*: ๏ฝฅ๏พโง ย interrogation starters.
feel free to change pronouns etc as needed.
โ tell me, what happened?โ
โ did you see anything?โ
โ what do you remember?โ
โ do you remember anything unusual?โ
โ please, try to remember as much as you can.โ
โ every detail is important.โ
โ and what happened next?โ
โ and what did you do when all this took place?โ
โ what were you doing around __ am/pm?โ
โ where were you around __ am/pm?โ
โ can anyone verify that?โ
โ was someone with you?โ
โ and you had nothing to do with it?โ
โ and you werenโt involved?โ
โ did you see it happen?โ
โ did you see who did it?โ
โ did you see or hear anything? anything at all?โ
ย โ you seem scaredโฆ is that why you donโt want to talk?โ
โ did someone hurt you?โ
โ itโs okay. you can tell me.โ
โ you were just trying to defend yourself, werenโt you?โ
โ we can take a break, if you want.โ
โ everything will be okay, i promise. but you need to talk to me.โ
โ itโs okay if you donโt want to talk about it. but it really would help if you did.โ
โ there is something youโre not telling me.โ
โ i think youโre lying.โ
โ you looked away just now when you said that. are you sure youโre telling the truth?โ
โ except what youโre telling me doesnโt align with what we already know.โ
โ seems to me like you know more than youโre letting in on.โ
โ what arenโt you telling me?โ
โ who are you trying to protect?โ
โ so you really donโt know what any of it means? no clue at all?โ
โ they mustโve told you more than that.โ
โ you have to have seen more than that.โ
โ and you want me to believe you donโt remember?โ
โ and you want me to believe you had nothing to do with it?โ
โ an accident? is that what youโre going with?โ
โ i need you to tell me the truth.โ
โ i need you to tell me what happened.โ
โ i know youโre not telling me the truth.โ
โ that doesnโt line up with the evidence. soโฆ you wanna try that again?โ
โ stop lying. i already know thatโs not what happened.โ
MAKING A DEAL / ASKING FOR HELP / DEMANDING HELP.
โ what do you want in exchange for this information?โ
โ iโm listeningโฆโ
โ youโre coming with me.โ
โ since youโre the only one who knows how to find them, i donโt really have a choice but to take you with me.โ
โ fine. iโll take you with me, but if you try anythingโฆโ
โ i canโt give you that. you know that.โ
โ if weโre going to make a deal, youโre gonna have to ask for something a little more rational than that.โ
โ okay. we have a deal.โ