"Can we vote now?" asked Maxwell. "I think it is pretty obvious that Grace killed Seth."
"It isn't!" exclaimed Grace.
"No you idiot" replied Zoe. "Even though Grace is suspicious, we still don't know who killed Clay.
"And if we even get one killer wrong, we're dead" added Harry.
"We need to talk about Clay's case now" said Laurel.
"I agreed" I replied.
"Since Bradford and Annie found Clay while he was in his dying moments, perhaps one of them should start that conversation" stated Den.
"Not much to say really" replied Bradford. "Annie and I were walking to the lounge and we found Clay with his throat slashed."
"Did Clay say anything before he died?" asked Bethany.
"Anything would help" added Leah.
"It wasn't much" I replied.
"He tried to say Annie's name and that it was no use when she tried to stop the bleeding with her shirt" added Bradford.
"That was fun for me" said Maxwell.
"Shut up Maxwell!" cried Leah.
"You are so disgusting!" shouted Laurel.
"After this trial is over, we're gonna have a nice, long talk Maxwell" growled Bethany.
"Sucks to be you perv" replied Den.
"Focus people" demanded Zoe. "Did Clay say anything else?"
"He said one more thing, but I didn't understand it" answered Bradford.
"Rie" I replied. "Clay said rie."
"Rie?" asked Harry.
"What the hell does that mean?" asked Den.
"We may not be able to figure it out due to the circumstances of Clay" replied Bethany.
"It was probably worthless crap that doesn't matter in the end" suggested Zoe. "We should move on."
"Who could of killed Clay?" asked Laurel.
"Since Grace probably killed Seth, she probably killed Clay too" suggested Maxwell.
"Shut up Maxwell!" cried Grace.
"There isn't any proof that Grace killed Clay" I defended.
"That might be true for now, but Grace could still be the killer" reminded Zoe.
"First we should talk about the details before throwing names into the air" cut in Bradford.
"Can we all agree that both murders happened around the same time?" asked Den.
"Why do you think that?" asked Harry.
"Well I was thinking if Grace was the killer, she might of looked for Seth if she suspected him of taking a poisoned sandwich and Clay witnessed his death since he was also in the lounge. Therefore, she killed Clay just to be safe" replied Den.
"No!" yelled Grace.
"I still haven't accepted Grace as the killer" I replied. "But I can get behind the deaths happening one after another and the killer being there to witness Seth's death regardless if he got a poisoned sandwich before hand."
"If we're going down this path, then Seth was killed first and Clay was killed second" responded Zoe.
"Which means we vote for Seth's killer, then Clay's killer" added Harry.
"But can we be absolutely positive all of this is right?" asked Leah.
"We can" I confirmed. "I believe Clay was lying down on the couch in the corner in the lounge that faces to the wall. When I investigated the lounge, I found a trivia magazine on the floor near the couch. That is something Clay would read."
"Right" agreed Laurel. "He was the ultimate trivia master."
"If Clay was lying on that couch" I continued. "The killer wouldn't of seem him when they walked in for Seth's death. Clay probably heard what happened and leapt up from the couch."
"And dropped his magazine in the process" added Bethany.
"Which lead the killer to improvise and hit Clay with the glass vase of flowers on the head" added Bradford."
"Which stunned him and gave the killer enough time to slash his throat" continued Harry.
"The killer might of even thought that one slash killed him" finished Den. "Clay might of gone down and the killer made their escape, but he tried his best to crawl away right before Annie and Bradford discovered him."
"But we agree that Seth got killed first and then Clay?" asked Leah.
"I would say so" I replied.
"Grace killed Seth and then Clay" stated Maxwell.
"It is certainly possible" agreed Zoe.
"No please!" begged Grace. "I didn't kill anyone! If you vote for me, we'll all be dead!"
"All except the killer" argued Bradford.
"Could Grace really be the killer?" I thought to myself.
I then realized the truth.
"No stop!" I cried. "Grace can't be the killer!"
"Proof it" demanded Zoe.
"If you insist that Zoe poisoned the sandwich that killed Seth and was in the lounge to both make sure I happens and kill Clay when she realized he was there too" I continued. "Why would she leave the sandwich in the lounge for us to find as evidence?"
"That does make sense" agreed Laurel.
