You could forgive them, but like you said, it doesn't make a lot of sense to do it so readily. I get the impression that they both believe that the culprit would have been sorry and thus seek to forgive them. Well, that or they both realize Beatrice wasn't the true culprit and forgive her misleading them to protect someone who is bad. It's a lot easier to understand someone covering for somebody else's crimes because they care about them than understanding the person who committed the crimes themselves.
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