[ WEEK FOUR – 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

[generously]

Depending on the method of drugging, it could also be someone she trusted. Or at least someone who didn't appear to be threatening, as you have said.

[leadastray]

It would be easier if we knew the kind of drug, but I doubt we'll be given that kind of information.

[hydrokinetics]

The only way to really confirm would be to check the clinic and see if anything noticeable is missing. I don't know if that's possible.

[impulsiveness]

Nobody checked the clinic yesterday, did they?

[w h y]

[hydrokinetics]

[...W H Y.]

I don't think so. Which means that we really, really need to start spreading out better.

Sheriff probably won't let us go look, will he?

[impulsiveness]

We do. Or at least start moving in the next direction once we've confirmed nothing's out of place.

[This is true despair??? But, yeah. He shakes his head and makes a who knows gesture. Probably not, though.]

[hydrokinetics]

I think we all get stuck in one place and forget to keep moving or think that other people already have. The more buildings we break open, too, the more we're going to have to really focus. [He frowns.] Always the gunsmith, always the clinic from now on.

I'd ask him, but it may not even be worth it. [He hates to ask, but:] Jason do you know anything about what kind of medications could drug someone enough to really kill them?

[impulsiveness]

[UHHHHhhhh... That gets him to frown. He hates to answer.]

A lot. Anything can be deadly in big doses, and a bunch of stuff can be deadly in little doses. I wouldn't know where to start.

[hydrokinetics]

[A shake of his head.]

Don't worry about it. It probably doesn't matter much right now, but we'll keep that in mind for the future, too.

[generously]

If we flop around uselessly again this week, the Sheriff might take pity on us and give us a clue. He seems to have a knack for injecting twists and excitement in our suffering.

[ Nodding to himself. ]

In the meantime, let's list all the ways of drugging that are plausible in a case like this.

[leadastray]

I've done my fair share of reading on the subject. Needles have been suggested already, someone could have poisoned her food...but that would take trust on her part.

[generously]

A woman like that didn't seem like she had her heart open for everyone. It could narrow down our search if we list the few folks she did trust.

Furthermore, if we assume the killer was a friend, then the drugging could also be seen as an act of kindness.

[ Right before she kindly got chopped to pieces. ]

[leadastray]

How in any way would that be kind?

[feminitis]

So she wouldn't be able to feel it when they... Killed her.

[leadastray]

Poison can be very painful in itself... it would be wrong to assume that it was only administered to sedate her.

[feminitis]

...so she may have been poisoned, and the dismemberment was to... distract from that?

[leadastray]

Either that or to make it easier to... dispose of her body. Though taking it that far does't seem necessary. They either pre-planned it, or it was done in a panic.

[generously]

It's quick and painless, if the end result was unavoidable. Not unlike some of our executions, no?

[leadastray]

Not all poison is painless Mr. Walken.

[generously]

I'm well aware of it. Do you believe it was a slow-killing, painful poison?

[leadastray]

[She shrugs with a sigh]

I can't say for certain, there isn't enough evidence.

[robitussin]

I mean... If it was a friend, why wouldn't they have just picked someone else to murder?

[generously]

I admit, the theory only holds if we assume that the killer-friend had no choice on who to kill. We could be going down the wrong avenue entirely, but it's important to explore everything.

[robitussin]

Yeah, it's good to bring up. I'm not sure why they wouldn't have had any choice, though.