Do you really think so? The earliest risers get up at around five to six, those who turn typically does so retire to their rooms around ten to midnight. That's still a large time frame, and it could potentially be sped up if the culprit - or accomplice, has strength and experience.
[She doesn't look thrilled, because who does when it's something like this. No complaining about being on the list twice on a row; eh, she's not the only one, at least.]
Altman came by the bar around 9 for a drink. As Latvia testified*, Belarus stopped by roughly half an hour earlier, though she hasn't stayed for more than a few minutes. I can't say much beyond that, unfortunately.
((*OOC: Retconned with Latvia, as mentioned in the mod Plurk!))
Ah... I did not notice Miss Belarus stop by, but Mr. Altman was there when I was. As was Mr. Clyde and Mr. Spain... [plenty of witnesses, then.] If no one saw him after, I suppose that we could tentatively place their last known movements at between 8 and 10PM.
Still, as you have said, that is a large window of opportunity...
Ah, I see. I stepped out once or twice so it must have been then...
[Kaoru's hand briefly pulls away the kerchief blotting out the stench in the room; it's a habitual-looking, nervous sort of gesture.] I suppose that is what we need to focus on for now, then. Determining the potential window of opportunity, whether or not there were two culprits involved, and why the crime scene was set up in such a way. It seems as though the window has been discovered, at least - or a rough approximation thereof.
It does, but the crux of the issues remains that slipping poison into alcohol is quick and extremely easy to do, for any suspect involved. We also know quite certainly that Belarus didn't stop for a drink, she only refilled her flask before retiring. If that's the cause of death for both victims, it could have been pure fluke if the culprit simply chose two bottles they thought most likely to be consumed. The bar had significant traffic last night, I've had some red wine myself. Do you see the problem?
You are saying that it is extremely unlikely for just those two to come away poisoned if alcohol was the delivery method, simply because there was no telling which bottles would have been selected by the targets or if anyone else would have accidentally imbibed some as well... Correct? That, and even a quick slip of poison likely would have been detected due to the high number of people...
Right, although they could've done their homework in advance. In Altman's case at the very least, since he's a deadweight necessary to target in order to obtain the poison in the first place. For all we know, there are other bottles in the bar that have also been tempered with, but given the rules that only two players can be killed and one plot can occur during the week, god knows how those criteria are enforced.
You mean to say that it might be possible more than one person drank a beverage that had been poisoned ahead of time, but that because two had already imbibed first, it did not have an effect...? Does anyone recall which bottles Miss Belarus or Mr. Altman drank from? If that is the case, they should be disposed immediately.
You saw the number of people there, any of us could've went for the same bottle. At this point, you may as well touch nothing from the bar again; what would stop the culprit from having worked with more than just two bottles?
I feel as though understanding that much may help us, but... the thought process of this week's culprit is already beyond me. I fear I would not be of much help even if I theorize.
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[She doesn't look thrilled, because who does when it's something like this. No complaining about being on the list twice on a row; eh, she's not the only one, at least.]
Altman came by the bar around 9 for a drink. As Latvia testified*, Belarus stopped by roughly half an hour earlier, though she hasn't stayed for more than a few minutes. I can't say much beyond that, unfortunately.
((*OOC: Retconned with Latvia, as mentioned in the mod Plurk!))
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Still, as you have said, that is a large window of opportunity...
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[She nods.]
It doesn't narrow much, but it's a starting point.
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[Kaoru's hand briefly pulls away the kerchief blotting out the stench in the room; it's a habitual-looking, nervous sort of gesture.] I suppose that is what we need to focus on for now, then. Determining the potential window of opportunity, whether or not there were two culprits involved, and why the crime scene was set up in such a way. It seems as though the window has been discovered, at least - or a rough approximation thereof.
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It still seems so reckless... This entire murder does.
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Do you really want to?
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So... whatever was poisoned was deliberately directed at the two of them.
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[haha, "fun"...]
Well, thank you for the confirmation.
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I think she likes it when we're nice to her.
[For future question asking reference anyways.]