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all right

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foreign

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I understand you're from Saint Mary meet

yes do you know it I know very few too

yes I have a bad pill of pneumonia last

winter and the doctor advised sunshine

and rest and my nephew Raymond

major

was kind enough to make all the

arrangements he's really such a sweet

boy

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thank you

oh

oh my how lovely thank you oh

just a moment

there

this is Victoria just let her know if

you need anything Victoria that is your

mom no I'm sure I shouldn't need

anything oh this is very nice very nice

indeed what a beautiful hotel thank you

I should let you freshen up we have a

tram to take you to the beach when you

want to go okay I've left you an extra

towel in case you want to swim swim

quit bumping me slow down I didn't ask

you to race me back to the Bungalow you

idiot now Mr Rayfield your medication is

overdue if you left when I first

mentioned it when I damn well choose had

a lot of good medication does that have

to be careful nearly ran into that old

fool there

you'll have to excuse the old grouch I'm

afraid this illness has made him a bit

snappish Oh What A pity are you a

relative of his oh oh thank heavens no

no I'm his nurse secretary entertainment

director whatever he can think of my

name is Ruth Walters and I'm Jane Marple

so nice to meet you

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thank you

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foreign

like myself may I join you oh certainly

I'd welcome the company

I noticed your notebook are you a writer

perhaps

not in 82 cents of the word

I'm working on my Memoirs just a little

project to keep me abused I've done a

lot of traveling picked up a lot of odd

Tales

no reason to let all that go by the

board is there

do you do any writing yourself oh my no

oh good hymns I wouldn't know where to

begin

this is my creative Outlet oh that's not

for you is it no no I'm doing this for

Eleanor Kincaid's new grandson back and

sent married

should marry me

yes do know it I can't say I do no I've

been almost everywhere but I've not

spent much time in England

high adventure that's always be my cup

of tea

I'm told this is your first time here

would you like to take a look around oh

that would be lovely

oh you can leave your belonging sure

nobody will disturb them we don't have

much thievery in these parts

lots of Scandal though

the kendalls have recently stocked this

pond with rare tropical fish

previous owners didn't go over that sort

of thing but I think the candles had the

right idea

push the place up give the old hotel a

shot in the arm

have they owned it long about six months

or so a lot of money tied up in it

things will be sticky for a bit I

shouldn't Wonder

oh Miss Marvel there you are I was

looking for you I was going to give you

a guided tour I see the major has beaten

me to it

would you care for a lemonade

compliments of the management oh yes of

course thank you okay major oh well not

for me best I get back to work miles to

go before I sleep and all that Tommy rot

I did us at six perhaps I made a sculpt

you to the dining room oh of course

everyone's being so gracious and

attentive I don't know what to think

all right one lemonade coming up I'll

have you spoiled rotten before we get

back on that flame

watch your step

here you go

you play bridge

look at that I don't know why they call

me lucky when every hand eye gets a dog

no that's table talk

I think we ought to throw the hand in

what do you think Evelyn

I'm throwing this in forget it

it's the best hand I've had all

afternoon are you serious

well then

might as well play it out

pass

two Spades

four Spades

here we go

have you met these people not formally

no I will allow me I'd skip last names

Tim she'll never get a strike I'm lucky

this is Edward Evelyn and Greg it's nice

to meet you this is Jane Marvel just

arrived this afternoon I love that as

though we hadn't memorized every face in

sight it's a small place you'll know us

all much better than you like really my

dear your flippancy is beginning to get

on my nerves

she doesn't mean to be pushy yes I do

Molly Molly what is it

relax don't talk about it just relax

I can't understand what's happening

I never dreamed like this I've never had

a nightmare in my life now night after

night damn I'm so scared

be logical man

everything we have is tied up in this

place

the freshers are immense

as soon as we're in the black nightmares

will go away

promise

I do without you

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huh

we missed you at lunch

took a lunch trade in my room

that I could finish this chapter I'm

working on

you're writing from your own experiences

I assume oh indeed but you know what

they say truth is Stranger Than Fiction

people are very odd major never quite

aim um my point exactly very well put

now

here's a story that illustrates that to

a team

lots of fellows sitting at the club one

day and a fellow told me a story I never

forgot medical man he was the name Tate

one of these cases

the woman tried to hang herself and this

doctor take got there just in the nick

of time to revive her after the husband

found her and cut her down anyway she

pulled through young husband was devoted

to her cried like a baby when she came

right

the next thing this doctor is she's

tried it again and this time she

