The questions focused on the facts.
What was reported?
What did the officer personally observe?
What alternatives were available?
And what justified the physical contact?
Rourke eventually stopped answering in broad phrases.
He looked toward the table.
Then admitted that he had become angry when Malik repeatedly questioned the basis for the investigation.
The interviewer documented the statement.
Because anger at being questioned was not the same as a lawful reason to use force.
Victoria's emergency call created an additional problem.
The recording preserved by dispatch showed that she hadn't merely reported seeing someone unfamiliar near an expensive vehicle.
She stated that she believed the man was attempting to steal the Ferrari.
When asked what she observed, she said she'd seen him tampering with the garage and behaving as though he had no right to be there.
The security footage showed something different.
Malik opened the garage using his authorized remote.
He moved the car using its working key.
And he remained on his property throughout the encounter.
The investigator interviewed Victoria.
She arrived with Elliot Pierce and an independent attorney representing her personally.
For a moment, she looked confident.
Then the investigator played the dispatch recording.
Victoria lowered her eyes.
He asked what she meant by saying Malik was tampering with the garage.
She hesitated.
"I thought he was."
The investigator asked whether she'd seen him force a lock or damage a door.
She shook her head.
"No."
"Did you see him use a tool to enter the vehicle?"
"No."
"Did you see him attempt to start it without a key?"
Victoria stared toward the table.
"No."
The investigator waited.
Then asked what specific conduct caused her to believe a theft was occurring.
For several seconds, she said nothing.
Finally, she answered.
"He didn't look like somebody who lived there."
The room became quiet.
Elliot closed his eyes briefly.
The investigator asked her to explain.
Victoria's face reddened.
"I didn't recognize him as one of the homeowners."
He nodded.
"Did you know every homeowner in Sterling Oaks?"
She hesitated.
"No."
"Did you check whether the property had been sold before calling?"
"No."
"Did anyone tell you he was the owner?"
For a moment, Victoria seemed reluctant.
Then she admitted that a neighbor had previously said Malik purchased the house.
The investigator looked toward her.
"And you rejected that information?"
She swallowed.
"Yes."
The answer was documented.
It didn't automatically resolve every legal question about her emergency call.
But it raised serious concerns about whether she knowingly provided inaccurate information after disregarding facts that contradicted her assumption.