murdermanor | week 6

week six trial

[At 9 AM precisely, the old grandfather clock chimes once again, and the doors to the drawing room are opened. They will remain open until everyone has come inside, after which they will shut behind them. It is not possible to leave on your own, although perhaps if you have a specific purpose the hostess will allow you to go, as long as you are accompanied by a partner.

The room is set up comfortably, with several tables by the fireplace set out to assist with the trial. The Hostess will also remain in a seat near the fireplace, next to the scales on the mantle. At lunch, the doors will open to bring in a large meal on an automatically rolling buffet, and at 3 PM, tea and finger sandwiches will be served. You'll be able to enjoy the trial in comfort, of course, but the information cards set out on tables will not allow you to forget your true purpose here.

At 7 PM, the trial will adjourn for the day. Players will be escorted by the Hostess to the ballroom, where dinner and wine will be served until 10 PM, at which point players will be required to return to their wings in groups with their wingmates and will be locked in their bedrooms until 8:30 AM the following morning.]

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It's in the spirit of the season, don't you think? Maybe they were trying to make it look like it was a... spiritual occurrence, rather than an actual one to get them off the hook.

That's...actually not a bad theory.

But why? They knew we'd be given a list of suspects.

To deter away from the actual crime. Isn't that what framing and deception are usually about in these cases?

As it is, there are way more Halloween-relevant clues in this case. For all we know, some of them might not even be related and are placed here to fit the whole theme of the mansion itself, rather than the actual murder.

Maybe one of our suspects is enthusiastic about the season and felt the need to play along. [ A pause, then a smirk. ] If that's the case, you can cross Spain off the list.

Why does he get to be crossed off? [Spain's a jerk.]

Have you seen the way he reacts to someone even mentioning spirits? No one could play up being that afraid, especially him.

That's not fair that he gets off just because he's a total wuss!

I don't like this junk either.

That's exactly why he would get off. Why would someone so terrified of spirits try to perform an occult-related ritual? Or even make it remotely look like one without fear of releasing spirits from another plane?

It's like Latvia dismembering Belarus. Unless he's playing everyone a fool, there's no possible way Spain would even consider committing a crime if he knew their spirit is going to come back in some way. You might not like it, but he's terrified of it.

[ She is being as vague as possible in insinuating that she has both caused and witnessed it first hand. ]

Fine. Then if Spain gets off then I should totally get off too.

Wearing costumes is fun and going door to door and extorting people for candy is one thing, but I wouldn't do something like this either. I'm Catholic.

The only thing I've seen you freak out about is that your reading just very well may be accurate.

Otherwise, it's hard to go on just word when I've actually experienced seeing Spain's reactions.

That's so not true so stop saying it!

And. Like.

There's a reason my alibi sheet says I was avoiding certain rooms this week okay so you don't know everything....

I still haven't seen any evidence of you avoiding spirits myself though. Sometimes you can't trust word alone.

[ Is that a call back to Ukraine's trial "execution?" It may or may not be, but with the way Rapture says it... it sounds like it has implications behind it. ]

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You have?!

You were the one who told me at Dave Strider's trial that Sharon's spirit was haunting the manner. Your reaction alone proved more than enough of how unsettled you are by it.

He's not a Halloween fan?

I think he's terrified at the notation of life after death and the unrest of spirits. Malicious or not.

Ghosts and stuff, not actually that big of a deal. But okay, creepy magic and ghosts not his thing. Think chemistry is?

If we don't account any of the ritualistic stuff as clues, then... [ She shrugs. ] Maybe.

Didn't Latvia say something at the last trial about knowing how to recognize poisons...? I don't think he'd be that dumb to admit something like that and then kill someone by poison a week after, but getting his opinion on the matter might help.

That's another good point. If only we knew what that stuff on the boil was.

Guess it'll come to us when it's relevant. People still have their one time use poison testing kits as prizes, so I guess if it comes down to it, we'll have to use one.

Unless that's also a false clue. For all we know, someone could have just stabbed him and ran away.

Yeah, it could be really important. Though you'd think they'd have taken it off.

Halloween is all about tricks and mischief. A slight of hand is simpler than we think it is! Illusionists make us focus on one thing, so they can get away with performing another. Who's to say these clues aren't any different?

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I-I never said that!

I know how to recognize alcohol... If it's bad or if there's something strange in it I can tell, but I really don't know much about poisons in general.

Hmm. Okay, I'll buy it. I don't think this gives you any more reason to be suspicious than anyone else, at least.

Oh, I wasn't really thinking of suspicion... I just didn't want you to expect something of me that I couldn't do.

[That being said, if they backed him into a corner he'd probably be able to do it]

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