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Piper

paper m s f to face ret can't fix the

new

hearing paper

paper Charles what have you found uh

look Peter I don't want you to become

too optimistic damn it man you get buned

to track me halfway across London you

must have found something Philip boys

they're missing 10 minutes ah we found

the pub and it seems that there was a

there who fits a description a man who

answers the description of boys what's

more feeling ill and producing a packet

of white powder the ask could have been

arenic wonderful excellent news I knew

you'd react like this but why not my own

because I am convinced that this suicide

the you have about boys is rubbish

rubbish your vision's clouded because of

her Harriet

vain pet can you tell me in all honesty

that you're not allowing your your

judgment to be affected by by your

emotions yes I can

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Peter not

arsenic bicarbonate of soda bicarbonate

of soda how wonderful

mondane I had to climb back to say the

least so I was wrong about Philip then

killing

himself now it looks more than ever as

if I did it you mustn't get away it's

easy to say I can tell you I've come up

with something very interesting

something that could easily please what

don't please don't you know tell me

things to give me hope no no I'm not

making things up to cheer you I can tell

you I'm going straight from here to

visit Miss Clemson a lady of infinite

resources no no really really hear me

out I'm sending her on a mission and I

absolutely certain that this one is the

key

Peter you are you're very sweet but but

me no butts I'm certain now

really how's the story coming along it

isn't too close to me I suppose

I was trying to think of something funny

to

say I

can't it you're funny all the

time yes it would wouldn't it

good morning Peter

morning oh Lord Peter I feel rather

silly to be caught like this I just

dropped my Eraser and it seems to have

taken an eccentric bmce forg your eraser

Miss

pson I have a job for you you seem Lord

Peter your tone yes I'm in a rot mood

I'm sorry it's nothing personal but the

fact is I can't think of anyone but your

good s to do this job I have in mind and

it's urgent oh how kind of you to put it

like that what's more I don't in the

least know how you said about it it all

depends on what you find when you get

there might I suggest you sit down Lord

Peter and try to encapsulate the essence

of what it is you wish me to do you are

to go to Windle in

weap thank you Windle in westan and seek

out a paralyzed and imbecile old lady

called Mrs Rayburn she lives in a house

called appleford I don't know how you

get in there but there must be somebody

who looks after perhaps that's the way

in but anyway you to get in and find out

where her will is kept and when you've

got it you to read it and let me know

what the contents

are oh dear and what's more you've only

got a week to do it in that's a very

short time Miss V's life may be at stake

you see unless I can find a very good

reason for delay in the form of new

evidence the case is bound to come up on

the 17th dear me and I have nothing

except for this except this idea which

you must turn into

evidence well

one can only do One's

best this uh this investigation of mine

is directed I take it at Mr kkut yes

here is Mrs Ran's great nephew yes I

wasn't absolutely sure to what degree

they're related find out anything

anything at all to his disadvantage and

this imbe and paralyzed old lady as you

describe her must have some female

companion yes um a nurse possibly yes

and that I think is where I could play

the Trojan Horse

the the sleuth in sheep's

clothing well when do I

start cards simply aren't working for me

at all this evening

D third hand I played and never once

looked like G getting

out hardly surprising my

Lord as you say hardly surprising it

would be the queen of Spades I shouldn't

attach too much importance to it my Lord

I'm hardly at home to anyone bu shall I

ignore it my Lord no better see who it

is evening P Lord Peter at home hardly

at home to anyone evening Mr Freddy come

in thank you

B evening Bean yeah whole thing welcome

surprise how goes the world um have a

drink get Bun to your coat no no no I

can't stay all P the French you say no I

actually T Scotch Mr French no no you

mustn't linger call by really to give

you the dope on

Ard just got it from my chappie that he

did do a pretty high dive into

megatherium trust and therefore must

have lost a considerable packet that is

good news one man's Misfortune in all

that now I can hope only that Miss

Clemson is storming the battlements the

battlements well Lord Peter at the third

attempt I found this quite suitable

boarding

house it is very well run and refined

and there are three elderly ladies who

are permanent borders here and are well

up in all the gossip of the town so that

nothing could be more advantageous for

our

purpose this morning I went out for a

little Voyage of

Discovery I found a very hopeful

policeman in the town square and asked

him where I might find Mrs rayburn's

house thank

so he knew it quite well and told me to

take the Omnibus and it would be a three

Hony ride to the fisherman's arms and

then about 15 minutes walk so I followed

his directions and the bus took me right

out into the

country I made further inquiries

concerning the house from the conductor

