Trial #1

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Discussions about the murder will be here. put your theories here.

[King V]

"I suppose it's up to the detective to begin the discussion. Let's start with the things which are obvious."

"The murder weapon used by the culprit was the Flail found on top of the body. The victim's head was smashed in, clearly indicating that blunt force trauma was the cause of death. There appears to be an injury on the victim's right arm, but Terrance testifies that this injury happened before the murder."

"Now for the tricky part. From testimonies of the people who were at the scene, I get the impression that the victim died when he opened the door to the Kitchen. I hope some of the witnesses can elaborate on this point, since it seems to be critical to how the murder was done."

"The only other thing left at the scene was a roll of duct tape, and I found many traces of duct tape inside the room and some markings on the door, as well as duct tape on the murder weapon. I do have a theory on how this fits into the murder, but I will give all of you a chance to speak your minds first."

[Daiwa Scarlet]

*Ushio frowns while trying to visualize the room*
(Do correct me if im wrong...)

Door... triggered trap... Chair and flail taped to ceiling?.. knocked down when the door opened?.. So Reyn was hit at the door? It knocked him forward... and smashed his skull... now how does this connect to the murderer...

[Giorno Giovanna]

"I can confirm that this punk's arm was broken before he kicked the bucket."

"After all that was my handy work, who did he think he was?  Taking my blood, I made sure he paid for it."

[Falin Touden [Ven]]

*Fuko walks into the room, kind of rushed*

"It seems the detective and Ushio are on the right track may I give you my ideas?".

*Fuko looks around the room and nods*

"When looking at the kitchen door I found out it can open both inwards and outwards. However when looking at the chair, it looks like it has been pulled forwards, I believe that Reyn pulled open the door towards the cafeteria, the chair which was attached to the door was then pulled forward, and the chair which would of been attached to the flail then pulled that forward which smashed Reyn in the face. As it was attached to the ceiling".

*Fuko stops*

"... Um well that's all I've got for the theory for the actual death of Reyn, as for the culprit, I wil go back to investigating...".

*With that, Fuko leaves again with a nod*

[Daiwa Scarlet]

"Seeing as Reyn fell forward... the flail should have hit him on the back of the head... I doubt his forward momentum would have been enough to keep going forward even after getting hit hard enough to have his skull smashed in... unless he fell forward because of the two behind him..."

[The City [EclipseZwolf]]

The supreme one is confused. If the guy was killed with a trap, does it matter how it worked?

THE SUPREME ONE SAYS IT BASHED HIS HEAD IN, END OF STORY. WHOEVER SET UP THE TRAP IS THE BAD GUY, SO COME FORWARD AND RED MAGNUS WILL TEACH YOU TO NOT FIGHT WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE SUPREME ONE!

[Funny Valentine [Silentgod]]

Terrence walks in.

"Here is what happened from my perspective. Susan and I were walking around the first floor looking for the detective. There is a lab on the ground floor that requires eleven blood samples to open. That is why Reyn jabbed that guy over there and took his blood. It is his own fault if he took it without permission though.

"In any case, after a while, we couldn't find the detective so we assumed she must be hiding. We decided she would most likely be in the kitchen or the club room since they have the best places to hide. We went to the kitchen first since it was closer.

"There we found the door to be covered up in duct tape. Susan and I removed the duct tape but we were hesitant to walk in since it was pretty suspicious for it to be taped up like that.

"Fuko and Reyn then walked in. I explained to Reyn what is going on and asked if he could check for us. He cooperated and went through. We waited for about six minutes. Fuko left and I got impatient and I went in. There we found Reyn's dead body. That is all I have to say for now. You can also ask Susan to verify my story.

"And before anyone suspects me for accidentally leading Reyn to his death please note Susan and I have been pretty much investigating together nearly the whole time we were stuck here. Neither of us had a chance to get away from each other and set up the trap."

