Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200118161649/@comment-4010415-20200201215618

73.Anon.52 wrote: It suggests nothing of the sort, All that was suggested is that Salem picked Tyrian up herself, no reason was given for Pickerel's getting pulled but it can be presumed from the transcript to be Atlas being Atlas; "no one would dare take our prisoner, no added security needed" or Corrupt Mistralian management, which is a major problem in Mistral having a vast criminal underworld. One shouldn't assume that Salem had or needed help picking him up, why would she even bother with pretense to save herself the trouble of another walking corpse across her path? "Prior to transport from Mistral to Atlas, Pickerel was insistant that additional units were necessary in guarding the prisoner. This request was denied. It is obvious Pickerel believed Callows would attempt to escape. Pickerel was removed from the transport team after failing to cooperate."

True, Atlas believed they didn't need additional security, though the specific reason he was removed from transport detail was due to failing to cooperate. The question is why Pickerel believed they needed more security. Did he know about Salem?