XTravis: No, no, I don't need you to make a mess. I need Weston Purdue to have made a mess.
Kris: Still not a problem. This reception is an excuse for West to show he still has friends and power. If he doesn't put his foot in it at least once, I don't know West. But it's also a chance for people to talk who normally can't because it's just a social event, don't you know, it's not like they're meeting, so there won't be a potted plant in the building without a planned accidental meeting going on behind it. Can you narrow me down to useful scandal?
Travis: Misusing funds isn't enough any more... but if the Inspector found out he'd deliberately targeted Imperial Citizens, that's treason.
Kris: Evidence of treason. Got it.
Travis: It'd also be useful to know how he got Imperial funding in the first place.
Kris: Follow the money, check.
Travis: And if his sources of information are -- well, I'll look into that angle tonight....
Kris: L'affaires, I'm guessing? Thorn's son or those cadre people do show up at these things occasionally. Should I --
Travis: No! I'll handle that.
Kris: Oh, fine. They're bores, anyway. So serious.
Travis: ... you'll be careful, won't you?
Kris: Don't fuss! I do this stuff all the time, and I hardly ever get caught. And if all else fails, I can just light something on fire.
Travis: I'm sure it'll be a very nice court-martial....