COTTO unwittingly devour the murder weapon thereby erasing any tie between hel and the crime. 20. Explain how all of the characters (Mary, Patrick, the detectives, and the unborn baby) could be the 'lamb to the slaughter'? The expression refers to an innocent lamb being given as a sacrifice in the Bible.) Give 4 individual answers. (4) Mary could be considered a "lamb to the slaughter" because Patrick could be considered a "lamb to the slaughter" because The detectives could be considered a "lamb to the slaughter" because The unborn baby could be considered a "lamb to the slaughter" because