PPM Week Exclusive: Was the man who facilitated the near-sale of Portable People Meter (PPM) equipment on eBay none other than French Inspector Jacques Clouseau? Speculation centers on the bumbling international detective as details of his short but significant investigation at Arbitron HQ continue to emerge.All The Excess! readers will recall a May 26 article which reported that Clouseau had been caught attempting to break in to Arbitron headquarters. Ironically, he already had full access to the complex as leader of the FCC's preliminary investigation into the Portable People Meter.
A.T.E.! has learned that prior to Clouseau's removal from the case and subsequent deportation, not only was a briefcase full of diaries snatched from the detective, but other allegedly stolen items were found in his possession. Could more...including pilfered PPMs...have gone undetected?
Asked whether he believed Clouseau could mastermind such a plot, his supervisor in Paris, Chief Inspector Dreyfus remarked, "I'd never use the words 'Clouseau' and 'mastermind' in the same sentence."
