

That's what they say right? 'How can you work with that fucking cunt?' If I have to hear it in a courtroom one more time, I can take that, as long as when it's all over I don't have to hear your whining and complaining any more. There's nothing anyone can call me that I haven't been called a hundred times.

Not a single corpse must be left for mortals to investigate. Absolutely no evidence of the kill must ever be left about. They are different now, and more stringent. The Rowan and Damia were at home, both recovering from the traumatic incident. Ackerman and Afra were also seated around the table.

They were in a shielded conference room in the bowels of Callisto Tower. You're very kind, Captain, Jeff Raven replied with sincere gratitude. Something may arise at the autopsy to explain it. But, according to you, she ate very little for supper, and yet the symptoms do not develop until early the next morning! Now that is a curious circumstance, my friend. Still, it is a possibility to be taken into account. Inglethorp's case, the symptoms do not manifest themselves until five o'clock the next morning: nine hours! But a heavy meal, taken at about the same time as the poison, might retard its effects, though hardly to that extent. Its effects would be felt very soon, probably in about an hour. Well, strychnine is a fairly rapid poison. Therefore she drank it between then and half-past eight certainly not much later.
