Talk:The Lord Regent's Confession/@comment-92.21.204.96-20130529232827/@comment-27202257-20131201040611

That's true, but he wouldn't necessarily have to broadcast it to the entire city--a well-publicized trial (which Emily would no doubt insist upon) would do, especially given the Lord Regent's lack of credibility and Daud's infamous nature.

Certainly there would be some people who still wouldn't be convinced, and would continue to believe he murdered the Empress. That's probably going to be a sad fact of Corvo's life, his consolation being that he knows the truth--along with a lot of other people as well, if he goes the low chaos route.