Mind Switch by Lorne L. Bentley Page B

Slivers to be innocent, he knew at this very moment that he would resign from the force before he would see him convicted.
    Fred asked, “Were there any other recent problems that your husband had—anything at all?”  
    Mrs. Slivers paused before she spoke. “No, other than the fact he just stopped smoking; that has had a mild irritating effect on his personality.”
    Fred nodded, mentally dismissing nicotine withdrawal as a reason to commit murder.
    “If you can think of anything that might help your husband, here is my cell phone number. Call me day or night. Please take care.”

 
    Chapter 19
     
    When he returned to the station, Jan told him that two more videos had come in from the bank. She said she already had them copied into DVDs.  
    “Thanks,” he said, “how many DVD players do we have in the station?”
    “Only one.”
    Fred said, “Round up two more.”
    She said, “Well, I can probably get them from the DA’s office, but why?”
    “Because I need to view the shooting simultaneously from as many perspectives as I can; maybe a range of views will uncover something we previously missed.”
    As he entered his office, he noted both Jim and Paul were busy checking addresses from the list of bank employee and customer names. Jim had already compiled a list containing the members of the church Slivers attended, his addresses for the past twenty years, the names of his past high school and colleges, and a list of all of his present and former employees and employers. Both Jim and Paul were so deep in thought they didn’t notice him enter.
    Picking up one of the lists, Fred noted that Jim had divided the master list into two segments. The segment that Jim had retained for his own interviews included the next of kin of those killed in the bank as well as an assortment of other customers and employees. Paul’s list had no next of kin on it.
    Good decision, Fred thought to himself. One of the many things Paul lacked was discretion and empathy. He would be the worst person in the world to interview the grieving relatives. Delicacy was not Paul’s strong point; but at the same time Fred wondered, what in heaven’s name was his strength? At any rate, he thought, both Paul and Jim will be armed with detailed information on Slivers’ past; so if there was any possible match with his victims or intended victims it should show up.
    He asked Paul how he was coming.
    “Good, I found and recorded the addresses of most of the people on my list.”
    “Great” Fred said, “The interview process will take a few days so we need to get started. You can finish looking up the addresses when you arrive tomorrow.”
    Paul said, “Okay,” and left the office, list in hand.
    Jim said, “I better get started as well.”
    “No,” Fred replied, “the additional bank videos are in. I want you and me to look them over without Paul around.”
    In a few minutes Fred and Jim were seated in rock hard un-cushioned chairs around the conference room table. Three DVDs were projecting simultaneously on three TV screens. Jan was assigned the duty of stopping all three on command. This time all three of them tried to focus directly on Slivers’ actions, even to the most seemingly insignificant detail.
    Fred noticed for the first time, that Slivers had taken a moment to quickly scan the lobby of the bank before he drew his weapon and started firing. None of those present in the room could determine who or what he was focusing on, even after playing the DVD several times. They all felt that he seemed to be concentrating toward the left side of the lobby. Those ultimately killed in the melee, however, were from all parts of the room. One video projection clearly showed Slivers firing and another video camera situated behind Slivers showed the immediate impact of his firing. The third video provided a close up of the tellers’ cages and the customers in front of those cages. That projection didn’t seem to provide any additional