At this point in my investigation, there is a very comforting conclusion that I have come to: more likely than not, no one was actually sleeping in either my or Chris's bed.
The evidence of this was there all along. My bed was just as messy as always and Chris's was nicely tucked in. The only thing askew: the pillows. Furthermore, who would be idiotic enough to sleep in one bed and then switch pillows with another bed. This leads me to believe that only our pillows were mistreated (still a treacherous deed).
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| My Bed with Chris's pillows |
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| Chris's Bed with my pillows |
We are still, however, faced with the question: Who? Who would use my pillows? What was their motive to commit this crime?
Today, I spoke with Josh about the events that occurred over the Thanksgiving holiday (Nov 26-30). He is the final witness who could have provided clues to the situation. Here is an excerpt out of (short) conversation.
Me: "Hey Josh, were you here over the Thanksgiving break?
Josh: "Yeah."
Me: "Do you know if anybody had any guests over?"
Josh: "Not that I know of"
Me: "Alright, just 'cause when I came back all of my pillows were on Chris's bed and all of Chris's pillows were on my bed."
Josh: "I don't know anything about that."
Me: "You don't think that [Sam] had any guests over or anything?"
Josh: "I was actually out of the suite most of the time."
Me: "Ok."
Not much substance…I know. So Josh didn't know anything about the pillows, and he denied even being in the apartment much. This story was backed up by Moi, who had stated that Josh was usually out of the room. Josh IS capable of taking things that aren't his, but I cannot believe that he would cross the threshold and come into my room, and for what…to borrow my pillows?
To review the facts…
Kyle, Chris, and myself were all out of town for the weekend. This leaves Sam, Josh, and Moi. Only Sam lives in the room. Moi and Josh have never even entered my room to my knowledge. Josh is gone most of the days and comes back at night. Sam claims that he left the door unlocked over the weekend and was gone on Thursday and Friday. Everyone is denying knowing anything about the pillows.
The more I think about the situation, the weirder I realize it is. First, I was furious, thinking that someone had slept in my bed. Then, I was calmed, believing that only my pillows were touched. Finally, I was perplexed, because what could have happened with my pillows.
Did someone use them to host friends on our couches in the common space and then forget which bed they went on? This seems unlikely because both Moi and Josh would have seen if Sam had friends over, and Moi would have seen Josh's friends and vice versa. They aren't the type of people to cover for each other…not friends. Did Sam come home in a drunken stupor and have a pillow fight with his lonely self? This is honestly the best bet and my personal guess at the sequence of events of the crime.
Next on Dorm Room Detective: I confront Sam. The evidence is stacked against him. I won't stop until I figure out at least part of the story. Someone is lying, and I will get to the bottom of it, even if I have to call the first suite meeting of the semester (we never did fill out our required roommate agreements).
I have begun to use voice memos on my iPod, and will make attempts to keep clear records of the events that transpire throughout this investigation.
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