福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第5集Lesser Evils（13）

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You know I dislike proposing a theory in its formative stages你知道我不喜欢在对结论胸有成竹之前before I feel confident of its conclusions.

就提出一个还在形成阶段的猜测

Tell me.

说说怕什么

We know that Trent Kelty's killer¹

我们知道杀害凯尔蒂的凶手

had some degree of medical expertise².

精通一定程度的医术

We also know that Trent was visited almost exclusively我们还知道特伦特几乎只有一个看望者by a man claiming to be a doctor,

那人自称为医生

a man who I believe cut an adult's food

一个把成人分量的食物

into child-size bites.

切成适合儿童大小的人

Now, why would a killer do that?

为什么凶手要这么做

It reflects a particular... mindset.

它反映出一种特殊的习惯

That of an individual who tended to Trent's needs那个人满足特伦特的需求not out of empathy but out of a craving³ for his dependence⁴.

不是出于怜悯，而是由于渴望他的依赖

And that mindset, in turn, reflects

那种习惯，反过来，反映出

a particular kind of killer:

一个特殊的杀手

one who chooses victims who are sick and weak,他专门挑选病弱的受害者下手one whose victims, he believes, are doomed⁵ to die.

他认为自己的受害者注定会死

A man who would be drawn⁶ to someone with a few months to live.

他会被只剩几个月生命的人所吸引

Someone whose preferred hunting ground is a hospital. Why?

他的狩猎场是医院，为什么

Because it provides an endless supply of victims.

因为那里能无限量供应受害者

You're talking about an Angel of Death.

你说的是死亡天使

If I'm right,

如果我是对的

Angels are prolific⁷, relentless⁸.

那"天使"嗜血而无情

Even if Trent Kelty was our Angel's first kill,凯尔蒂可能是"天使"的首个目标it won't be his last.

但绝不会是最后一个