Week 4 - Trial

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Week 4: Trial

It's dawn when the Sergeant calls everyone to the courtroom. Despite the early hour, the tribunes of the room are as full as the last two times, sleepy townspeople glaring and looking at the visitors with distrust. The Sergeant told everyone to get to their spots. Anyone who looks behind them, will see the bailiffs carrying Sting Eucliffe away, who is trying to resist them but doesn't seem to have enough strength to do that well.

"Don't worry about him. That guy ate a lot of ice and frost for reasons I don't understand, and now he has a very bad cold. I don't want him making everyone in this room sick, so he's excused. No, that's not a hint all of you should get sick to avoid these trials."

There are more podiums draped in black now. Clarisse, Eric Lecarde, and Jughead Jones have joined the dead, and their podiums look lonely without their occupants.

With a twirl of the gavel, the Sergeant recites:

"Today the trial will focus on solving the murder of..."

He takes a PDA out of his pocket, and holds it in the air. The PDA's text-to-voice software says: 'Forsythe'

"...Pendleton Jones the Third. The circumstances need no introduction, we all are aware of them. Here are your suspects"

            
Once everyone had a moment to see the faces in the photos, the Sergeant adds:

"By the way, there are two separate culprits today. Yes, two of these five people directly caused Jughead's death. When it's time to vote, remember to vote for two different people."

Let the trial begin.

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Comments

EVIDENCE

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[quickpersuader]

A bottle of Strychnine tablets found in the bushes outside the diner.

[silvertongueheir]

There were handprints leading away from Jughead's body. The weight suggested someone putting their whole weight on their hands as well.

Re: EVIDENCE

[carbide]

[Olympia sets a handgun and a can of spray paint on her podium.]

I believe both of these were used.

[carbide]

You said hands?

[what the fuck?]

HAND CHECK

[silvertongueheir]

We might as well get this done first. Suspects, let me see your hands. [Franciscus will check them both to see if they match the size of the handprints he found and if there's any hint of frostbite or other signs of touching ice on them.]

[quickpersuader]

[Kino's eyes fix on her photograph for a moment, her mouth opening in a small "o" shape.

Ah. Right, then.]

Ask me whatever you want.

[silvertongueheir]

Precisely. What is stranger is that according to Niwatori, none of the birds saw someone walking on their hands.

emetophobia tw

[odasaku]

[ well... seeing himself on the suspect list is definitely. Something. he doesn’t look to shaken up, actually. ]

So I found Jughead’s body... it was in a strange position, unnatural for a recently dead person. He had three gunshot wounds to the chest, but none of them had hit a vital point. Besides that, there was bile in his mouth, and he had a scent of bitter almonds near his mouth, too.

Besides that, I found a half-eaten burger by his body. It had two types of cheese, although one of them had an odorless, white powder on it. And lastly, I found the sign-up sheet for the Variety Show, the schedule, and a note that said “I’m sorry.”

[relieable]

[he’s here, but he doesn’t look too happy about this. first his pal Sting is taken away, and then he finds out there are two murderers? and a kid and an old lady are on the suspects list... this is grim. he’ll just stay quiet for now]

[pursuitofdeath]

[Dazai will not come right out and say you can ask him anything. He's just leaning back and listening to the proceedings with his eyes closed very casually.

That can't stop you from asking though so-- if you have questions. This guy is here.]

[odasaku]

[ oda will show his hands! he’s got no frostbite, that’s for sure. ]

[odasaku]

[ well, again, oda doesn’t seem too shaken up by this. ]

Ask me anything, I guess.

mods!

[odasaku]

[ oda looks at the gun— what can he tell about it? ]

[quickpersuader]

[Kino obligingly shows Fanciscus their hands: they're clean, and there are no signs of frostbite or ice.]

[odasaku]

And where did the handprints lead to?

[clearities]

[ SAKURA IS HERE.... and also not liking it but she Exists to contribute ] Do you think we could compare the note with the sign up sheet to see if we could find out who wrote it? [ If it's someone who signed up for the show, at least. ]

[cartesio]

[Thank goodness for your gun expertise, Oda.

You'll be able to see it's a Glock 17, 9mm.]

[pursuitofdeath]

[Fine, fine. Hands! The bottom of his palm is where his bandages start, but the majority is free and clear of obstruction. There doesn't appear to be any signs of frostbite at least.]

[silvertongueheir]

They led into the park, but I couldn't follow their exact route beyond that.

mods please

[clearities]

[ raises her hand in the air like a good child ] Um, Sergeant-san, can I ask something...? Um, you said that there are two people behind this, but what would happen if one or both of them got away with it? I mean-- I don't want them to, but-- would both of them be able to get the... immortality? [ This is a Very Bad Question to ask but someone's gotta. ]

m o d s

[odasaku]

Oh.

[ he blinks, obviously not having thought of that. ]

That’s a good idea.

[ he’ll set the note and the sign-up sheet next to each other— does the note’s handwriting resemble any of the handwriting on the sign-up sheet? ]

[cartesio]

If both get away with it, both get the reward, and each one get their medal to be able to leave the town at the end of May. It's only fair -- after all, both had a direct hand in Jughead's death.

[marmoron]

At the pharmacy, a display was knocked over as well as a missing bottle of cyanide. Whoever took it was in a rush. Cosmo wasn't able to get a clear sense of who was there by scent.

There were also some footprints outside. Whoever it was, they had feet that were roughly the same size as mine. Maybe a little bigger.

[clearities]

[ THANKS, SHE HATES THIS ] ... Thank you.