Agreed. For the time being, until proven otherwise, we can only assume Kei was a staff member. There would be no other proof otherwise. Bigby's testimonial to us before all of this implied Kei did not work alone. I don't give a damn if it's some other party... they think they're doing good but it's going to send a panic.

[ Elizabeth was actually pretty pissed about it. ]

That's when we overlook things. That's when we make mistakes. That's when we send an innocent person to their execution.

[ Shijima has the wisdom that Elizabeth is lacking right now, mostly because she feels as if this is going to drag on the entire day and what -? For nothing. ]

I'll be blunt with you, Shijima, once we heard about the six others... I have no doubt Franziska was one of them too. She claimed to be able to protect someone if they cooperated. It was an insistence that seemed fueled by something under the surface that we can't quite pick.

[ Who promises to protect someone so adamantly...? ]