Imperial Corruption Imperial Corruption is a quest in . Background . While the captains of the city watch are sworn to protect and serve , it is known by those under Audens Avidius ' s watch that he is corrupt . By law , the only person who can arrest a captain is a captain , and even then nobody is willing to come forward to press charges . Walkthrough . Starting the quest . While exploring the Temple District in the Imperial City , Ruslan or his friend Luronk gro - Glurzog may ask for a few septims to hold them off until payday . Whether or not money is given to them , they will explain that while at Jensine ' s " Good As New " Merchandise a captain of the city guard came in and accused them of theft . Despite their innocence and Jensine ' s defense of them , the guard told them to hand over their money or face time in the Imperial Prison . Because they do not know what the captain ' s name is , they are unable to identify him . The only person who would know what captain did this would be Jensine . The Hero must stop by her shop in the Market District and talk to her . If her disposition is above 70 , she will reveal that not only was it Audens Avidius that robbed Ruslan and Luronk , but that Audens has been shaking down the city ' s shop owners at least once a month each . Finding a captain to help . After giving up the name of the corrupt guard , she will add that she can ' t do anything because of his rank . She will state the only one who can arrest a captain is another captain , and they will not risk their jobs , much less lives , over this . She does give a suggestion that if any captain would be crazy enough to do it , it would probably be Hieronymus Lex from the Waterfront District . Lex refuses to help saying he is too busy with the Gray Fox , but believes Servatius Quintilius can help the Hero . He believes Servatius is new and brash enough to do something about it . If one did the thieves guild quest " Taking Care of Lex " the Hero will be directed to Servatius Quintilius by Jensine instead . Servatius will also refuse to help , he was only recently promoted and doesn ' t want to risk getting in trouble with the other captains so soon . He believes the Itius Hayn of the Elven Gardens District may be willing to help . Bringing Audens Avidius to justice . Go and find Itius , during the day he is patrolling the streets . In the evening he can be found in The Foaming Flask and later in his chambers in the Northwest Watch Tower . Itius Hayn will only listen to the crime if his disposition is at least 70 . He will say that in order to arrest Audens , at least two eyewitnesses must agree to testify . Jensine will refuse to help out , stating that she would rather swim with slaughterfish than risk angering Audens . Luronk gro - Glurzog and Ruslan will need convincing but will soon agree to testify if it means Audens goes to jail . Conclusion . The next day , Ruslan and Luronk will go to Itius and press charges . Itius , now having everything he needs , will hunt down and confront Audens . When he finds him , he will arrest him for extortion and petty theft . Audens will surrender and allow himself to be taken to prison . At this stage there is no mapmarker so if one wants to see when he gets arrested , wait for Itius and follow him to see him arrest Audens . After this , Carmalo Truiand will take Audens Avidius ' place at city watch captain , and Audens will be placed in a cell in the Imperial City Prison . He will promise revenge for having his life ruined and swear to kill the person who put him in there . About ten days after being arrested he will escape and start his hunt for the person responsible . When he finds them he will attack , causing others in the area to attack him . On his body is a note that he wrote in jail , that explains how he escaped and began his hunt for the Hero .