A Perfect Crime (TWS)

Two obvious things came to mind, and to be perfectly clear they were my ideas and not suggestions from the kid.

First off: security footage. The Council mandates that all activities be recorded at all times, which is just common sense. But for some reason, the cameras in residential zones tend to break down. Worse, citizens frequently go for months without reporting these breakdowns, and once the cameras are repaired, they usually stop working again soon after all maintenance personnel leave.

I never really understand how that was such a widespread problem. The cameras at my place work just fine, and it's not like I qualify for an Advanced residence.

Fortunately, the cameras in the hallways of residential zones never seem to have these strange malfunctions. They should catch anyone who entered or left the room.

Anyways, the second obvious angle to work from - and remember, this was totally my idea - was to ask the neighboring citizens if they'd seen anything. Not to mention how they had failed to report the dissident in their midst.

So, I asked Pete to give the kid access to the security footage, since I knew there would be about fifty-eight forms involved with looking at it and that was way more up the kid's alley than mine. Meanwhile, I was going to go and ask some questions of the neighbors.

Of course, this meant that I ended up with a few dozen witness testimonial forms shoved in my hands. I considered tossing them aside, but then I realized I wasn't the one who was going to have to fill them out.

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Witness Testimonial Form 57-a-Kappa:

Name:
Profession:
Council-Assigned Gender:
Species:
Confirmed Genetic Abilities of Relevance to Testimony:
Unconfirmed Genetic Abilities of Relevance to Testimony:
Residential Authorization Number:
Relationship to any identified Victim(s):
Relationship to any identified Suspect(s):
Relationship to any Investigator(s):
Relationship to any other Witness(es):
Location at time of Incident:
Testimony:
Other:

Citizen Privilege Class is not required, as this form has already been selected for your current privilege class based on your place of residence.