福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第5集Lesser Evils（13）（在线收听）

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 killer

我们知道杀害凯尔蒂的凶手

had some degree of medical expertise.

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 craving for his dependence.

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 doomed to die.

他认为自己的受害者注定会死

A man who would be drawn 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 prolific, relentless.

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