Immaculate Transgression E-Book

R.K. Mazza

• Herausgeber: WS
• Kategorie: Abenteuer, Thriller, Horror
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 192

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

A chilling exploration of seemingly perfect crimes challenges readers to reconsider the boundaries of morality and justice, blending fact and fiction in a gripping narrative that lingers long after the last page. 

A brilliant mind grows restless with the mundane world. Mr. Keene, blessed with extraordinary intelligence and cursed with perpetual boredom, turns his mathematical genius to an unthinkable pursuit - the perfect crime. Through self-hypnosis and probability calculations, he orchestrates a series of seemingly
impossible acts: a union leader vanishes without a trace, a hotel becomes ground zero for an engineered outbreak, and a political candidate meets a calculated end.
When investigative reporter Robert Klein receives his confession, a dangerous game of cat and mouse begins. As a panel of experts delves deeper into each claim, they face a haunting question: Is their investigation revealing the truth, or are they merely pawns in an elaborate scheme?

Grab your copy now and decode the perfect crime.

Leseprobe

Contents

SECTION 1: AUTHOR’S NOTES

SECTION 2: OUTLINE

SECTION 3: CHAPTER 1 – THE PANEL - PART 1

SECTION 4: CHAPTER II – MEETING THE NEW CHALLENGE

SECTION 5: CHAPTER III – PROOF HE CAN

SECTION 6: CHAPTER IV – THE REQUESTS BEGIN

SECTION 7: CHAPTER V – THE PANEL - PART 2

SECTION 8: CHAPTER VI - THE PANEL – PART 3

SECTION 1: AUTHOR’S NOTES

    A murder committed by someone who had never before met the victim, has no criminal record, steals nothing, and tells no one,might be a perfect crime. According to criminologists and scientists, this casual definition of a perfect crime does exist.

    Although some of the incidents used in this fictional writing did occur, all implications and characters exist wholly in the author’s imagination and it matters not how this book is categorized.

    Faction is a term used in creative writing to describe a work that blends elements of fact and fiction in a seamless manner. By combining factual information, with fictional elements, the writer can create compelling narratives that entertain, inform, and challenge readers. So, whether this book is categorized as a Faction or Historical Fiction, it tests the imagination and conclusions of the reader, raising the question, is it possible?

     Any resemblance between persons who were actually involved and any other person(s) living or dead is purely coincidental and unintended and is not to be construed as an existence or inference to any conspiracies.

                                                                                                                     RKMazza                                                                                                                             Author

SECTION 2: OUTLINE

CHAPTER I – THE PANEL - PART 1

The Distinguished PanelThe Disclosed InterviewThe MethodHow and Why

CHAPTER II – MEETING THE NEW CHALLENGE

The Research and PlanningThe RecipientsThe OfferThe Code

CHAPTER III – PROOF HE CAN

The Ghost CarThe Vital Phone CallThe RestaurantThe AbductionThe Headlines

CHAPTER IV – THE REQUESTS BEGIN

The HotelThe ActorThe Playboy CandidateThe Improbable Shot

CHAPTER V – THE PANEL – PART 2

1.    The Review

2.    The Consensus

3.    The Probability

        CHAPTER VI – THE PANEL – PART 3

1.    The Ultimatum

SECTION 3: CHAPTER 1 – THE PANEL - PART 1

THE DISTINGUISHED PANEL

Tuesday, August 10, 1976 – 8:50 a.m.

    The door of the large, motionless room suddenly swung open. The indirect lighting from the hallway created a silhouette of a tall, somewhat brawny looking individual, who just stood there for a moment gazing in the darkness.

    Robert Klein, a well-known and respected investigative reporter among his peers, knows he must remain totally neutral, during the entire inquisition that is about to begin. He must display confidence while presenting the facts, setting aside his own uncertainties of the matter.

    He turned on the lights, and walked over to the head of the enormous conference table located in the center of the room. Every gesture he made seemed to display an air of deliberate purpose. Keeping his head high and his back straight, he sat down and placed his briefcase on the table in front of him.

