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[Rob_Gandy]

Spoiler for More thoughts

Violet would seem like the most likely killer at this point, but if we analyze the last things he says...

She liked to cook too...

“I know who the killer is.”

B-kun had just finished speaking to Violet. In his mind he says 'She liked to cook too...' Now she could refer to Violet that isn't a real stretch, but the word liked is what causes to me to rethink this. If he had thought 'She likes to cook too..' then Violet would most likely be the killer he was thinking of, but liked...this causes me to think it may be an old acquaintance, ex wife or someone else from their past.

[CaptainEd]

THe prior B-kun story ("Study in Scarlet", I don't have a link to it, but it's still in this forum) mentions, but does not describe, a female of some importance to B-kun. On the other hand, the Study in Scarlet is sure to have had Red herrings...on the other other hand, Violet begins with "V"...

[phaze]

Violet begins with "V"...

so does Victor and Vittaro, I think Victor would have been more specific if it was Violet

[CaptainEd]

All true. Of course, he may have died before finishing...Still, I totally agree we don't have a case against her or anybody else, merely a hint. (Until someone sees deep into the ramified labyrinth of Y-san's creation).

[phaze]

@Y-San What is B-Kuns gender?

[Yoruichi-san]

@Y-San What is B-Kuns gender?

Male.

Good observations, everyone. There are references to things revealed in past series, to be revealed in future series, etc. There are a lot of things that tie in to the over-arching storyline(s), which are necessarily vague. but I try to make things that tie in to the current mystery pretty clear.

[Rob_Gandy]

I guess I'm gonna jump on the Violet train as well. Or at least say that B-kun believes her to be the murderer.

Spoiler for Reasoning

Well, she invited him there to investigate the murder, but when he gets there she proceedes to start a talking about other things. It isn't until B-kun redirects her that she gets teary-eyed and begins to talk about the situation.

Now lets look at some of the things she says.

“My father, Victor O’Hare, the one whose name is on the sign...he died...he...was murdered.”
By choosing to add in that her father was part of the firm instead of her seems like she is trying to distance herself from the scene to draw the suspicion away from herself.
If she is the killer, I'd assume, seeing that B-kun has a past with her and doesn't suspect her from the start, that this is her first murder. Because of that, she stumbles over saying what happened to him as I would think someone with a conscience would do. It is as if she is speaking slowly so she doesn't accidently admit her guilt.

"The kitchen...I mean, the crime scene, has pretty much been left the way it was. None of us have had the heart to go in there since the body was discovered."
By calling it 'the crime scene' instead of 'the kitchen' she, again, seems to be trying to distance herself from the scene. 'The kitchen' would indicate familiarity whereas 'the crime scene' wouldn't.
She refers to her dead father as 'the body?'

“Yes, that’s where he was found. They took samples of everything but left things the way they found them...the way I found them. I was the one who found the body.”
She fails to mention that she found her father's body at first, but seems to add it in here as an afterthought. Almost as if she just remembered that she told the police she found the body and felt the need to add that in.
Again she refers to her dead father as 'the body.'

[Yoruichi-san]

Sorry, I realize that many here do not remember my previous stint of mystery series, but I tend towards the, like, Japanese/manga style of mystery where it's more about the 'trick' the culprit uses than about psychology.

Also, my 'detective' is usually pretty infallible...okay, maybe at times a bit unrealistically so...*whistling*

[hoopajoo77]

Ok Y-san, its been two months since the last comment, please divulge the answer. I have spent many hours on brainden, yet i have never posted a comment/answer. So please, in celebration of this momentous occasion, tell your answer.

[dms172]

Spoiler for my 2 cents

 "And I doubt the police will find the murder weapon, the killer had the chance to take it with him when he carved the A.”

I believe the murder weapon is what we should be deciding.

 

towel could have put a poison on his hands, but that probably wouldn't get him to eat the poison.

he hadn't served anything yet, so he probably hadn't used any plate yet

He definitely had used a spoon to taste the soup, or whatever is on the stove, so my guess is Michael Vittaro poisoned the pot then took the spoon when he check to make sure violets dad was dead