Once again, the contestants are ushered into the drawing room at 9AM Thursday morning. This trial, they will be investigating the death of Dave Strider.

Upon everyone's arrival in the drawing room, the doors are shut and the week's suspects are revealed. This week, the suspects will be Beat, Michael Altman, Spain, Reiko Aya, and Belarus.

Yuzu starts the trial off by wondering which other tool the killer picked besides the katana. After examining Dave's body, Lithuania finds a skeleton key, answering that question. With both tools nearby the victim, May wonders whether Dave had intended to murder one of the deadweights and been killed in self-defense. Further discussion of this topic reveals various holes in this theory, such as why the body had been stabbed from the front when he'd fallen on it and why there was no sign of a struggle near the elevator on the second or third floors in that case.

Meanwhile, Rapture wonders if Dave could have fallen from somewhere other than the elevator. She and Susan investigate the rooftop but find nothing unusual up there. They find Dave's key tossed in some laundry in his room. Along the way, they test the skeleton key and figure out it can open any room door. They also inspect the kitchen and find tape stuck to the bottom of a table in there.

Kaoru and Yuzu go to investigate suspect rooms. It doesn't seem like they find anything that stands out, but they take the chloroform bottles just in case. Kaoru also examines Dave's body in more detail and determines that the wounds are blade-shaped and that Dave likely didn't struggle while being stabbed, as well as finding a swollen gash on the back of his head. She and Yuzu then go to search the elevator shaft with a flashlight.

Beat is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. After some clarification on his rooftop habits and sniping about last week's trial, the conversation eventually turns to the blood found on Dave's desk. He, Susan, and other people begin to discuss the idea that Dave had been knocked out in his room before being dragged to the elevator shaft and stabbed. Kaoru also brings up the fact that even though the body had been cold, the blood had still been somewhat sticky, and suggest the possibility of one of the culprits having the power to manipulate the body's temperature. Stiles wonders where the blood is and how the killer got out of the shaft.

Michael Altman, Siren, and Belarus all offer to take questions and clarify things if necessary. Siren demonstrates her ability in front of Susan and also questions the motives the killer may have had with this week's incentive. Spain brings up the idea that the murder could have taken place in any of the empty rooms from those who've died, as the killer had a skeleton key. Latvia and Clyde go off to investigate this.