[The question hits more home than he wants to admit, considering all the shady things he's already had to do. It doesn't manage to take him completely off guard, but there's a hint of tension to his expression before he firms it.]

I stand by my convictions, and what I set out to do. If my superiors hold expectations of me that run counter to that, then I'll gladly explain to the public how they lost one of their most successful detectives.