It won't be easy to read the alchemist's mind as he's a very guarded person. But if Sidestep can manage that they might glean a few things. The reason he created these wives is because he's trying to recreate the perfect image of his late wife.

He only misses her so much. Wants to have her back. Can't go on in life without her. Without her, he's nothing. If he can create her again then he can feel love again. He'll be alright. He'll be okay. His heart. His purpose. His soul. Is her.

If arrested you will have to decide if he's taken back to the paladins or the corsairs. The paladins will lock him up in prison. While the corsairs version of justice might be a little more dirty like walking him off a plank to a hungry shark. And if you kill him? Well, he's dead!

Let us know what you do in your ac.