[He wishes this were over with already. But they are here, and this charade must continue until justice is met out, and it had been his duty to examine the body. His heart isn't really in it, but he does still need to share what he found.]

Thomasin's neck was broken. She died about five hours before she was found, around 3 AM. There were no other marks or wounds on her body. The scene seemed to suggest that she had tripped over the paint can, knocking it open, and hit her head against the stool as she fell and broke her neck. Of course, given where we are, an accident does not seem wholly likely.

She was dressed in her nightclothes, and her front side was covered completely in paint, but there wasn't much else.