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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
OK folks -- calm down -- you're letting yourselves get carried away -- I know the writing is dazzling & witty, filled with unforgettable characters you've never met, but you must approach this mystery just like any regular mystery:
1. Did you have an instant instinctual flash: "Aha - X is guilty"?
2. Which characters have alibis?
3. Which characters couldn't possibly have done it?
4. Which character(s) is(are) lying?
5. Who is the obviously guilty party?
The characters talk a lot, but a careful reading of the episodes will guide you to the solution.
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Alibis for when?
It's rather difficult to establish a timeline with Alex drinking innumerable hot toddies at the same time (or are evening and nightly hot toddies different?) and alleged fights with pshrynk being witnessed at the same time as well. And "earlier this evening", when everything seems to have happened, is not very accurate either...
Oh and the whole thing gets that little bit more complicated when we are not entirely sure who the dead body is - or if there is one at all, though I'll take your word for it.