Today we talked about the character chains for the first episode of content, and fleshed out the characters a bit more. We also briefly talked about what the expository introduction of the episode looks like, and what sorts of environmental narrative we might be able to fit in there.
Intern's Chain
Means: Trained by the Resistance in electronics and circuitry.
Motive: Hired by the Resistance; Adding coded static to the broadcast; Pushed past Mr. Body trying to escape.
Opportunity: He stayed after work; He broke out before morning.
Conclusion: It was an accident; He killed Mr. Body.
Other Guard's Chain
Means: Operated radio equipment during the war.
Motive: His wife was having an affair with Mr. Body.
Opportunity: He was on duty that night. (FALSE: He was soused at a bar all night; the Engineer clocked him in.)
Conclusion: He murdered Mr. Body.
Station Manager's Chain
Means: He was schooled and certified in electrical engineering. (FALSE: His degree is from a radio college; he knows nothing about electronics.)
Motive: He was trying to collect an insurance payout.
Opportunity: He has the keys to the building; he came to the station in the middle of the night.
Conclusion: He murdered Mr. Body.
Engineer's Chain
Means: She's professionally trained in electrical equipment.
Motive: She was trying to fix the faulty equipment; Mr. Body startled her while she was working.
Alternative Motive: She's crazy.
Opportunity: She's there all the time. (FALSE: She clocked out well before the incident occurred.)
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