went.Even without her cooperation, the prosecutors eventually convicted her father of murder in the first.