Present Day

Chemistry at its finest.

 

Nikita: Jenna, have you ever wondered how to make ricin? Well, here's a tutorial.

Past

Everything must be perfect, or I will die...

 

Roland: You have your lab; you have your equipment... Now, before I let you do anything, you need to describe the entire process to me, so I can verify you aren't plotting against me.

So, tell me, how do you make ricin?

Nikita: Well, first you should know that we will be extracting the ricin from the castor beans that you brought me.

But there are a lot of details you need to know... otherwise, you'll just end up killing yourself.

 

*Nikita scoffs*

 

Nikita: Alright, Roland, ready to learn how to make ricin?

But I should warn you, one of the steps will require a 3-day wait...

Roland: As long as we get the poison that we need, it's fine.

STEPS TO CREATE POWDERED RICIN

1. Put on a gas mask, hazmat suit, and get a glass jar.
2. Add 2 oz. of water.
3. Add 2 oz. of Castor beans.
4. Add 1 teaspoon of lye.
5. Wait for 1 hour.
6. Remove the outer film of the Castor beans.
7. Blend the Castor beans with acetone using a 4:1 ratio of acetone to Castor bean.
8. Retrieve the resulting white milk-like substance from the blender.
9. Place in an air-tight container.
10. Wait 3 days then drain with a coffee filter.
11. Discard the remaining liquid.
12. Squeeze the remaining bean residue until all acetone is removed.
13. Spread the bean residue on a flat surface and let it dry out completely.
14. The resulting substance will be powdered ricin.

Nikita: And there you have it; those are the steps to making ricin.

 

*Roland nods*

 

Roland: Okay, I'll let you get to work.

Nikita: Thank you.