Third Trial

[stagemanagers]

[Once again, the sound of opening doors echoes through the opera house as the investigation draws to a close.

Time for your third trial.

The courtroom looks the same as ever, save that Darla and Eliza's podiums are now arranged in the same funerary fashion as the other deceased cast members. The lights from the bulbs standing in their places seem to cast the rest of the house even more in shadow, even as the crystal chandeliers still glitter dimly above. The Balladeer is hidden backstage once more, somewhere behind the red curtain drawn shut across the stage. Once everyone's taken their places, he speaks up.]

Alright. Let's do this.

Comments

[trettende]

[ Excellent! ]

This looks like stage makeup. Like the kind in our rooms.

[ Which means... ]

Why was the killer was wearing stage makeup when they handled this bottle?

[dontfeedplants]

... Maybe the killer normally wears makeup, and while applying it accidentally got some on their fingers?

[irreprochable]

Or they touched the face of someone who normally does?

[trettende]

Does Eliza wear makeup? It could have transferred from her face...

[onthebusagain]

I don't know about Eliza, but Darla took an interest in mine, when I was doing it earlier this week.

[trettende]

Really? [ He wouldn't have figured, her being so young... ]

Is it possible the killer ended up with some on their hands after throwing her in the washer?

[onthebusagain]

Yeah, she was watching me put it on, and-- I should have been nicer

[She hadn't been mean either, which is saying something for Heather, but the whole animal-drowning thing hadn't made her want to be as nice as she should have been.]

[trettende]

Hey, it's not your fault.

What's important is that we figure out who's behind all this. Do you know of anyone else who could have used that kind of makeup?

[onthebusagain]

I only know for sure that Darla, Winslow and I were using the makeup. Those are the only ones I'm positive on.

[robitussin]

...Whoever it is, maybe they still have some on their hands. We should test everyone.