"Right!" agreed Grace. "The sandwiches would easily be traced back to me and the cause of death for Seth, so why would I leave it in the lounge?"
"You could of forgot it" argued Maxwell. "We all agreed the killer didn't notice Clay was in the lounge or had planned to kill him and improvised. You were in a hurry to escape before someone notcied and left the sandwich in the lounge."
"Yes the killer was certainly in a hurry and had to think fast once they realized Clay was in the lounge" I replied. "But they were still calm about the whole thing, they didn't fully make sure Clay was dead. If Grace did poison the sandwich Seth ate, she would of disposed of it so we wouldn't of discovered it."
"I told you it wasn't me!" demanded Grace.
"It appears Grace can't be blamed as the killer" stated Bethany.
"She still could of poisoned and roofied the sandwiches" argued Den.
"But the killer had to be in the lounge to witness Seth's death and commit Clay's" argued Harry.
"And if that was me, I would of disposed of the sandwich" countered Grace.
"It appears we do have to reconsider the prime suspect" replied Zoe.
"It has to be someone" replied Leah. "Laurel and I were roofied!"
"Yeah" agreed Laurel.
"We'll definitely figure it out" replied Bradford.
"But who else is suspicious?" asked Bethany.
"Oh no" said Leah.
"What is it?" asked Den.
"I really don't want to accuse this person, but.." answered Leah.
"Spit it out!" demanded Maxwell.
"Don't bite your tongue" ordered Zoe. "If you have an idea on who a killer might be, you need to say so.
"I'm sorry Harry" replied Leah. "But could it be you?"
"What?!" asked Harry.
"Huh?" I asked.
"You think Harry might of killed someone?" asked Laurel.
"I'm not saying for sure I think Harry is a killer" replied Leah. "Only he might be suspicious."
"Why might Harry be suspicious?" asked Bradford.
"After we had lunch today and we all split up for the time" continued Leah. "Harry and Clay went off to the game room. Unless someone else saw Clay, Harry was the last one to see Clay alive before."
"That is true" agreed Grace. "Harry and Clay did walk off together after lunch."
"Well Harry certainly has a target on his back now" replied Zoe.
"Wait!" I cried. "That alone doesn't prove Harry is a killer."
"But he is suspicious now" argued Den.
"I'm sorry Harry" apologized Laurel. "But you do need to explain here."
"I didn't kill anyone!" replied Harry. "After lunch, Clay and I played some games in the game room. Then we decided to split for a bit before coming back to play some more. I went to the courtyard to get some fresh air and Clay decided to head to the lounge."
"The trivia magazine can definitely prove that" I agreed.
"Of course Clay was in the lounge, but Harry can't prove he left Clay" argued Zoe. "For all we know, they never even went to the game room. They could of just gone to the lounge where he killed him."
"Clay and Harry were good friends!" I countered.
"Doesn't mean anything" replied Zoe.
"Yeah" agreed Maxwell."
"But still" I continued. "If Harry and Clay only went to the lounge, then how could Harry have killed Seth with the poisoned sandwich?"
"This is true" agreed Bethany. "Nobody had the chance to tamper with the sandwiches during lunch."
"Remember there can be two different killers" replied Den. "Someone else could of poisoned the sandwich Seth ate and he was dead by the time Harry and Clay got to the lounge. Then once Harry sees he has a chance to kill Clay, he attacks him. He probably even hoped the fact there is two killers would lead suspicion away from him."
"We'll be voting for Seth's killer first" replied Bradford. "If we decide on just one killer killing them both and Harry and someone else are the killers and we only got the first killer right, then only Harry would be leaving this school alive."
"How about this?" suggested Zoe. "Maybe Harry and Clay did off to the game room to play for a bit and actually did split. While Harry is off on his own, he tampers with the sandwiches and brings one to the lounge with the intention on offering it to Clay. However, Seth is already in the lounge before Harry arrives."
"The fat boy did eat on a lot there" agreed Maxwell.
"Shut up" ordered Zoe. "Seth takes the sandwich from Harry and dies from the poison and Clay is also in the lounge and notices Seth dying with Harry not doing anything. Clay realized the truth and Harry has to act fast to make sure he isn't discovered."
"Harry was down during the investigation" replied Den. "He probably had some remorse over the whole thing, but he still did it."