succeeds and now and I'll wait

I know what you're going to say suicide

victims that have to repeat the attempt

well that's not the unusual aspect of

this case

and Dr Tate happened to be Consulting

with a colleague who told a very similar

Tale

woman stuck a head in the oven her

husband revived her only to lose her in

another suicide attempt sometime later

but now here's the interesting part

when this colleague went round to see

his patient he spotted a rare hibiscus

plant near the front door got out his

camera to take a snap just as he did the

woman's husband came out the snapshot

was a bit out of focus but immediately

Dr Tate looked at it he recognized the

man in the picture as being the young

husband of the hanging Affair oh dear

the same man with two different wives

committing suicide seems a proper

metaphor police inquiry ah but it was

never followed up as far as the doctor

could tell I expect the fella covered up

his tracks too well

queer's story though wasn't it wouldn't

think things like that could happen oh

yes I would

a murderer isn't always clever

I've heard that if a man finds a formula

that works he won't stop might be worth

a mentioning the book if I can find a

way to work it in

oh by the way the doctor let me have the

snapshot just as a curiosity

hey all these odds and ends

I don't know why I keep all these Tit

Pit

oh

I've forgotten about that business hmm

good looking woman too as you was

huh you'll never suspect

watch myself

like to see a picture of a murderer

well I began

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thank you

all right

gorgeous day perfect David walk don't

you think

just adjust the thing

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good afternoon

must be Miss Marvel

I am Dr Graham the hotel physician

oh how do you do

major Paul Gray was just telling me

about his memoirs

is there something wrong

I don't know

let's hope not

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excuse me just take a picture of us

foreign

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I can't throw that across my knees I

look like an imbecile unless you Arthur

can't you do anything right now I've

been patient with you but I'm about to

lose my temper

that Arthur Jackson must be a saint to

put up with Rayfield oh I don't know Mr

Rayfield somehow reminds me of a

wolfhound that used to bark at my gate

one day I fussed back at him

and he rolled over to have his

underbelly scratched I can't say I put

rifle in that class myself but you may

be right I wouldn't want to work for the

man

ruthish devoted to him of course

but I can't quite see her tickling his

tummy can you curious she isn't married

attractive as she is

perhaps she has other plans for herself

a major Paul grave

cheers

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what do you think the green or the blue

come on Greg dude let's go

what'd you buy

nothing

Edward oh Edwards look what I bought and

it's your favorite color don't you think

it's adorable love it come on

I do believe I've made you blush

I think it's so clever the Kindles to

have thought of it I just love

activities don't you only Quiet Ones

dear

we're that nice husband of yours

disappeared to

this is that nice husband of mine you

remember Greg don't you

what good heavens of course yes oh dear

oh I made a terrible mistake I'll

foolish help me I somehow got it all

turned around don't worry about it Miss

Marvel lucky gets it turned around

herself

what kind of a crack was that

uh never mind him he always insinuates

the worst

I see you just a little dose of the

dysons at their most eloquent I do hope

it wasn't all my fault

I made a most unfortunate remark believe

me fought wasn't yours I've known the

dysons for years and problems go way

back thank you I do appreciate that

you see I thought it was married to you

and I'm afraid I said that right out it

was so tactless of me

married to me yes I'm so sorry

I see now that it was silly

cocktail time back on the bus

there's dancing tonight after dinner I'm

told so get on your dancing shoes

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looks like it started

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not dancing

no I've been saving myself for you Molly

you're looking beautiful tonight

Let's Dance

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oh what a gorgeous show I'd love to have

one how much to pay catch me later I'll

give you the woman's name their native

maid

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you're stuck with me

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such a wonderful post

the candles never miss a trip

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when you've joined me as a Sherry you

first one

sharing it's not a good idea with his

high blood pressure is it

the major doesn't seem to drink very

much oh but it's the alcohol with the

medication that causes the problems I

have to be very strict with Mr Rayfield

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cheers

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he won me back

you want me back on I want that moms

what the monkeys

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I love that man he loved me um so much I

want my man on

if you want me if I come back later

major

you know you're sleeping late

he's there I did

he did he did the major he did

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Miss Molly miss mommy miss mommy

