Dolan was driven through the street, chained and whipped with flails. Over an ordeal lasting over six months, he was constantly tortured, deprived of sleep, and had only a handful of water a day to live on. Yet all the while he remained defiant. [[Bucharis]] ordered a public trial of the upstart, charging him with blasphemy and heresy, along with treachery, sedition and rebellion for good measure. He wanted Dolan dead, but didn't want to provide the people with a martyr to rally behind. He had to shame Dolan, who would then be killed, painfully and over a long period of time. The trial was broadcast across all of [[Bucharis]]'s domain. After five months, the prosecution had completed its case, and Dolan was allowed to present his defense - the trial had to appear fair after all. For days Dolan spoke, how he whipped up countless planets into rebellion of Bucharis, explaining [[Bucharis]]'s tyranny and encouraging worlds to rise up in arms. At the end, [[Bucharis]] spoke. He said Dolan's own testimony had condemned him. Dolan was taken away to the dungeons. After eight months, Dolan had still not given in to the would-be [[Ecclesiarch]]'s torturers. When he finally died, his body was maimed beyond recognition, and left to the wolves and vultures. The carrion never had their banquet: the Confessor's body disappeared soon after and was never found.

[[Bucharis]]'s plan to shame Dolan backfired. In allowing the Confessor to speak, he allowed his message to spread further across the stars than it would ever have done otherwise. On the proclaimation of Dolan's death, [[Bucharis]]'s empire erupted into revolt. Almost as one, the tyrant's grip on world after world was quashed. The palace itself was stormed, and traitors in his household opened the gates to let them in. [[Bucharis]] made his way to the spaceport, where he had a transport ready to evacuate should the need arise. He never made it off planet.