*: ο½₯οΎβ§ Β interrogation starters.
feel free to change pronouns etc as needed.
β tell me, what happened?β
β did you see anything?β
β what do you remember?β
β do you remember anything unusual?β
β please, try to remember as much as you can.β
β every detail is important.β
β and what happened next?β
β and what did you do when all this took place?β
β what were you doing around __ am/pm?β
β where were you around __ am/pm?β
β can anyone verify that?β
β was someone with you?β
β and you had nothing to do with it?β
β and you werenβt involved?β
β did you see it happen?β
β did you see who did it?β
β did you see or hear anything? anything at all?β
Β β you seem scaredβ¦ is that why you donβt want to talk?β
β did someone hurt you?β
β itβs okay. you can tell me.β
β you were just trying to defend yourself, werenβt you?β
β we can take a break, if you want.β
β everything will be okay, i promise. but you need to talk to me.β
β itβs okay if you donβt want to talk about it. but it really would help if you did.β
β there is something youβre not telling me.β
β i think youβre lying.β
β you looked away just now when you said that. are you sure youβre telling the truth?β
β except what youβre telling me doesnβt align with what we already know.β
β seems to me like you know more than youβre letting in on.β
β what arenβt you telling me?β
β who are you trying to protect?β
β so you really donβt know what any of it means? no clue at all?β
β they mustβve told you more than that.β
β you have to have seen more than that.β
β and you want me to believe you donβt remember?β
β and you want me to believe you had nothing to do with it?β
β an accident? is that what youβre going with?β
β i need you to tell me the truth.β
β i need you to tell me what happened.β
β i know youβre not telling me the truth.β
β that doesnβt line up with the evidence. soβ¦ you wanna try that again?β
β stop lying. i already know thatβs not what happened.β
MAKING A DEAL / ASKING FOR HELP / DEMANDING HELP.
β what do you want in exchange for this information?β
β iβm listeningβ¦β
β youβre coming with me.β
β since youβre the only one who knows how to find them, i donβt really have a choice but to take you with me.β
β fine. iβll take you with me, but if you try anythingβ¦β
β i canβt give you that. you know that.β
β if weβre going to make a deal, youβre gonna have to ask for something a little more rational than that.β
β okay. we have a deal.β
