Madapple by Christina Meldrum

Author:Christina Meldrum
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780375849589
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2008-05-13T04:00:00+00:00

SOLOMON’S SEAL

2007

—Cross-examination?

—Yes. Dr. Lennart, you know of no evidence linking Aslaug Hellig to the bloodroot you found on Susanne Lerner’s body, correct?

—No.

—Regardless, the bloodroot didn’t kill or otherwise harm Susanne Lerner, did it?

—No, bloodroot’s not poisonous when used as a dye—

—Thank you. You found Aslaug also tested positive for atropine and scopolamine, isn’t that right?

—Yes.

—It’s your belief, then, that Aslaug also ingested jimsonweed, correct?

—Yes.

—You’re a medical examiner—meaning you usually work on corpses. But you know that Aslaug tested positive for jimsonweed because you asked that a toxicology screen be run on her, right?

—Yes.

—And you asked that the screen be run because you thought it would show Aslaug had not consumed jimsonweed, right?

—Objection. Argumentative.

—Overruled.

—I thought her test would come back negative.

—So you were surprised when you received the positive result?

—Objection. Relevance. Argumentative.

—Overruled. Please answer.

—Yes.

—And you were surprised because the test indicates Aslaug didn’t poison anyone—that she herself was poisoned—isn’t that right?

—Objection. Argumentative. Calls for speculation.

—Sustained. Move on, Counsel.

—Dr. Lennart, is it your professional opinion that Aslaug was also poisoned?

—Objection. Speculation.

—I’ll allow it.

—She may have taken the jimsonweed herself.

—Just like Maren Hellig. And the two women in the fire. They all may have taken the jimsonweed because they wanted to take it.

—Objection. Argumentative.

—Sustained.

—I have no further questions.

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