Spiral Zone1987

Dirk Courage:
The only way to take the fortress was to destroy its source of power

[General McFarland nods in approval]

Dirk Courage:
I decided it was better to sacrifice the dam than to let such a tremendous power source fall permanently into Overlord's hands.

Council chairman:
I have one more question, Commander Courage. Is it true that on your own authority, without any regular trial and sentencing, you once sent an innocent civilian into the Spiral Zone? According to this, a man named, uhm, Malone...

[Max furiously jumps on his feet when he hears the name of the ruthless mobster who was responsible to the loss of his family]

Max Jones:
'Innocent civilian'? You must be out of your mind!

[the chairman glares at Max. The other Zone Riders try to calm Max down]

Hiro Taka:
Please, Max.

Council chairman:
[knocking his hammer on the desk] You will come to order!

Wolfgang "Tank" Schmidt:
You're not helping, Max.

Council chairman:
[firmly] Sit down, lieutenant, at once!

Max Jones:
[sullenly] I'm sorry, *sir*.

[Max sits down]

Dirk Courage:
We, uh, apologize for the interruption, Mr. Chairman. But your 'innocent civilian' Malone used his control of the railroads to help Overlord move people from one Zone to another. Lieutenant Jones' family was among the thousands of people that Malone sent into new Zones. Later, Malone himself became a victim to the system he created.

[a flashback from "Zone with Big Shoulders"]