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What?????

posted 13 years ago by scipwraec
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This was the stupidest show. I was interested at the start, not knowing anything about the rules. With nothing but phone records and GPS, there's no way anyone would be able to find the briefcase. It could have been ANYWHERE. They could have stashed it under the car seat and driven around for an hour. The detectives did nothing useful. They asked the contacts if the brothers had left the briefcase at their apartments, and then believed their answers. Why? The briefcase could have been there on the other side of the door. If the one brother hadn't talked, they didn't have a chance. So why did the brother talk? He BROKE after two days of pretend interrogation? It's a game. Keep your trap shut for two days and keep 50 thousand. Really hard and a test of strength. Um. No. I can't believe the stupidity of the whole game design.

[–] reluctant-1 13 years ago

I thought it was a cool show. It showed how the interrogators chose the one brother most likely to crack and then slowly ate away at him. They pointed out his tells and you could see him looking worse and worse in each interview. Also they made all of them different so he would consistently feel out of his environment. Can't wait for next weeks.

[–] scipwraec 13 years ago

The interrogators who 'cracked' the one brother had nothing over him. You can't crack someone in 48 hours with no real threat with which to hold over him! Talk or we'll... what, exactly? Grudgingly give you 50 thousand dollars? Okay, I'll talk, I'll talk! It made no sense whatsoever.

[–] nachobreathmints 13 years ago

of course they would focus on the one guy without an acting career. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3580041/

wait.. what?

[–] recklessinsanity 13 years ago

Hahahah he was in a show called 'I (Almost) Got Away With It'. But the fact that it's all probably staged actually makes me feel better cuz he was such an a ss in that episode.

[–] fctiger 13 years ago

Yeah I think its a bit silly. I can understand the cell phone bit because every cell phone naturally you can back track the calls. But the GPS thing was solely for the officers benefit. Without it there was NO WAY they would find the cas---oh wait they had the idiot brother to break down and tell EXACTLY where to look, oh silly me.

But yeah, without the GPS, there would be no chance in hell. If it was a REAL interrogation, the brothers couldve gave them the runaround for 48 hours. They couldve gave them all kinds of B.S. answers and watch them chase their tails. At least the other brother knew how to play the game. The fat guy probably wouldve stored it in his apartment if it wasnt for his brother.

[–] calikidd2k 13 years ago

"The fat guy probably wouldve stored it in his apartment if it wasnt for his brother."

LOL

[–] bing-57 13 years ago

> They could have stashed it under the car seat and driven around for an hour.

Well, not really since the vehicle was given to them by the producers (it was decked out with cameras and stuff). I'm sure the investigators looked in the car when they recovered it.

But what it seems like is possible is to just drive by your buddy's house, give him the case, and tell him not to answer the door or the phone for 48 hours. These fake investigators have no legal reason to break in and search the guy's house and your friend has no legal obligation to cooperate with the investigators.

I mean, because they did investigate their friends' houses in this episode, it must be within the rules to just give the case to a friend.

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[–] SBL84 13 years ago

But what it seems like is possible is to just drive by your buddy's house, give him the case, and tell him not to answer the door or the phone for 48 hours. These fake investigators have no legal reason to break in and search the guy's house and your friend has no legal obligation to cooperate with the investigators.

Yeah, don't call him and leave a trail to him, and don't mention his name.

They don't know where all of your friends live, and if you didn't contact them, they have no reason to even try looking for them.

It took the investigators like... a day to find these 3 people they called, and they had to call the mother to get their brother's address.

So call 40 people, and drop the briefcase off at a 41st person's house. They're going to spend the 48 hours trying to find those 40 people and rule them all out and there's no reason to suspect the 1 person that has the case because you give them no reason to even think of that person or know who they are.

[–] bing-57 13 years ago

> Yeah, don't call him and leave a trail to him, and don't mention his name.

Why not? You can tell the investigators right up front that you stashed it at your friend Bob's house (and give them the address). "It's in the hall closet next to an umbrella."

"Unfortunately, Bob locked his house and then went on a road trip for a couple of days without his cell phone."

"Anything else you guys would like to chat about for the next 47 hours?"

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[–] fast_laugh 13 years ago

"Why not? You can tell the investigators right up front that you stashed it at your friend Bob's house (and give them the address). "It's in the hall closet next to an umbrella."

"Unfortunately, Bob locked his house and then went on a road trip for a couple of days without his cell phone."

"Anything else you guys would like to chat about for the next 47 hours" "

LOL

[–] frankstallone1 13 years ago

"So what was the first thing you said to each other after getting the case?"

Really??? What kind of question is that to ask someone who has no real danger of ever being charged with anything?

Ummm...How about "Where to do want to go for lunch"?

How can they rule out that is was not in their friends' apartments just because they said so, considering they have no legal right to go in and search?
"Nope, don't have it. Have a good day."

What a pathetic excuse for a television show

[–] redfire333 13 years ago

Why not? You can tell the investigators right up front that you stashed it at your friend Bob's house (and give them the address). "It's in the hall closet next to an umbrella."

"Unfortunately, Bob locked his house and then went on a road trip for a couple of days without his cell phone."

"Anything else you guys would like to chat about for the next 47 hours?"

Best plan ever

Moo!

[–] fast_laugh 13 years ago

You gotta take into account the inherent stupidity of the average person.. Having been conditioned over time, for the most part, to never utilize their own analytical abilities but to rely on what is superficially presented to them

[–] bing-57 13 years ago

> Having been conditioned over time, for the most part, to never utilize their own analytical abilities but to rely on what is superficially presented to them

That's a small part of the problem.

The big part of the problem is that most people are basically honest people and really have no idea how to act like a criminal (in order to hide the case and lie to the cops about it). People assume that the cops are good people and they just aren't ready to be tortured by the very same cops they always thought were their friends.

It comes as a shock way too late that the cops will treat anyone as a low-life dirty criminal if they have half an opportunity.

I mean, recall Mary's comments from the last episode. She said that as soon as someone lies to her they are dead to her. In other words, she doesn't care anymore whether you are innocent or guilty or whatever. And then, of course, she started right off lying to the guy, saying that she was on his side.

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[–] fast_laugh 13 years ago

I've never seen the show n most likely never will. Came to these boards to figure out if I wanted to watch it

What I was referring to wasn't the people on the show. Without seeing it I have little doubt i is scripted. I was referring to the ppl watching it buying into it and enjoying the show