Ohmigoodness!
And here's me thinking that
I was the evil genius in this scenario.
Boggy Man, that's an exquisitely cunning and malevolent idea. I salute you!
But now that you've planted that seed into my imagination, how about this?
Let's suppose that Redjak
does have some floor panels that he can remotely operate. I envisage them working in a slightly different way, tho'. A panel that opens and drops Christine vertically into a waiting quicksand pit below might cause her to sink too deeply if the drop is too great. After all, we don't want her to plunge right in and vanish immediately, do we?
No. Waist deep or chest deep is a much better option. Therefore, if the panel were hinged it could open downwards into an angled chute which she would slide down and then enter the quicksand at a slower speed, carrying much less momentum. That way she would 'plop' nicely into quicksand and come to a temporary halt at waist or chest level.
After that she sinks at a rate determined by her weight versus the quicksand's thickness (consistency). Which, if Redjak's done his work properly, should take several delicious minutes. Time aplenty for the cameras and mikes in the quicksand pit to record her frantic struggles and muffled screams before she goes under. And then to stay zeroed in on the spot where she vanished to observe the bubbles of her last, desperately held breath rising to the surface.
Redjak then presses the button that closes the floor panel, resetting the trap for his next unwitting victim.