and once again he was most helpful and

polite and told me which direction I

should take to the Rayburn

house I looked at it from the road for

some little time and then decided I must

get a closer look

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the grounds are

enormous it was a delightful walk up the

long private road that approached the

house but I began to feel a little

uneasy in case my presence might cause

suspicion to the

inhabitants the garden seemed very

neglected and as I drew nearer I could

see that most of the BL lines were drawn

as though the greater part of the house

was

uninhabited I could certainly not see

anybody

about I turned away and was considering

what I should do

next when something prompted me to turn

back it was most fortunate that I did

this person turned out to be

misbo nurse and guardian to Mrs

Rayburn and reputedly with an interest

spiritualism also my friend Mrs pegler a

very Stout fussy old lady with a very

busy tongue informed

me I then discovered that miss boo was

in the habit of frequenting a cafe in

Windle called the Oriental

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well

well I was just telling you about you

know she's got this excuse me does this

little package belong to you I picked it

up just outside the door no it's not

ours she's got

this excuse me is this little parcel

yours oh no no it isn't mine uh kind but

I only have two articles and they're

both here oh how very odd not sure

someone must have dropped it coming in

here wonder what i' better do with it I

shouldn't think it's very valuable but

one never

knows you could hand it into the cashier

in case the owner comes back how clever

of you you must think me very foolish

but the idea never occurred to me not

very practical I'm

afraid I could never take up your

profession could I any little emergency

leaves me quite

bewildered it's largely a question of

training and self-training too of course

all these little weaknesses can be cured

by placing the Mind under higher control

don't you think that yes I suppose

that's true such a mistake to imagine

that anything in the mental sphere is

either large or small our least thoughts

and actions are equally directed by

higher centers of spiritual power if we

can bring ourselves to believe that what

would you like to order Madam oh oh I

seem to have intruded myself on your

table oh don't get up please oh really

you're quite sure I I don't wish to

interrupt you not at all all I live a

very solitary life always glad for a

friend to talk to oh how very nice well

I'll have scon and butter and a pot of

tea please thank you Mom uh yours is

just coming

mom pardon me but I see you're a student

of

spiritualism a very Elementary

student isn't it a wee bit

dangerous I have been told I'm a

sensitive myself but I've never dared to

try it's not dangerous if you know the

right way unfortunately I'm not

mediumistic myself did you say you have

mediumistic qualities well I have been

told so you're obviously a very

sympathetic

person it's quite possible we could get

good results if we sat together and the

spirits are pathetically eager to

communicate oh but I must tell you I

wouldn't like to try unless I was sure

of the person there are so many

fraudulent mediums around

but with someone like yourself I would

be absolutely

safe well I'm not sure oh please I do

know we are a sympathetic blend oh

well well I'm willing to try

good

good I have stormed the Citadel I am

going to the house tonight and you may

expect great things in haste to catch

the Evening Post yours very sincerely

Catherine a CLS

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oh

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ever loving

Harry

Harry first class frame pride of place

fresh

flowers I think Harry's passed

over

yes sorry to keep you waiting the old

dear was particularly trying this

evening but she'll be all right now for

a couple of hours

good perhaps we can make a start oh yes

straight away I'm so eager to

try this is the table we usually use do

we sit in the light not full light

strong light shatters The Spill you

see so I usually use one of these it's

quite bright enough for taking notes you

see will you take them very

well which side shall you sit

oh this will do for

me you don't mind the light behind you

then no no not at all oh

good it will help Scream the Rays from

the table yes that's rather what I

thought yes

did you get

something a feeling like pins and

needles in my fingers so by we get

something

soon my wrists ache rather that's the

power coming through

yes that's what I thought

I feel sure there's a power all about

us I can feel a cold thrill on my

spine feeling

like so something were gripping the back

of my neck don't

move my arms have gone dead from the

elbow shh so

mine oh oh I'm thinking from head to

foot

oh

oh is there a spirit

there

oh will you give one knock for yes and

two for no

are you one of the spirits who have

visited me

before are you speaking on behalf of

another

Spirit does he want to speak to my

friend to me

then oh

oh is it the spirit of a

woman a

man is it the spirit I've been trying to

communicate with

will you speak to me by means of the

alphabet using one knock for a and two

for B and so

on what is your

name H

hey oh is it is it

Harry oh Harry

lost oh how are you dear

Harry are you

happy

yes

