[accidental video post]
[Klavier is perched on his chair in the crouched position several feet away from his desk and his computer. On his desk lies scattered papers and a rather large, plastic bug cage with a mesh top, inside of the cage are five dangerous looking bugs of the same species. Klavier is crouching in his chair with a very apprehensive look on his face while watching the bugs flutter around the cage.]
The horntail-butterfly…a death stalker, giant hornet…butterfly cross-breed [he began, speaking into a digital recording device] Cultivated at H.A.C.K. Corps…
[Pauses for a moment]
The horntail-butterfly has a bulb at the end of its tail covered with stings…there’s a particular nasty looking sting on the very end that resembles a black needle. When stung by that particular sting the horntail empties venom stored in the bulb of its tail into the…victim.
The horntail’s venom is potent enough to kill a man in less than an hour. Nice of the lab to provide me with five samples, ja?
[Another brief pause]
Traces of horntail venom was discovered during the autopsies of Doctor Nioklai McPherson, the first victim, and Prosecutor Tristian Bell-the second victim and original prosecutor for this case…
[Turns the recording device off and stares down the caged horntail-butterflies as though they may hold the clues.]
All fingers are pointed at Rodger Henley, custodian at H.A.C.K. and the suspect accused of the murders…a vial of venom extract and a syringe were discovered among his belongings. He had a motive too.
The Doctor had it all, didn’t he?
The looks, skills, a prestigious career, a gross display of wealth…heh…sounds like me…ah and the fangirl-ish affections of our custodian’s sweetheart…the good Doctor must have gone to Le Klavier Finishing School!
[Attempts to relax a bit, but the sudden movement causes an uproar in the horntail-butterflies and they begin to beat around in the cage. Klavier jumps back into his high-alert crouching position on the chair]
Relax freunde, no need to get hostile.
[Of course he is very aware of how stupid this is as they’re bugs and he’s a human…all he needs is a giant flyswatter and *splat* they’re wallpaper! Still, they’re dangerous, man-killers…but they’re in a cage…but they could get out…but the cage is secure…but…they’re ugly!]
One thing doesn’t make sense and that’s the dead prosecutor…Herr Bell. Henley was imprisoned after the murder of Doctor McPherson. So how could he have committed the second murder from behind bars? It’s possible…if my brother could do it…but my brother wasn’t a janitor…and it was kind of a fluke.
There are only two explanations that make sense [still addressing the horntails as though they were listening] either Henley wasn’t alone and he had a partner in crime…in which case the partner is still out there. Or Henley didn’t do it and the killer hasn’t been caught. Either way there’s someone still out there, ja?
Something still isn’t right here [taps his chin thoughtfully] Herr Bell, the original prosecutor for the case. He didn’t have a connection to Doctor McPherson or Henley or H.A.C.K…not that I’m aware of.
Yet, anyway.
He must have known something…what did Prosecutor Bell know that I don’t?
[ooc:Klavier's having a mini crisis, I can't go into all of the details of said crisis right now, but when I get a minute I'll be sure to fill in the little gaps.]