IN THE FAST FORWARD SYSTEM,
THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED BY TWO SEPARATE
YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT GROUPS
THE CREW, WHO INVESTIGATE COOL JOBS
AND THE PEOPLE AT THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
WHO HAVE THE COOL JOBS.
THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.
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FAST FORWARD.
I WAS IN DECATUR,
GETTING A LITTLE HELP FROM THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
TO TRACK DOWN THE COOLEST JOBS IN THE STATE.
BUT BEFORE YOU CAN HEAR THE STORY,
YOU NEED SOME BACKGROUND.
David: THE GBI IS A STATEWIDE AGENCY
THAT IS AN UMBRELLA OVER ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
IN THE STATE.
AND WE WILL ASSIST THEM IN THEIR INVESTIGATIONS
IF THERE'S CRIME SCENE.
THANKS, PAL.
NICE AND BRIEF, LIKE A LEGAL DOCUMENT.
HEY LOU, BRING IN THE SUSPECTS.
I WANT THIS THING SOLVED BEFORE THE LUNCH BELL RINGS.
STATE YOUR NAME AND WHAT YOU DO.
Phillip: MY NAME IS PHILLIP PRATER.
I AM A LAB TECHNICIAN IN THE LATENT PRINT DEPARTMENT.
Lindsey: I'M LINDSEY, I AM A CRIME LAB SCIENTIST
IN THE LATENT PRINTS SECTION
AT THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
RIGHT...
SO TECHNICALLY YOU...?
Lindsey: I WORK WITH FINGERPRINTS EVERYDAY.
Phillip: THE PRINT THAT I COLLECT FROM THE ITEMS IS
TO PUT BAD PEOPLE AWAY FOR DOING BAD THINGS.
YOU MUST SEE SOME CUCKOO STUFF.
Lindsey: THE STRANGEST PLACE I'VE EVER READ ABOUT A FINGERPRINT
OR A LATENT PRINT BEING DEVELOPED WAS
ON A HAMBURGER BUN.
HMM
THERE'S A REASON MA TOLD ME TO CLEAN MY PLATE.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THESE PRINTS?
Lindsey: I COMPARE A PRINT FROM AN UNKNOWN PERSON,
WHICH IS KNOWN AS A LATENT PRINT,
TO A FINGERPRINT CARD FROM A KNOWN INDIVIDUAL
AND I IDENTIFY THAT PRINT THEN I DOCUMENT
AND REPORT THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT PRINT.
SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A TEACHABLE MOMENT BREWING.
Lindsey: LATENT PRINT, IT CAN HAVE TWO MEANINGS
IT CANNOT BE SEEN SO NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
OR OF AN UNKNOWN SOURCE OR ORIGIN.
THAT IS MY JOB TO SEE IF I CAN FIND OUT AND IDENTIFY
WHO THAT INDIVIDUAL IS.
IF THAT JOB WAS ANY COOLER
SOMEONE WOULD BE SAYING...
Jessie: FREEZE!
I LOVE A GOOD PUN.
NICE BADGE.
GOT A NAME?
Jessie: I'M JESSIE WILSON.
I'M A SPECIAL AGENT HERE WITH THE GBI.
SOMETHING TELLS ME YOUR JOB AIN'T JUST COFFEE AND DONUTS.
Jessie: WHEN I ARRIVE ON SCENE,
I USUALLY GO LIKE LIGHTS AND SIRENS
IN THE BIG CRIME SCENE TRUCK.
I... PULL UP.
IT'S USUALLY ALREADY TAPED OFF WITH DO NOT CROSS CAUTION TAPE.
Jessie:THEN WE'LL MOVE IN AND TAKE PICTURES OF
EVERYTHING THAT IS NEEDED.
ALL PICTURES OF BODIES, ALL PICTURES OF EVIDENCE.
THEN WE'LL KIND OF BACK UP AND REALIZE EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS WE NEED TO TAKE.
WE'LL BAG UP EVIDENCE, WE'LL TAKE SAMPLES OF BLOOD,
TAKE GUNS, WE'LL TAKE SHELL CASINGS,
ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
FUNNY, YOU DON'T STRIKE ME AS A
BLOOD AND GUTS KIND OF GIRL.
