D&D: They offer you to bribe them
From Create Your Own Story
"I've done nothing wrong" you plead.
"That's what all criminals say. Now I could be convinced to let this one slide." he says with a smile.
You look at him. You don't have much gold to bribe anyone at this point. You aren't surprised to see just how far waterdeep's corruption runs. Or how low these guards can get. Still... they offer you a way out... Of course you could always dispatch of them.