And yet another question…
I imagine this has been answered many times, but I’ll hope for your patience.
Why do the authorities not question the ghosts of murder victims about the identity of their killers?
I understand that the Spirit Wardens cremate bodies asap because they don’t want ghosts running around, but it seems like, in the case of an assassination or something similar, that they, or the Bluecoats/Investigators, would have a few Whispers on hand to wrangle the victims ghost and compel it to tell them whodunit.
Is there a mechanical or lore reason why this doesn’t happen?
I would guess that this is one of the reasons that killings always generate +2 Heat, no matter if someone watched it happen.
… and as you said the Spirit Wardens don’t care about catching assassins. They care about their job = getting rid of ghosts ASAP. Nice story arcs playing blue coats vs. inspectors vs. spirid wardens.