Glancing from the Manila file on the desk in front of her, she watched for any reaction, any flinch or indication of how he felt about the perilous situation he found himself in.
"You are very calm, very composed, I like that." Her tone was playful, but her demeanour was hard as iron.
"What am I doing here?" He repeated the question.
"You're under arrest on suspicion of a crime." She smiled, not looking up from the file. The room was new. The building was new and her department was even newer. The SSI or Strategic Security Initiative was all-powerful in the State. She was above the regular police, above political oversight. She existed as a fiefdom with the State of the Commonwealth. Even the country was new and that suited her to the ground.
"What crime am I accused of?" Ian Taylor asked a trickle of icy sweat trickled down his back. He had not committed any crime, he was certain of that but in the Commonwealth, mere insinuation was enough for the authorities to visit in the middle of the night. The SSI officer, in a well-cut black and silver trimmed uniform jacket, reminded him of 1930s Germany.
"What crime?" Ian asked icily.
"I haven't decided yet." At that point, she looked up from the file," However it will be a very serious crime." She smiled.
Ian shuffled, his handcuffs rattled on the table, to which he was shackled. His skin became gooseflesh as the room's recycled air system kicked in. His whole body prickled with the waft of cool air, reminding him of his vulnerability.
He was naked.
Inspector Sharpe insisted on her suspects to be naked. She liked them unnerved and vulnerable and also it excited her to see such men and women with nothing to hide their assets.
Ian looked at her, "So you will just make it up?" His tone was flat, to not anger nor irritate her.
"Oh, I have several indictments to hand. I'm just considering which one would allow you to confess after a sustained period of coercion." She smiled and took off her jacket. Her crisp white blouse was tight and showed off her full breasts, her nipples were stiff and poked through the thin materials.