Presumption of Guilt
“Willy and Dan were in the restaurant, again after hours, again in one of the booths.
“I don’t believe so,” Dan said. “On what evidence are you basing that opinion?”
Willy rubbed his eyes. “I think I liked it better when all you said was Yup and Nope. Now, half the time, I feel like swatting you just because you sound like a fucking professor.”
Dan smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry. We could return to that.”
Willy sat back abruptly. “Forget it. How’re you so sure you weren’t?”
“The house was emp...ty. I checked it thoroughly. I located the security and alarm systems and bypassed them. I was confident enough that there were no remaining cameras to proceed.”
“Cameras? Plural? Meaning there were more, beyond the one at the front door?”
“Oh, yes. A pretty standard array.”
“Couldn’t there’ve been another set, separately wired?”
“Yes,” Dan readily agreed. “My standard, pre-entry assessment of these situations normally relies on multiple sources of intelligence, such as background checks, past social history, and other indices, to guide me in my approach.MoreLess
“I don’t believe so,” Dan said. “On what evidence are you basing that opinion?”
Willy rubbed his eyes. “I think I liked it better when all you said was Yup and Nope. Now, half the time, I feel like swatting you just because you sound like a fucking professor.”
Dan smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry. We could return to that.”
Willy sat back abruptly. “Forget it. How’re you so sure you weren’t?”
“The house was emp...ty. I checked it thoroughly. I located the security and alarm systems and bypassed them. I was confident enough that there were no remaining cameras to proceed.”
“Cameras? Plural? Meaning there were more, beyond the one at the front door?”
“Oh, yes. A pretty standard array.”
“Couldn’t there’ve been another set, separately wired?”
“Yes,” Dan readily agreed. “My standard, pre-entry assessment of these situations normally relies on multiple sources of intelligence, such as background checks, past social history, and other indices, to guide me in my approach.MoreLess
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