SO SPILL IT.
WHAT WERE YOU LIKE IN SCHOOL?
Jessie: I WAS A CHEERLEADER AND I RAN TRACK.
THOUGHT SO.
AND HOW'D YOU GET INTO THIS RACKET?
Jessie: I REMEMBER I HAD A GIRLFRIEND IN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
SHE BROKE HER NOSE
AND I REMEMBER LIKE SEEING HER BLOOD
AND EVERYBODY WAS FREAKING OUT AND LIKE
ALMOST PASSING OUT AND I COULD HANDLE IT AND I KNEW
WHAT TO DO AND I HELPED HER THROUGH IT.
I LIKED HER STORY AND SHE TOLD IT WELL.
AND GBI HAD A SWEET SET UP.
TECHNOLOGY.
LABS.
THE WHOLE 9 YARDS.
BEST OF ALL, I WAS FINDING COOL JOBS LIKE
FINGERPRINTS ON A GLOVE.
BUT I WANTED MORE.
LOU, WHO ELSE WE GOT?
Terri: MY NAME IS TERRI GEORGE.
I AM A SENIOR FORENSIC BIOLOGIST
IN THE FORENSIC BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
AT GEORGIA BUREAU INVESTIGATION DIVISION OF FORENSIC SCIENCES.
SOUNDS SCIENCE-Y...
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Terri: I CAN DO SEROLOGY AND I CAN DO DNA TESTING.
INTERESTING, GOT ANY TEACHABLE MOMENTS?
Terri: HOW ABOUT A TEACHABLE MOMENT ABOUT DNA?
BINGO!
Terri: DNA STANDS FOR DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
AND BASICALLY IT IS THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF OUR CELLS.
Terri: WE ACTUALLY SHARE 99.9% OF OUR DNA
THERE'S ONLY .1% OF OUR DNA THAT IS ACTUALLY DIFFERENT.
SO BASICALLY THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR EYE COLOR,
AND YOUR SKIN COLOR,
YOUR HAIR COLOR THAT IS ONLY .1% OF YOUR DNA
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU AN INDIVIDUAL.
THE JOB TRAIL WAS GETTING COLD...
IN A GOOD WAY.
BUT I COULD TELL THERE WAS HEAT AROUND HERE TOO.
THAT'S WHEN I MET HER.
Mandy: IT'S KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE MY NICKNAME NOW IS
BULLET GIRL.
AIN'T YOU A PISTOL.
TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR GUNS.
Mandy: I WORK IN THE FIREARMS SECTION OF THE
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CRIME LAB.
AND YOU STILL PLAY WITH TOYS.
Mandy: WE CAN GO IN THE RANGE
AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN FROM TIME TO TIME.
SO TELL ME,
WHAT KIND OF PAPER DOES IT TAKE TO WORK HERE?
Kelli: HIGH SCHOOL AND A LITTLE BIT OF COLLEGE.
Terri: I HAVE A BACHELORS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BIOLOGY.
Phillip: I HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE
AND THEY TRAIN YOU RIGHT ON SIGHT.
AND WHAT DOES GBI LOOK FOR?
MOXIE?
Aaron: WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE
TO ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND ARE ABLE TO FIND A WAY
TO ANSWER THEM.
Kelli: YOU CAN'T HAVE USED MARIJUANA FOR LIKE THE PAST 3 YEARS
AND ANYTHING ELSE HARDER THAN THAT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS.
AND YOU HAVE TO PASS A POLYGRAPH TEST,
[DID YOU STEAL THAT WRIST WATCH?]
ALL SORTS OF BACKGROUND CHECKS.
SO IF I POUND THE PAVEMENT
AND KEEP MY BACKSIDE OUT OF THE GRAY BAR HOTEL,
I COULD WORK AT THE GBI?
Jessie: YES.
AND WHERE WILL I END UP IF I DON'T?
Phillip: THE MORGUE.
ALL RIGHT, FELLA .
I CAN TAKE A HINT.
AND I CAN TELL THE COOLEST JOBS
HAVE BEEN RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE THIS WHOLE TIME,
AT THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
BUT CHECK OUT FAST FORWARD AGAIN,
WHEN I FIGURE OUT WHO ATE MY LUNCH.
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