Five Magic Bullets

[sami]

Don't mess with me boy ! I didn't come off the last banana boat you know.

sorry lookout,ive been on the bottle

[lookout]

sorry lookout,ive been on the bottle

Which is a reason I don't drink !

[Jane]

I'm waiting for some forensic proof.

Why wouldn't it have been there in spades? He was a regular visitor to the house. He'd have touched things. A kettle. A mug. A jar of coffee. The table. The gun. Finding traces of him would hardly have been a surprise.

[sami]

Why wouldn't it have been there in spades? He was a regular visitor to the house. He'd have touched things. A kettle. A mug. A jar of coffee. The table. The gun. Finding traces of him would hardly have been a surprise.

thats a good point jane,caroline first suggested that jb may have been staying the night at the farm,which i also believe.why make two trips when it could be done in one,criminally it makes sense

[lookout]

Why wouldn't it have been there in spades? He was a regular visitor to the house. He'd have touched things. A kettle. A mug. A jar of coffee. The table. The gun. Finding traces of him would hardly have been a surprise.

The silencer/s were handled as were the loose bullets. Fingermarks on June's neck would have been left by the murderer.

[Jane]

The silencer/s were handled as were the loose bullets. Fingermarks on June's neck would have been left by the murderer.

Not if they wore gloves.

[sami]

The silencer/s were handled as were the loose bullets. Fingermarks on June's neck would have been left by the murderer.

the finger marks may have belonged to june herself

[lookout]

Not if they wore gloves.

No fibres, no gloves----------and marigolds still leave prints.

[Steve_uk]

thats a good point jane,caroline first suggested that jb may have been staying the night at the farm,which i also believe.why make two trips when it could be done in one,criminally it makes sense

I know this scenario has been suggested and quite elaborately by other members but I reject it. It's my opinion that he still hadn't fully made his mind up at the time of the first telephone call to Julie, that she didn't fully realize the import during their twenty-minute conversation, that he was brooding over the events of the day: the orders given by Nevill, the laboriousness of the tasks, the favoritism his parents afforded the twins, the languidness of Sheila and a possible caustic remark to his detriment in the fields, the television programme on miscarriages which triggered June's hurtful remarks concerning Suzette which may have acted as a catalyst that yes, they all deserved to die..

[guest7363]

thats a good point jane,caroline first suggested that jb may have been staying the night at the farm,which i also believe.why make two trips when it could be done in one,criminally it makes sense

Didn't he go home though Sami, although he could have come back later to stay.  I like Caroline's theory, Neville took a shower downstairs before bed at night regular apparently, Bamber took care of things upstairs while he was showering, silencer on, waited for Neville then Bang as he came up stairs?

[lookout]

the finger marks may have belonged to june herself

I'll ignore that, plonker.

[Jane]

No fibres, no gloves----------and marigolds still leave prints.

Depends on how sophisticated were the tests back then.

[Steve_uk]

Didn't he go home though Sami, although he could have come back later to stay.  I like Caroline's theory, Neville took a shower downstairs before bed at night regular apparently, Bamber took care of things upstairs while he was showering, silencer on, waited for Neville then Bang as he came up stairs?

I think he tested the gun on the twins first, afraid that it might jam, then splayed his parents in the master bedroom with bullets, and whilst they came to their senses rushed downstairs to reload. I just can't picture Sheila having the energy or the nous to do this.

[lookout]

So what was Sheila doing in all this ? Watching her children being shot ?

[Steve_uk]

So what was Sheila doing in all this ? Watching her children being shot ?

She was asleep in bed, exhausted by the Saturday party, the drive down to Tolleshunt D'Arcy, the Tiptree excursion and meeting June's cronies.