somebody

he's been dead for several hours I

should think we lead an ambulance of

course

has someone sent for Tim Mr Dyson's gone

to look for him it's Molly I'm worried

about it let's have a look I'm fine

really I am

it's just so unexpected

well now he was an older gentleman

he may have suffered a stroke or perhaps

his heart gave out the medication he was

taking indicates a rather severe problem

with hypertension Justin told me about

the major

I

come on you all right

you look like you've seen a ghost

happened

this thing I knew I was on the floor

Victoria discovered it I was just coming

out of my Bungalow when I heard a shriek

I guess it was his blood pressure

I don't know I want you to lie down

you've had a shot come on

Victoria why don't you take the rest of

the day off you must be a little shaking

yourself doctor would you be kind enough

to see Miss Markle back to a bungalow

coming down

thank you Dr Graham

we all seem to have fallen apart

but he was such a dear man

you can't quite take it in myself

what's the matter with your leg

oh I must have given it a little wrench

truly I was so startled when Victoria

cried out like that that I forgot all

about myself

it's nothing really no

you let me be the judge of that

but here and sit down for a moment thank

you

how does this feel

uh-huh you may have pulled a muscle here

well it doesn't look swollen

oh dear

I feel so badly about the major

I only known the man for three days but

he was so friendly everybody was so fond

of him

I had no idea that he suffered from

hypertension

must have been a mild case not worth

mentioning

he was taking saronite hardly a proper

prescription for a mild case

you know a lot of other people knew

about his blood pressure why somebody

mentioned it to me just yesterday

really

was that a word

for you just to keep me informed about

the knee

oh doctor

um

no no it's not at the right time I'm

sorry

I shouldn't have mentioned it

is there some problem

well I suppose

it's just the snapshot of my nephew I

wanted back

I think the major tucked it into his

pocket a snapshot yes

you see my nephew died of pneumonia

very sad

and I showed the major the only snapshot

I had of him I'm sure he meant to give

it back but well he just tucked it into

his pocket you see well I'll have a look

I I have to be over there for the

ambulance crew anyway now just Elizabeth

the leg

thank you

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oh you're finally up I see yes I suppose

you heard about the major

yeah someone stopped by and told me

do you think he was murdered in his

sleep the way the tongues are wagging

around what makes you say a thing like

that

it's just an expression I'll be so

touching saves you know what I mean

feel bad for the old boy but it hardly

comes as any Starling surprise he was oh

but it wasn't that old

Evelyn said he was taking saranite

is that ring a bell

what's the matter with you you know very

well that I take Saturday night myself

I don't like your tone

what is it that you're really getting at

huh

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good for you

prevents bed sores I don't know what it

prevents

another few more bits or to me anyway

pretty soon I'll be out there with that

poor old major in Washington Hall group

Paul grave

he had a premonition that's pretty clear

a premonition

come on what are you talking about

you don't believe in all that stuff I

didn't say I believed in it I said he

believed in it

don't you remember yesterday when we

came up from the beach

you turn white as a sheet

I thought he'd seen a ghost you know

actually that's true I remember that

look on his face

just didn't attach anything to it

well I didn't say anything

and he was looking right at you

must have been looking at someone else

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say goodbye today to a good friend so

