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Tuesday 29 October 2013

Thought For The Day

   During the Prisoner's de-briefing by No.2 in 'Arrival,' the Prisoner's date of birth is missing from his file. No.2 said "Well there you are, now lets bring it all up to date." "Four thirty-one am, nineteenth of March nineteen twenty-eight." Other than that the Prisoner had nothing to say.
   This led me into thinking just how important the reason behind the Prisoner's resignation is to No.2 and his Administration? After all only four of the 17 episodes of 'the Prisoner' actually deal directly with the question of why No.6 resigned. So it occured to me that the reason why No.2 persists with the question of why No.6 resigned, is simply because they want to bring the Prisoner's file up to date. The reason behind the Prisoner's resignation being the one piece of missing information!

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6 comments:

  1. Hello David,

    interesting theory.. I think it might have been one point. But another point was to check his loyalties, although he's been checked. One must be sure about such things.

    I used to wonder why they hadn't his birthday in the file in the first place. Maybe they hoped, that one little question - he might answer and the rest would follow? Or is it that the birthday doesn't matter because to the outside world he'd be dead?

    Kind regards,
    Jana

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    1. Hello Jana,

      Regarding the missing date of birth in the Prisoner's file, I think it's like No.2 said during 'The Chimes of Big Ben,' "If he will just answer one simple thing, the rest will follow. Why did he resign?" I expect this was the same trick No.2 of 'Arrival' was trying. Yes the Prisoner did give his date of birth, but nothing else. So No.2 of 'The Chimes of Big Ben' attempted the same thing, but trying to extract the reason behind No.6's resignation. If No.2 could make the Prisoner give that away, then he expected the rest would follow!

      Very kind regards
      David
      BCNU

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  2. Asking his date of birth or pretending to do so could be seen as a measure of establishing confidence. I am sure to THEM it didn't really matter WHY No. 6 resigned but more THAT he did. One would like to know eveything in case it's needed. In this respect, tapping your phone, Angela, don't take it personally! Sure she wouldn't. - BCNU!

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    1. Hello Arno,

      I'm not so sure that asking for or even pretending to ask for the Prisoner's date of bith is a measure of establishing confidence. Certainly it is not at all important, but it's a good opening interrogation technique in order to get the Prisoner to talk! After all what harm can it do to give ones date of birth? No harm, but it's where the interrogator takes it from that point!

      Yes they do like to know everything, and I feel sorry for Angela. But in this day and age everyone is spying on everyone else, it's something that has always gone on. The only difference today is it's so easy to spy on others!

      Very kind regards
      David
      BCNU

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  3. >>t's a good opening interrogation technique<< Thanks David, that' what I would have liked to say."Confidence" probably being not quite right here. However, How could they have missed his date of birth? Perhaps it wasn't in No. 2's copy. Given the efforts they did in preparing his abduction, setting up a replica of his home or parts of it - I am 100% sure they very well knew that date. A matter of tactics. - BCNU!

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    1. Hello Arno,

      A matter of interrogation techniques, of course they knew the Prisoner's time and date of birth, they simply left it out of the file. If it was in the file, the Prisoner would not have noticed that his date of birth is missing, and No.2 could hardly ask it to be brought up to date!

      Very kind regards
      David
      BCNU

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