User:Arcemz/Sandbox

A Dash of Poison was a virtual representation of one of Arno Dorian's genetic memories, relived by a Helix initiate through the Helix Navigator.

Clues

Alley

• Bloody vomit - A puddle of vomit and blood. It is as if her innards were all she could retch.
• Drops of black liquid - Droplets of a strange black liquid. Smells like a harsh medicinal tonic of some sort.
• Empty coin purse - An empty woman's purse. Looks fairly expensive with a gold-leaf embroidery. There is a ledger crumpled up inside with an address to a merchant: 39 Rue St. Dominique.
• Man's body - An unidentified dead man who looks to have been homeless. His clothes are ratty and reek of alcohol. The body itself clearly hasn't been dead long enough to smell so putrid. No clear signs of how he died though his eyes are bulging wide.
• Small glass vial - A glass bottle with traces of the same black liquid that is next to the male body. It has no label.

Apothecary Stand

• Chemistry books and journals - A variety of chemistry and medical journals. Provides for extensive reading.
• Medicinal tonics - All of the bottles look like they were carefully crafted by hand. They give off a strong smell of medicinal herbs and tonics.
• Pestle and mortar - A pestle and mortar set to pulverize ingredients. It's giving off the same strong smell of a harsh medicinal tonic. Freshly used.
• Supplies - Empty bottles, pots, and pans. Essentially anything a chemist would need to make tonic. The apothecary has been busy.
• Statement of the apothecary - Samuel Maran: Seems anxious, frustrated. Says the bottle at the crime scene belongs to Mme. Beaudry's shop. He seems frustrated. His competition is using cheap ingredients to drive down their prices. Worth noting: he mentioned that if someone were to administer too much of Beaudry's tonic, it could kill.

Dialogue

Apothecary Stand

• Samuel Maran (The Doctor): That's not my tonic. You see the cork there? I always mark mine when counting stock. No mark means its Mme. Beaudry's. That wretched merchant dilutes her tonic with all sorts of chemicals to keep her prices down. It's putting me out of business! You take too much of that poison and you'll be a dead man!

Merchant Stall

• Yoann Alban (An employee of Mme Beaudry that sells wares and tonics): Hm. The purse belonged to my boss, Mme. Beaudry, and she hasn't come into work yet. But the bottle... we sell plenty of tonic, but without the label I can't tell you. Our chemist Nicholas would know if it's ours or you could talk to Samuel Maran, the apothecary. He sells the same tonic. I'll write you their addresses, just don't tell Mme. Beaudry. Her and Samuel... I'd say hateful would be a mild way to sum up their relationship.

Workshop

• Nicolas Rochat (A chemist and former employee of Mme Beaudry): Yeah that bottle is from Madame Beaudry's shop, I'd recognize it anywhere. Thank God that awful wretch isn't here today. She pays me nothing and I've had enough! Citizen Maran's given me a better offer. Just need to procure myself a little tonic. If you'll excuse me...

Conclusion

Culprit
The murderer was Samuel Maran, a local apothecary and business rival of the victim, Mme. Beaudry. Case Summary

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Unity