Evidence timelines

Time is the order extracted from the source, not always real clock time. Longer documents will need richer dates and partial ordering.

Ada drops three pencils into a chipped mug and pushes the mug toward the middle of the table.

Bram opens the high window with both hands. The blind taps twice against the frame.

Cato counts paper cups from a sleeve and sets four cups in a row.

Ada reads the label on a cardboard box, turns it around, and leaves it facing the wall.

Bram sneezes into his elbow and laughs once.

Cato takes the second cup from the row and pours water into it.

The kettle clicks off. Nobody moves toward it.

Ada moves the pencil mug half an inch so the box can lie flat.

Bram closes the window again when the blind keeps tapping.

Time is the order extracted from the source, not always real clock time. Longer documents will need richer dates and partial ordering.

In the front room, Sera writes "Mina first" on the white card and clips it to the tray.

Jon is there when she does it. He reads the card, then moves two cups to the far side of the tray.

Mina is in the back room rinsing a stack of plates. The tap runs hard enough that she does not hear the clip snap shut.

While Mina is still in the back room, Oren comes through the side door. He looks at the card, unclips it, and turns it face-down under the tray.

Jon sees Oren do it. He closes the front-room door halfway but does not call to Mina.

Mina comes back carrying the plates. She sees the tray, the cups on the far side, and no visible card.

Oren says, "We already sorted it."

Jon looks at the half-closed door before he looks at Mina.

Time is the order extracted from the source, not always real clock time. Longer documents will need richer dates and partial ordering.

01:037:023 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren,
           that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many
           colours that was on him;

01:037:024 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was
           empty, there was no water in it.

01:037:025 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes
           and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from
           Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh,
           going to carry it down to Egypt.

01:037:026 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay
           our brother, and conceal his blood?

01:037:027 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our
           hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his
           brethren were content.

01:037:028 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and
           lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the
           Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought
           Joseph into Egypt.

01:037:029 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not
           in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

01:037:030 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not;
           and I, whither shall I go?

01:037:031 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats,
           and dipped the coat in the blood;

01:037:032 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to
           their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether
           it be thy son's coat or no.

01:037:033 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast
           hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

01:037:034 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins,
           and mourned for his son many days.

01:037:035 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him;
           but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go
           down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept
           for him.