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QM 10 - "Round up the usual suspects."
May. 9th, 2007 09:23 am10 - "Round up the usual suspects." - 'Casablanca'
Any good investigator of any sort, whether it be private detective, forensic analyst or researcher, must have at their disposal the correct tools to accomplish the job. Where one might use a scanning tunneling electron microscope another might use a pocket magnifying glass and a third merely the practiced attentiveness of one's own eyes, all of them uncovering crucial bits of evidence to carry them through to the conclusion of the case. As Wesley took his seat at the end of the bar, he considered that thought and inventoried his own resources.
There was, of course, his single most prized asset, his intelligence. Even before Los Angeles and before Sunnydale, there was but one thing upon which he had always felt comfortable relying, and that was his brains. In the intervening years, "book smarts" had been tempered and honed by practical experience. There was no ignoring the usefulness and efficacy of the twin pair of nickel-finish Kimber Custom II M1911A1-style pistols (recommended to him by a contact within the LAPD SWAT), holstered against the small of his back, nor of the knife sheathed at his belt and the gadgetry strapped to his right forearm.
In addition, he had been slowly building his arsenal of mystical weapons, as well.
But when it came down to the gritty realities of investigation, Wesley understood that one particular resource was the mainstay and most useful tool in a good detective's collection: the informant.
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Any good investigator of any sort, whether it be private detective, forensic analyst or researcher, must have at their disposal the correct tools to accomplish the job. Where one might use a scanning tunneling electron microscope another might use a pocket magnifying glass and a third merely the practiced attentiveness of one's own eyes, all of them uncovering crucial bits of evidence to carry them through to the conclusion of the case. As Wesley took his seat at the end of the bar, he considered that thought and inventoried his own resources.
There was, of course, his single most prized asset, his intelligence. Even before Los Angeles and before Sunnydale, there was but one thing upon which he had always felt comfortable relying, and that was his brains. In the intervening years, "book smarts" had been tempered and honed by practical experience. There was no ignoring the usefulness and efficacy of the twin pair of nickel-finish Kimber Custom II M1911A1-style pistols (recommended to him by a contact within the LAPD SWAT), holstered against the small of his back, nor of the knife sheathed at his belt and the gadgetry strapped to his right forearm.
In addition, he had been slowly building his arsenal of mystical weapons, as well.
But when it came down to the gritty realities of investigation, Wesley understood that one particular resource was the mainstay and most useful tool in a good detective's collection: the informant.
( Lines of inquiry )
(787)
