Yes, no doubt, the witnesses shined... this reminds me of this thing I heard someone say once a long time ago. Communities are crash proof, the community was strong enough to endure this bump in the road. Hence why I'm so grateful for the role the witnesses played.

Regarding adding drama, i'll probably keep speculations to myself, unless i find solid evidence. I've managed to uncover things before, I'm never the one to release them, but I've done so, only when I've found hard evidence.