ABSTRACT

There comes a point in every detective story where someone, usually the lead detective in the case, has got it all figured out. He knows who committed the crime, why the crime was committed, how the crime was committed, and what the criminal was really out to accomplish. At this point in the story, the detective begins a narrative, describing all of the little twists and turns in the case. The narrative tale the detective spins is for everyone else involved in the case who may not have figured it out yet. Step by step, the detective tells how it all came down: how each piece of evidence, or false lead found fits together to reveal the answers to who the criminal (threat) is, what the criminal’s motive, means, and opportunity (vulnerabilities) were, and what he was trying to steal (the asset).