( 2 ) introduction of speakers [ james lacond ] ( 3 ) rebecca flange reads an excerpt from her book the crimes of tonsure : the role of poison ( 4 ) `` what is the truth-how shall we approach it and its importance to our understanding of the gray caps '' -speech by sarah potent ( 5 ) `` channeling the dead-its impact on our understanding of the gray caps '' -speech by roger seabold ( 6 ) `` i am the true descendent of samuel tonsure '' -speech by james `` tonsure '' williams ( 7 ) `` evidence for the existence of a city-sized fungus '' -speech by frederick madnok [ as read by harry flack in mr. madnok 's absence ] i think the agenda alone should give some insight into the kinds of buffoons with which duncan had aligned himself .