1960: My uncle is the FBI Director

Chapter 141 Theodore: I want to come often in the future.
Friday morning.

Theodore and Bernie were called in by their supervisor, Rosen, to give a report.

When it was learned that the deceased had been identified as an impersonator of Anne Halleck, Supervisor Rosen halted the briefing.

He opened the door and waved to the two agents standing by the door, telling them to call Agent Lombardi.

A few minutes later, Agent Lombardi appeared in the supervisor's office, his face greasy.

As soon as he came in, Bernie gave him a series of winks and eye contact.

Agent Lombardi looked at Bernie, utterly bewildered.

The FBI's selection and training curriculum does not include the ability to accurately convey information through eye contact.

Supervisor Rosen looked Agent Lombardi up and down, then turned to Bernie.

Bernie was frantically trying to signal with his eyes when Supervisor Rosen caught him red-handed. He quickly composed himself and obediently lowered his head.

Supervisor Rosen wasn't going to let him off the hook, and asked him:

"What's wrong with your eyes?"

Bernie shook his head hurriedly.

Supervisor Rosen stared at him for a moment, then turned to Agent Lombardi:

"You told them that the deceased was the victim and witness in the first case you investigated after joining the FBI?"

Agent Lombardi looked at Bernie and Theodore.

Theodore was lost in thought, pondering whether the communications security report had any omissions, and then thinking about the psychology journals and magazines he had recently read.

He then began to sort through the development and research of current cutting-edge psychological theories in his mind, thinking about where to start.

After he came to his senses, he winked at Agent Lombardi, puzzled.

Bernie wanted to warn him, but due to Supervisor Rosen's warning, he could only helplessly avoid Agent Lombardi's gaze.

Agent Lombardi nodded obediently.

Supervisor Rosen looked him up and down and asked:
How did you identify it?

“The deceased you mentioned—” Supervisor Rosen glanced down: “Anne Halleke!”

"Anne Halleck is alive and well!"

Agent Lombardi stared in disbelief at Theodore and Bernie.

Theodore was lost in his own thoughts, completely detached from the events, immersed in his own world.

He had no idea what was happening in the office.

He was considering whether to submit the article directly to a psychology journal or publish it in an internal FBI publication first.

He's already brainstorming the beginnings!
The FBI has internally circulated manuals that publish all sorts of cutting-edge criminal investigation techniques, evidence technology, and other miscellaneous things.

Bernie shrugged and made a helpless gesture.

He had already thought about this issue during his report and was trying to reduce Agent Lombardi's 'role' as much as possible.

However, Supervisor Rosen was very experienced. Having been a leader for so many years, he knew all too well whether his subordinates were avoiding the important issues.

Supervisor Rosen did not swear or yell at anyone.

He asked Agent Lombardi with concern if he was feeling unwell and if he needed to go to the hospital to have his eyes checked.

Only after Agent Lombardi repeatedly denied it did he wave the person away.

Before leaving, he reminded him, "Don't let the case you're handling become a dead man."

Agent Lombardi left looking disheveled.

Supervisor Rosen looked at the other two people in the office with lingering interest.

Theodore has already begun to conceive the structure of the article.

Supervisor Rosen's lips twitched twice, and his gaze turned to Bernie.

Bernie continued his report.

After the report concluded, Supervisor Rosen tapped his fingers on the table, paused for a moment, and then asked:

"Where's the murderer?"

What are your thoughts on the murderer?

Bernie looked at Theodore.

Supervisor Rosen also looked at Theodore.

Theodore's train of thought was interrupted, and he stared at Director Rosen for a moment. He found that conceiving articles with Director Rosen was much smoother than at home or in the office.

In just a short while, I've already come up with the idea for the beginning of the article, and I can start writing as soon as I have time.

Supervisor Rosen felt that Theodore's gaze was strange.

He raised his voice slightly and repeated the question.

Theodore snapped back to reality.

He organized his thoughts slightly:

"The killer entered the room after the last two guests, Cooper and Dennis, left."

"The murderer smashed a table lamp in the room, broke a wine bottle, smashed a window and threw the victim out of the window."

"The crime scene was very messy."

"The murderer did not use a small umbrella when he assaulted the victim."

"The murderer's crime was not premeditated, but rather an impromptu act, and there is a high probability that he left fingerprints at the scene."

Supervisor Rosen asked him, "Do you believe the killer is among the 17 fingerprints sent in by the Third Precinct?"

Theodore nodded and continued his analysis: "Based on the situation at the scene and the results of the subsequent investigation, I have the following guesses about the killer."

Bernie hurriedly pulled out his notebook to take notes.

This commotion drew the attention of Rosen's supervisor.

Theodore: "The killer was a white male."

"The Riverside Hotel mainly caters to white people, and it is easy for hotel staff to notice people of color coming in and out."

"The perpetrator was between 25 and 35 years old, of medium or strong build."

"Being able to subdue the victim and commit the assault alone, and then throw the victim out of the window afterwards, requires a certain level of physical strength."

"The type of Robert Miller is clearly impossible to achieve."

"The murderer may have grown up in a single-parent family, living with his mother, or he may have lived alone."

"The murderer harbored prejudice against women and routinely made discriminatory and even insulting remarks."

"The murderer is single, or was previously married but is now divorced."

"The murderer was not good at handling interpersonal relationships, especially with the opposite sex."

"The murderer was unable to control his emotions and often lashed out at those around him for no reason at work or in his daily life."

Supervisor Rosen looked at Bernie again.

Bernie had finished taking notes, put the notebook in his pocket, and looked perfectly normal.

Supervisor Rosen was puzzled, wondering if he was the only one in the room who hadn't understood.

He pondered for a few seconds, but still couldn't understand how Theodore had arrived at this conclusion.

The first few items, which had explanations, were easy to understand, but the later ones were completely outrageous, sounding like they were made up out of thin air.

Theodore actually had more fabricated stories he didn't reveal.

That was a judgment made entirely based on experience.

He believed that since this was a formally released profile, it should be rigorous, so he withdrew the purely empirical analysis.

After a brief silence, Supervisor Rosen asked the two men about their next steps in the investigation.

Theodore has already produced the criminal profile; the next step is to narrow down the suspects and compare them one by one.

He thought for a moment and decided to start with the staff at the Riverside Hotel while waiting for the lab to compare his fingerprints.

He hoped the FBI lab could produce the results quickly, ideally when he went to the lab later.

Supervisor Rosen offered no guidance or interference to the investigation of the two individuals, and after hearing their report, he dismissed them.

As Theodore stepped out of the manager's office, he glanced back with a hint of regret.

He reminded Bernie, "We should come to report on our work more often in the future."

Bernie didn't know what he was thinking, but it was always fine to report to Supervisor Rosen regularly, so he nodded in agreement.

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