    Opening his briefcase, he began to remove the personal dossiers of each of the distinguished individuals who were invited to participate in this inquisition. He glanced at each one momentarily, as if to reconfirm the selections.

Professor Hendon McDonald – Criminologist, Harvard University.

Professor Joseph Richardson, Criminologist, Cornell University.

Doctor Julian Harris, Psychologist, John Hopkins University.

Doctor Martin Hoschild, Psychologist, Vanderbilt University.

Doctor Ian Scheffield, Psychiatrist, Yale University. Professor

James Rusk, Mathematician, Stevens Institute of Technology.

Professor Edward Boutell, Engineering Consultant, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Doctor Wendell Chalmers, Chemist, Dupont Corporation.

    Checking his watch as he placed the last dossier on the table, knowing they all would be arriving soon, he quickly made sure his reports were in their respective order. Experience dictated the importance of presenting the facts in the correct sequence. Although it appeared the subject of this inquisition was incapable of making a mistake, he wasn’t, and he certainly didn’t want to make any now.         

    How was he going to present the profile of this person to such a distinguished panel, that was put together, and in what order? Will they believe that the subject, a man of only 35 years of age, developed a process that allowed him to achieve such a high level of keen mental ability. An ability that not only led to his resounding financial success, but also allowed him to defeat every big named athlete who accepted his private challenge, at their own game. Was being set for life financially and achieving everything he wanted to do perfectly, the beginning of his idleness and boredom? Wasn’t there anything else, of interest to him, that offered a challenge? Is this what exacerbated his idleness and boredom and led him into the world of dark crime? I remember the nuns in grade school, persistently reminding us when caught daydreaming in class, that an idle mind was the devil’s workshop.    

    The 9:00 a.m. starting time was only moments away and Robert was beginning to wonder where everyone was. He had been notified everyone had arrived in Washington D.C. yesterday as planned, and would be brought to the Justice Building at 9:00 a.m. sharp for the presentation. Hearing voices nearby, he eagerly gets up from the conference table and heads towards the hall.

    Noticing a group of gentlemen talking amongst themselves, who were approaching the room, Robert realized they all looked exactly as he had pictured them. Not that he had expected them to appear looking like your everyday Sherlock Holmes type of character, holding their ridiculously oversized magnifying glass or clad in a long white lab coat. They all did appear exactly as he had originally envisioned them. They were well dressed, groomed and overflowing with a distinguished look of dauntless character.

    Standing there waiting for them to get closer, a strong feeling of confidence was developing. Never before had such a knowledgeable and experienced panel of experts in their field been assembled to work on a complex scenario as this one. Little did they know what challenges were ahead. His hope was their conclusions would confirm the events, which will be presented to them, were indeed possible and were perpetrated by one individual.

    Approaching the doorway the first gentleman, looking very inquisitive, politely asked “Are you Robert Klein?”

“Yes, I am,” Robert responded.

    First introducing himself as Professor McDonald, the gentleman turns and begins introducing the others behind him.

       Robert proceeded back into the room, positioning himself at the head of the table. None of the experts who were invited to participate in this inquisition, knew what it was about. That prompted Robert to get started as quickly as possible, to ease everyone’s curiosity. “If you will take a seat, I’ll explain why you were asked to be part of this unusual investigation. An investigation that will test the limits of the knowledge, and experience of everyone sitting at this table.”

    Sensing his guests’ curiosity was spiking, he began. “A few weeks ago, a man, who we will be referring to as Mr. Keene, came to my office and informed me he wanted to disclose several criminal acts he had committed. This person clearly stated all of the acts, except for one, were by request from unknown people. I immediately told him he was at the wrong place and should be talking to the police. He then stated, due to the magnitude of the acts he performed, plus, not knowing who requested them, the police would either not believe him, or they would turn him over to the FBI.”

“Well, isn’t that exactly what he wanted?” Professor Richardson interrupted and asked.

“Not exactly,” Robert responded. “He wanted the acts to be made public, but also wanted to be protected.” 

“Protected? From what or who?” Professor McDonald scoffed.

