Protect his own career and keep the watch from looking bought.

The party has the forged page, the wax seal, and a witness who saw the clerk buy the paper.

• Name the exact bribe amount.
• Show the seal cut.
• Offer to expose the forger quietly.
• Threaten to bring the high judge in.
• Promise the captain's name stays out of the story.

• Call out the paper stock.
• Press on the captain's family debt.
• Ask who else touched the strongbox.
• Split the clerk from the captain.
• Force a choice between public trial and quiet handover.

• A sharp laugh if the party bluffs badly.
• A long silence if the seal is shown.
• Anger if anyone names the clerk's patron.
• Relief if the party offers a clean exit.