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7 Nov 2005

CSI

The idyllic neighbour I live in was shattered one lazy afternoon just as I was about to get into my father's car to update my passport.



The entire rear windscreen was shattered. Like a scene from American's Funniest Home Videos, the windscreen caved in when he slammed his door in disgust.

So began the Crime Sence Investigation .

The evidence

1. One fist-sized stone lying about 5 meters away.
2. A smaller bite-sized piece in the rear compartment.

The witness

1. One Bangladeshi worker cleaning the void deck.

Mother: Was there any construction work going on above your car?

Father: No.

Mother: I suspect it was robbery.

Me: Robbers don't usually break rear windscreens.

Father: There is nothing missing from my car either.

Mother: Maybe it was the Bangladeshi worker.

Father: That can't be right . He was still there doing his job while we were there. If he were the one, he would have fled.

Mother: Have you offended anyone recently?

Father: Not around here.

Mother: Maybe you took someone's parking lot.

Father: That has always been my parking lot.

Mother: ...

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