Midterm Exam

[lockdownmods]

Midterm Exam.

[ Once again, the exam begins with the desks arranged in a perfect circle; one desk for each person that's participating in the program. There are nameplates for everyone, and they have been bolted to each of the desks, facing the inside of the circle...

...including the deceased. Their chairs have been placed on top of their desks, signifying that they will not be needed. Above of their desks are holograms of their portraits from their profiles, grayed out and bloodstained.

Today Han and Vivienne both are at the front of the classroom, but it's Vivienne that finally speaks up. ]


Today is your Midterm exam. Having successfully passed the halfway mark for the semester, today's proceedings will be a little bit different.

You are responsible for finding the culprits responsible for the deaths of Doris and Hank Anderson. You will have several hours to discuss the evidence and your decision. Know that there are two people among these here that bear the responsibility for these events. You will be asked to vote for each. The two with the highest number of votes will receive their punishment.

...Your midterm exam begins now.

Victims.






Suspects.



[ The physical evidence tray sits in the middle of the circle of desks; you all have the Evidence app on your tablets to access photo evidence. ]

Examination START.

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Comments

[buriedearth]

Maybe we can assume this happened in the beginning:

Doris has a note typed up sometime at night, before somehow managing to give Hank a note, likely without him being aware of who did. Then after that, Hank heads over to the AV Room to meet up with her--I'm thinking that it's likely he at least had someone with him at the time too. Because he'd know better than to go by himself at night.

[ Or at least he'd think so. ]

Then, when he heads in, I think he might've been attacked at some point by Doris, but because she's much smaller than he is, she's able to out maneuver him. Since Mike's said she's capable of forcing people out windows...I can only imagine that she eventually was able to grab Hank and throw him right out the window.

But, I'm not sure what happened after that.

[throwabookatit]

Are we sure he was thrown? Honestly...the tracks in the courtyard begin where the glass is broken.

Was there any evidence that the golf cart went out the window? Because I'd buy that.

[buriedearth]

You mean, if the golf cart was in the AV Room?

[ ... ]

I'd think that if there were tire tracks in the room.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Well, maybe if the golf cart was inside to begin with, maybe. You'd need to have something to make the tracks, like soft ground or mud on the wheels.

[swordsinternally]

The tracks I found did seem to come from the main building, apparently...

[whatsmytalentagain]

You got an exact location? Or, pictures, maybe?

[swordsinternally]

Just these. I didn't see any tracks inside, though.

[unhalting]

Yeah, but would something like that even survive the drop down?

[whatsmytalentagain]

... Good point.

[sendintheclown]

Haha! Who'd try to drive a golf cart out of a window?

[and why didnt he get to SEE IT]

[throwabookatit]

You're questioning this. You, of all people.

[ SIGHS. ]

I don't know, but it's an angle to consider. Since people were wondering about being able t- ...to throw...Hank.

[sendintheclown]

If that's what happened, I'd regret not hanging out with that person more!

[devotingly]

Wouldn't we have found track marks in the AV room? Hank didn't have any on his person.

[whatsmytalentagain]

I'm guessing then someone threw Hank's body in a golf cart and started chasing Doris around the pool area until they ran her over. Then I guess they lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into the shed.

Correct me if I got something wrong.

[unhalting]

Did it actually look like a crash? [he wasn't there, so.]

[buriedearth]

[ He looks thoughtful... ]

I'm not sure about the crashing part, but I think that sounds about right. Someone throwing his body into the cart would fit with why I found him the way he was. And if someone wanted to take care of Doris, remembering what happened in the AV Room--that she was quicker than they could chase on their feet.

[ososoi]

...Why would they throw him on the cart like that? If they were chasing that hat, then why would...?

[buriedearth]

I'm not sure. I'm kind of a little iffy on that part...but if his body landed out in the courtyard, that's the only way someone would be able to move his body.

[sendintheclown]

Maybe they thought he was still alive, and took him along for the ride!

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Speaking of the golf cart... do we know who exactly the golf cart used in the crime belonged to? I’ve been thinking that If we assume that Doris was the one behind Hank’s murder... than perhaps she took Mike’s golf cart and drove it to the courtyard. Then... all she would have to do after sending Hank out the window to his death would be to load him onto the golf cart so she could hide the body.... but her killer perhaps came across the scene and got to there golf cart before her... and started chasing her with the golf cart. Eventually they caught up and ran Doris over.

[Or... at least that’s one possibility.... Poe looks over at Mike

So was that your golf cart?... or is it someone else’s?

[covertizer]

... But where does the second person fit into all these theories? If we were voting for one person, then this would add up. But we're not.

[unhalting]

Depends on if you think Hank was alone when he got attacked, I guess.

If he was, then the only time someone'd be able to come in would be after all the cart shit.

[covertizer]

[ He's this close to putting his head on the desk and smacking his forehead against it until answers fall out. ]

But if he was only attacked by one person then... do we even know what counts as holding responsibility? Do they mean that two separate people committed the murders, or that two people set up the sequence of events that led to deaths, so share responsibility?

[buriedearth]

I think there had to be a second person in the AV Room at the time Hank was attacked. But, it could've been that they weren't able to keep Hank from being thrown through the window.

[lovedanime]

You're really confident about this...

[please tell him you weren't that second person]

But I think you're right. There was a kitchen knife, switchblade, and taser. For one thing, that's two sharp weapons. One of them was probably what Hank used to scratch the floor when he was stabbing Doris skittering around nimbly down there.

If we assume Doris invited Hank with the intention of killing him through slashing claws or a shove through the window - it really makes no sense that she'd have an additional sharp weapon and a taser on top. More so when you found Hank never got tased?

At least one of the three tools probably belonged to "the deck person in the AV room".