week 5 - trial

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week five trial



victim



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[inthebones]

...Only insofar as we would know the how long it would take before the poison exerted its effects. It might inform us whether or not they were poisoned in the bar or earlier.

[pandacea]

Very well! In that case, I am off to the library to find any books that may help us!

[inthebones]

Thank you, May. You're right, though; we oughtn't spend too much time pondering on the specifics, so don't fret if nothing comes up immediately.

[pandacea]

[comes back book in hand!]

Hmm...I'm having difficulty finding a specific poison that would cause all these symptoms, but it seems like vomiting is a common side affect from poisonous plants.

[inthebones]

...Many poisons are derived from plants, I believe. Hemlock, nightshade... Mistletoe, even, which we spent some time discussing the previous week.

[Not that Susan knew anything about Norse myth.]

Are any of them slow-acting, did you find?

[pandacea]

Yes, it would be quite simple to create an infusion with one. If the poison really did come from the deadweight tools, it may have even come pre-made.

[flipping through the pages] Actually, I believe most of them are. Even deadly nightshade would take hours before death.

[inthebones]

Hours as in two hours or... ten?

Mr. Altman was partially undressed for bed when he succumbed. It's possible he stayed at his desk for several hours with his writings; there were quite a few scattered pieces of paper.

But if it didn't happen at the bar, it must have been during dinner. ...And it would be even riskier then...

[pandacea]

It would depend on the dosage and the type of plant.

[flip flip flip] Aconite would be within an hour or even near instantaneous with a large enough dosage. Hemlock would take several hours. Nightshade takes quite a bit longer and may possibly even last over a day, although the symptoms would be obvious.

[inthebones]

...Well. I suppose we've ruled out one poison, at least. A small dosage of aconite sounds reasonable, or perhaps a larger one of hemlock.

Thank you, May. That's probably the best we can do short of finding the actual poison.

[lo and behold]