"The police consider the matter closed. No evidence of, even of assault was found. The investigation has been closed for a little over a week now." That was not to say he wasn't concerned with retaliation from Castiel. Or Crowley - he didn't trust him to let Castiel handle it. "I can understand people would like answers, but there's little to give them. I've seen some talk that my silence indicated guilt, which is certainly true in popular opinion, Crowley is hardly the first to accuse me of murder. While ruling in Genosha, there were dozens of false accusations a year, or more - those were merely the ones I found out about. Under the best of circumstances I wouldn't have entertained his tantrum with a response, and these are far from best." And that was what Crowley's little announcement to the HoA and over a public feed was, a tantrum.

His voice was quiet, though a little rough. That was probably the most he had spoken in a while. He was not going to admit to guilt or innocence.