>crime TV-loving mother urged me to "cooperate or they're going to throw the book at you!!!" Your mother definitely wasn't paying attention to those crime show

>crime TV-loving mother urged me to "cooperate or they're going to throw the book at you!!!" Your mother definitely wasn't paying attention to those crime shows, because if she had, she would certainly realize that there is literally nothing to be gained by cooperating, and a hell of a lot to lose.