"To the police station, ma'am? We drove here.

Before that, I don't know."

She nods, frowning a bit. "What's the first thing you remember?"

Technically it has some memories that have probably existed for longer than today's, but that question implies she wants the earliest memory attached to an actual date or time. This is very good, because it means Mae can answer without lying or confusing the woman.

"Walking around on the street, near Ms. Miller's house, ma'am."

EMT Joy nods again. "Thank you, Mae. Do you remember what you did after that?"

"I looked around for any adults, or a newspaper, or something to tell me where I was. There was no one around, but I found a newspaper in front of Ms. Miller's door."

Okay. The little girl appears to have clear episodic memory from arriving on Miller's street forward, and nothing before that. Okay, pivot.

"Good job. Now, can you tell me who's here with you today?"

It wonders what that could be intended to assess.

"Miss Sable Miller, the nice lady who brought me here after she found me in front of her house."

Ability to recognize familiar people, Joy would answer if asked.

"Good, I'm glad it was someone nice who found you. And do you know the names of your parents or caregivers?"

It smiles.

"I am too."

And here they start to get into the questions it does not have answers for.

"No ma'am. No idea."

"And what about the names of your friends or teachers?"

"No ma'am."

Hm. That's not good.

EMT Joy has gotten really good at spotting signs of lies, and small children are even easier than adults here. Any signs of evasiveness, any shifts to Mae's expression?

No signs of evasiveness whatsoever, though it does appear slightly uncomfortable with either the question or its answer.

Concerning. Well, on to possible injury questions.

"Can you remember anything that might've happened to you, before you found yourself on Ms. Miller's street?"

It thinks for a moment, just to be sure…

"…Nothing at all, ma'am, no."

She frowns and nods. "That's okay. Can you count to ten for me?"

"Sure!"

It counts to ten.

"Great. Can you tell me what you had for breakfast?"

…

"…The last thing I remember eating was some of miss Miller's snap-pea crisps on the way over here. I don't remember any meals before that."

She's consistent, and shows no signs of evasion. No angles to get at something from earlier. Continue with the cognitive and emotional questions.

"Thank you, Mae. And without looking, what color is the nightgown you're wearing?"

"White, ma'am."

It can guess what sort of thing this one's intended to test, but it hadn't occurred to it that it was something they tested. Interesting!

"Good job. And how are you feeling right now?"

"…A tiny bit tired, and a little bit thirsty, I think?"

She signals to her partner, who has finished checking all Mae's normal vitals and inspecting Mae's head for any contusions, to grab a cup of water, which he does. "Well, this won't take much longer. If you could choose one thing to do today, what would it be?"