[ WEEK THREE – 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

[impulsiveness]

Maybe there was something on the bodies that they didn't want us seeing. Like a wound that would make it easier for us to track them down.

[thatsthespirit]

Right. Perhaps the killer wasn't attempting to obscure the victims' identities, but hide something else instead. After all, they didn't melt Annabeth or Riku's corpses.

[and one of those is completely dismembered, while the other. . . WELL SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ANNABETH YET so oops]

[impulsiveness]

Exactly. We found the rifle and the headshot wound, but there could have been something else. The fact that you found parts of her clothes burned is suspicious, too. If they had the bonfire going, why not just toss her in there?

[thatsthespirit]

[SHE WONDERS. . .]

Percy said the stocks were scorched and Annabeth's body was charred, correct?

What if the clothes were burned during the process of setting fire to the stocks, and not the bonfire?

[impulsiveness]

You think Nui was the one who set Annabeth on fire?

[Because, yikes.]

[thatsthespirit]

[y i k e s indeed]

It's possible. When I asked how many culprits were involved, the Sheriff said he wouldn't answer that question now. I don't want to rule out the possibility of there being more than one actor, nor do I want to rule out the fact that one of the culprits could have been killed after committing the crime.

[a_sin_for_him]

It raises some questions about what sounds like a bullet wound directly through the brain. That's usually a quick, clean, execution style kill, not a finishing blow.

[impulsiveness]

Not so sure about "clean" [remember Sakyou], but you're right. If you want to get the job done quickly, a bullet through the brain is enough.

[a_sin_for_him]

Clean in the sense of a killing, not literally. A clean kill is one accomplished with a single fatal blow.

It may be worth noting that a bullet through the center of the brain is likely one of the quickest and most painless of deaths, and can be accomplished at a distance. A possible indication of a more merciful murderer who kept themselves removed from the killing to the best of their ability.