The man being interrogated in the video was none other than Batroc, who had jumped ship and escaped.
Unexpectedly, S.H.I.E.L.D. had already captured him and brought him back.
In the video, the man conducting the interrogation asked, "Batroc, who put you up to this?"
Steve looked at Pierce. "Is this live?"
"Yes. They caught him last night at a Safe House in Algiers. Turns out the place wasn't all that safe."
Steve asked, "You're saying he's the suspect in Nick Fury's assassination?"
Pierce shook his head. "Batroc isn't fond of assassinations."
"It wasn't him. This is much more complicated than that."
Then Pierce continued, "Batroc was hired by an anonymous party to attack the Lemurian Star. They contacted each other by email and paid via wire transfer."
"After that, the money was moved through seventeen fake accounts before finally being transferred to a holding company."
"The company was registered under the name Jacob Vich."
As he spoke, Pierce handed the organized files to Steve.
Steve took the files and asked in confusion, "Am I supposed to know him?"
Pierce continued, "No. Vich died six years ago."
"His last address was 14-35 Elmhurst Avenue."
Steve flipped through the files while listening to Pierce's explanation.
Pierce continued, "When I first met Nick Fury, I learned that his mother lived at 14-37 Elmhurst Avenue."
Hearing that, Steve looked at Pierce and said, "You mean Fury hired the pirates?"
"Why?"
Pierce explained, "The prevailing theory is that the hijacking was nothing more than a cover for a classified intelligence transaction."
"The deal went sideways, and Nick ended up dead."
Steve retorted, "If you really knew Nick Fury, you'd know that's impossible."
Pierce nodded. "Then why else would you have come to see me?"
Then Pierce rose and walked to the side, saying as he