«But how is something like this possible?»
«Have you ever wondered what you might have done while sleeping?»
Most people at this point show discomfort. The majority of crimes are characterized by a factor of detachment. We enjoy stories about people who are just like us, but at the same time are not like us. However, sleep does not allow this distinction.
Sleep is the one universal human constant, the night equally given as the day.
«What kind of crimes?»
He did not try to change the subject. I still have her attention.
«The worst ones.»
«It can’t be, surely people would wake up, right?»
«Not if they sleepwalk. I know patients who lock their doors and drive their cars while sleeping. Well, some even go as far as to kill.»
«But wouldn’t they remember something like that?»
«Judging by the lines around your eyes, I would say you slept about five and a half hours tonight.»