I know that the poison at the Purple Wedding was provided by
Littlefinger, in the necklace that Dontos gave to Sansa. And I know that Lady Olenna then procured the poison from the necklace while talking to Sansa at the wedding. However, I don't understand how the poison was then transferred into Joffrey's cup (presumably by Olenna)?
Can someone help explain this part of the plot, and let me know if it differs in the book?
Answer
I answered this question over at Movies & TV.SE The question was How was the cake poisoned at the Purple Wedding?. Posting that answer as is:
In the show, it is not explicitly explained how Joffrey was poisoned. Whether it was the wine or the cake.
But in season 4 episode 6, Pycell presents Sansa's necklace as a proof in the trial against Tyrion. Since Sansa was wearing the necklace throughout the wedding & nobody but Olenna goes up near her for a small talk, there would be no time to mix the poison in the pigeon pie (cake). Hence, conclusively & certainly, the poison was mixed in the wine.
Littlefinger & Olenna were directly involved. Olenna confessed to it in front of Margery in episode 4. Ser Dontos was hired to transfer the poison onto the unsuspecting Sansa.
If you go back to episode 2, you can clearly identify the point at which Olenna takes the poison from Sansa's necklace & puts it in Joffrey's wine.
If you don’t want to rewatch the episode, here is a detailed explanation with screenshots from that episode thanks to r/zephytr
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