# MuSR / 

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{"choices":"['Zara', 'Catherine']","narrative":"In the hushed silence of the library, Floyd lay dead with a shiv protruding from his chest, prompting Detective Winston to weave through the labyrinth of books and suspicion, targeting his primary suspects, Zara and Catherine.\n\nWinston glanced over the crime scene again, the quiet library now a place of death and horror. The victim, Floyd, lay lifeless on the floor, an unlikely end to his ruthless pursuit of money. Floyd had refused to give up on collecting from Catherine, an airline pilot who had fallen on some hard times with missed mortgage payment after missed mortgage payment.\n\nStepping away from the crime scene, Winston called in a visit to Catherine. Her house felt quiet, almost sparse, a faint memory of better times perhaps reflected in something he noticed frequently in the past few weeks - her obsessively reading through her scrapbook, scanning, examining, dwelling in her past. It was hard to imagine a woman like Catherine having to sell her own plane, but interestingly enough, substantial debt and strain could cause people to do things they wouldn't ordinarily consider.\n\nAs Winston noticed Catherine walking up to the front door, an odd sight caught his eye. Catherine was holding her well-thumbed scrapbook in one hand, and newspaper clippings and obituaries littered the ground around her. A more careful look revealed an extensive collection of obituaries forming a large part of her scrapbook. The other hand held a familiar object – a pair of scissors – as she cut out pieces of articles to add to her collection. And discarded scrap clippings ferried by the breeze were scattered about. It was clear that the scrapbook activity was a frequent one. Task completed, she then tucked the scissors back into a bag that also concealed a shiv. Catherine felt a certain sense of comfort and preparedness when she had her shiv at hand. Her military background had made her adept at it, and she had never stopped carrying one, even after leaving the service.\n\n\"Catherine?\" Winston asked, subtly studying her.\n\n\"Yes, that's me,\" Catherine responded without trying to read into his intent.\n\n\"You were in the military, right?\"\n\n\"Correct. Piloting planes wasn't my start.\" She retorted, the scars of battles both physical and mental marked meditatively on her persona. Indeed, she was an unlikely debtor, having once been highly trained personnel in military combat – the shiv was her preferred weapon, which she'd practiced with consistently after her service days.\n\nWinston noticed the agitation in her eyes as they turned to the topic of Floyd. It was evident Floyd's continuous demand for money had stirred up enough frustration and desperation within Catherine, and the fact that he was planning to take legal action against her only added fuel to the fire.\n\n\"Well, Catherine. Nice talking to you,\" Winston said, standing up from the porch steps. \"This is routine, we're talking to everyone Floyd knew.\"\n\n\"Of course, detective. I understand,\" Catherine said, her rigid military bearing showing through.\n\nAs Winston drove away, he couldn't help but replay the entire conversation in his head. Flight or fight. In Catherine’s case, she was always prepared to do either, hence the shiv in her bag. With her financial situation forcing her into a corner, it seemed like fight was becoming her only option.\n\nWinston browsed through the case file while sipping his freshly brewed coffee. The victim, Floyd, was found dead in the library, dead from puncture and cut wounds, potentially from a shiv- an easy enough weapon to make or find.\n\nHe sat back in his chair, looking over the CCTV footage from the library. The video stream showed Zara, a local fashion designer known for her extravagant style and equally extravagant temper, walking in and out of the library on the day of the crime. That wouldn't normally place her as a suspect... if it hadn't been for the fact that Floyd and Zara didn't exactly get along.\n\nFloyd had told friends on numerous occasions how Zara had asked him for money, a request he'd always refused. Winston flicked through more notes - Zara had been spending a frightening amount of money on drugs, and her erratic behavior had seen her lose more than one important contract. \n\nHe clicked his pen thoughtfully. Zara was well-known for her intricate designs and elaborate fabric work, often using scissors and needles, objects commonly found in her toolkit. It didn't take a seasoned detective to figure out that, with enough motivation, any of these objects could be easily reshaped into a makeshift weapon. \n\nWinston took another sip of his coffee, rubbing his temples. He looked again at the CCTV recording of Zara. She seemed on edge, showing the typical nervous energy of someone under the influence of drugs. He remembered Zara from a case a year ago- a dispute with a rival designer. She had improved her status in the fashion industry immensely since then, but her life clearly had a negative twist.\n\nThe library had been filled with people the day Floyd was murdered. Zara, on five separate occasions, was caught on the CCTV entering and exiting the library. Floyd was no different, he also spent a majority of his day there, lost between the shelves of literature. Winston thought back to his initial conversation with his colleagues about the case: something didn't feel right.\n\n\"You said Zara often works with sharp tools, right?\" Winston asked the officer taking notes. \n\n\"Yes, scissors, needles... she says they give her the precision she needs for her work.\" The officer replied, looking up from her notepad. \n\nWinston knew he had a long day of investigating ahead. With one last glance at the CCTV footage, he left his office prepared to find the truth.","question":"Who is the most likely murderer?"}

Source: https://zayne-sprague.github.io/MuSR/

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