Let me make this very clear: I am not in the habit of taking hostages, Commodore. You may refer to these circumstances as special ones. My crew agreed that you might be worth more to us alive than dead.

I would strongly suggest you not try to change our minds about that, because the end result will not be that you're turned loose like an unneeded fish caught in a net. I'd sooner auction to the highest bidder here the privilege of kicking the stool from from under your feet to watch you dangle like so many of our comrades before you.

If I didn't just shoot you.