actually, I have the flu right now and have been lying in bed with a fever for the fourth day, only glancing at my laptop with one eye, so it's possible that I'm just having a fever dream.
Let's get back to the topic of the Maniac. The Maniac almost certainly used his ultimate ability on the first night, because if the kill had failed, nothing would have been said about him. But this night, it was either the gas canister or a focus on natural defense. But then two defenses would have to be removed. Assuming the Maniac is not a drug addict and did not attack with psychic abilities, because the chances of a successful hit are much lower.
It's good that it's very easy to find information about Jen Li. If we continue to assign three roles in a row, then there will simply not be enough roles for her very soon. So I'll turn to John - isolating Menti repeatedly is a bad idea. Even if he's a woman (no offense ^_^).
It's much harder to find the second Mafia and the Maniac. But the problem is that the second Mafia will hardly kill the target with a physical attack, since they didn't take the Forger role. So the clues will arrive late. And the Maniac is having very bad luck. After all, being inactive twice in such a fast-paced setting is not a very good strategy.