Exactly. I think we can take the Iron Bear at his word in this much and rule out his direct involvement. If his methodology involves taking hostages, he would have used both the bombs and the broadcast to capture swathes of the city, directly threatening the lives of the people and staking his claim. I've seen that tactic before.

But he knew this was going to happen, so perhaps he has connections to the true culprits, or else a very well-connected informant network.

[Or both. He has too many ideas running through his head, and it's all just speculation, for now. He eyes Kate and offers an apologetic smile.]

Ah, but I didn't mean to use you as a sounding board. I just think that you, more than most of us, deserve to find out the truth about what happened.