no oh Harry it wasn't my fault was

it oh oh thank you Harry because it is

true you know well of course you must

know mustn't

you do you have a a special message for

me do you

Harry please tell me you do have a

special message for

me

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har oh I'm quite

exhausted oh you are a wonderfully

strong

medior did you get the answers you

wanted oh yes indeed didn't you hear I I

didn't follow it all unfortunately you

just got to the most important question

when the power left you but perhaps

after a cup of tea oh yes Lucy a cup of

tea would be lovely oh right away

Catherine right away I I'll make some

tea and have a quick check of Mrs Raven

just rest a while I won't be long

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c

r

e m do you mean Crona

Crona Crona Garden Rosanna

ran I am Rosanna Ren and I seek your

help oh but Mrs Raven I I've just left

you have you passed over no not yet in

Exile are you still in the body not in

the body not out of the body what you

call the mind has Departed the spirit

awaits the great

change

oh you wanted our help are you in

trouble Mrs Ren trouble great trouble my

will you want to Al alter your will no

but you must make

haste send it to Norman Norman erut yes

yes he knows but make haste make Haste

The will is it in the safe make the will

is it in the

safe oh she's left you hasn't

she extraordinary I never knew I had the

gift I was completely taken over oh dear

I wish he'd answered about the safe yes

yes that's a Pity but that's obviously

the place to look isn't it yes but um

there's a

combination combination yes and uh I

don't know what it is oh

dear you have a wonderful gift Catherine

well I don't know about that Lucy it's a

PCT yes you don't think that Mrs rapen

has died do you oh no no you heard her

waiting for the great

change of course the great

change the little black book little

black book I've seen Mr urk could

consult it do you know where it is it's

in the dressing table dressing table has

it got a lock yes but I know where the

key is come on come on

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it's all right Mrs Raben we're going to

carry out your

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wishes

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four oh

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eight

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isn't that

Splendid it was so late I stayed the

night I was hoping to get the

opportunity to steam open the envelope

but unfortunately it didn't occur I've

just left Miss Bo now at the post office

dispatching it to Mr Norman urut she

wrote an excellent covering letter which

she showed me explaining the

circumstances but mentioning no names

isn't that good anyway I'm afraid now

Lord Peter it's up to our Miss merchon

to uncover the secrets you must contact

her without delay I will do that Miss

Clemson and you've done a wonderful job

wonderful

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is anything the matter Mr Pond no

nothing a foolish letter from a foolish

member of your sex that's nothing new

can you read shorthand Mr Pond no in my

day that was not considered necessary I

couldn't quite make out this outline it

looks like give consent to but it could

be give consideration too there's a

difference isn't there most certainly is

but perhaps I better not risk it it's

got to go off this morning I better ask

him I've told you miss Merson I'd like

you to knock before entering oh I'm so

sorry I forgot well don't let it happen

again now what is it I couldn't quite

make out my shorthand note from your

letter to tuum Peabody and I thought it

better to come and ask you I do wish you

take your notes more clearly at the time

if I'm going too fast for you you should

tell me it would save time and trouble

in the end I wouldn't did yes Mr yes

well now then what seems to be the

trouble stone walls do not appr prison

make nor iron bars a

cage Minds innocent and quiet take that

foran

Hermitage if I have freedom in my love

and in my soul I'm

free Angels alone that soar above enjoy

such Liberty

get

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D help

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the real estate is left to Philip boy

absolutely £50,000 is left to Philip boy

also cash

50,000 cash the remainder is left to

Norman ker who's appointed so

executive sole executive who's already

gambled away boy's 50,000 on the megaan

trust and there you have it motive

motive Miss Merson yes Lord Peter I knew

there was something fishy about that

will but I still can't understand why

after she was so badly treated by the

boy's family but there was a relevant

paragraph the greater part of the

property is left to Philip boy in token

that the testatrix forgives the ill

treatment Meed out to her by his family

for which he Phillip was not responsible

rather touching what all becomes clear

hey Freddy the will was dated 5th of

June 1920 and the Witnesses were Eva

gabin housekeeper and John Briggs a

gardener congratulations Miss Meson we

will celebrate immediately with a bottle

of pomering before we do Lord Peter I

think you should see

this there was about 2 O of this

mysterious white powder in a packet in

Mr UT's

safe my

word what have we

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here this is work for Ban's dark room

