Soon after sunrise, the Jewish authorities bring Jesus to Pilate's headquarters. They contort themselves before Pilate, insisting their unclean occupiers kill an innocent man. The religious leaders need Pilate to execute Jesus. Pilate needs the leaders to recognize his authority. It's a turf battle. So Pilate comes outside, both to meet their demands for ritual purity and to publicly demonstrate their dependence on him. But the man they're bargaining over is quietly running the show. After their initial exchange, Pilate goes back inside to privately talk with Jesus. He does a brief if necessary investigation: "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus exposes his motivation: "Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about me?" Jesus plainly explains that his followers aren't violent because His kingdom doesn't come from the world. The prisoner is inviting the governor into his kingdom. Jesus tells the truth to a man who asks, "What is truth?", and then walks out the door. In 2013, Diane Stargel reported a rape to Liberty University's counseling center. Then, the counselor asked her to sign a victim notice. It explained that she could be expelled for violating the Liberty Way, and an investigation could mean she would lose her scholarship. The process protected the institution. When Pilate comes outside, he tells the truth: there are no grounds for Jesus to die. He offers them a choice: a convicted revolutionary, or an innocent man? If they want Jesus released, then he's their problem. But if they want Jesus to die in Barabbas's place, then Pilate has someone to blame. But the crowd shouts for Barabbas, whose name means "son of the father." The religious leaders trade dependence on Rome for power over their people. And Jesus stands quietly as the true Son of the Father.