No argument with that. Not from Merriman, at least.
'Very well,' he says, holding up a hand in a gesture of acceptance. 'Concussion, then, but not too severe. But if he was otherwise unmarked....' As he trails off, his glance flicks to the weapon again, as he weighs possible scenarios in his mind. 'Even if James Norrington was under the influence, as is his wont, he would have had the height, weight, and reach advantage on Mister Wellard in any sort of physical confrontation between the two of them. And neither of them will be able to give any sort of information about what exactly transpired for some time to come -- if at all.'
It takes a moment of thought before he continues. 'For the sake of argument, what of this: some sort of verbal disagreement begins, and escalates into physical violence. Somewhere along the line, the weapon is drawn. Drawn in self-defence, or drawn with intent to strike, the motivation is not the important thing at this point in time. But at close range, and with one of the participants potentially drunk, it is possible that any struggle for such a weapon might lead to accidental injury. Does that fit with what you saw when you arrived?'
He has not discounted the existence of a third party's involvement, not yet -- but that is an option he will keep to himself for the moment.
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Date: 2006-10-23 04:42 pm (UTC)'Very well,' he says, holding up a hand in a gesture of acceptance. 'Concussion, then, but not too severe. But if he was otherwise unmarked....' As he trails off, his glance flicks to the weapon again, as he weighs possible scenarios in his mind. 'Even if James Norrington was under the influence, as is his wont, he would have had the height, weight, and reach advantage on Mister Wellard in any sort of physical confrontation between the two of them. And neither of them will be able to give any sort of information about what exactly transpired for some time to come -- if at all.'
It takes a moment of thought before he continues. 'For the sake of argument, what of this: some sort of verbal disagreement begins, and escalates into physical violence. Somewhere along the line, the weapon is drawn. Drawn in self-defence, or drawn with intent to strike, the motivation is not the important thing at this point in time. But at close range, and with one of the participants potentially drunk, it is possible that any struggle for such a weapon might lead to accidental injury. Does that fit with what you saw when you arrived?'
He has not discounted the existence of a third party's involvement, not yet -- but that is an option he will keep to himself for the moment.