[Van Zieks nods; Genshin's fate had been death, after all, in a cruel turn of events.]

I take it you recall the trial involving Enoch Drebber... and his discovery of the criminal who arose from his grave, only to be immediately shot?

[It's still almost incredible to him, that those rumors that had spread through London's papers—and only made things harder for Barok to deal with—were the reality.]

In truth, Genshin was first sealed in his coffin alive. He was planned to be unearthed shortly after, and returned safely to his home country—to his family. But when a gravedigger witnessed the emergence of the supposed Professor...

[He shakes his head mournfully, pressing his lips together.]

Stronghart decided that hiding the truth was far more valuable than your father's life... and ordered Seishiro Jigoku to pull the trigger.