I suspect that this will backfire spectacularly. [Beckett keeps his voice neutral. He can't in good faith tell Rhys he's wrong, when he's just said he'd take option one any time. And he meant it, too.] But it is your choice, and you know how I feel about letting people make their own choices.

[So what now? He pauses, and a very faint groan comes through as he rubs his eyes. Focus. Think community politics. You're a vampire, you're supposed to know that.] Were there any other witnesses to the attack? Since House hasn't said anything yet, he probably knows he can't milk this right now, and is saving it for a rainy day. Although - [and here he actually gives a wry chuckle] it isn't as though anyone in town can do anything, can they? They've proven that much repeatedly.