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.
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robowest2017-02-04 12:00 pm
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...They certainly do. [ He shakes his head with a gentle sigh ] If they wanted to give us far too much to sort through to make such a quick decision, I worry that they're succeeding. Especially if we are dealing with culprits plural.
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We're treating this whole thing as one entire murder instead of separate events and our timeline isn't making sense. That's where I think we're messing up right now.
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You're right.
It was three killers, not two. And none of the victims killed each other.
They're all three independent crimes.
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[ Which is not actually much to offer, but damn. Damn!! Even the serial killer thinks y'all were murder happy this week fuckin chill ]
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[AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY]
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Why? [That's not an answer he expects Milla to have and his free hand pounds on a tabletop in front of him.] This is bullshit!
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[man she feels. . . kind of bad, now. it's so unlikely that they're going to catch any killer this week, and that sucks]
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This isn't good enough, Milla, and you know it! There has to be a way around it.