Hi guys, I've had a good look at previous posts and I know there are many of you out there who can have an educated guess at this one.
My character is a stone mason with a builder's licence who needs to appear to have sinister motives.
The house owner is a mother convinced the stone mason is trying to kidnap her daughter. I have a scene where she goes into the new room that is being built and sees a bottle with a cloth. She smells the rag and thinks its suspcious. Ideally I would like to have written on the label of the bottle something like chloroform or some other agent known for its sleeping effects, so the mother will be justified in worrying.
My character is about 70 and old school that means he may do things slightly differently to modern builders. For instance if it was illegal to use certain subtances or poisons he would still use them if he thought they would do a good job; he also has connections with police so he can do what he likes. He takes tremendous pride in his work and strictly forbids people from coming onto his work sites so he feels their is no risk to others.
My reason for him using chloroform as a builder is sketchy and I am wondering just whether to have the mother assume its chloroform. My research into chloroform showed me that it could be used as a solvent. But it didn't say solvent of what? Assuming he has to paint the interior of the building he is working on could it be used instead of turpentine for instance? Is there some other agent that would look equally suspicious that could plausibly be used. Remember it does not have to be legal, but legal would be excellent.
If you make a reply to this one I am happy for you to direct me to something you have written and I will offer my comments for what they are worth.
My character is a stone mason with a builder's licence who needs to appear to have sinister motives.
The house owner is a mother convinced the stone mason is trying to kidnap her daughter. I have a scene where she goes into the new room that is being built and sees a bottle with a cloth. She smells the rag and thinks its suspcious. Ideally I would like to have written on the label of the bottle something like chloroform or some other agent known for its sleeping effects, so the mother will be justified in worrying.
My character is about 70 and old school that means he may do things slightly differently to modern builders. For instance if it was illegal to use certain subtances or poisons he would still use them if he thought they would do a good job; he also has connections with police so he can do what he likes. He takes tremendous pride in his work and strictly forbids people from coming onto his work sites so he feels their is no risk to others.
My reason for him using chloroform as a builder is sketchy and I am wondering just whether to have the mother assume its chloroform. My research into chloroform showed me that it could be used as a solvent. But it didn't say solvent of what? Assuming he has to paint the interior of the building he is working on could it be used instead of turpentine for instance? Is there some other agent that would look equally suspicious that could plausibly be used. Remember it does not have to be legal, but legal would be excellent.
If you make a reply to this one I am happy for you to direct me to something you have written and I will offer my comments for what they are worth.