User talk:Eirik/Bare Hands

You know, I was thinking of TV shows in a Changing world, and realized something.

A Community Doctor effectively mauls ('with a rake') a home intruder and gets away with it without any punishment at all. That is prime CSI and Law and Order story fodder.

Maybe in passing, you could mention the Hollywood types contacting the good doctor for more details of the case for a future story ("All people and places are made up and not based on real events") ideas for the series. The resultant story would be heavily fictionalized, and the Doctor probably would not get away with it in the end but still, fun possibilities. :)

--Jetfire 21:53, 9 March 2008 (EDT)

It might work, but the story was effectively "killed" in the setting. It would eventually get out (it's known by the Changed community, albeit in a rumor-ish way) The local media only picked it up briefly as another home intruder killed by homeowner. I suppose in a post-changed world, I could see it coming up on a CSI type show ("Rake? These marks look more like claws...")

It's a situation where there wasn't an intrinsic crime (killing a home invader who has a weapon is not a crime in Washington state) but Clay and others participated in a cover-up to conceal the exact nature of that incident. That could get them all in trouble later, but it's unlikely given the exact circumstances of the incident.

Your suggestion did spark an idea you might like involving your character Shiloh. I don't think I have time to write it, but you might be able to use it. I'll chat with you on IRC about it next time I'm on. --Eirik 13:25, 10 March 2008 (EDT)