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[Farrell]

I have a new theory. We are all infected with the virus now. The murderer is the one that infected us and so is someone we all know or have interacted with. The murderer's goal is to spread the virus for reasons unknown. Evan figured out that we all had the virus and the murderers intentions so he invited us all on board to kill us to contain the spread of the virus. The murderer figured out evans plan and stopped it before evan could implement it.

So who would have access to the virus and be able to infect us all? I'm still leaning very strongly to Judy.

[Amer]

I said I'd give my backstory last, and I will. You won't find it interesting, though. I've already disseminated everything from it.

I don't buy Judy's backstory. The word naturally implies that there was information presented beforehand which made a desire to dive into the lake a natural next step. And there's still the bit at the end about wanting to "fully investigate Mildville" once she has the money. Judy's "quote" also places the first paragraph of her story directly after Evan's deviation warning. In every other backstory, there is a space between the warning and the first paragraph. Now the question is, what is Judy trying to hide. Obviously something about investigating what's in the lake, but it must implicate her in the murder or she'd have shared it.

There are no symptoms for the virus (that's what I've been told), and I don't see any difference between "host" and "infected". I think Evan is just saying that the virus has an incubation period of 6 months where it isn't contagious. Saying that people who have it are "immune" to it, however, makes no sense.

I don't know that Sarah actually has "The Virus". I've read that she had a malady that Quizzleberry was treating her for, and I've heard twice that it was merely arthritis. If anyone can track down where "Sarah has the virus" comes from, I'd love to see it. There are, however, at least two carriers, based on Farrell's clue.

"The doctor doesn't even know that those who catch the disease from us are immune."

We can assume that I'm one, and that the doctor is not the other. Speaking of whom, it looks like Judy is leading the poll as the current favorite.

[Annie McClarabow]

Isn't Judy the Mildville historian as well as friendly local doc? If so, I think her interest in investigating Mildville more fully can be assumed as true. I do think she's holding something back but her curiosity as to the town isn't so suspect.

Why would a specialist in virus' be treating someone for arthritis - a malady not caused by virus (as far as I know), but by degenerative wear and tear and bad genetics? I'm pretty sure that Sarah having the virus was revealed before her arthritis was. She must have both. Or maybe an arthritis-like condition is a symptom once the virus has matured? That seems most likely.

Kyle's had an interest in the virus and Amer supplied him with the sample for Judy to study.

[Annie McClarabow]

If the hosts are a different species like, maybe, ALIENS , perhaps they can carry the disease but not be impacted by it. Like a dude carrying the HPV virus. Dudes hardly ever get cervical cancer.

[Judy]

Farell, your one trick pony is getting boring. If we are all infected and Evan knew this so wanted us aboard the SS to kill us to avoid spread, would we not all have had to come in contact with one another before the cruise?

I will be happy to forward my back story to anyone who sends me their e-mail address (I have Annie's, Mike's, and Paula's) or tells me how to do it in some other way.

The Doctor doesn't even know that those who catch the disease from us are immune.

Whomever said this seems to know that the doctor is clueless about the virus so she would hardly have murdered Captain Evan for reasons outlined by Farrell.

[Annie McClarabow]

Seriously guys, ALIENS!!!!

[Farrell]

Mar 28, 2012 13:01:38 GMT -8 Judy said:

Farell, your one trick pony is getting boring. If we are all infected and Evan knew this so wanted us aboard the SS to kill us to avoid spread, would we not all have had to come in contact with one another before the cruise?

I will be happy to forward my back story to anyone who sends me their e-mail address (I have Annie's, Mike's, and Paula's) or tells me how to do it in some other way.

The Doctor doesn't even know that those who catch the disease from us are immune.

Whomever said this seems to know that the doctor is clueless about the virus so she would hardly have murdered Captain Evan for reasons outlined by Farrell.

Judy,

I only started to suspect you because you were being suspicious, hiding information and coming after me. for no reason I outlined those reasons in detail above. Others have found your actions suspicious as well hence your 3-4 votes in the poll above.