“Don’t know at this point,” Robert responds. “What I will tell you is we did reach an agreement regarding his request. He agreed he would prove all the criminal acts in question were perpetrated by him, at the requests of unknown parties, as long as I agreed not to turn him over to the authorities until his story is published and becomes public. He is gambling law enforcement, at some level, will decide there is no choice other than to make a deal with him. He is seeking a guarantee of anonymity and safety.”

“What did this person mean, help prove, the acts were indeed crimes, supposedly perpetrated by him?” Professor Richardson asked.

“Well, until now, it wasn’t known the acts were actually premeditated crimes.” Robert stated, noticing everyone was curious and were anxious to learn more about this mysterious person and the unknown crimes.

“This is becoming very interesting, but just how does it pertain to people like Professor Rusk, Professor Boutell and myself?” asked Doctor Chalmers.

     Robert quickly answers Doctor Chalmer’s inquiry, “Everyone here has carefully been selected based on their individual achievements and academic backgrounds. Each of you are considered to be the best in your field. It is going to take an extremely high caliber person, like yourself and everyone else here, to prove the incidents I will be presenting to you, were actually premeditated crimes committed by one person.

    As we proceed, you will begin to realize, because of the unique way these alleged crimes were planned and executed, the specialized knowledge of an engineer, mathematician and chemist, will be required. The task being presented to this panel is to conclude, beyond a shadow of a doubt, this person did what he says he did.” 

“You certainly aroused my curiosity. What sort of crimes are we going to be investigating here?” asked Professor McDonald.

Responding, Robert states, “Since one of the incidents is still unsolved and the others not even known to be crimes, I suspect we will be investigating perfect ones.”

“Are you saying this person is claiming he not only committed a perfect crime, he committed several of them?” Professor Richardson asked.

“That is correct,” Robert states.

“None of this seems logical to me,” Dr. Harris exclaimed. “Why would a person, who claims he planned and executed several perfect crimes, suddenly decide to turn himself in?”

Answering Dr. Harris, Robert continues, “What I have surmised is this, due to the covert style of the communications and requests made, he had no way of knowing who, or what organization made the request. Not knowing who, he began to realize his life could be in danger.”

“Let’s get on with this,” Professor McDonald interrupts. “What are these incidents, events, crimes or whatever you want to call them?”

“Not so fast Professor,” Robert responded. “There is another element to all of this I haven’t informed you of yet.”

“What else could possibly be of importance?” The Professor asked.

Yes, what else, Robert had thought to himself. Being a layman to all this and not having the knowledge and experience the panel had, it was the one thing Robert was unsure how to present. The unbelievable what else. The process created, allowing this person to perform these perfect atrocities. If the panel is not convinced the process used is possible, not only in theory, but in fact too, they will never believe this person performed any of the acts presented to them.

    Robert continues, “The what else, you ask professor is this: The process used to plan and execute the events we will be investigating, may very well be the only evidence available.” Suddenly, Robert’s voice had a different tone to it and for the first time since he started the inquest, he appeared nervous. He continues, “The first thing you must prove, is whether or not someone could develop a method using mathematics and self-hypnosis, to enable them to do anything they wanted to do, perfectly.” Robert quickly noticed the startled look on everyone’s face as they began to stare at each other.

    Continuing, he then addresses the panel; “Lying in front of you are three reports we will be reviewing.                          Report number one, is merely a report on the physical characteristics of the subject conducted by a regular medical doctor and a psychiatrist. The only remarkable characteristics, outside what might be considered a normal range, was the subject did possess an enhanced level of all forms of memory. Since there was nothing else, physical or mental, seeming to be unusual, I didn’t see the need to spend any of the panel’s time on it.”

THE DISCLOSED INTERVIEW

    Robert then walks over to where he had a recorder already set up, and turns it so the speaker is facing the panel. “The second report, titled The Profile, is a transcript of a recorded session between myself, a stenographer and the subject. It will provide insight, how the subject developed the process he used to complete the tasks in question. The following reports will explain why he chose the recipients he did, how he communicated with them, and how he proved his capability to them. That will lead us into the first group of requests he received.”

