Against this was the fact that the intoxicated stroller could not have been carrying one of the "ladders"
when attacked by the Peters doll.
It might be, however, that the cord had only to do with the initial activity of the puppets; that once
activated, their action might continue for an indefinite period.
There was evidence of a fixed formula in the making of the dolls. First, it seemed, the prospective victim's
free consent to serve as model must be obtained; second, a wound which gave the opportunity to apply
the salve which caused the unknown death; third, the doll must be a faithful replica of the victim. That the
agency of death was the same in each case was proven by the similar symptoms.
But did those deaths actually have anything to do with the motility of the dolls? Were they actually a
necessary part of the operation?