Suspects / Leo

Leo

Suspect in the arson that destroyed the old warehouse.

The story they open with

The case briefing states it plainly: “Suspect Leo, crime burning down the old warehouse. Subject claimed to be playing video games.” He was home all night, gaming, with a roommate who can confirm it.

What they will tell you

Transcribed from recorded runs, roughly in the order pressure brings them out. The suspect is generated live, so your wording will differ — the moves will not.

• “I buy gas in bulk. It’s just for my dirt bike. I have a generator, too.”
• “I was still home all night. I was gaming. My roommate can back me up.”
• “I don’t know how that footage got there.”
• “It could be a fake.”
• “I must have left it at my old place when I moved. I know I didn’t take it with me.”

How they behave under pressure

Leo is the clearest demonstration of the game’s core mechanic. Confronted with the CCTV he does not hold the line — he renegotiates it. Never went there becomes might have gone there earlier that day, which becomes “I went there … just to grab my bike. I was thinking of riding it out. I didn’t go inside. I swear.” Each revision is a fresh contradiction handed to you.

What actually works

Do not argue about the petrol — a dirt bike and a generator are a plausible reason to buy fuel in bulk, and he will happily spend your questions there. Put the CCTV in front of him and then quote his own previous answer back each time it moves. The confession arrives immediately after the third revision.

Where it ends

“Okay, fine. I poured the gas and lit it. I wanted to get back at Mr. Reyes for the eviction. I swear I didn’t know he was still inside.”

Before you sit down with them

The method that produced the confessions we have on tape is the same each time: build a timeline first, then quote the revision back. What changes between suspects is which door is worth pushing, and which question shapes waste a turn.