The recording begins in the voice of another person ....

    “This is a recording between Robert Klein, the interviewer, and the subject known only as Mr. Keene, the interviewee, conducted on Friday, February 14, 1975 at Walter Reed Medical Hospital in Bethesda, MD at (time) 9 a.m. witnessed by myself, Andrew Long, a Notary Public. There is no written sworn statement associated with this interview.”

Robert’s first question directed to Keene;

Robert: “Do you state you agreed to this interview, knowing anything you say could end up being used as evidence against you, in a court of law?”

Keene: “Yes.”

Robert: “And we agreed during this session, I would not refer to any of the crimes you previously confessed to me, and therefore granted this interview without having legal counsel present?” 

Keene: “That is correct.”

Robert: “You also confirm all the statements, and evidence you are about to share are true?”

Keene: “Correct again.”

Robert: “Previously stating you are able to hypnotize yourself, are you currently under any form of hypnosis or the influence of alcohol or any kind of drug?”

Keene: “I am not.”

Robert: “Then we can proceed. I want you to be as specific as possible and tell me how you did train yourself to achieve this acute state of mind.”

Keene: “It’s easier than one might expect. Although everyone has the ability to do it, not everyone will take the initiative to work at it.”

Robert: “Are you saying pretty much any person who sets their mind to it, can train themselves as you did?”

Keene: “That’s right.”

Robert: “Can you prove that theory?”

Keene: “It’s no theory, it’s fact. A person is generally taught to be something. No one is born with a tag saying they are a doctor, lawyer or salesperson etc. These are all skills taught and learned.”

Robert: “What makes you so different from the average person?”

Keene: “If you are gauging average by society standards, nothing. What society identifies as the average person, really isn’t average at all. A person doesn’t limit themselves deliberately. Society does it for them.”

Robert: “Can you explain further?”

Keene: “Surely you know what I mean.”

Robert: “That may be so, but for the benefit of others who will be studying this report, I would like you to be more specific.”

Keene: “Sure. While it is a myth most people only utilize ten to fifteen percent of their total brain, there is a difference between brain activity and developmental usage. Even the simplest task a person may do requires almost all of the brain to be active. The developmental usage is the portion most people only use 10% to 15 % of. When a person learns how to use more and more of the developmental portion of their brain, their ability to accomplish more grows tremendously, and they can reach a level of nearly limitless proportions.”

Robert: “What percentage of the developmental portion of your brain do you believe you utilize?”

Keene: “I am not aware of any scientific test that can be used to gauge the percentage of their brain that a person has achieved, towards its developmental usage. In my case, I do believe I am quite close to achieving at least 90 percent.”

Robert: “Is that what has allowed you to do whatever you want to do, perfectly?”

Keene: “Within limits.”

Robert: “What sort of limits?”

Keene: Responding somewhat jokingly, “As of yet, I haven’t walked on water.”

Robert: “Very funny, and what is that supposed to mean?”

THE METHOD

Keene: “Well, I can do anything humanly possible. Meaning, provided whatever it is I want to accomplish, has a mathematical probability.”

Robert: “I don’t understand.”

Keene: “Everything has a mathematical probability. A person just needs to learn how to compute all the factors involved.”

Robert: “And this has been proven how?”

Keene: “How do you think they put a man on the moon?”

Robert: “I see your point and how it may enforce your theory.”

Keene: Rising from his chair as he pounds his fist on the table in disgust of Robert’s theory comment, responds, “I told you over and over again, this process is factual and not a theory.”

Robert: “I didn’t mean to upset you. I just need to reiterate certain things you and I previously discussed, in order to properly arrange this report. I will refrain from using the term theory, as we proceed. Let me ask you this, how in fact, does the process work, allowing you to achieve perfect results?”

Keene: Sounding somewhat annoyed “Like I said previously, by using mathematics and hypnosis.”

Robert: “OK. Please understand. I need to be as specific as possible regarding certain details. The panel of experts that have been invited will require all the bits and pieces of any information available, to come to the right conclusion. The conclusion they arrive at may or may not result in your favor.”