I'd say

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it's working or something aely aely is

that

Asic I hope so it's either

arenic or antimony

allow me my

Lord the addition of a small quantity of

solute chlorinated lime should decide

the question Beyond reach of

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caval arsenic definitely of course it's

arsenic didn't I always say so is that

all isn't that

enough not quite quick bunter pour the

champagne Parker is about to pour the

cold

water we've merely proved that UT has

arenic in his

possession by the way I noticed it's

ordinary white arenus acid without any

mixture of charcoal or Indigo which

agrees with what was found at the

postmortem now that's satisfactory thank

you B to help yourself thank you my Lord

but it would be even more satisfactory

if we could provide an opportunity for

urut to have administered it

unfortunately all we've done so far is

demonstrate clearly that he couldn't

have given it to boys during the dinner

I.E in exactly the period right for the

symptoms when they later

appeared now convince a jury I should

prefer something better than a CR quea

impossib riddle me right and Riddle Me

re we've forgotten something that's all

probably something quite obvious give me

the statutory dressing Garden an ounce

of Shack and I will endeavor to dispose

of this little difficulty in a bracer

shakes in the meantime Parker I trust

you will stand by to arrest the right

man when when the moment comes gladly

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I've got it

B permit me to offer my congratulations

my Lord

almost not

quite I couldn't sleep my Lord I

wondered if I could get you

anything no

thanks let's have a

cigarette been thinking about what

appears to be the Crux of the matter

Crux my

Lord

obviously it's h that last meal between

Ur and

boys that's the cracks and the

key sit

down

now Hannah weslock

said that nothing that was eaten

upstairs wasn't eaten by herself and

cook later her actual words M Lord were

cook and me had just the same and all as

sweet as could be except of course for

the omelette

The

Omelette was made with four eggs yes my

Lord and Anna Westlock remarked that one

of the eggs was cracked but there was

the last four in the

house the last four in the

house one of them was

crack through that crack

vter the shines the light of

Revelation a light burning with ever

increasing brightness

a light blinding in its intensity would

you care for Coco my

Lord Hannah Westlock and your way with

the ladies my Lord you are to play upon

her susceptibilities once more and

discover the name of ur's hairdresser Mr

ur's hairdresser and when you have found

it you are to pay him a visit

within the next few hours the guilty

party will be arrested and Harriet Bain

completely Vindicated will be a free

woman the retrial is tomorrow Peter you

really that confident absolutely and

completely I would never I may be a bit

of a fool but never would I make such a

statement P I do believe you thank you

it's just hard for it to sink in you

know it's hard to believe the end of The

Nightmare yes it'll take some time no

out about it you have been wonderful the

way you the way you've supported me and

acted on my behalf it was

nothing you are the woman I want to

spend the rest of my life with how else

could I behave you're such a romantic

Peter a sort of Latter-day night errant

searching for opportunities to perform

Deeds of Valor rescue damsels in

distress what's wrong with

that I've had a lover Peter I've been

accused of murdering him I'm not going

to rush into another affair

marriage marriage Affair what's the

difference it's supposed to be love

isn't

it I'm

sorry and I'm

sorry sorry I can't say I love

you and

even cuz I do like

you even if we did get married it

wouldn't be fair to you so please stop

asking me I I don't know I can't think I

can't see beyond the next 2 weeks I just

want to be out of this to be left

alone I'm going

away I've always wanted to travel to

Greece Venice you're such a romantic

had at least I can make you laugh and

surely that's better than tears

yes Pond ooh put him through

please ah Lord Peter this is an

unexpected

pleasure a a drink this evening oh I

shall be

delighted 6:00 it is then I shall look

forward to it

I thought perhaps the C on blur Lord

that'll lose splendidly very good my

Lord I shall deant it at once oh and

make some of that filthy Turkish coffee

for Mr Ard I'll have my usual mocker my

Lord my dear Lord Peter all that you've

been saying for the last hour regarding

my unfortunate cousin's demise is most

interesting

but really there is nothing fresh there

is there you know these these really are

excellent excellent the genuine Eastern

variety B's Choice I'll tell him it was

appreciated perhaps I better come to the

latest discoveries megatherium trust for

example megatherium trust played pretty

steeply there didn't you I had some

shares in it yes some losses best part

of £50,000 I'd say £50,000 but that's

ridiculous about the same amount as was

left to Philip boy in the genuine will

the original will drawn up by you under

Mrs rayburn's instructions

now in the phony will it was stated that

nothing should be left to any member of

the boy's family on account of the

Abominable treatment meeted out by that

