Exactly. People are assuming the jury is of one mind already. There's no reason for that. One of the jurors might think it should be manslaughter because Z followed and the others seeking the clarification to convince her otherwise. Nobody knows what's going on, but it's a mistake to think they are all thinking alike.
I look at the OJ case as a perfect example of people rushing to judgement on what the jury was asking for..jury question was about the limo driver’s testimony, lawyers thought for sure that meant that the jury was going to convict because the limo driver saw a shadowy figure going into OJ’s house soon after the murder then he was rung through the gate..and we all know what happened