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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robowest2017-02-11 12:00 pm
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[Okay, so Shinnosuke hasn't helped, but.]
What have we got so far? We know the murderer or murderers were probably strong—strong enough to bring the bodies to the watering hole and dump Simon in with a rock, assuming the murders didn't take place there. And we don't know if there's a link between the victims.
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[They...can only vote for one murderer anyway.]
I believe we may approach this from two directions--who would be strong enough to use a rock to sink Mister Keyes' body to the bottom of the lake, or who would be capable and willing of...cutting Lust's body to pieces.
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But in terms of being able to... Well, we did open up the gunsmith, didn't we? Does anyone know if it had anything like a saw?
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It didn't LOOK like anything was missing. Or anything obvious at least.
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[Ugggh.]
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That's a yes, buddy. They're gonna have to keep watching the gunsmith.]
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Let's not assume that for now. We have confirmation of a drugging, which lends more to the possibility of her killer being weak, or at least of average strength.
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[Especially... several bones? It's nauseating just thinking about it.]
If it was to make the disposal easier, then they'd be carrying the pieces of her away in batches to avoid dealing with her full weight. Sounds kind of risky.
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Yes, machinery more powerful then a person would be. Do we have anything like that here?
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Don't know if the cuts would match up in that case, but maybe it'd be worth asking the Sheriff if he got a request for anything like that.