WEEK SIX - TRIAL DAY TWO

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (6)

saturday TRIAL DAY TWO (29) survivors At 9 AM, a klaxon alarm begins blaring in every area of the ship. The alarm will continue to go off until everyone has gathered in the conference room. Should anyone be running late or avoiding the trial for whatever reason, a robot guide will appear wherever they are and gently but firmly escort them into the room. Once all the living players are present, the conference room doors will lock shut; anyone who wishes to leave for whatever reason will need to ask AL-2955 or one of the robots. Anyone leaving for non-investigative purposes, such as bathroom breaks, will be accompanied by a robot escort. The large round table in the center of the conference room has been set up to help the trial run as smoothly as possible. Three holographic screens hover above the center hollow of the table, visible from every angle. The first screen displays the pictures and profiles of the suspects and victim; the second displays the autopsy report; the third displays a blank word processor. Each of the chairs comes equipped with a virtual keyboard which can be used to type information directly into the third screen, such as theories and updated information; they can also be set into privacy mode, which will transfer whatever notes someone writes directly into their datapad instead of on screen. There's also a tablet function for those who wish to draw charts or pictures on screen. The keyboards will detect the DNA of whoever's using them and record who's typed what - simply press an area of text and the name of whoever wrote it will pop up. The area to the right of the table has been temporarily sectioned off with a glass partition and sliding door for hygienic issues. Inside, the victim's body has been laid out on a metal autopsy table, covered by a plastic sheet. Above it is a holographic screen that displays a close-up color photograph of the body when it was found. A hand sanitizer dispenser has been considerately attached to the wall nearby for anyone getting up close and personal to the body. To the left of the conference table is a display case. Any evidence found during the investigation will be carefully collected by the robots at some point the previous day and placed here before the trial starts. Beneath each piece of evidence is a small tablet where players can type up information, such as a short description or where it was found. There are also empty areas left over for any evidence that may be found during the trial. The shelf at the very bottom of the case has been reserved for an extra rulebook in case anyone needs it. Food will be served throughout the day by the robots, who will take individual orders whenever you're feeling hungry. The trial will end at 9:00 PM, at which point all players will have been expected to cast their vote.

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[chiseler]

And according to Elizabeth the wine was already in Hancock's possession by the time she went to see him. So that means...what, that he picked up the bottle from somewhere someone was sure he'd pick it up? Or he accepted it as a gift from someone else he knew.

[tevinteriscoming]

A decent bottle of wine is in short supply around here. The easiest way to get one is to request it at the trial. Perhaps someone else requested it for him and brought it to him.

[chiseler]

I'm leaning toward the latter. You had a smart idea about ordering these things during trial. [Which thanks btw. But.] Still puts us back to the question of who else would Hancock have trusted enough to accept wine from?

[unasking]

Given how many people onboard have a penchant for alcohol, is there any way to say that Hancock in particular could have picked it up?

Though it's also not set in stone that Hancock was specifically targeted either, I suppose.

[tevinteriscoming]

Did Light ever drink wine, perchance?

[unasking]

You'd have to ask Clover for further confirmation, however I've never personally seen him reach for a glass. I was under the assumption that his drink of choice was tea.

[chiseler]

That's the other thing, I don't think so. If anybody saw a bottle of wine, let's say, in the parlor or somewhere where you'd normally find wine, they could just pick it up.

The thing I don't understand here is if Hancock wasn't targeted, how would our killer know who they actually would have killed in a scenario where somebody else picked it up? They'd have to know that their victim didn't die in order to have time to freak out and set up Light's death. Unless we really are working with two cases here? [Ugh. He's rubbing at his forehead in thought.] That's where things start blurring.

[unasking]

It would explain why things might have been done in a rush. The syringe disappeared overnight after all. If no body announcement was made by a certain time when the poison should've already claimed its victim and been found, perhaps that's when the haphazard new method to kill Light began.

[chiseler]

Well that's the other thing. What would the syringe have been used for between Thursday night and Friday morning that would relate to Light and Clover's situation? I don't think it makes sense that it was used to put poison ivy on the door, but...?

