Korff on Dec. 23 allegedly wrote back abrin was "not a pill" but "comes in a liquid to put in a drink or in food like the bun of a cheeseburger." Korff four days later told the undercover he would conceal the toxin in a hollowed-out candle with wax poured on top, according to the complaint. Korff is further accused of cautioning the officer the drink designated to be poisoned "should be somewhat dark," suggesting either coke or a shot of brown liquor. "Actually alcohol would probably be the best because you know they will drink all of it," Korff allegedly wrote. "And they will start to feel flu like symptoms in 48 hours, then it will progressively get worse until they die by the forth [sic] day."