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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 7005784" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>Thanks for the info/ideas so far.</p><p></p><p>Initially in the scene, I've had the lawyer demand that the Attorney General (of the US) sign off on it. Luckily, that's just text in a word processor that I an change <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I think I was close to the mark, but maybe shot a bit high with that.</p><p></p><p>Who would qualify as a "Federal Prosecutor"? What kind of employee/position is that? What Department (Department of Justice presumably)?</p><p></p><p></p><p>In the actual story (thus far, in the current version):</p><p>our hero lost his laptop 13 years ago when he was held captive and forced to unlock it. He hid and encrypted sensitive info (that even he hasn't seen) on it.</p><p>The evil CIA Guy was working with the bad guys who captured him</p><p>Now, the bad guys are dead, an Evil CIA Guy came back with the laptop as "evidence" to investigate our hero's connection (aka unlock it)</p><p>The FBI got involved when the Evil CIA Guy was disarmed by our hero during a rough interview where the Evil Guy shot a cop.</p><p>The FBI now has the laptop and basically want to know how our hero is connected (and probably how/why a CIA guy came to have no arms while visiting the Hero)</p><p></p><p>I figure I can play a little fast and loose with what the police/FBI will let pass if there's a clear bad guy taken down, but the grey area I'm trying to show that not everything gets a pass, even in FictionLand, as well as to actually unlock the laptop and reveal the clue that advances the plot.</p><p></p><p>That means my Hero can't attack/ignore/run away from the FBI. Nor do I want him turning into an outlaw actively sought by the Feds. Nor do I want him getting arrested. This is a Plead the Fifth kind of situation that a lawyer would like some paper signed on.</p><p></p><p>Thus, I'm looking for a way to smooth out the situation while showing this could go south for our hero.</p><p></p><p>If that's not feasible, then I need to re-shape how things go down. I can just as easily make the Evil CIA guy show him the laptop and get the plot point resolved that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 7005784, member: 8835"] Thanks for the info/ideas so far. Initially in the scene, I've had the lawyer demand that the Attorney General (of the US) sign off on it. Luckily, that's just text in a word processor that I an change :) I think I was close to the mark, but maybe shot a bit high with that. Who would qualify as a "Federal Prosecutor"? What kind of employee/position is that? What Department (Department of Justice presumably)? In the actual story (thus far, in the current version): our hero lost his laptop 13 years ago when he was held captive and forced to unlock it. He hid and encrypted sensitive info (that even he hasn't seen) on it. The evil CIA Guy was working with the bad guys who captured him Now, the bad guys are dead, an Evil CIA Guy came back with the laptop as "evidence" to investigate our hero's connection (aka unlock it) The FBI got involved when the Evil CIA Guy was disarmed by our hero during a rough interview where the Evil Guy shot a cop. The FBI now has the laptop and basically want to know how our hero is connected (and probably how/why a CIA guy came to have no arms while visiting the Hero) I figure I can play a little fast and loose with what the police/FBI will let pass if there's a clear bad guy taken down, but the grey area I'm trying to show that not everything gets a pass, even in FictionLand, as well as to actually unlock the laptop and reveal the clue that advances the plot. That means my Hero can't attack/ignore/run away from the FBI. Nor do I want him turning into an outlaw actively sought by the Feds. Nor do I want him getting arrested. This is a Plead the Fifth kind of situation that a lawyer would like some paper signed on. Thus, I'm looking for a way to smooth out the situation while showing this could go south for our hero. If that's not feasible, then I need to re-shape how things go down. I can just as easily make the Evil CIA guy show him the laptop and get the plot point resolved that way. [/QUOTE]
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