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Dec-22-2009 01:08

Are there any other motive sources than the suspects themselves?
I just now had to quit a case because I didn't know the motive. The culprit was in front of me with evidence at hand but still I had to quit.

Dec-22-2009 12:01

What I do on harder level cases is I ask for alibis first if and only if I have a bunch of suspects I can ask motives from. If they have more than one question left I ask for suspects/motives. However if you only have one suspect to question always ask for motives first. And while I was still low level enough I was even more cautious and extended the rule to be if I had two suspects I could ask for motives I always asked first in case there was some nasty clamming involved.

It is rare, but not unheard of, for me to not expose all motives. Addionally, although I didn't check to see if you were subscribed or in an agency, if you do get people clammed you can always put your case in the agency file and have a fellow agent check to unclam suspects.