Painting the Town Red

Victim 6: A Spoonful of Poison

Suspects: Luigi, Waluigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Birdo

Victims: 1 Toad, Bowser, Daisy, Rosalina, Mario, Wario

Killer:

That was not as hard as I suspected it would be.

Both heavy hitters are out of the question now.

There is no one left to defend the rest.

And the way that Wario was killed... My, that made it easy to cover.

You took a huge risk, Luigi. A very large risk.

I have to be careful now. There are very few suspects left behind. And they are much smarter than my past victims. I need to focus on covering my tracks more than anything now.

And I need to be more discreet.

Much more discreet.

They aren't using their time responsibly... This works in my advantage.

However, I think the purple one knows who I am.

He needs to be taken care of next, especially if he and Wario had conversed when we weren't together.

And I already have a plan.

This is going to be filled with nostalgia.

And now I have an opportunity to truly test my boundaries.

Five down, four to die.

Eight, seven, six...

How quickly time ticks...

Birdo:

When she had heard the screams, Birdo had used them as a beacon to find her way around the area. The lights had come on but two minutes ago.

Secretly, Birdo was pleased. It isn't easy to orient oneself if one has a boyfriend who sticks to you tighter than glue. Birdo didn't care though. It was good to know that she had someone who cared for her that much, even if Yoshi could be a little cowardly at times.

The oak paneling of the courthouse door greeted her.

"Another murder? In here again?" She whispered half to herself, half to Yoshi.

"Yoshi..." The dino whispered, terrified.

"I know sweetie, but we can't let them by themselves. We need to know who to suspect." Birdo murmured, gently planting a kiss on Yoshi's cheek.

"Let's check it out." Birdo said, pulling away and reaching for the handle.She opened it.

And caught Peach right in the middle of a scream once again.

"What in the..." Birdo said, blinking in shock.

It wasn't the sight of blood splattered all over the floor that surprised Birdo, but the figure who was drenched in it.

"Darlio?" Birdo asked, stepping into the courthouse. Her voice resonated off the high walls and the figure in the blood froze.

Peach's eyes flicked to Birdo and she barely shook her head. Saying 'no' without uttering a word.

Birdo scoped out the area for a while longer. Birdo's eyes set upon a crumpled form leaning against the judge's stand.

Waluigi?

Birdo stepped in, but stopped short as she heard shallow panting coming from the red figure.

It stood, pressing its hands against its head, its wild sepia hair being held between fingers in the appearance of a madman.