Shepard scowled at the vid-screen. "I'm sorry, general, I don't understand."
"There is nothing to explain, Commander Shepard. You have perpetrated an act of war against our peaceful colony. We demand that your ship retreat beyond the system relay, or retaliatory measures will be taken."
"We stopped for R&R and a refuel! I just spent a ton of credits! How is that possibly an act of war?!"
"Did you or did you not allow certain members of your crew to set foot on our soil for purposes of relaxation and entertainment?"
"I gave the crew Liberty— "
"And was Zaeed Massani not one of those crew members?"
"Yes. Do you have a problem with one of my crew?"
"You mean to tell me," the face in the vidscreen was shocked, "you're unaware of the fact that unleashing Massani is considered an act of war on six planets?"