Synopsis

He explained, with a quiet certainty, how Hoshie had orchestrated the crime. The burn marks on the napkin, he detailed, indicated the presence of cyanide, carefully applied to a lemon slice. He elaborated, recalling Taruto’s well-known aversion to sour flavors and his plan to playfully surprise his guest with tart delicacies enhanced by *synsepalum dulcificum*. It seemed that when the effect of the *synsepalum dulcificum* wore off, Taruto had consumed the poisoned lemon. While incapacitated, Hos