"Where would I even of gotten the poison from?" asked Harry. "The roofies as well?"
"There doesn't seem to be an answer" replied Bethany.
"If that is the case, then anyone was capable of obtaining them and using them" replied Zoe.
"Including Harry" added Maxwell.
"Wait!" I cried. "You only suspect Harry because it can be proved he was with Clay, but that doesn't mean he tampered with the sandwiches or killed anyone. Anyone without an alibi could easily be the killer as well!"
"I guess we should reveal what we were doing before Annie and Bradford discovered the bodies" replied Grace.
"Well Laurel and I should be in the clear" replied Leah. "After lunch we were together the whole time."
"That is right" confirmed Laurel. "Also don't forget we both ate roofied sandwiches, so we were asleep."
"We can eliminate both Laurel and Leah as potential suspects" decided Zoe.
"You can do the same for Annie and myself" replied Bradford. "Since we discovered the bodies."
"No freaking way jackass" replied Den. "It still could have been either of you."
"I don't think so" I countered. "During Clay's final breaths, he never accused either of us of being the killer or showed any signs that either of us attacked him."
"That is right!" agreed Bradford.
"Very well"groaned Zoe. "Annie and Bradford are also crossed off the list."
"Which would leave Den, Zoe, Maxwell, Harry, Grace, and myself as the remaining suspects" said Bethany. "But we can easily cross off a couple more people."
"Who would that be?" asked Maxwell.
"Me for one" replied Grace. "We already decided a killer would have had to be in the lounge for both murders. If I poisoned Seth, I would of disposed of the sandwich. Also right before Bat Wing's announcement, I was swimming with Annie and Bethany for a decent amount of time."
"Since Bradford and I discovered Clay in his dying moments" I continued. The killer attacked him not long before we arrived at the lounge, so that would also prove Grace didn't do it."
"The same would go for me as well" agreed Bethany. "Annie, Grace, and I were all swimming while the murders were happening or at the very least split up right as they happened."
"Well where did you and Grace head off to just to confirm?" asked Den.
"I headed in the direction of the gym" replied Bethany.
"That is true" confirmed Grace. "And Annie can confirm I headed off to the kitchen while she headed to the lounge."
"Indeed" I confirmed. "Bethany and Grace aren't killers."
"With those two out" replied Laurel. "That would just leave Den, Maxwell, Zoe, and Harry."
"Harry is still the most suspicious!" declared Maxwell.
"It could still be you Maxwell" argued Bethany.
"The four of you need to tell us what you were doing right before Bat Wing's announcement and if you have an alibi" declared Leah.
"I was simply reading in the library" said Zoe. "But unfortunately for me, I do not have an alibi."
"I was just chilling in my room and going for a walk" answered Den.
"I was hiding in my room after Bethany saw me watching you guys in the pool" said Maxwell.
"Pervert!" yelled Laurel.
"Like I said before, I was simply getting some fresh air in the courtyard after Clay and I left the game room to take a break from playing" confirmed Harry. "But no, I didn't run into anyone, so I don't have an alibi."
"Any of you four could be a killer right now" said Bradford.
"After lunch I did run into and talk to Den, Maxwell, and Zoe" I revealed. "But that was before I went swimming, therefore all three of them had the time to commit crimes."
"What can we do here?" asked Grace. "We can't seem to narrow down the suspects anymore."
"We'll have to go with our most suspected person then" answered Den.
"Which is Harry!" replied Maxwell.
"I didn't do it!" cried Harry.
"We can't just decide it was Harry just like that!" I cried.
"There still might be two killers" agreed Bethany.
"What other choice do we have?" asked Den. "We have to vote and if we don't have a definite answer, we go with our least likely one."
"Bye bye Harry" replied Maxwell.
"Shut up you creep!" yelled Laurel.
I had to think fast! I still believed in Harry and couldn't accept the fact he killed Clay or Seth. And if we didn't have all the facts, everyone else would just guess and we would all be dead! I went back over the whole case several times in my head. I payed attention to every little detail to find something we missed or overlooked! Anxiety was trying to get in the way of my thinking, but I pushed it aside! I kept thinking and...
"Can it be?!" I thought to myself. "This person killed Seth and Clay?!"