Sam was examining the ax. Artie examining body. Finn and Puck standing with him. Quinn and Tina are not there in the moment.
"It's perfectly clear. The murderer must have crept up behind him, swung the chopped once and brought it down on his head as he was bending over." Artie said.
"Would it have needed great force?" Finn said.
"A woman could have done it if that's what you mean." Artie checks to make sure Quinn and Tina are not there; they are not. "The girl could have done it easily. She's an athletic type. In appearance Tina is inoccent-looking, but that type of woman has often a lot of wiry strength. And you must remember that a mentally unhinged person would have a lot of unsuspected strength as well."
"No fingerprints on this. Handle was wiped afterwards." Sam said.
Laughter is heard. Quinn appears on opposite side of the terrence, laughing hysterically.
Quinn still laughing. "Do they keep bees on this beach? Tell me that. Where do we go for honey? Ha! ha!"
Sam, Finn, Puck, Artie stare at her in amazement
"Don't stare like that! As though you thought I was mad! It's sane enough what I'm asking! Don't you understand? It's all in the poem, in your bedroom! Nine little soldier boys chopping up sticks, One chopped himself in half and then there were eight! That's Blaine! Eight little soldier boys playing with a hive, A bumblebee stung two and then there were six! So I'm asking... do they keep bees on this island? Isn't that so funny...?" Quinn Laughing wildly.
Artie comes foward and slap Quinn in the face.
Quinn gasps, hiccups... swallows, sighs "I'm all right now. Thank you. Tina and I are getting you breakfast. Can you ring some sticks to light the fire?" She leaves and goes inside.
"Well, you dealt with that all right, Artie" Sam said.
Artie apologetically. "Had to! We can't cope with hysteria on top of everything else."
"She's not a hysterical type." Puck said.
"Oh, no. Good, healthy, sensible girl. Just the sudden shock. It might happen to anybody." Artie said.
"Let's go get some breakfast." Puck said.
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And Then There Were Fewer
Mystery / ThrillerFourteen people, all were friends while they where in school, and some are while out. And are invited to Atlantic Beach, off the New York Coast. Quinn Fabray, a former governess, thinks she has been hired as a secretary; Noah Puckerman, an adventure...
