A convincing story

"I have lost my son, my only son. It is unforgivable." Ben-Izmael pulls out a photo, a handsome dark-haired boy. "Find him," he says. "Find my son or I die." Ben-Izmael misses his afternoon appointment so I redial Paxton. Paxton keeps me waiting. "One hell of a credibility issue," he says. "They think he's lying. Who knows? They decided his claim was bogus." "Turn it around," Marcy says. "Why do claimants screw up dates? Why doesn't the wife report her rape correctly? Is the son lost? Why are Ben-Izmael's dates wrong? Don't lose objectivity. Make them tell a convincing story. Otherwise they go."