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Gibbs breezed into the classroom just as the bell rang. "Sit," he ordered everyone in the classroom. "No talking."

He took a long sip of coffee as he waited for the class to settle in. "Today we talk about interrogation. There's two categories of interrogation. The first category is strictly about gathering information. Here you interview everyone. Friends. Family. Co-workers. If the damn cat can talk, you get a statement. When you do this, pay attention to their answers. Ignore nothing. Someone uses a funny word choice? Make a note of it. Someone makes an off-hand comment? Note it. After you're done with these interviews? Verify everything. Why? Because people lie and usually they're pretty crappy about covering it up."

He took a breath and another couple of gulps of coffee. "The other type of interrogation is the kind you always see in cop shows. When you have evidence on a person of interest you get him or her and bring him into a room. Then you let that person sit and stew for a bit. Unless the person is a sociopath, this is usually the best way to loosen 'em up. Then you go in and you be intimidating. You're not the friendly guy with notepad taking a statement. You have evidence. You line it up in front of him. You tell him you think he's guilty and you nail him to the wall with it. Doesn't matter if the evidence is shaky. He doesn't know that. Even if that person isn't guilty he or she might let loose a bit of information that'll help with the case. If you make them cry and they are innocent? Too bad. The case is what matters."

Gibbs then gestured at his students. "Pair up. Time to see what you got and if you paid attention."

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Gabrielle

Diana Hansen

George Cooper

Sam Winchester

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"Pick a side," Gibbs said putting down a set of six cards. If you are the interviewer you have have three cards to choose from."

He held them up to see. On them were written "DNA", "Financial Records", "Eyewitness identification".

"Pick one of those cards. Those are what you brought the person in on. If you are the one being interviewed then you choose one from these cards."

The cards read "Innocent, Innocent but you know something about the case, Guilty."

"You have types three of roles we have for interrogation," Gibbs continued. "A stalker, A Friend, and a co-worker. Pick a role and make things up as you go along."

Diana decided to be the interviewee this time and picked a card at random. Apparently, she knew something about the case. She also knew that she needed a partner.

"I'd like ye t'tell me th'truth now, lass," George said, attempting to loom over her and not doing a bad job of it. "No more of yer games."

The problem was, Diana pretty much had to tell the truth. She tried to look innocent. "I would never play games with such a ... charming young man as yourself."

"Aye, an' we both be knowin' that ain't true," George said, giving her a dark look. "So spill it."

The contents of Diana's pockets spilled out across the floor (mostly rubber bands, candy, and pencil stubs along with a tattered bus ticket). Diana glanced down innocently at the mess and then back at George. "There you go. All spilled."

He arched an eyebrow. "Purposefully misunderstanding again, lass? I thought we'd gotten passed this."

"And I thought we got passed you calling me lass." Diana pointed out.

"Tis hardly a matter," George said. "Tis me askin' the questions now."

"So does that mean you'll stop calling me lass?" Diana checked.

"If ye tell me everythin' you know regardin' this case," George agreed.

Diana smiled sweetly. "Oh, that's easy. I don't know anything useful."

"Don't be lyin' to me," he said instantly.

Diana looked very, very innocent. "I really don't know anything useful about the case."

If he's around.

Who is here for you. And only you.

So freaking tired.

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