Oidipous is not discouraged by the witness’s failure to provide more specific information; he follows with yet another question. He thus prolongs the interview, but only to confirm that the two men are thinking of the same Laios. Is this much care warranted, or is it a means to stave off his own confrontation with the facts? Oidipous seems skilled in forensic questioning, but it remains to be seen how this skill advances his quest to cleanse Thebes of pollution. [Mp] [Mg]