OPEN | prompt one | RAIN

[wrens]

prompt one | R A I N I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain - and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane.

 

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[iou]

[ The file handed over, August circuits back to the front of his desk, finally leaning back against it with his arms crossed, hands tucked neatly in the crooks of his elbows. He nods to the file on Noah's knee with his chin before saying: ]

According to your report, you visited the complainant's brother-in-law for questioning at 7.23 in the evening of the incident. You knocked on the front door of their apartment and claimed to hear the television on inside but not other movement nor further sign that anyone was home. Correct?

[aynasiz]

I might be off by a minute or two on the estimation of time, but yes. That's what I claimed.

[ his fingers don't move on the file. to look through it is folly. know your lies, that's what he'd always told himself. know your lies and know them well, couch them in truth and make them flawless. make them indistinguishable from fact.

noah keeps his expression relaxed, politely interested. the picture of nonchalance. he's walking a very fine line here. make it through the meeting and he's safe. make it through the meeting and this is done. ]

Is there a contradiction in the testimony of the accused?

[iou]

[ August stares at Noah for a very long time, his expression yielding nothing by way of suspicion or confirmation. A lot of times he doesn't have to do anything at all, just look at them, and the truth manages to find its way out. Being an indigo (and the Broker on top of that) managed to do a lot of the legwork for him, though August's never been the type to rest on his struggled-for laurels.

Eventually: ] The brother-in-law in question's been mentioned in an unrelated case. Separate file, different investigative lead, but August 26th come up again. And according to what's being told to us now, Spinosa was at home between the hours of 6 and 10 that night.

[ August's eyebrows lift. Questioning. Implying. If Noah asserts his claim then it means the individuals in question will be brought before the Bureau of Actions and thrown to the star chamber system tribunal; they will be tried and most likely be found guilty, whether they are guilty or not. What happens to them after that — well.

That's on Noah. ]

This isn't a formal inquiry, Mr. Miller. [ It could be, though. And soon. ]

[aynasiz]

If he was, he did not answer the door. It wasn't within the parameters of my orders to kick down the door.

[ this was a stupid mistake and he should have checked. poor legwork, and noah could have kicked himself, if that action in and of itself weren't apallingly suspicious. the expression on dahl's face was less than promising. noah knew what would happen if this couldn't be resolved.

it wouldn't end well for any of them. ]

Surely it wouldn't merit one?