On initial inspection both knifes appear to be in good condition, although lock knifes the blade on neither weapon will lock into position with any ease. In fact exhibit T1 will not lock in position at all while T2 (See QuickTime movie) will only lock in position by applying force to the mechanism. A lock knife that could close on your fingers is not really much of a weapon, certainly not one that could be relyed on. And what of the missing finger prints? Without doubt the prosecution would argue that the lack of finger prints is clear evidence ofthe defendents guilt or complicity in Nancys death. But is that really the case, any half decent lawyer would undoubtably picked serious holes in such flimsy evidence, not to mention the wonderful fishing expidition that would presented to the defence with the prosecution witness. In any event exhibits T1 and T2 may well be the murder weapons but that in itself is no proof of who was holding or wielding the knife in question. We also know that in their original interviews with Sid detectives obtained a confession. This confession was later retracted. Leaving aside the issue of whether such evidence is admissible. Could any reasonable person consider a statement made by a person intoxicated by strong narcotics to be reliable.What of the other evidence, there were two known visitors to room 100 that night. to be old. I don't ever want to be ugly and old. I'm an old lady now anyhow. I'm 80. There¡¯s nothing left. I've already lived a whole lifetime. I'm going out. In a blaze of glory." Deborah Spungen And I Don't Want To Live This Life We know from an interview Sid gave in April 1978 that Sid held a similar view. " I'll die before I'm very old. I don't know why. I just have this feeling. There have been plenty times when we've nearly died." So did Sid and Nancy have a death pact. Did Nancy awake that morning and thinking Sid was dead or dying take her own life ? His actions earlier that evening, leaving his leather jacket and the gold records with Neon Leon are consistent with that theory. And Sid¡¯s own suicide note certainly conforms to the theory of a death pact. Truly it is ironic that a person defence to a charge of second degree murder should be their own suicide note. Did Sid kill Nancy ? We'll never really know the answer to that question, but either of the defenses proposed here cast more than a shadow of doubt.