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In a manga, the characters are trying to find out the culprit of some
homicides. One of the character is basically saying that if they keep thinking
in a logical way, they will never find out who the culprit is. Then he says
this:

> だって この物語には… 最初からまともな理由なんてなかったんだから。

Could 理由 be interpreted as "logic" in the sentence above (and in general)?
Translating it as "reason" or "motive" doesn't fit the context in my opinion,
because they knew since the beginning that the culprit was a 殺人鬼 and there
wasn't a motive for the homicides. My translation attempt:

> It's because this story has never followed any logic.

Later on they will discover that they had made the wrong assumption that
another character was killed, while he actually faked his death instead. [Here
you can see the two pages](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ZZsz.jpg) where it is
taken from for more context. Thank you for your help!
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meaning words nuances manga
Can 理由 mean "logic" in this sentence?
It appears to me that the characters are having difficulty with or are
confused with the case at hand. They just can not get how the culprit could
kill without a motive without a reason, it is not normal and the same
situation, in reality, would cause real detectives just as much difficulty as
the characters in the manga.

The translation is reason or motive, if the characters are detectives
"motive". If just regular people "reason".
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