family to Mrs Ren but um I quote from

the genuine will the greater part of the

property is left to Philip Boys in token

that the testatrix forgives the ill

treatment Meed out to her by his family

for which he Philip wasn't responsible

may I ask how you have obtained this

very remarkable information the police

wonderful thing police

organizations remarkable what they can

come up with when they put their minds

to it uh more coffee no thank

you you're not denying any of this I

assume well I'm listening when you have

finished this extraordinary statement I

may perhaps discover what it is I have

to

deny simply the poisoning of Philip

Bo you must admit the motive is there

well allowing that this Preposterous

accusation were true

which I must emphatically deny I would

be most interested to know how you

imagine that I administered the arnik

now have you worked out something

ingenious for that it was in fact the

whole episode of the meal with a careful

accounting for every dish to support the

idea that nothing could possibly contain

poison that attracted my attention to

you right from the start it was the

omelet wasn't it the omelet oh that's

ridiculous well I mean I ate it with

absolutely no ill effects damn it my

cousin made it himself so he did four

eggs if I remember rightly I think I'm

also right in saying that one of them

was cracked when they were brought to

the table possibly I don't remember but

Hannah Westlock does no it is in fact

quite easy to introduce a little

powdered arsenic into a cracked egg I've

made the same experiment myself are you

suggesting that in whisking four eggs

together one particular poisoned egg was

somehow kept miraculously separated from

the rest and deposited with his load of

arsenic at one end of the omelet only or

that my cousin deliberately helped

himself to The Poisoned end and left the

rest to me not at all I merely

suggesting that the Arsenic was in the

omelet and came there by way of the egg

well there seems to be flaws in your

theory as well as in the eggs contining

on the subject of omelets that is to say

arsik it's uh not good for people in the

general way as you know but there are

these tiresome Syrian peasants when

reads about so much who take it for fun

good for the wind they say clears

complexion keeps the hair Sleek they it

to their horses for the same reason not

that horses have complexions of course

though um hair certainly and as we know

wind but I digress no no most

interesting and it is attested that that

horrid man

mayck increased the dose of liquor

arenales taken in a tonic over a period

of 18 months by 75% that's enough to

kill an ordinary person but U you know

all this I certainly do not well you see

it occurred to me old thing that if

you'd had the idea to give yourself a

what's it um an immunization you could

easily enjoy a jolly old arsenical

omelet with a friend it would kill him

and it wouldn't hurt

you this is a monstrous accusation then

how do you account for the packet of

arsenic found in your

office and how do you count for this

clippings of your hair and nails by kind

permission of your pretty little

manicurist Susie and bang full of

arsenic explain that if you will Mr

Norman I have for some time been taking

a medicine cont containing slight traces

of arsenic Dr Granger will furnish you

with the prescription that may have left

a deposit in my hair and skin I repeat

this is a monstrous accusation and how

is it that tonight you have taken a dose

of arsenic sufficient to kill two or

three Ordinary

People the sweet meats you've been

guzzling for the last hour and a half

are smothered in white arsenic you

should have been rolling about in agony

for the last hour Dam you wisy you've

tricked me you've got me by a vile damn

trick yes we have got you OT we

certainly have got

you it's all right it's only icing sugar

oh damn

you damn

you damn

you I understand my Lord that further

information has come to the police which

definitely proves the entire innocence

of my client I also understand my Lord

that a further arrest has been made and

that an inquiry will follow my Lord this

lady must go forth into the world

acquitted not only at this bar but the

bar of public

opinion any ambiguity would be

intolerable and I'm quite sure my Lord

that I have the support of the Attorney

General's office for what I say by all

means I am instructed to say my Lord

that the withdrawing the charge against

the prisoner the crown proceeds from a

complete conviction of her innocence and

offers no evidence against her I am very

glad to hear

it prisoner at the

bar the crown by unreservedly

withdrawing this Dreadful charge against

you have demonstrated your innocence in

the clearest possible

way after this nobody will be able to

suppose that the slightest imput rests

upon you and I most hearly congratulate

you on this very satisfactory ending to

your long Oreal

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have coffee to oh I tell maybe have

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I'm going

away I've always wanted to travel to

Greece Venice now such a romantic

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head at least I can make him laugh and

surely that's better than tears

h

all

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