well he's not going to tell anyone he wants them off the Council, gosh. And of course if he can't have both, he recognises that putting JC on the throne is the better choice as far as his safety is concerned. And any attacks he makes on Islington territory would likely have to come before he even spoke to JC and Evie so...

I think I'm gonna have to sit down with a planner for a little while, excuse me.