Trial 1 - Christie

[Chatt]

The screen crackles to life with an image of the late king.

"Oh dear, did someone die? How long did it take, I wonder?"

"Well, let's bring the killer to justice!"

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Use this thread to debate the murder of Christie. Use the colored truth system please. Remember if you are not the murderer, no lying using purple.

[John Dark Souls]

"So, this is a pretty big find so I think I'm gonna go first. So, I checked like almost entirety of Deck 2, and I think I got one thing figured out. Pretty sure the murder happened on Deck 1!"

[Quindecim/Scott]

"Why do you think so? Explain please."

[Barrett Bear, esq.]

"Uh huh. And whoever committed the murder left behind a lot of blood. On Deck 1, there was a knife missing from the kitchen. I think it might have been used in the murder."

[Arie Camillia]

"I think I can second Ruka. There were blood drips from Christie's corpse into the main hallway from the foyer, but I didn't see any other blood drips or evidence of her body being moved or dragged. It would've been rather bloody and obvious if she were carried to the Second Prince Foyer, no?

As far as I know, the blood drips continued towards Princes 3-5 and reception, but they petered out before reaching any destination."

[Satori]

"So it would seem that one of own had died protecting our goddess and this is unacceptable! Therefore we the Royal Queensguard of Carmilla on behalf of our divine eminence shall bring this killer to justice!"

[Daiwa Scarlet]

Hu Tao slaps a chunk of meat onto the stand. There are various knife stabs in it. "From a little testing I found that the most likely weapon would be a fillet knife, although this doesn't rule out the possibility of similar knives."

[Quindecim/Scott]

Hmm... I see. Also the [red]stab wound size seems to small to be inflicted by a pencil. Perhaps a knife or a scissors would fit the bill.[/red]

[King V]

"Before we starting discussing the murder itself, I think we need to discuss what happened before the murder. Specifically, the three blackouts that happened during and after the concert. The first two blackouts were short, and this is because I spoke with the crew on deck 3, and they were in charge of quickly fixing any blackouts that happened, but the third blackout that occurred shortly after the concert was very abnormally long, and I discovered that the crew was threatened by a tall shadow man to not fix the lights."

"This murder would not have been possible had the lights had not been off for such a long time. Therefore, it's my belief that the culprit must have threatened the crew on deck 3 beforehand so they could operate under the cover of darkness. That means the culprit must be a tall man who went down to deck 3 at some point after the concert."

[Barrett Bear, esq.]

"I think we can pretty confidently say the murder was committed with a knife. Probably a fillet knife, but I doubt a radically different implement was used."

"And I think it's fair to admit it, I sabotaged the lights and masqueraded as a royal official. Nobody was threatened, but I did conceal my intentions. But I'm sure Vinny can confirm, as we passed one another, that I hadn't left electrical until directly before the lights returned."

[Quindecim/Scott]

"Well, I've never been to the concert, so you can write me off as the suspect."

[Arie Camillia]

Apr 2, 2023 14:45:07 GMT -8 Quindecim/Scott said:

"Well, I've never been to the concert, so you can write me off as the suspect."

"Would this not implicate you as well? You're saying it's possible you were down on Deck 3 messing with the electricity if you never attended the concert in the first place.

Do we currently have any idea whether all three blackouts were caused by the same person?"

[Quindecim/Scott]

"Well, if you must know, I was in the Lounge Hallway the entire time. Good enough?"

[Barrett Bear, esq.]

"I only caused the most recent blackout. The prior two were caused by unrelated parties."

"I will also note, there was no abnormal taste to the wound. I find it highly unlikely any poison was used."

[King V]

"The person(s) who caused the first two blackouts don't matter, it's obvious to anyone who was present that Christie was alive and well during the concert when the first two blackouts happened. Only the long third blackout that happened after the concert matters, and 01 already admitted to causing that blackout! That means he's admitting to murder! He must be the culprit, or at the very least an accomplice to the crime!"