“As you said, ma’am, if you’ll pardon me, it isn’t your place to care about the cause of death, but only to assess it.” “Well, I’d say about an, oh, say, fifteen- to eighteen-inch, ah, what would you call this, Doctor, a big knife or a small sword?” “A handled blade, certainly.” “Certainly. I’d hazard a guess that this whatever-it-is entering about two inches below the nape of the neck and exiting about half an inch through the crown of the skull, that certainly didn’t enhance the victim’s health, did it?” “No, ma’am.” “Doctor, do you really not know why I wasn’t informed of this major, likely
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