I would be a witness turned suspect. I have a fairly monotonous voice and find it difficult understanding and conveying emotions due to aspergers syndrome, so i'd like to play a charater with the same syndrome. It could make for an interesting plot idea, after the murder of a loved one, possibly my father after a failed mugging (i refuse to give the mugger my bag).
The mugger shoots and grabs my father's wallet and phone, runs off. I hand my father my phone, telling him to call 911 and pursue (slightly ungainly), retrieving emtied wallet? and discarded gun (putting me high on suspect list when finger prints come back) but of course not catching bad guy.
When giving my witness statement i show seemingly little emotion. My focus is on the lost phone and wallet contents, a paper due the next week i have to finish (charater is last year of a biology degree) and the wellbeing of my cat.
Fingerprints and odd behaviour bring me back for interogation. I comply, but while i am waiting for the detective i use the time to edit my paper. Everyone puzzles at my seemingly unemotional response except for the notorious grissom if hes still there. No one can explain why i went after the bad guy instead of helping my father and some think i made the whole thing about the mugger up. Despite my "i don't lie, it makes life complicated"
Eventually it comes out in little bits that i do care, i just don't show it the way neurotypical people do. It comes out that the bullet was intended for me, and he protected me. My protectiveness over things i own, a trait for me is part of why i didn't give up the bag.
Evidence is found that links elusive bad guy to scene. Some patience soul works out that my odd behaviour at the scene was because i think "it is wrong to steal" and "wrong to hurt people" I have a very concrete moral code.
Closing scene, bad guy in interogation room fessing up. I state simply "I don't understand why people hurt each other"
Someone, nick seems appropriate states "I don't think we ever do"
Therefore, role within my capabilities, attacking idea that autistics aren't capable of higher education (charater finishing degree course), attacking idea that autistics don't 'feel', and attacking the idea that autistics don't know right from wrong and so are more likely to hurt people.
I wish. I'd jump for joy if they showed something that positive about aspergers syndrome.