Murder

MYSTERY:

A wealthy family stood by the door Halloween night, handing out candy. When the festives concluded, and everyone said goodnight to the cool October breeze that wouldn't be returning for a year, and if there were any delays, possibly two, and tucked themselves under the warm blankets that concealed and eventually cleared their goosebumps from vision. The quilts were soft and heavenly after a wet day of walking around in your hot or cold costumes, tired from collecting candy every door you passed.

But, that was not the point here. The point was, this family was just merrily trotting into their circle home, merely excited but of course, as always, exhausted. Their puppy had been out there in his pen, too, shoved into one of the rooms carelessly. The boy always went down into the basement at night and played games quietly. The dog didn't notice, usually, despite his amazing hearing.

But this puppy was definitely cared for. The girl, we'll call her Girl, stepped into the house first. Then the dad, whom we shall refer to as Dad, entered, and after him Mom, then Boy, Girl's brother, and the house's maid, Maid, went after Mom and before Boy.

Girl was off doing her own thing, nobody knew where exactly she was. The last sound she made was of feeding their dog. Dad entered his office, talked with Boy for a bit, before turning off the lights. The screen reflected against the wall, creating light. At about 3:00 AM, a bloodcurdling scream sounded from where- nobody knew.

At the exact same time, Dad's computer light turned off. Maybe seconds earlier, accurately, but otherwise, all was quiet. Mom was still sleeping, supposedly through it, and the maid was in the basement, where she slept. Recently, she'd been complaining about not being able to sleep, which that scream could only make it worse, if she was near the sound at all.

But, it was never defined. That morning, Mom found out, and took a quiet survey of where everyone was and what they claimed to be doing. Witnesses couldn't prove it, since everyone was at different places, but it didn't matter. Who lied? Who died?

This is the information she managed to record: Sister: "I finished feeding our dog and went upstairs to sleep at about 12. I didn't fall asleep until 12:30, about, though, and then I woke up at about 3 something to a piercing scream!"

Dad: "I was up, doing work, and I shut my computer off, and I heard this horrible scream! I'm on the middle floor, and it was very faint, I'm not sure why, but I heard it alright!"

Mom: (yes, she asked herself, nvm that) ''"Well, I was, of course, sleeping! It was whatever time, 3, I heard from the others, apparently I didn't rouse! My bedroom is on the top floor, too. His is the middle." ''

Maid: ''"I was busy up on the top floor, sweeping. I was tired from the one flight of stairs I had to walk from my bedroom to my broom, which was in a corner! Why would somebody put it there?"  'Who killed the boy? Post it in the comments and look below for the answer!'''

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THE ANSWER IS BELOW IN ITALIC

''It was the maid, as she said there was '1' flight of stairs she had to walk from her BEDROOM to the top floor, but her bedroom is in the basement, a perfect opprtunity for her to kill the boy. She complains about not getting rest because the boy is always up playing and that's distracting. So, she killed him-- also, if the house is a circle, then there are no corners, meaning that her broom would not have been in a corner, as she said.''