"'For the most unselfish of reasons,' I urged. She slowly shook her head. 'You think so.'"

And Bam! Eleanor just told it to the guy trying to be the knight in shining armor! Woo!

Of course he doesn't listen, which is good, since then we wouldn't have a story. Also, she is being REALLY STUPID. Yeah. So the girl has secrets. And at the inquest and to the detectives she seems to purposely act weird. Then she is surprised when she is accused of murder. Not just surprised, but offended that her acting suspiciously would then make people suspicious of her.

So to prove to the narrator that she is innocent without having to divulge the Terrible Secrets, she takes him up to the room where the corpse has been laid out for the past 2 days and climbs all over it and kisses it, because how could she do that if she had killed him?

My question is: HOW COULD SHE DO THAT AT ALL?!?
He's been dead for 2 days! Do you know what that looks like?
Me neither. So I looked it up.

• After 24 hours:
• 15} The body is now the temperature of the surrounding environment
  16} In males, the semen dies
  17} The head and neck are now a greenish-blue color
  18} The greenish-blue color continues to spread to the rest of the body
  19} There is the strong smell of rotting meat
  20} The face of the person is essentially no longer recognizable

• After 3 days:
• 21} The gases in the body tissues form large blisters on the skin
  22} The whole body begins to bloat and swell grotesquely. This process is speeded up if victim is in a hot environment, or in water
  23} Fluids leak from the mouth, nose, eyes, ears and rectum and urinary opening

SHE KISSES THIS? EW! EW! EW!

I don't know if she is or is not the murderer, but I know she is really sick. And stupid.

                        And I'm going to go be ill now.

                                                  And keep reading.