[unasking]

[WELL WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS CONVENIENT TEST]

Supposedly the entirety of the syringe's contents could've gone into the wine itself - hence why it's not related to Light and Clover's situation.

It would almost be better to determine whether or not the nightshade and poison ivy were taken from the garden at the same time or if they were separate events.

[tevinteriscoming]

Separate, I'd think -- the nightshade was picked carefully, but the ivy was said to have been picked rushedly.

[unasking]

Which I suppose tends to the theory of this becoming cause-and-effect.

Should they both have been picked at the same time, that would lend to the idea that the killer always intended to kill Light. Though if that's the case, I suppose there hasn't been anything tested on his hand scanner either. If it was premeditated, there may be something on that given the fact that moving to Clover's room instead was a change of events.

However instead, a rush was made to the garden upon realizing that the plan to use the deadly nightshade did not work as intended - though they would also have had to realize that they were going to Clover's room instead of Light's.

[chiseler]

Arumat's report says the whole plant was taken of the nightshade versus the poison ivy which were some shreds from the leaves. Given that it was clear somebody tried to hide the nightshade was gone but didn't seem to care about the poison ivy? I don't think they were simultaneous. It's definitely a last-ditch effort which would mean the wine was prepared sometime Thursday night or early Friday before Elizabeth went to see Hancock since that's when the syringe disappeared.

[Right? Tell him he's smart, Franken, this is logical to him.]

[unasking]

[Why would he ever tell Luke that he's smart.]

That sounds fair to me. However at that point it would then require the killer to act so quickly in order to prepare the poison ivy and the turret in the short timespan of Friday morning.

[chiseler]

It's not that short of a timeframe if you look at the fact Elizabeth said Hancock was drinking at like 5am and Light was killed at 9:30am. It doesn't take a lot of time or effort to smear the poison ivy and we got our hands on a turret and set it up in a couple of minutes, too.

[unasking]

I suppose you're not wrong - however it would be a rather dicey moment of back and forth.

Suppose that the bottle of wine wasn't intended for Hancock and was simply meant to kill whichever alcohol aficionado onboard took ahold of it. Based on Jack's performance, the nightshade's presence is rather potent and could be discerned rather quickly upon ingestion. If the culprit was awake that early, they would have to realize that Hancock was the one who took the wine and was thus unaffected, thus resulting in a haphazard second kill. The killer would have had to act within the timeframe of 6 AM on, also noticing that Hancock was still alive and fairly well doing... whatever it is that Hancock did, I suppose.

[skinny dipping?]

Unless, of course, you wish to presume that they wanted to poison Hancock in particular for whatever reason - perhaps they don't read very well - in which case this entire theory is moot.

[a winning smile!]

[chiseler]

[...just...a look that says "you're an asshole and I remember why sometimes I dislike you." But okay that's also fair.]

You realize the only person whose alibi fits that timeframe of being awake are yourself and Elizabeth, right?

[unasking]

And why would the murderer tell the truth on their alibi? Especially in regards to something as easy to lie about as sleeping?

[A shrug.]

Besides, we've all been rather plagued with nightmares. I doubt everyone was resting as peacefully as they may claim.

[chiseler]

Well...I mean...the victim's pretty dead, so who's around to discount the murderer's alibi in that case? [Just throwing that out there.] All I wanna know is how long it'd take to prepare the nightshade, pull it up into a syringe, stick it in the bottle and leave it as bait.

[unasking]

It depends. The berries of the deadly nightshade aren't as poisonous as the root of the thing. However if you crush the berries in enough quantity then I suppose it's possible for an easy preparation to be done by even an amateur. A mixture of the crushed root and body of the plant along with the berries would allow it to be slipped undetected into wine.

[A wave of his hand.]

It's famous as a poisonous plan so I presume it wouldn't be hard for someone to devise if they've ever read a murder mystery in their life.

[Thanks for your help on the murder prep, Dad.]