HLS No. 42: You Can't Be Killed Twice
A scientifico-legal mystery by Gregory Meece
The murder charge in this tale looks so cut-and-dried, you just know there’s more to the story. But Perry Mason never faced a puzzle like this!
From our first meeting, something felt off about Peter Hynchion. Even in the scientific community—where eccentricity is practically a job requirement—he stood out. Colleagues whispered that he’d forgo sleep for days, consumed by his obsession with microscopy and nanoparticles. “The greatest secrets lie within the infinitesimal,” he once told me.
When not conducting experiments in the lab, Peter retreated to the attic office of his home, where—immersed in his physics books—he avoided all forms of social interaction. Some hoped marriage might change him, especially after Myrtle, an attractive bon vivant, dragged him to the altar.
Instead of changing him, the marriage became his undoing.
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