[Falin Touden [Ven]]

"Ushio, maybe the flail was stuck on the ceiling in a way of it hitting him from the back of the head. Also with the delay of the chair going forward and pulling on the duct tape keeping the flail attached to the ceiling. It would give time for him stepping into the room".

"As said before, Terrance and Susan were right behind them. I was actually at the back of the cafeteria... drifting off in the distance, staring at the garage door".

[Funny Valentine [Silentgod]]

"Oh and I did hear something fall within seconds of Reyn entering the room."

[King V]

"I see there is some confusion as to how the trap in the Kitchen worked. Allow me to share my insight."

"The trap operated with duct tape attached to the Kitchen door, the chair, and the ceiling, and finally to the Flail. The duct tape kept the Flail suspended from the ceiling, and I suspect that the chair was used as added weight to prevent the Flail from falling. Finally, the duct tape was attached to the door as the key suspension mechanism."

"When the door opened, the duct tape on the door would come loose, creating an inbalance in weight between the Flail and the chair, causing the Flail to fall on the victim's head, thus killing them. The duct tape that Terrance found on the outside of the door was most likely to ensure that the Flail would not fall prior to the door being opened. Obviously this trap was designed to last quite a while."

"Now, to determine the culprit, here is the theory I propose."

Culprit: Terrance
Victim: Reyn
Murder Weapon: Flail
Method: Trap method as described previously, items used were duct tape, the flail, and the chair. All items were most likely taken to the Kitchen first to set up the trap.

"It is likely that the culprit themselves lured the victim into the trap. The Kitchen is not an ideal place to put a trap because it is distanced from the hallway, making it less accessible. As such, Terrance is the most suspicious, since according to his own testimony, not only did he suggest investigating the Kitchen, he also urged Reyn to enter the room.
Terrance's alibi with Susan holds very little ground, since one of them could easily have been unconscious (asleep) at one point, leaving the other to do whatever they wanted."

[Funny Valentine [Silentgod]]

"Ushio, did you happen to see anyone enter the garage while you were tinkering with the fake exit in there?"

[Daiwa Scarlet]

"I do not believe I had noticed anyone else... but the tape was probably also gone by that point as well. It may have been there earlier, but the tape was gone by that point...
Shall we try to narrow down the time frame for the setting of the trap? I had been in the kitchen two days ago for almost the whole day (19th), so the trap had definitely not been set at that point."

[Funny Valentine [Silentgod]]

"The reason I ask because there was a flail in the garage. I remember examining it but not picking it up. Ushio clearly saw me do that before I left with Susan to look for Red Magnus to try to tear the fake exit down. I was not able to bring him along and by the time I got to the garage with Susan, Ushio had just flooded the garage. So either someone went into the garage and took the flail without Ushio noticing. Or there was another flail our there."

[The City [EclipseZwolf]]

THE SUPREME ONE WISHES TO TRY! LETS SEE WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF THIS!

THE SUPREME CULPRIT: THE MYSTERIOUS VOICE FROM NOWHERE![voice from the invisible intercom system]
THE PITIFUL VICTIM: REYN
THE RED MURDER WEAPON: SUPREME FLAIL
THE OVER(LORD) METHOD: Red Magnus says that the voice from nowhere did it with the flail! The voice is probably hiding in the ceiling and walls with some secret pathways! Red Magnus believes the voice set up this trap to make it look like one of us did it without access to their SECRET TUNNELS OF COWARDICE! IN ACTUALITY, THE VOICE SIMPLY WAITED FROM SOMEONE TO ENTER THE ROOM AND CLUBBED THEM WITH THE FLAIL. They dropped the flail, resulting the supposed noise the redheaded not supreme one heard. THEN THEY FLED BACK INTO THEIR SECRET NETWORKS FROM A SECRET ENTRANCE IN THE KITCHEN! It is sealed with those funny card things Red magnus suspects and only the voice's card opens the wall! WITH THEIR TUNNELS, THE VOICE COULD HAVE SET EVERYTHING UP EASILY WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING!

AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT RED MAGNUS SAYS HAPPENED!!!!!