FLASH & BONES: FROM MID-GAME TO ENDGAME
As the investigation develops, a different plant-derived toxin becomes the better fit. Name the toxin and the seed most associated with it.
Abrin; rosary pea (Abrus precatorius).
The antagonist uses an everyday urban role to approach targets, echoing the original transport ruse. Name the role.
Taxi driver.
A secondary excavation near the speedway reveals the burial holds two individuals. What distinctive detail about their arm bones is noted?
They’re intertwined (twined together).
At the first scene, the dying message ultimately points not to motive but something else. Identify the function of that key (not the exact word).
It’s a password that unlocks the victim’s phone/account to enable GPS tracing.
To study fracture patterns on cranial fragments from a later death, the examiner uses a cleaning step before analysis. Name/Explain the procedure.
Boiling the skull fragments to remove tissue for clearer fracture/beveling analysis.
What is the name of Holmes' brother who appears in A Study in Pink, but is not in A Study in Scarlet?
Mycroft Holmes
Between the two toxins discussed in the case, state which is more potent by dose and give one reason investigators care about that distinction.
Abrin is more potent; potency affects exposure assessment, symptom timelines, and threat attribution.
At briefings, investigators use an oxymoronic label that suggests a repeating pattern of self-inflicted deaths. State the label.
“Serial suicides.”
The barrel body’s unusually preserved condition is partly due to a waxy transformation that can form in certain environments. Name this postmortem process.
Adipocere formation.
What is the motive for the killer in A Study in Scarlet Vs. the modernized motive in A Study in Pink?
In A Study in Scarlet, the motive is personal revenge for a past injustice VS. in A Study in Pink, the motive is financial, driven by a sponsor, Moriarty, who pays the killer for each murder to fund the killer's children's future.