Why was he in court and why did he not want to be cleared?

[Sparko]

Was his job to do something illegal?

Was his job to do something immoral?

[Ben Zwycky]

Was his job to do something illegal?

No

Was his job to do something immoral?

Yes

[Cow Poke]

was he a professional business man?

[Sparko]

No

Yes

OK that could figure into a lot of things then. He could have been hired as a smuggler who wouldn't get paid if he couldn't prove he actually smuggled the items, for instance. So if he were cleared of smuggling then he wouldn't have been paid.

[Ben Zwycky]

was he a professional business man?

No

[Ben Zwycky]

OK that could figure into a lot of things then. He could have been hired as a smuggler who wouldn't get paid if he couldn't prove he actually smuggled the items, for instance. So if he were cleared of smuggling then he wouldn't have been paid.

But a smuggler would be yes to the first question, and yes (or possibly no, e.g. smuggling bibles) to the second. You didn't ask a question here, so there's nothing for me to reply to. Try to get which industry he works in, then narrow it down from there.

[shadowmaster]

Is he a gigolo?

[Ben Zwycky]

Is he a gigolo?

No

[Sparko]

But a smuggler would be yes to the first question, and yes (or possibly no, e.g. smuggling bibles) to the second. You didn't ask a question here, so there's nothing for me to reply to. Try to get which industry he works in, then narrow it down from there.

OK. To save time I hope it is OK to ask multiple questions in one post.

Did he work in the military?

Did he work in government?

Did he work in health care?

Did he work in communications?

Did he work in human resources?

Did he work in technology/computers?

Did he work in the legal profession?

Did he work in research?

[Ben Zwycky]

OK. To save time I hope it is OK to ask multiple questions in one post.

Fine with me

Did he work in the military?

Did he work in government?

Did he work in health care?

Did he work in communications?

Did he work in human resources?

Did he work in technology/computers?

Did he work in the legal profession?

Did he work in research?

No to all of those, except legal profession, which I'll have to say close.

[Sparko]

ok, narrowing it down...

Was he a judge?

A defense lawyer?

A prosecutor?

A police officer?

A Bailiff?

A Jailer or Prison Guard?

A Politician?

A Criminal?

[Ben Zwycky]

ok, narrowing it down...

Was he a judge?

A defense lawyer?

A prosecutor?

A police officer?

A Bailiff?

A Jailer or Prison Guard?

A Politician?

A Criminal?

No to all of those (I said close, not yes)

[Sparko]

oh well, I give up.

[Ben Zwycky]

Hang on, what did you mean by 'communications'?

If you meant infrastructure (delivery, transport, phone lines) then no (this is what I assumed)

If you meant the media, then yes

[Sparko]

Ok. He was a reporter who was accused of protecting his confidential source, and when he was cleared, it meant that he did not protect his source, which ruined his reputation as a trusted reporter.