When I decide

For weeks the question was always the same, and so was the answer: 'when I decide'. While nobody decided, the evidence moved more often than the minister's diary. Not every row and column has to be occupied.

Suspects

• Azarias, the press adviser: He answers every question with 'the minister will speak when he sees fit'.
• Bertolina, the TV journalist: She asks the same question every day at the same time. One day she'll get an answer.
• Crescência, the head of protocol: She organises the minister's diary. The diary has a three-hour gap every week.
• Damasceno, the driver: He takes the minister in by the back door to avoid questions.