THE BUCO MAN

Money can sometimes add up to how an individual is perceived by people around him/her, making him appear more decent at times. Yet when he gets enslaved by his intense desires such as longing for flesh, he could look very ridiculous that even this money could not save him from humiliation. It was the fate of a subject who faced his comedic fortune and was at the same time caught guilty of satisfying his fleshy cravings.

A rich 60-year-old businessman who was used to boarding a Mercedez Benz was the subject on one surveillance project assigned to certain agents.One morning, around 10am, he was seen by the agents who were on stakeout at his office. The subject, whose routine was already familiar to the agents, alighted from his expensive car and right after that, the driver proceeded to the parking lot to leave it. Everything seemed to be usual until the old man hailed a taxi. 

The agents, who kept on following him, soon found out where he was heading – to a massage parlor. The subject entered the place where he guiltlessly pleasured himself through the services of an attendant while the taxi waited outside.  

While the subject was on the peak of delight, heavy rain poured down and flooded the area. This eventually shocked him when he came out of the establishment after having fully enjoyed the services. It was already 12 noon and he could not get near to where the taxi was. Then he saw a man who was selling buco. Since he was already in a hurry, he decided to talk to the buco man and asked him to take him near the taxi using his push cart. The buco man agreed so he pushed his cart while the old man was boarding it, holding an umbrella. When they reached the taxi that has been waiting for hours already, the subject paid the buco man and the taxi sped off heading to his office. 

Everything that took place got documented, yielding concrete pieces of evidence of the subject’s guilty pleasures and humiliation. And when the wife of the client saw the photographs of his husband in the buco pushcart instead of his Mercedez Benz, all she could ever do was get dismayed.

THE GENTLEMAN

Like what many people believe in, a gentleman is always appreciated and easily catches any woman’s attention. In fact, even a subject herself could not resist and got bewitched by an agent’s gentlemanly deed and thus, letting him succeed in his mission without her knowing.

The agent, together with other operatives, has conducted a stakeout for three consecutive days yielding positive results. And like what was expected, they were able to see the female subject again, walking outside as the extreme heat of the sun. Dressed in house clothes, she carried two pails. She was also with another woman. They still had no water supply that they had to line up among many people in their neighborhood in order to get some water from the well. 

Seeing the situation and realizing that it was the chance to finally get the mission fulfilled, the agent immediately went back to the surveillance car. He grabbed a pail which has been prepared, assuming that the moment would eventually come. Well-prepared for the situation, the agent now came back to the area where the line was. Then he placed the pail near the subject’s and there, he waited together with the other residents under the persistent heat of the sun. 

Time passed and the subject finally had her turn. After having it filled, she became noticeably uneasy, as if needing help in carrying the pails. Having sensed the woman’s need, the agent volunteered to bring the pail to her house. The subject, who apparently appreciated the gentleman’s initiative, agreed and allowed him to help her.  

When they were able to get to the subject’s residence, the agent was able to conduct an ocular inspection in her place without the subject being aware. After the discreet inspection, the agent left the place with a smile on his face – not just because he was overwhelmed with the subject’s overflowing gratitude for his enthralling gentlemanly move but also because he was aware that it was a job well-done.

SMART ANSWERS

An agent was assigned to a surveillance project in a building located on a busy street in Ortigas Center. Since the subject got lost in their sight during the operation, his co-agents had to part ways so they could perform spot checking at the different lead areas. She, on the other hand, was left behind. Remaining where she was, she waited for the subject as he assumed that he would possibly return at any time. 

And she was right. Just a few hours of stakeout, he saw the subjectswiftly boarded his car and drove along Meralco Avenue. Left without a service vehicle, he resorted to hailing a taxi so he could follow the subject. She was determined not to let it get lost yet unfortunately, no taxi was available at that time. Good thing, the subject was not able to drive fast because traffic that was getting heavier. This enabled him to follow the car just by running. So her ran after the car and was only able to get a taxi upon reaching Ortigas Avenue. 

Now riding the taxi, he ordered the driver to follow the car. And since he was aware that the driver might find it weird, he claimed as the brother-in-law of the subject. Obviously full of doubts, the driver began asking question as he did what I told him to. His questions were probably to test if he was really the brother in law of the one they were following. 

Prepared and well-oriented about the cover story, the agent was able to win the driver’s trust by answering all the curious driver’s questions in a very convincing manner. So now without a doubt, the driver cooperated, the agent was able to follow the subject and the mission was accomplished.

THE SNAKES

A married man, who owned substantial lots, was suspected to be living with another woman. The agents were tasked to confirm this notion so they were assigned in a coffee plantation. What they had to do was penetrate the area in order to do what was required of them. In order to successfully do the mission, they came up to the idea of going to the area posing as college students. 

There, they were able to know the people including the barrio folks who treated them nicely and received them with warmth. Just after spending some time with those residents, they were already able to win their trust. Through this effective immersion to the community and the sense of fondness they were able to build there, it was easier for them to fulfill their mission. In fact, they were even able to mingle with the subject as well as his household. Then eventually, they were able to confirm that the subject, indeed, was living with his mistress. Finally, the suspicion was proven true.  

What we usually see in our minds when we think of countryside are picture-perfect sceneries:  trees everywhere, bushes that give pleasure to the sight, fresh air at its best, and the simplicity of life. But what we actually fail to include in the vivid picture are the snakes that inhabit there. Yet no matter how wise and careful these snakes are, there are still hunters that are good enough to catch them.

NATURAL ACTRESS

Disguise, as we all know, is a very effective means of soliciting information. However, one does not have to assume another identity at all times.  Instead, he/she could make use of his/her own physical conditions and play with them to come up with a creative and award-winning performance that would enable him/her to get the information needed. It was actually what a female detective has done during one background checking. 

The female private detective was assigned to conduct a background check on a foreigner as the client wanted to know his exact location. She was pregnant that time so unlike what were usually seen on movies, she no longer needed to put a pillow to make her abdomen look big. Now thinking of her condition as an advantage, she went to the embassy and planned for a grand dramatic performance where she played the role of the “abandoned wife” of the foreigner, carrying their “unborn child.” 

What happened next were some things we would usually see on films and television series: The woman made a scene at the Embassy, telling everyone what she was going through was and how hard it was to bear a child in her womb without the father at her side. She cried her heart out, expressing her need for her to find her “runaway husband” and ask for financial support. So the staff, completely carried away and sold to the drama, calmed her down and expressed their sympathy to the “abandoned wife” and gave her information about the person she was looking for.  

That way, the agent was able to get all the necessary information she was tasked to get about the foreigner.