Your only theory that I am the murder is based on my attacks on you while I have been giving good concrete theories based on information at hand that you are the murderer. If you are not, then you need to counter my reasons with FULL disclosure and a viable alternative than me. As my backstory explains I have zero incentive to kill Evan and actually got screwed by his death since it was intention to leave everything to the hospital.

As to your question, we would not all have to come in contact with one another but with ONE other person or you. You could have infected all of us or maybe dan and amer were the initial carriers, you examined them, got samples and infected all of us. Evan found your research notes and invited dan, amer, and the rest onto the boat to stop the spread of the virus.

I'm not 100% sure its you or even 51% sure, but you are my best guess right now.

[Annie McClarabow]

Hey. Is anything happening yonder in the Native Natitional Forest? Or at the Museum of Mildville? Perchance some ALIENS are hiding amongst the dense underbrush of our pristine forest?

(BTW apparently a person can die from complications associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Adrienne Rich did just that today).

[Super Sarah]

Gah!! I have so much catch up reading to do but I'm totally slammed at work... anyway, here is my clue:

During the intire evening of the murder, you we're with Stoneburner and MaGoo (who was steering the ship). This is from sevral hours befoere the murder to the point when Mike was summmoned to break down the door.

I copied and pasted exactly, but will totally provide a screenshot when I can get around to it. The curious thing about it seems to be all of the spelling errors, so maybe Evan's ghost was really tired/drunk/rushing? I mean seriously... wtf? Is someone else writing these? Does the murderer have special powers? Was it a zombie/alien/witch/werewolf/vampire?

[Annie McClarabow]

yes, yes, yes... misspellings galore. Most likely because Evan's ghost is up at ungodly hours trying to fit all his work into one day and he saves his finely edited work for, you know, paying customers.

Anyways, ALIENS!!!!

[Annie McClarabow]

I bet there's a clue floating out there with bearing on time of death - rigor, maggots, other yucky stuff. BTW, was a window (what you sea folk call a "porthole") open in the captain's quarters when Evan was found?

[Judy]

Aliens! I like the idea.
Yes, I too realized that the spelling resulted from Evan's attempt to keep the SS Mildville afloat while working.
Farrell, Evan gave you the money for the newspaper and the t.v. station and the two of you were to sign the contract aboard ship. Captain Evan's death came before the signing which means that you get to keep the money and the properties. Seems like a solid reason for murder.
As for me, the hospital is broke so I have no job to return to (well, parttime historian, but the pay is really low). I would greatly benefit from Evan leaving his money to the hospital (new Will). Frankly, I would have waited for the new Will before knocking him off.
Now, rather than our dickering back and forth, let's marshall forces and look at someone else. How about we examine Kyle and Son who seem to be snoozing in their cabins. Or Amer, who hasn't attacked anyone on board or presented us with any color graphics this go-around. (P.S. I think Skipper Mike is way to obvious as the murderer.)

[Farrell]

Mar 28, 2012 15:05:43 GMT -8 Judy said:

Aliens! I like the idea.
Yes, I too realized that the spelling resulted from Evan's attempt to keep the SS Mildville afloat while working.
Farrell, Evan gave you the money for the newspaper and the t.v. station and the two of you were to sign the contract aboard ship. Captain Evan's death came before the signing which means that you get to keep the money and the properties. Seems like a solid reason for murder.
As for me, the hospital is broke so I have no job to return to (well, parttime historian, but the pay is really low). I would greatly benefit from Evan leaving his money to the hospital (new Will). Frankly, I would have waited for the new Will before knocking him off.
Now, rather than our dickering back and forth, let's marshall forces and look at someone else. How about we examine Kyle and Son who seem to be snoozing in their cabins. Or Amer, who hasn't attacked anyone on board or presented us with any color graphics this go-around. (P.S. I think Skipper Mike is way to obvious as the murderer.)

your theory against me is pretty sound, but you forget that it was I who disclosed the fact that Evan paid me up front in week 1 or 2. Also you generally have to give back the money if the deal didn't go through so unless evan didn't tell anyone about the deal and did it in cash someone is going to be looking at me for that money. Also since I told everyone, anyone can tell the rightful heir about the money.

