Morton's fork

Morton's fork was the name Gatherer Hade gave to the plan with which he intended to draw out the outlaws living in the undercity. It involved sending in a group of the Inner Retinue guard that would force them out into the open where they could be picked off. Hade named it after Morton, an "illustrious predecessor". (TV: The Sun Makers)
== Behind the scenes ==
In reality, "" is a term for a forced choice between two lines of reasoning which lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It derives from , Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor under Henry VII, who argued that a man living frugally must have money to spare and therefore could afford to pay taxes, and that a man living opulently must be rich and therefore could afford to pay taxes — a conclusion that dovetails with The Sun Makers anti-tax message.
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