I'll check in, then. Would you like to bear witness?
Ah, that's what it was? You are good with chemicals, so thank you for clarifying. But knowing that, isn't it even more unusual? Rubbing alcohol is a run-of-the-mill cleaning product, and while overdose is lethal, it ought to take one cup in an adult male while chloroform can also kill for far less. Going at it systematically, it wouldn't help the investigation like the fingerprinting kit or the poison detecting kit. It can't be used for sustenance and health like food, water, and medical supplies either, and while it can be tweaked to kill, it's nowhere near as straightforward as poison, rifle, sword, or crossbow. Finally, it also can't exactly assist, in the cases of extra chloroform, skeleton key, map of secret passageways, and hidden storage compartment.
[She finishes the list, hands now resting over her hips.]
That's like asking why the culprit would want to hide crucial evidence, May. If the box wasn't found, people would make guesses, continue searching, and keep theorizing. This happened last week, before the skeleton key was brought up. If the box was found, however, people may grow complacent and accept the content without asking further questions, especially if the item isn't useful and doesn't very much fall in line at all with the rest of what's provided on the list. The other possibility is that it could've contained other things alongside the rubbing alcohol, and some people have gone out searching, I'm aware, but keep in mind that the smaller the object is, the easier it is to hide.
[She shakes her head, straightening her back.] Either way, assuming the innocuous would be to the killer's advantage. It's a smart move, although if it was me, I wouldn't go for rubbing alcohol. It sticks out too much like a sore thumb. [Rubbing alcohol not fitting in with the rest of the type of objects the tools list has is a legit observation, okay. ...So is admitting that you wouldn't go for that sort of decoy too, but hush.]
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Ah, that's what it was? You are good with chemicals, so thank you for clarifying. But knowing that, isn't it even more unusual? Rubbing alcohol is a run-of-the-mill cleaning product, and while overdose is lethal, it ought to take one cup in an adult male while chloroform can also kill for far less. Going at it systematically, it wouldn't help the investigation like the fingerprinting kit or the poison detecting kit. It can't be used for sustenance and health like food, water, and medical supplies either, and while it can be tweaked to kill, it's nowhere near as straightforward as poison, rifle, sword, or crossbow. Finally, it also can't exactly assist, in the cases of extra chloroform, skeleton key, map of secret passageways, and hidden storage compartment.
[She finishes the list, hands now resting over her hips.]
That's like asking why the culprit would want to hide crucial evidence, May. If the box wasn't found, people would make guesses, continue searching, and keep theorizing. This happened last week, before the skeleton key was brought up. If the box was found, however, people may grow complacent and accept the content without asking further questions, especially if the item isn't useful and doesn't very much fall in line at all with the rest of what's provided on the list. The other possibility is that it could've contained other things alongside the rubbing alcohol, and some people have gone out searching, I'm aware, but keep in mind that the smaller the object is, the easier it is to hide.
[She shakes her head, straightening her back.] Either way, assuming the innocuous would be to the killer's advantage. It's a smart move, although if it was me, I wouldn't go for rubbing alcohol. It sticks out too much like a sore thumb. [Rubbing alcohol not fitting in with the rest of the type of objects the tools list has is a legit observation, okay. ...So is admitting that you wouldn't go for that sort of decoy too, but hush.]