The Other Bench

Public fragment / FILE 012

This page holds the short public fragment: the recovered clip, two selected stills, and operator notes. The complete record, all five plates, and the archive close remain in the sealed tray on Patreon.

FULL RECORD — PATREON

Fragment only.

01 / Case log

At 19:47:32, an unidentified man waits on the left bench with a bag. He rises and walks left as a train enters the foreground. When the platform clears, the left bench is empty. A human-shaped dark form occupies the other bench, although its wooden slats remain visible through it.

02 / Selected evidence / 2 of 5 plates

CAM 12 / 19:47:32 — The left bench — PLATE 01 / CAM 12 / 19:47:32
The arrival frame
An unidentified man sits on the left bench with a bag. The opposite bench appears empty.

CAM 12 / after train passage — The other bench — PLATE 04 / CAM 12 / AFTER TRAIN PASSAGE
The other bench
After the train clears, a dark seated form occupies the opposite bench. The slats remain visible through it.

03 / Operator notes

CAM / PLACE: 12 / fixed riverside platform camera.
TIME: 19:47:32-19:47:41 / recovered segment.
SUBJECT: a man leaves the left bench with his bag.
RESIDUAL: a human-shaped dark form occupies the right bench.
OCCLUSION: a train crosses the foreground while the subject walks left.
LIGHT: the bench remains visible through the dark form.
OPEN QUESTION: what occupied the other bench after the passenger left?
Remaining plates and close: sealed tray.

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The public fragment ends here. The sealed tray contains all five evidence plates, the full investigation chapter, and the archive close.