Now, it’s important to distinguish between a bait and a bluff. Contrary to what we often see from Hollywood, bluffs very rarely work. Suppose that with your detective hat on, you say to Simpson, “We have somebody who says he saw you in Nicole’s neighborhood last night.” O.J. may know or strongly suspect that you’re bluffing, so he responds accordingly, and asks, “Who?” And the moment you show reluctance or refuse to share that information with him, you become the enemy. Instead of getting cooperation, you now have likely widened the gap between your interests and his interests. When you stick
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