Hypothetical interrogation scenario: how would you proceed?

[LLL]

Scenario 1

You are the chief interrogator of your government. A spy working for an enemy state has just been delivered to you. For excitement reasons we will of course imagine her young and beautiful, but that is not really to the point. What is essential, is that she has vital information and your job is to make her talk. All means are at your disposal...

BUT...

... those pesky bureaucrats arranged a prisoner exchange, and you will have to let her go soon. Only a very limited time to extract that info; let's say twelve hours. Plus, if once freed she was to prove she has been tortured (internal damage if objectively detectable counts) it would cause your country a huge embarrassment. It would likely not cost you your job, but would still have dire consequences for you. Even worse would be if she were to die while under your care. In this case losing your job is a certainty, and you might well face a long prison time and, let's say, an intensive course on how to torture properly, experienced first hand. Finally, the worst possible outcome: she doesn't talk at all. In this case, no matter if she's returned unscathed, damaged or dead, you are probably facing a death sentence and a grueling demise.

So how do you proceed?

Keep in mind she's not a cheerleader snatched from the street. She's a tough bitch, well trained in resisting interrogation techniques. She may also try to feed you false information. And remember your priorities:

A) the best possible outcome: she spills the beans, and has no evidence of torture, your word against hers. Big reward incoming.
B) sub-optimal. She talks, but a big international scandal ensues. You may be demoted, probably nothing worse.
C) very bad. She talks, but dies soon after. Your job is gone, prison a strong possibility.
D) the worst possible outcome: she does not yield. No matter even mentioning E (she is freed with proof of torture) and F (she dies without talking). Your life is over anyway.

Again, what do you do to her? At what point do you switch from procedures that leave no trace to harsher measures? And what harsher measures?

I talk about torture, but if you believe other means are more successful feel free to use them. Gaining her trust, tricking her... Just please no fantasy solutions like mind readers. Drugs are fine as long as they are reality based. And keep in mind an injection is traceable and would make outcome A impossible.

Scenario 2

Just as above, but now you are operating not in 2022 but in the XVI century, so your technology is quite limited.

[Rupert_137]

I think electro torture, added to having her head submerged repeatedly, added to a very awkward position being forced on the prisoner... Applied for hours, these would be promising options that are not easily proven later...

In the 16th century, electro-torture was not available and things became much more difficult - however, torture was common at the time, the diplomatic consequences are likely to be less serious...

[thx1139a]

Repeated dunking... while nude, of course. Freezing water.

[localroger]

This is exactly what the Argentines invented the picana electrica for. Start with her spread-eagled on the parilla -- as the Chileans invented it, basically a bed frame with no mattress. But the original picana, a cattle prod, is a bit limiting, and the next thing the Chileans did was using an electrical line cord, which is too dangerous because it's very likely to kill your subject.

So you use the pincana electrica, which I am pretty sure was the chassis of a B&W cathode-ray television receiver. One electrode goes in the vagina, and the other goes wherever you think it is most useful to touch her with little risk of accidentally killing her. If that doesn't break her in that timeframe it's unlikely that anything will.

[localroger]

Oh, and in scenario 2, it's head dunking or suffocation.

[MAV]

For scenario 1, I also think electro would be best as beatings would leave provable marks. Maybe the old jumper-cable+sponge combo would prevent electro-burn marks (courtesy of PKF's "Special Birthday")?

[Azrael]

For scenario 1, I also think electro would be best as beatings would leave provable marks. Maybe the old jumper-cable+sponge combo would prevent electro-burn marks (courtesy of PKF's "Special Birthday")?

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[MAV]

For scenario 1, I also think electro would be best as beatings would leave provable marks. Maybe the old jumper-cable+sponge combo would prevent electro-burn marks (courtesy of PKF's "Special Birthday")?

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A tantalizing set of screencaps. What is the source?, Link?

As mentioned, it's PKF's "Special Birthday". They have stores at nicheclips and deadsexyclips

[theelectrician]

You can't break the bitch in 12 hours without resorting to potentially life threatening techniques and the time is way to short for white torture methods. It's not your fault anyway that counter intelligence fucked up and didn't catch her earlier, so why take risks. She gets off easy.

So what do you do? The dossier on the enemy agent says she has a teenage daughter. Then you remember the two young students in cell 43 the snatch squad brought in yesterday. Orphaned sisters, the younger one barely 18. Will the agent's maternal instinct kick in and break her when she watches the younger sister being raped by the guards while you fry the girl's nipples with electricity?

Only one way to find out.

[yyy02]

...Maybe the old jumper-cable+sponge combo would prevent electro-burn marks ...

Maybe like this?
Sarah Brooke in "Interrogation Of A Spy").