[ sometime in the evening after trial, zelkov will be emerging from the kitchen into the buffet with two dishes in hand — one of chopped greens and one of some kind of mix of ground meat and rice.
when he sees temenos, he'll pause and give him a nod. ]
[While Temenos is here in the buffet, he's not making an effort to put a plate together. He seems to be looking around for someone. Wonder who that could be, huh.
But he's more than happy to stop his search to speak with Zelkov.]
Likewise. You put forth some very good theories.
[But there is a matter that he does actually want to speak to Zelkov about...]
It is regrettable that suspicion was cast onto you today. I believe you handled it with grace, however.
[ in retrospect, he's not actually sure how plausible any of those theories were, but. he shakes his head. ]
Thank you, but they were valid suspicions given the line of logic we were pursuing at the time. Without any corroboration, my only real defense would have been that delivering such a convoluted and seemingly cruel death was not my style.
Be that as it may, surface level suspicions such as those can get someone wrongfully judged as guilty. There was nothing concrete pointing to your guilt, unlike with Sonya.
Simply having a multitude of specializations and spending time alone isn't enough, particularly when none of that matters once everyone falls asleep.
Much of that can be attributed to an incomplete understanding of the way the barriers worked.
[ or the... absence of the knowledge that there even were barriers, for some people... ]
We now know for the future that while it could be useful to document everyone's locations for the sake of plotting out the killer's route or finding inconsistencies, we should not consider them alibis. As you say, concrete evidence should be our focus.
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week 2, post-trial
when he sees temenos, he'll pause and give him a nod. ]
Thank you for your efforts today.
no subject
But he's more than happy to stop his search to speak with Zelkov.]
Likewise. You put forth some very good theories.
[But there is a matter that he does actually want to speak to Zelkov about...]
It is regrettable that suspicion was cast onto you today. I believe you handled it with grace, however.
no subject
Thank you, but they were valid suspicions given the line of logic we were pursuing at the time. Without any corroboration, my only real defense would have been that delivering such a convoluted and seemingly cruel death was not my style.
no subject
Be that as it may, surface level suspicions such as those can get someone wrongfully judged as guilty. There was nothing concrete pointing to your guilt, unlike with Sonya.
Simply having a multitude of specializations and spending time alone isn't enough, particularly when none of that matters once everyone falls asleep.
no subject
[ or the... absence of the knowledge that there even were barriers, for some people... ]
We now know for the future that while it could be useful to document everyone's locations for the sake of plotting out the killer's route or finding inconsistencies, we should not consider them alibis. As you say, concrete evidence should be our focus.