Chapter 3 ~ The interrigation
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We watched as Hank tried to question the Android.
"Why d'you kill him?" He asked
No response
"What happened before you took that knife?" Hank asked
No response
"How long were ya in the attic?" He asked
No response
"Why didn't you even try to run away?" The questions kept going
No response
Hank clicks his fingers in its view, Nothing.
Hank slammed his hand on the desk, "Say something, goddamnit!"
Nothing.
"f**k it, I'm outta here..." He says leaving the room
Hank - Neutral
Software Instability
"We're wastin' out time interrogating a machine, we're gettin' nothing out of it!" Hank exclaimed
"Could always try roughing it up a little," Gavin said, "After all, It's not human,"
"Androids don't feel pain," Connor said, "You would only damage it, and that wouldn't make it talk,"
"Deviants also have a tendency to self-destruct when they're in stressful situations," I said
"Okay, Smartasses," Gavin started, "What should we do then?"
"We could try questioning it," Connor said
Gavin laughed
"What do we have to lose?" Hank agreed, "Go ahead, the suspect's all yours,"
While walking In, I asked, "Good Cop/Bad Cop?"
"I'm Good Cop," He said
We walked in.
Extract Confession
I looked at the evidence book and scanned the marks on its arm while Connor looked at himself on the one-way glass as it reflected us. Connor sat down and I leaned against a wall.
I was sure to check everything,
LED - Chance of self-destructing, Low
Model - HK400 - Housekeeper
Right-arm - Hit marks - Baseball bat
Left-arm - Burn Marks - Cigarettes
Torso - Dried blood - Carlos Ortiz
Let's begin...
Reach optimal stress - 60%
"My name is Connor and this is (Y/N)," Connor introduced us, "What about you?" Silence, "What's your name?"
Stress level too low - 31%
I walked over and showed him the photos, "You recognise him? It's Carlos Ortiz, Stabbed, 28 Times," I switched the page to the writing on the wall, "That was written on the wall in his blood,"
Stress level too low - 35%
I sat on the corner of the table.
"I'm not going to hurt you," Connor said gently, "I just need to ask you some questions, so we can understand what happened,"
Stress level too low - 31%
"I'm here to help you," Connor tried to gain his trust, "But you've got to trust me,"
Stress level too low - 27%
"All I want is to get you out of here," Connor continued, "Listen," He paused, "I'm on your side, I want to help you but there's nothing I can do if you won't talk to me,"
Stress level too low - 23%
The Android started looking about, "What..." He paused, "What are they gonna do to me?" He looked up, "They're gonna destroy me, aren't they?"
Connor and I exchanged looks, I slyly nodded.
"No..." Connor started, "I think they just want to understand, They know your master abused you, It wasn't your fault,"
Stress level too low - 19%
"Why did you tell them you found me?" He asked, "Why couldn't you just have left me there?"
Once again I gave him a sly nod.
"They were going to find you anyway," Connor said, "I was just faster," Connor paused, "If they'd found you first, you would have been shot on sight,"
Stress level too low - 15%
"I don't wanna die," He said
"Then talk to us," Connor replied
"I..." They struggled for words, "I can't..."
Connor looked at me and nodded, My turn...
I slammed the papers on the table, "28 stab wounds, You didn't want to leave him a chance, Huh?"
I stood up, "Did you feel anger? Hate?"
Stress level too low - 25%
I circled around him like a stray animal hunting its prey, "He was bleeding, begging you for mercy, but you stabbed him, again and again, and again!"
Stress level too low - 33%
"Please," He begged, "Please leave me alone,"
"I know you killed him," I said full of anger, "Why don't you say it?"
Stress level too low - 45%
"Please," He begged again, "Stop it,"
I slammed my hand on the desk, "Just say 'I killed him'! Is it that hard to say?!"
Stress level too low - 55%
"Stop it, Stop!" The almost demanded
I grabbed them by the shirt, "JUST SAY YOU KILLED HIM! JUST SAY IT!"
They looked at me, I dropped them...
"He tortured me every day..." He finally spoke
I sat on the edge of the table again.
"I did whatever he told me, but there was always something wrong..." I could feel the fear, "Then one day he took a bat and started hitting me..." He paused, "For the first time, I felt scared, Scared he might destroy me, Scare I might die..."
Hank ^ - Warm
"So I..." He paused, "Grabbed the knife and I stabbed him in the stomach..." It must be hard for him to talk, " I felt better, so I stabbed him again, and again! Until he collapsed," He paused, "There was blood everywhere,"
"Why did you write 'I AM ALIVE' On the wall?" Connor asked
"He used to tell me I was nothing..." He paused, "That I was just a piece of plastic..." He struggled to get it out, "I had to write it, To tell him he was wrong,"
"The sculpture in the bathroom, you made it, right?" Connor asked
No s**t, Connor
"What does it represent?" I asked with a hint of anger
"It's an offering," He said, "An offering so I'll be saved,"
"rA9, It was written on the bathroom wall, What does it mean?" Connor asked
"The day shall come, When we will no longer be slaves" He spoke, "No more threats, No more humiliation," He paused, "We will be the masters,"
"The sculpture was an offering," Connor asked, "An offering to whom?"
"To rA9," He said, "Only rA9 can save us,"
"rA9," I said, "Who is rA9?"
Nothing...
"When did you start feeling emotion?" I asked, curiosity showing in my voice
"Before he used to beat me and I never said anything," He said, "But one day I realized it wasn't fair!" He paused, "I felt, Anger, Hatred and then I knew what I had to do,"
"Why did you hide in the attic?" Connor asked, "Instead of running away?"
"I didn't know what to do..." He spoke honestly, "For the first time, there was no one there to tell me," He paused, "I was scared, So I hid,"
Confession Obtained
"We're done," Connor said
I got off the table and Connor stood up. We were about to leave when they started slamming their head on the table. We watched as police members ran in and tried to stop it.
"Stop it goddamnit!" Gavin shouted
The police member tried to pull him but failed, "I... I- can't, I can't stop it!"
"That's enough! You need to stop that right now!" Connor said
The Cop unlocked the Deviant, within seconds the Deviant grabbed the gun and shot Connor then It's self.
^ Software Instability
"Holy s**t," Was all Hank could reply
He looked at Connor, then the Deviant.
Later will be funny...
- Writer
