Tony as Hercule Poirot ? Chapter 2

So all the stuff about snakes was a set up. Obviously planned with the "hit" in mind - plus finding a snake - and specifically a viper - that hadn't got any poison sacs just has to be too much of a coincidence - there really aren't many of them out there, and to find one just then, with the plan she had in mind, really had to be fixed somehow. So do I try and find the snake involved ? Eurydice tells me he got killed the same time she died, so he must be down here somewhere - I go and look in the snake records, and he is in there - but when I go to find him, he isn't - all that the custodians will tell me is that "someone" came to visit him, someone important, obviously, cos they gave him a second life up there. I am now convinced that it was a stitch-up, no question about it. The records don't say who did it, though, nor who the "visitor" was....so it's all more than a bit odd. So now what do I do ? Sounds to me like he could be the key witness - the key to sorting this out once and for all After all, it's pretty unlikely that Mr H will admit to anything, if he was involved, nor will the other immortals either, so that is pretty much a dead end for investigation - unless they say something by accident. I reckon I've got all I can from my visit down here for now, so after saying to Eurydice that she's being watched by the bereavement counsellors and to tread carefully because Mr H may run out of patience at some point, I make my excuses and leave. I report to Mr H that Eurydice is coming to terms with being dead, so he may not have to worry too much - just back off a bit, and give her the time to sort it out for herself, keep up the counselling, but not too heavy. She's no risk.

Then I go - maybe I can catch Aphrodite in a careless moment - maybe she'll say something in her sleep, maybe she won't. Have to see later.