Then he tells Burrell and Demper to "talk down that witness angle" on the current murder, and, if vital, to get out in front and choose the warmth for the circumstance. Mayor Royce meets with State Delegate Watkins, his chief of workers, Coleman Parker, Police Commissioner Ervin Burrell and State's Attorney Demper to explore the useless witness problem that Carcetti so properly utilized in the campaign debate.