Private Investigation in New York is more than just an Oversized Coat and a Pipe
Sherlock Holmes became famous as a private investigator that struts around in a coat and smokes a pipe. This is not what private investigators in New York look like.
Television have played a major role in portraying private investigators as person that lurks around in the dark, speaks with an accent and is equipped with every kind of gadgets.
There is more to private investigation than just the dress code and the equipments. The important thing in a private investigation is for the case to be solved. Never mind that you have all the tools and machines. Even if you do not have this with you, you can always improvise.
But then there are some things that are considered as necessary for every private investigator. Other stuff you can probably do without but not with these basic things.
1. Tape recorder.
This is an essential tool that private investigators need to have with them always. In the course of the investigation, private investigators get to interview people that play a part in the case they are solving.
By taping the conversations, not...