Self-Inflicted Murder

I've seen Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson 
In a bar room near my dorm on one foggy afternoon
Dr. Watson was singing, Holmes was playing the bassoon 
When a loud voice was heard that sparked a commotion 

"A guy was poisoned! A guy was a poisoned!"One customer made a shout 
The poor waiter was alarmed and the bartender who was stout 
The other ten customers were all worried about the matter 
The bouncer was alarmed too, the three hostesses made a chatter 

Sherlock Holmes made an order to contain the crowd panicking 
Locked the doors and the windows to halt the culprit from escaping 
Dr. Watson was in rescue to check the pulse and the beating
But the victim was so dead and was far from reviving 

Inspector Lestrade was summoned and sailed on for responding 
"What an outright murder!", said Lestrade while arriving 
The culprit might have thought that the scene was challenging 
For Holmes and Watson were right there for contending 

The poor victim was laying, from his mouth bubbles were oozing 
His beer glass was empty, except for ice that were melting 
I was bold enough to ask if who could have done such a thing 
Sherlock Holmes was calm but I bet he was thinking

"It could not be the beer, otherwise we were all dead"
Sherlock Holmes murmured while touching  his forehead 
"Could it be inside the ice and was released when it melted?"
"But if it was so, then how come we were not dead?"

"Could it be a self-inflicted murder?", the waiter made a chatter 
But Watson could not agree more, while the motive was not yet clear 
The horizon was not yet clear, the case should be investigated further
Holmes and Watson needed to dig to the down and the under 

After careful deduction Sherlock Holmes drew his attention
To the other persons in the room for their possible participation 
The customers and the hostesses ware all placed into question 
Everybody was a suspect without any exception 

But the matter could not be resolved without medical elucidation 
So the body was brought for post mortem examination 
The suspects were all detained pending the said matter 
I myself was detained too, the bartender and the waiter 

The wife of the victim was summoned for further information 
Then Sherlock Holmes made a deduction after post mortem examination
It turned out that the wife was the culprit in the said matter 
It was a case of delayed poisoning with the use of coconut water 

The acid in the coconut water was spoiled with an unknown fungus 
The fatal effect could only be felt after at least three hours 
The bubbles in the mouth of the victim was actually the beer 
Everybody was relieved and was freed to make a cheer

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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