The poisoned pellet was in the vessel with the pestle
The chalice from the palace held the brew that was true

This is all a smokescreen - the tankard dissolved in consequence of having been filled with cider shandy once too often! (AND it was stainless steel, as I remember.)

Sorry about the foot, Geoff, but we all had a good trip, and didn't see why you should be left out, being local and all. Also sorry you had the wrong kind of trip, an understandable mistake, under the circumstances.