The new episode features an unconventional investigation where a brilliant counselor uses the world of superheroes to extract key information from a young witness for a composite sketch.
Sometimes the most complex police puzzles are solved not by conventional methods but by unexpected moves. In the new episode of the series 'IQ 160', brilliant counselor Marina Kapov turned to pop culture to break through the wall of silence and insecurity of her most important witness.
The key witness to a murder was a boy named Mateo, but the attempt to create a composite sketch turned into an ordeal for police sketch artist Maja. After producing dozens of sketches, the investigation hadn't moved an inch. To every question posed to him, the boy answered 'yes', making it nearly impossible to create a reliable description.
Just when it seemed the investigation had hit a dead end, Marina Kapov took over the scene. Realizing that Mateo wasn't responding to standard police questions about face shape or hair shade, she changed tactics in a split second. She redirected the conversation to a realm where the young witness felt safe and confident: the world of superheroes.
Marina abandoned ordinary questions and developed a method that compared the suspect's appearance to well-known comic book and film characters. She recognized that the boy would navigate effortlessly using heroes he knew down to the smallest detail.
She began the interrogation with a question about hair color, offering the boy a choice between Tony Stark's dark hair and Captain America's blond locks. Without hesitation, Mateo replied that the suspect resembled Iron Man, giving the police their first solid lead.
The unusual yet highly effective interrogation continued at the same pace. To describe the beard, Marina offered a choice between Thor and Doctor Strange, while for hair length she introduced a comparison with Aquaman. 'Did he have a beard like Thor or Doctor Strange?', Marina Kapov asked. By firing off a series of rapid questions about favorite heroes, the boy provided all the essential information in no time, enabling the creation of an accurate composite sketch.
Whether this unconventional method, which involved the Avengers and other superheroes, will lead the team to the killer, viewers can find out in the new episode of 'IQ 160'. The episode is available exclusively on the VOYO platform.
