Original sentence: In their phone discussion, Zellman spins it that Wilmore was thought to be battling depression or another mental illness, and Tony seems to briefly give the issue some thought and seemingly has some sympathy for the officer.Tony refutes the idea that he had anything to do with his sacking.Tony then gets in touch with his government contact, the corrupt Assemblyman Ronald Zellman, about the situation
Edited sentence: In their phone discussion, Zellman spins it that Wilmore was thought to be battling depression or another mental illness, and Tony seems to briefly give the issue some thought and seemingly has some sympathy for the officer, perhaps for being falsely maligned.Tony lamely refutes the idea that he had anything to do with his sacking.Tony then gets in touch with his government contact, the thoroughly corrupt Assemblyman Ronald Zellman, about the situation.Zellman's allegation of mental illness perhaps serves as a euphemism for the friction Wilmore creates though his refusal to play along with the corruption around him