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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[ He's trying to be polite about it... ]
If they weren't strong enough to overpower her, then it stands to reason that they weren't strong enough to be able to move her once she was dead either.
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[which is to say he doesn't necessarily see it as proof either, but to go along with her point.] Seen him at the watering hole before, too.
[so.
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will it mean anything, we just don't know.] Probably doesn't mean much unless something ties it together, though.
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Just good to keep in mind he's probably not incapable of it, even if it doesn't mean that he did it.
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[they just have a spin on it that's definitely for the sheriff's amusement, like everything else.]
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[he does love to sleep in too much and he's well aware he's been woefully uninformed, after all.]
Probably some kind of middle-ground there, I think.
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