far away from home

major Paul Gray first came to this

island 15 years ago and loved it so much

that he returned Faithfully every year

he chose his spot as his final resting

place Enchanted as he always was with

the beauty and peace of the island

as we read in Matthew chapter 10 fear

them not therefore for there is nothing

covered that shall not be revealed and

hidden that shall not be known and fear

not them which will kill the body but

are not able to kill the server but but

rather fear

fear is Roy both soul and body

may he rest in God's grace

ashes to ashes dust to dust who give

thanks unto the Lord for he is good for

his mercy endureth forever

how's that knee the knee is much better

nice of you to inspire

we haven't found that snapshot of yours

I'm afraid that'll be a disappointment

to you yes yes it is

but I suppose it can't be helped

it wasn't in major Paul Graves wallet no

nor anywhere among his things

there were a few group photos

but none of your young man well you did

all you could

perhaps someone found the photo

and tore it up

who I ever would someone do that I've no

idea

I'm sure

oh everything seems so quiet with the

major not among us yes

I'll miss them you see

he's an uncommon here since before I

started to work

you know that man he sure had a lot of

stories to tell

as I'm sure you must also Victoria oh no

Mom not like him

to have a natural Bend for it I don't

have the same knock message yes he had a

good ear

and a good eye for detail

but you seem interested in people that's

really what it takes well if you say so

Mom and you see a side of people that no

one else sees now we wouldn't go that

far will You observe their personal

habits

all the little details of the things

they leave in their rooms

for instance I bet you could tell me

what's on my bed table without even

looking just because you dust and tidy

up

but they're not hard at all

okay make me see now

you have some photographs five of them

sleeping mask those vitamins that you

take

alarm clock

yes I think that's it very good that's

exactly right you see you have an

excellent visual memory

you probably know more about people than

you even realize well

that's true

how are you Miss Marple

we're all terribly sorry about the major

must be especially difficult for you he

seemed a close friend of yours yes he

was

however at my age

death doesn't seem so terrible

sad of course but not such a specter

oh happy I hate talk like that

I hope you don't mean that just because

you're elderly you have a special

relationship to death not nonsense

elderly I'd never think of myself as

elderly

I feel just the same as I did when I was

17. only then of course I pitted anyone

over 20 and now I don't

around you need to be so smug about it

you can still walk

you can afford to be complacent look at

me oh you enjoy yourself and you know it

there's no one more smugged than a man

who feels entitled to Lord it over other

people how dare you talk to me like that

I'm a sick man oh Mr radio

I'm having a lively chat with this woman

here which is more than I've ever had

with you she's got backbone he doesn't

sit around all day during clock like

someone I could name and she isn't as

rude

you see that I like that she knows how

to make me laugh

too bad major Paul grave didn't last

more

might have helped his hypertension

hypertension my foot he never had high

blood pressure in his life well of

course he did I heard it myself from

someone so did I

but you know I can't remember who

mentioned it to me well I mentioned it

to you once just the night before he

died oh so you did I'd completely

forgotten it

but I wonder who told you hmm let me

think

you know I can't remember myself

Edward mentioned it one day around the

pool didn't he

puppy I told the major that he shouldn't

drink with high blood pressure and he

nearly fell off his chair said he didn't

have high blood pressure it was low

doctor always had to take it twice

oh my

I wonder what to make of that

excuse me

I want to mail these postcards

I don't understand why would they be in

the majors room unless they belonged to

him all I know is I never see the Sarah

Knight in his room until after he did

you know

we don't think that he took any pills

like that

well if there's something strange about

the pills being in the majors room she

should talk to Dr Graham about it don't

you think

I think perhaps we should pass the

information along it's our

responsibility if there's something

not right about this

thank you Victoria you are absolutely

correct in coming to us well thank you

sir thank you Mom

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you know I've been meaning to ask who

does your hair I think that color would

be perfect for me well I'll call him and

make an appointment for you would you

yeah okay

wow

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Dr Graham no I

I'm afraid I've done a disgraceful thing

I told you a lie

about the snapshot of my nephew

I made it up

well why would you do that because I

knew that the major had a snapshot of a

murderer

he offered to show it to me the day

before he died

shot of a killer that's what he said it

was he told me the story but I never

actually saw the snapshot and then you

see the next day he died

I thought you should have the fullest

information possible

in case

in case what

in case you

decided to take steps about it

steps what sort of steps oh I haven't an

idea a man in your position would know

more about that than I

perhaps an inquiry of some sort I

thought a doctor could do that

it did seem to me that uh perhaps there

should be an inquiry I had thought about

that

then perhaps there might be a way to

check with major Paul Gray's physician

in England

as one doctor to another

that sort of thing

see if he ever prescribed serenite

wonderful

how clever of you to think of that

what will you think of next

perhaps someone should speak with the

local police oh my that would be a step

I can see that now excellent well I must

be off I wish you luck

and Dr Graham it was most kind of you to

talk with me about this really it was

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let's get things quite clear what's the

