The water burned? That didn’t seem right. Chemically there was no difference between holy water and regular water. The only difference between the two was that one would have been blessed by a priest. Under normal circumstances he would suspect tampering but the rules of L’s world may not apply to Rachel’s.
After all, angels and demons didn’t seem to have the same kind of presence in his world as in hers. Getting burned by holy water actually could indicate the possession of a demon but… If Patrick had been really possessed, wouldn’t Rachel have realized a difference in him? The two had been very close.
Reguardless, tampering remained a possibility and could not be discarded.
“There is a chance the holy water was tampered with in some way.” L said, grabbing a blueberry muffin before selecting a coffee cake for himself. “Did his behavior seem to change after this incident?”