CHARACTER TASK | 06 JANUARY, 2020

After questioning Rory Fitzpatrick, Evie Jones, and Owen Summers regarding the events that led up to the discovery of Matt Banks’ body, Spenningdale police have decided to interview each person present at the party. They have acquired a list of the following people who were seen at the party at any point within the night: 

Millie Tan Alice Banks George Brewer Leo Vitale Robin Oliver Charlie Hopper Jane Oliver Sam Abbey Amelia Spurling

If your character is on the list of people present at the party, please answer the following questions in-character as if they are being interviewed by police and post them as a self-para tagged #farmlandstask:

When did you arrive at the party? How long did you stay for? Who were you there with and who did you leave with? Who did you interact with at the party? Did you see anything strange? Did you see Matt at the party or on your way to the party?

Below are the interviews from both Rory Fitzpatrick and Owen Summers: 

07 JANUARY 2020 - POLICE UPDATE

Following the memorial event, Owen Summers is brought in for questioning. He is questioned for several hours and has to give his shoes for testing at one point. He is released from questioning on the note of ‘we are waiting for test results’, but it is clear to everyone that Owen is the number one suspect in this case. 

It is also determined that interviewing the partygoers is now a priority after they receive one witness testimony stating the following:

After the last of the party guests had filtered out near 4am, Rory had stumbled his way back into the barn and laid down on a stack of hay bales, passing out with is dog Biscuit beside him. Now, he felt himself waking up to the feeling of Biscuit licking his face. He moved his hand to scratch the dog’s head, his eyes still tightly shut from the morning sunlight filtering in through the open barn doors. Rory groaned and sat up, not failing to notice the dull headache and dry mouth that came with the typical hangover. He looked down at his watch and saw that it was half past 8, and his parents were to arrive back at noon, so he rubbed at his face to wake himself up and stood to begin cleaning up the typical post-party mess.

Rory reached into his pocket for his nearly drained phone and earbuds, playing some music to pass the time. He hummed to himself, nodding to the music as he walked around the barn; picking up the bottles and cans that littered the ground and throwing them in an empty barrel that sat in the corner. He made his way out of the barn to assess the mess outside, patting his leg so Biscuit would follow. He continued to clean things up, moving onto the path that ran near the backside of the barn.

06 JANUARY 2020  -  POLICE UPDATE 

Five days after Matt’s body was found... 

The following information has been uncovered: 

- WITNESSES: The police have collected, what they believe to be, a pretty accurate list of those in attendance at the party. They plan to interview them to determine if they could prove to be helpful witnesses. Characters on this list and made an appearance at the party: Millie Tan, George Brewer, Alice Banks, Leo Vitale, Charlie Hopper, Jane Oliver, Robin Oliver, Owen Summers, Sam Abbey, Evie Jones and Amelia Spurling. 

- INTERVIEWS: The only characters who have been formally interviewed as of right now are; Rory Fitzsimmons, as he discovered the body and was the host of the party and Evie Jones, as his live-in partner. 

- AUTOPSY: it was determined that although Matt suffered several wounds/cuts/bruises, the cause of death was manual strangulation. He has heavy fingerprints around his neck, however it is thought the killer wore gloves as little to no DNA evidence remains. Matt had a high amount of alcohol and cocaine in his system, suggesting he had been incredibly intoxicated at the point of murder. It is thought he died between the hours of 4 - 4:30 am. 

- SCENE OF THE CRIME: Matt was found in the middle of the muddy fields, located roughly 80 metres from the main party barn. Several footprints were discovered within a 10 metre distance from the body and they are still in the process of being examined. Matt had empty remains of a bag of coke, loose change and a burner phone on him. 

- EVIDENCE: They have uncovered what appears to be a burner phone owned by Matt. Several messages between unidentified phone numbers have been recovered, including several months worth of drug negotiating. These messages corroborate that Matt had a drug dealer and had drugs on his person the night of his death. It is known information that there is one active drug dealer in the village, although previously they have not been able to arrest him on anything major. He was even seen at the party that night - Owen Summers.