They are not siblings. Their siblings live back in my home, or among my disciples. Though they do frequently devour their siblings...
[The closet is neat, hung with plenty of dark coats of various types. Shoes are lined along the bottom, though only the boots get real wear out of them. His most used boots besides the pair he's wearing are the large black ones lined up against the wall.]
Didn't think you were, darlin'. But bringin' up somethin' like this would only get people throwin' accusations, myself included, if it weren't my head on the line. You understand?
Yes, this person was confident. Confident enough to believe that they wouldn't be caught cutting up a body! Was the cutting deliberate - definitely. But the reason for it was to distract us from figuring out the finer details of the murder and to muddle what we could find.
Not this much money, and not an item that can grant three wishes either. They might be after that instead of the cash - you can do a lot with three wishes.
The bed is unmade, and foul-smelling. As discovered before, there's vomit in the bed, as well as urine. Some of the sheets have come off and are twisted down on the floor.]
'The reason for it was to distract us from figuring out the finer details of the murder and to muddle what we could find'? Why do you say that with such confidence? Why do you keep on insisting on what is only a theory? Goodness, do you want to get executed?
Excuse me, Hostess. If an accomplice has been involved, would their prize be the same as the main culprit's? Tangentially, will the accomplice receive their prize, if the true culprit is executed?
...I suppose searching doesn't preclude thinking, either. What we need to think about while we run about the house is to determine who could have had the opportunity to poison Belarus and Mr. Altman and the means by which the poison was distributed.
I'm tempted to say we ought to test the flask, but it's only one use, after all.
[Susan understands what he means quickly enough even without seeing the list.]
I still say there ought to be a sort of rotation schedule. It's practically unfair. Simply because you have no skills to speak of doesn't mean you can't be a potentially unhinged murderer.
...And here I stand with my back to you rummaging through clothing.
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