THE THIRD TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

THE THIRD TRIAL
(~SK. 17-18)


[When the investigation ends, the D O N G rings throughout the ship, followed by Zero's voice.]

It is time. Everyone, come to the theater. Time is...wasting.

[And so it is. The seating has once more changed to reflect the fallen-Moriarty and now Brain's podiums are draped in black. And, of course, there is no food-

The screens come up, and the mask of Zero appears, ever inscrutable. Their instructions are brief.]

Your Brain is gone, I'm afraid. Cut into pieces and cast aside...and someone here knows why. Now, it's time for you to discover the truth as well...if you can.


[The trial for the murder of Brain, the Blue, has begun.]

Comments

[yesorwoof]

Very interesting. But it sounds a bit strange to me.

I believe in this case, first one would reduce his capacity by using the rope as a strangulation ligature. This would cause bruising. Then one would make sure he was completely dead by snapping his neck through the motion of the suspended noose.

If I understand the description of the bruises correctly, we see something different. Bruises that were caused by taking the corpse down, not prior strangulation ligature.