suggestion

that a bottle of poison peels was

substituted for the selenite no I think

not

if someone wanted to get rid of the

major quickly he would have been given

something most likely in a drink of some

kind and the blood pressure medication

put in his room afterwards exactly but

uh isn't there a night a prescription

drug

how could someone put it in the major's

room wouldn't it be obvious that it

wasn't his prescription it would be easy

enough to remove the true patient's name

from the prescription form on the bottle

all you would need is a reason to me

then you simply start a rumor he's

suffering from high blood pressure and

who did all that

and I don't know yet wouldn't it have

been simpler just to have poisoned him

and let it go with that oh no no man

that might have meant an inquiry

possibly an autopsy this way a doctor

would accept the death and sign the

certificate

just as I did Dr Graham

as much as I respect your instincts on

this you still have no proof there is

nothing to investigate or what you have

is rumor and speculation what if his

physician at home never prescribed the

serenite that give us a place to start

of course but I'm not sure what we could

turn up I mean we're not even certain

that a crime has been committed at this

point

not bad

Michael right

you must play a lot of croquet in Saint

Mary Meade no not that much

do I love it of course I love it

such fun isn't good

well

to tell you the truth it's the only way

I know to get away from Mr Rayfield

you've been with him for some time

you must love nursing hardly

it does have its fringe benefits like

this Caribbean vacation every year a

number of you come here at the same time

each year oh yes the hillingtons the

dysons

major Paul grave of course

Greg's first wife was here originally

you know first what

I didn't know he was divorced oh no no

no Gail died

she was Lucky's cousin lucky married

Greg a month later

your shot

oh

look my ball went right through the

wicked Now isn't that wonderful well you

were standing right in front of it I

mean how could you miss

you never married then

what makes you say that did I say that

all this stupid I was thinking aloud I

mean a woman with a husband wouldn't be

able to make extended trips that's what

was going through my head

I was married actually

he

oh well I'm a widow

damn

good evening hi hello enjoy your dinner

she's looking very peaky don't you think

oh Molly

oh yes now you mention it

Ellen what could be the trouble the

Major's death of course they're afraid

the tourist trade will drop off once the

word gets out you know how people are

apparently the police have been

consulted oh my whatever for well that's

what I heard too

no I didn't anything was suspected

well Tim's the one I feel sorry for this

could ruin him he's got everything tied

up in this place

oh goodness

thought it was a joint venture the two

of them but then of course I could get

my facts mixed up well

probably is her money too she's hardly

being much health

sure maybe she's doing the best she can

given her past history she reminds me of

Penny Livingston

my neighbor's daughter

she went all peaky used to faint

they never did find out what it was

I heard it was

mental Penny Livingston

no

hi good evening

guess what after dinner we have

shuffleboard

shuffleboard

I've been forced to give it up I have a

trick knee Such a Pity I'm sorry to hear

that

but you'll make an excellent Turing

section then won't you we'll see you

over there bye-bye enjoy your dinner

good evening

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wouldn't you know she'd run out and buy

a shawl just like Molly's

I'd like to cut our holiday short and go

home

Alfred why would we do that

what's bothering you

I know we have our problems

but I'm your best friend and if you're

in trouble you must trust me this is

nothing you can help me with Evelyn

thank you

listen to me

I know you had an affair with lucky

you might as well admit that much for

all I know it's still going on well it's

not

then what hole does she have over you

why do you let her get away with it

because I

I did something terribly wrong she knows

it I don't believe it what did you do

steal a car

rape murder

rather bag

you've never done anything wrong in your

life

before was the prescription

lucky asked me to sign some doctor's

name on a prescription blank

said it was for diet pills or something

seemed harmless enough

besides I was crazy about it and

I would have done anything for her

I don't understand

I did it high at the time

to

later

I realized she used it

it's a killer

Greg's first wife Gail

lucky poison Gail Dyson

horrible

but you you didn't help her deliberately

you said so yourself a handwriting was

on the prescription blank

I bought the meds and now she's holding

it over you

a black male of sorts

swear if I

don't get away from this place

I'll kill her don't say that we'll think

of something I'm sure

who else knows about this I don't know

at this point

well

we'll just have to see I guess

maybe no one else knows but her

that'd be nice

don't you think

I wrote

you see Miss Marvel she's wondering for

the darts tournament well no I haven't

seen her but uh she's usually out of the

patio right about now

oh

stop I bet you are

Mr if you scared me after death Tim's

been looking for you I don't play darts

you should learn I signed you up for the

tournament shuffleboard too why would

you do such a hateful thing you're old

you should play shuffleboard all old

people should play shuffleboard that's

the silliest thing I ever heard I'll

manage my own entertainment thank you

very much you can manage to get yourself

killed too

I've been watching you

fluttering around having those nice

harmless little chats of yours and

you've been sticking your nose into

things I was only trying to remember the

murder story the major told me the one

about the murderers the creature boys

should type young beautiful murderers

would you murder her husband of course

gave him a sleeping pill and shoved him

off the balcony resourceful female she

said we're suicide

she got off quite lightly when they

caught up with her blue knew she could

be of course diminished responsibility

they call it did the major show you a

snapshot are the murders no now don't

stick your neck out

go tap something you have an attack of

some kind I'll stick my neck anywhere I

please

and don't sign me up for anything else

or I shall see that you are enrolled in

the nude sunbathing class

thank you

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Mrs Kendall

Mrs Kendall

yes John what is it where do you want

this

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what the flowers where do you want them

