Yes, of course. I was simply trying to lay out the various scenarios which could have led to this poisoning and to describe some of the stumbling blocks for each one.
I hope no one thought that I was presenting these as new ideas that I just came up with. Apologies if that wasn't clear.
This is true. But in terms of someone else poisoning the meal, I think it's worthwhile to consider how it could have happened.
I see a few different possibilities:
- One of the guests brought additional food or drink which was poisoned - Who would have been the target, then? Maybe not Eric because it doesn't seem she consumed this item. Also, I would think that Erin would have mentioned in her statement if others had brought dishes. Still, if someone else did poison the meal, I think this is probably the most likely scenario.
- One of the guests poisoned the Wellington or another dish prepped by Erin - Less likely in my opinion just because it would have been difficult to count on gaining unfettered access to the food before they ate. And again, how did Erin avoid the toxin?
- Another person known to the family who wasn't at the dinner poisoned the food - Who was the target? Could it have been Erin or even the children? If so, it backfired spectacularly. Did they count on Erin using those exact ingredients to prepare this exact dish? I think that too much could go wrong in any real world scenario unless the perpetrator just didn't care about collateral damage.
- A stranger broke into the house and poisoned the food - I won't say too much about this one, except that I consider it far-fetched.
I hope it's clear that I'm not trying to dismiss alternative theories. I'm more than willing to entertain them. But I also want to scrutinize them instead of just saying that anything is possible.
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