[ WEEK ONE – TRIAL ]

[sheriffexe]

TRIAL

In the morning, the town comes back to life. Birds crow overhead, a snake nearby hisses, a lingering coyote dips behind a shop before disappearing into the wild. It's a frightening contrast to the stillness of yesterday but it doesn't mean it's over yet. After all, today is the trial. The Sheriff stands on the porch of the Town Hall and brings his hand up to his mouth to let out a whistle. He'll thumb back to the Hall behind him and very clearly state -- "Trial time, folks. Get in here and figure out who did it." And then he'll turn to leave before pausing and adding on, "Bring a snack or somethin' too. The Town Hall is set up more like a court house, a Judge's bench at the front but instead of at center, it's off to the side as if more for observation than participation. There's a table at the front of the room already holding a small box and a pad of papers and pen, for voting apparently. A side room containing only a metal gurney is next and today it's obvious why there's a gurney there at all with the corpse, resting right on top of it. Aside from that, there are rows for everyone to take a seat and it's only after everyone is inside and settled, that the doors close and the Sheriff speaks. "Well, have at it. You've got till nine." And then, he points to a clock on the wall that reads 12:00. Good luck. Welcome to the trial post! Characters are free to discuss everything related to the trial here. They won't be let out of the room until 9PM when voting ends. Every character must vote and the voting post can be found here. If there are any questions, please shoot a message to this journal or to robowest.

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Comments

[bittybat]

[Is the throat torn on the left or the right side?]

[sheriffexe]

[ The left side. ]

[leadastray]

[Elizabeth will join you in this, she's been up close and personal with the body already, and can offer insight.]

It's...an incomplete job. She struggled against them, just look at her hands.

[bittybat]

The murderer was right-handed, but that's not enough to convict someone of killing. [He frowns.] Just because she's dead doesn't mean she's innocent. Someone could have killed her because she was attacking them.

[leadastray]

That's true...

[She pauses to think this through]

The wounds on her hands could be from self defense, holding her palms up to block, but if we consider your thoughts, they could be from her holding the shard of glass first.

Either way, won't her killer have wounds on their hands, too?

[bittybat]

It would be obvious. The girl's hands are clean, however. If we go by defensive wounds, that would make her innocent and someone else among us guilty.

She also said the saloon was messy when she arrived. Unless she's lying, that means something happened without her involved.

[leadastray]

We should ask everyone to show their palms.

[bittybat]

Possibly, but that depends on the murder weapon. Nothing is guaranteed to show on someone's palms. Wounds could be covered on other parts of their bodies.

[saurloser]

[ He's been sniffing around the body as well, eaves dropping and at this comment he snorts very loudly and holds up his hands -- in a mockery of the standard "I'm innocent" hands-up pose

He is wearing very thick leather gloves ]

Do you expect to find something so obvious?