The procedure, in four parts.
I name the outcome first. An unnamed target has a regrettable talent for surviving inspection.
If I do X, Y may happen, because Z. A small wager, preferably falsifiable.
Baseline, duration, measure. Without these, one has only mood in a waistcoat.
Confirmed, killed, or inconclusive. The file accepts all three without theatrics.
The assistant drafts, tallies, and files; I retain the judgement.