While Gepard and Pela were making their way down the hall towards his little cell, Sampo was busy trying to distract Dunn with his outrageous flirting-- oh, Captain Dunn, I'm sure it would be fine if you let me just stretch my legs a little, what could I possibly do against a big, strong man like you?-- while trying to wriggle a hidden lockpick out of his glove with his hands cuffed behind his back. It's a more difficult task than he would've liked; the pick probably shifted around in the scuffle during his capture, leaving it in a more complicated position.

Then-- a familiar voice, echoing down the stone hall. Sampo leans against the bars of his cell and cranes his head to look as far as he can down it. He's rewarded in a short time with the appearance of Gepard Landau, accompanied by that little intelligence officer.

Apparently, he needs Dunn for something? Well, good, he can take this man away and replace him with someone more susceptible to Sampo's wiles.

"No, not Dunn," Pela replies, a little annoyance working its way into her tone. She wasn't even gesturing at Dunn! "Sampo Koski, by the authority of the Supreme Guardian, your expertise is required for a mission of great importance. Upon the successful completion of this mission, I have been given leave to offer you a full and unconditional pardon for all offenses currently on your record, including those for which you have not formally been charged."

It takes a second for all of that to sink into Sampo's brain. A full and unconditional pardon, every little petty crime and misdemeanor that Gepard's been on his ass for just... wiped clean, in one fell swoop. Gone, like it never happened. He goes from criminal to upstanding citizen in an instant. It's almost too good to be true, except that it comes attached to some mysterious mission that he's needed for.

"Well, color me interested, but what's Captain Landau doing here?" he says, once his brain catches up again.