I caught a couple of prisoners trying to escape so I cut them open and burned them alive over an open fire.
Cut them open? Where did you get that part from? He never said anything about cutting them open.
And if you were going to be put to the fire either way, why didn't you just take your chances with the burly fellow?
It's what you do with fish, see. He was talking about fish so it was obvious what he meant. I could see it!
Take my chances?! Bur he had just cut two men open and burned them!? How would I stand a chance!
Before doom!