I would love to vote for someone else if we can get a good theory against them. I do agree that Mike is too obvious. Aliens just seem to out of left field for me. Anyone could be an alien so it would just be picking a random person again.

[Amer]

Seriously, though, the aliens theory doesn't help us. The only thing we have to go on right now is motive. Evan was going to change his will to leave everything to the hospital, which Farrell owns. That's a counter-motive for Farrell.

The only person who really has a strong motive is Mike. There are some other theories and possible motives, but nothing even remotely compares to Mike receiving all of Evan's money upon death. Add to that the fact that Evan was changing his will to leave it to the hospital instead of Mike, and it's even more suspicious.

Even if Mike is too obvious of a choice, can anyone give me a reason to vote for anyone else? A reason that's better than Mike's motive? I don't know that Mike did it, but if I can't find someone who's more suspicious, who else can I vote for?

[Mike Lenin]

I think you should change your vote to Judy. She was treating patient zero. She has more information than meets the eye. I did not murder Evan. A vote for me gains you no points. You need to work on solving the murder. I have a very very very important clue that I will grant you in exchange for you not voting me off. If you vote for me, it shows that you have no interest in the clue that I am purposefully withholding.

If the clue stinks, vote me off the next week.

[Son Anheuser]

Mar 28, 2012 17:39:38 GMT -8 Mike Lenin said:

I think you should change your vote to Judy. She was treating patient zero. She has more information than meets the eye. I did not murder Evan. A vote for me gains you no points. You need to work on solving the murder. I have a very very very important clue that I will grant you in exchange for you not voting me off. If you vote for me, it shows that you have no interest in the clue that I am purposefully withholding.

If the clue stinks, vote me off the next week.

Pah, for withholding information alone I vote you.

[Annie McClarabow]

Mar 28, 2012 17:39:38 GMT -8 Mike Lenin said:

I think you should change your vote to Judy. She was treating patient zero. She has more information than meets the eye. I did not murder Evan. A vote for me gains you no points. You need to work on solving the murder. I have a very very very important clue that I will grant you in exchange for you not voting me off. If you vote for me, it shows that you have no interest in the clue that I am purposefully withholding.

If the clue stinks, vote me off the next week.

I'm not voting for you. Why don't you share your clue with me now?

[Erik Coppertop]

Judy looks shifty...Amer might be shifty and Mike has all the motive...could it be that easy? Kyle hasn't said shit really. And now Paula has gone quiet.

Jeez....who to vote for?

[Judy]

I can't think of one good reason why Mike would both withhold his clue and taunt us with it. Perhaps his clue is, "Mike did it."

I'm with Amer. Aliens are fun but even though obvious, Mike seems to have the best reason for offing Captain Evan.

[Paula - old account]

Sorry, Paula has been relatively quiet compared to the chatter on the boards today (although Sarah also had some catching up to do; and, I did post last night). Busy days....spring is in the air and so is the wedding planning biz!

Farrell's comments about aliens amongst us is definitely an intersting theory, but now I'm even more confused...are we looking for aliens or are we looking for the murderer??? Is his theory based on speculation or some new clue? It certainly paints Captain Evan as an altruistic mariner....or more acurately, as a Kamikaze mariner, willing to sacrifice his own health to save the world.

I didn't submit a flag, so I don't have a new clue to share, but I still need some help making sense of the ones that were shared. And, then there is the one that is purposely being withheld...where is the hostage negotiator when we need one?

Yes, there are a few viable motives floating around, but then there is the opportunity part. And, now, Mike, who has the most obvious motive, seems to have a solid alilbi as to his whereabouts during the time of the murder.

And, for the record, I am not aware of any significant relationship that I have with any other woman onboard...as spicy as that might sound!