[MaC] An Almighty Row: Lounge
Allen Veazey
veazeyae at gmail.com
Wed Jan 12 10:28:57 EST 2005
> > > There was also a slight residue on the inside of the pill bottle.
> > That
> > > might have come from the pills jostling around, but it seemed
> > > surprisingly gritty (if Warren examines it that closely).
>
> Cyril watched over Warren's shoulder as he examined the contents of the
> bottles. "That's definitely arsenic," he pointed out, nodding at the
> gritty substance. He squinted at the pill bottle and added, "And I
> don't know, but it almost looks like it was in that bottle, too, at
> some point."
"I had a strange feeling," Warren added, "that this might be the
case." He looked up and in the direction of the kitchen.
> > >> Marjorie came back into the lounge at this point, a small
> > >> bottle in her hand. She glanced around, then moved over
> > >> to where Warren was looking at the contents of the bottles.
> > >>
> > >> "Here," she said to Warren. "He had these in his pocket,
> > >> too. Liver Salts," she said, wrinkling her nose as she
> > >> put the third bottle down near the other two. "I think
> > >> it's yours, Mr. Beaman," she added.
>
> He glanced down at the bottle. "It could be," he answered.
Warren carefully unfolded the washcloth farther, and placed a
small amount of the bottle's contents near that of the pill bottle.
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