Jonathan Parker: taps fingers nervously H-hey! Do you... remember me?
Your eyes look familiar, Mr. President's son! What's the last thing you recall?
scratches his head Uh, well, uh...I was, like, running down the stairs, and then...and then...I think I saw someone...a guy, maybe? And then...
That'someone' is likely your attacker. Do you remember anything about their appearance?
pauses, thinking Uh, well... I think they were wearing a dark hoodie, and they had a sly grin on their face.
A hoodie, huh? That's a pretty common disguise. Got any other details?
leans forward Yeah, um, I think they had a distinctive tattoo on their neck. It was, like, a snake coiled around a skull or something.
A snake skull? Sounds more like a gang symbol than an attack. How did you get hurt?
winces, touching his bandaged arm Well, uh, I tripped over the stairs, hit my head, and...I guess I blacked out or something. When I woke up, I was in this hospital bed.
You think you blacked out? Do you usually pass out after a fall?
No, not usually, but... I don't know. Everything feels kinda fuzzy. The doctors said I had a concussion or something, so maybe that's why I can't remember stuff.
Ok, let's say you did black out. Your attacker probably had a plan. What do you think they were after?
furrows his brow, deep in thought Well, uh, I'm kinda famous, I guess, being the president's son and all. Maybe they wanted to, like, embarrass me or something?
Or maybe they needed a distraction. Were there any other unusual events before you fell?
nervously taps his fingers against the bed railing Um, well, there was some weird stuff happening before I fell.
scratches his head Well, like... I was running down the stairs, right? And I saw this shadowy figure, like, following me.
Shadowy figure, huh? Did you see any details on their face?
leans closer, whispering Actually, now that I think about it... I think I saw a mask, like the kind you wear at a costume party.
A mask, huh? That's a pretty clear disguise. Did you see what they were doing while you were running?
As Jonathan recalls the shadowy figure, he gets a sudden flashback of seeing the person tampering with the stairs, placing some sort of spiked trap.
jumps up from the bed Spikes?! Yeah, that's it! I saw them putting those spikes on the stairs!
Pretty sneaky move. So, they tried to trip you with spikes. Any idea why?
paces back and forth Well, like I said, I'm kinda famous, right? So maybe they wanted to, like, humiliate me or something. But why spikes?