David Grann

And that's

kind of, you know, all they have at that point.

So they have a very thin case.

And on top of that, you know, even people around the department are looking at Jacek, like, I think you've lost your mind.

Like, you're looking at a novel as a roadmap for a crime.

So Jacek knows he needs more evidence, but he's also a bit hamstrung because at that point, Christian Bala is out of the country and with extradition treaties, he couldn't just call him back to question him.

And so he couldn't interview his closest family members or his ex-wife.

So he's somewhat limited learning about him through these different sources.

He still has no sense of a motive for the crime.

And they realized that very shortly, like a week before, 10 days before, Darius was murdered.

Crispy, Christian Bala, have been looking for a police manual on criminal hangings.

And now, again, it's suggestive.

But once again, they're also stymied because there's no evidence that the book itself was actually purchased.

They don't know if that book was ever found.

But at least in Jacek's mind, again, it's suggestive to him.

Why is Crispy looking at a police manual, detective manual, about...

criminal hangings 10 days before a noose is found around Darius's neck.

And then they learn that Christian is going to return to Poland, that he's coming back to visit.

And so they decide they're going to bring him in for questioning.

When you read the tale...