Keene: “I apologize if I seemed annoyed. I came to you seeking your help and should realize what is ahead for you and me is not an easy task.”

Robert: “Let’s proceed. Will you explain how mathematics comes into play?”

Keene: “The mathematical part is very simple. Once you decide exactly what it is you want to accomplish, you break it down to its simplest form. By solving each step individually, you are developing a formula for solving the entire problem.”

Robert: “I know you previously conducted several tests for me explaining how the formula works, can you again give me a verbal example for this report?”

Keene: “Sure. How about one of the examples I already gave you?”

Robert: “That’s fine.”

Keene: “Any particular test you had in mind?”

Robert: “Whatever you decide will suffice.”

Keene: “How about bowling?”

Robert: “Good example, go ahead.”

Keene: “I will start with the overall goal, achieving the highest score which is achieved by getting the most strikes. The ultimate goal is to get 12 strikes in a row to achieve what is called a perfect game.”

Robert: “OK. How does a person go about achieving a perfect game?”

Keene: “First, you must recognize and address every factor as a piece of the puzzle and part of the problem. In bowling, there are the bowling lanes, the pins, the ball and the bowler. Breaking it down individually will give you the information needed. You will need to know the weight of pins, the exact amount of force it takes to knock them all down at once, the exact point the ball needs to impact them to cause a domino falling effect, distance to the pins and how much force it would take to get the ball down the bowling lane. All factors contributing to the mathematical calculations. Lastly, you need to allow for the friction on the lane and the weight of the ball. Once all the data has been collected, calculated and verified for each individual factor, you just need to convert the information to actions.”

Robert: “How do you manage to hit the right spot at the right speed though?”

Keene: “If you correctly did your homework, knowing what each factor was, you would know exactly how much force it would take to roll the ball down the lane in a straight line.”

Robert: “Wouldn’t that take a programmable machine, capable of releasing the ball exactly the same way, each time?”

Keene: “You’re catching on. That is when hypnosis contributes to the process.”

Robert: “You know what my next question is. How does hypnosis become part of the process?”

Keene: “By hypnotizing yourself, you are removing the margin of human error.”

Robert: “Again I ask, for the benefit of the panel, please explain in more detail.”

Keene: “When a person makes a mistake, it is usually because their mind is not one hundred percent focused on what they are doing. When under hypnosis the mind is on one track and therefore a hundred percent focused on the task at hand, removing the margin of human error.”

Robert: “Sounds simple enough. Is that all there is to it?”

Keene: “Not hardly. That’s just what we will identify as the process. Don’t confuse simple with easy.”

Robert: “Ok. What else is involved?”

Keene: “Learning and training oneself. A person must know and recognize their own strength, and physical abilities. The person must possess complete control over both.”

Robert: “If I am understanding this correctly, the person then becomes the machine?”

Keene: “Yes. I am sure you have heard the term muscle memory? When under hypnosis, muscle memory is taken to a higher level. This ultimate state of heightened awareness of your entire body, and brain, then transmits the exact amount of force needed to accomplish the task at hand.”

Robert: “Is it difficult to train oneself to do this?”

Keene: “Not really. People do it every day at a lower state of awareness.”

Robert: “Can you give me an example?”

Keene: “Don’t you know exactly how much pressure, under normal circumstances, it takes to turn the key to unlock your front door and open it? Whenever a person does something time after time, they instinctively develop a feel for it.”

Robert: “You do make all this sound so simple.”

Keene: “Simple yes, but not necessarily easy.”

Robert: “Has the process ever failed you?”

Keene: “Never”

Robert: “Why not.”

Keene: “If you can derive a result through a mathematical formula, discovering the probability, you know up front if what you want to do is possible or not.”

Robert: “When did you first realize this was possible?”

Keene: “I started developing the process when I was about fifteen years old.”

Robert: “Were you some sort of child prodigy in school?”

Keene: “I didn’t go to school. I was home schooled by private tutors.”

Robert: “Did you start the hypnosis around the same time?”