week 4 - trial

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week four trial



[At 9 AM precisely, the old grandfather clock chimes once again, and the doors to the drawing room are opened. They will remain open until everyone has come inside, after which they will shut behind them. It is not possible to leave on your own, although perhaps if you have a specific purpose the hostess will allow you to go, as long as you are accompanied by a partner.

The room is set up comfortably, with several tables by the fireplace set out to assist with the trial. The Hostess will also remain in a seat near the fireplace, next to the scales on the mantle. At lunch, the doors will open to bring in a large meal on an automatically rolling buffet, and at 3 PM, tea and finger sandwiches will be served. You'll be able to enjoy the trial in comfort, of course, but the information cards set out on tables will not allow you to forget your true purpose here.

At 7 PM, the trial will adjourn for the day. Players will be escorted by the Hostess to the ballroom, where dinner and wine will be served until 10 PM, at which point players will be required to return to their wings in groups with their wingmates and will be locked in their bedrooms until 8:30 AM the following morning.]

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Comments

[aozaki]

That's interesting to know. [She was outside at the time, so it's news to her.] Was it obvious from the doorway, that something happened? The odds are slim, I admit, but maybe someone passed by without seeing the body, and that counted?

[terriblesister]

I don't think so. We had to confirm she was dead before the alarm went. I don't think glancing would do it.

I even checked the doors afterwards but there's nothing odd about them. The stairwell door was just open; that's all.

[aozaki]

[She grows quiet.]

That is a first. Let's say there was an accomplice, but even if the killer had help, for the accomplice's presence to count means they must've been around after the kill. Recall week one and two's murders: Bernkastel and Annie both had no need to stay around and make sure their targets were dead. The method of murder, while lethal, still took time, but that window also gave them the chance to forge a solid alibi. So what's the point, doing this now? The rules also explicitly say that only the murderer will obtain their prize, an accomplice gets nothing other than endanger their own lives unless there are two bodies for the crime.

[terriblesister]

Either one of them had an incentive they both wanted, or the accomplice was completely crazy. [which depressingly cannot be ruled out in this house...]

[aozaki]

You think the item could be shared? It'll also depend on the properties of it, but I suppose that's a possibility.

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The second option isn't very helpful, but do you have anyone in mind, when you say that?