oh why don't we put those on the center

table right there can you do that for me

and I want the band set up promptly at

eight o'clock for the costume party

would you please remind them

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thank you

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foreign

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in here there are Health regulations

it's too hot in here

the cab makes my head feel like he's on

fire but you have to wear one the

previous owners were cited twice for

violations

now if Tim caught you you'd be fired do

you understand

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you're going to look absolutely

wonderful for the party tonight if you

really think so I don't often have my

hair done about time you did then

I think Molly's headed for a nervous

breakdown

dear me as a nurse you would know the

signs of course oh yes

her brother had a screw loose too from

what I hear

took off all his clothes on an airplane

oh dear

was it first class or tourist

well I never flew first class I just

wondered what they do

people with money you know seem to get

away with anything oh her people had

money of course or else how would she

have gotten Tim you know Molly was going

with some other man before she met Tim

very unsavory character

oh it's a wolf in heaven

criminal background from what I hear

um

anyway Molly refused to bring him home

so the family forbidder to see him again

very old-fashioned quite right don't you

think fortunately at that point Molly

met Tim and the other man sort of faded

out of the picture

but from what I hear the family was so

relieved they settled the money on her

as a sort of

incentive

like a bribe you'll mean

I suppose you could call it that

there now what do you think

well I don't know

I don't usually wear my hair in a great

bowl like that

do you think we could Pat it down a bit

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everybody

's

Marshall it's Evelyn have you any idea

where ever it is I think even to get a

drink a while back but I'm not sure it's

so hard to recognize anyone but if you

notice me

your shoes

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please

yes what is it

I guess of course of course that's my

bottle of serenite where did you find it

would have been put

indigent

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what gentleman's room is that the

gentlemen

that is dead

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we now think that he sleeps so good in

his grave you know I don't understand

what you're getting at it

but you will

Mr Dyson sir

oh wow

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laughs

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Molly

Molly what's wrong

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of course there is you wouldn't sit out

here and cry for nothing

maybe it's five in the afternoon

and I can't remember anything since two

and I find myself in a different place

sometimes I'm even wearing different

clothes

I don't remember anything

you must see a doctor

don't say that

really

all right

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Tim

I really think we should find out where

Molly's gone she seemed terribly upset

almost hysterical

has she seen Dr Graham about all of this

I've given up insisting on that

she's

I don't know she's unreasonable when it

comes to doctors

it's all right it has something to do

with her past she wants to say what

mental problems of some sort really

rather not talk about it there's nothing

wrong with Molly that a few days rest

won't cure

tip yeah yeah are you all right

it's Victorious I think she's dancing

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examiner is on his way he'll bring the

ambulance crew with him did Dr Graham

ever get word back from major Paul

Gray's physician oh yes it was just as

he suspected the major never had any

high blood pressure in his life I wish

now I had more to go on at the time now

we might have prevented this

the Dyson

in the bedroom

I'm assuming you'd like to speak to her

separately yes it's uh the custom if you

don't mind pull out of it anxious to be

of help please sit down thank you

it's too bad about this girl she was

nice we both like her

I might as well come straight to the

point

she approached me tonight not two hours

before she died

she returned this bottle of serenade

someone had apparently taken to my room

when did you notice the appeals were

missing oh

about a week or so ago

I have half a dozen bottles in the

suitcase but I only keep out the one

that's in current use and you as

Victoria whether she knew anything of

the missing Supply yes I did she said

the last time she'd seen it was on the

Shelf in our bathroom

she said she'd look around and after

that I told you she came and returned

the bottle to me tonight on the path

she told me then she found it in the

Mages room

I have no idea how it got there

but but do you think she knew

exactly

Mr Dyson

why didn't you mention the Missing Sarah

Knight at the time of the Major's death

didn't it strike you as odd

why should it

a lot of people take serenite for high

blood pressure it's no more unusual than

Aspirin for headaches besides as far as

I've ever heard the Major's death was

supposed to be from natural causes if it

had been labeled murder of course I

would have spoken up

excuses yes of course

what seems to be the problem

it's something to tell

she came to the kitchen Mrs Kendall did

and she had a knife with her Mrs candle

had a knife I saw it myself she put it

in her pocket and she went out the door

a steak Knife how very strange she gets

very angry with the help all the time

she loses her temple with us

why don't you take him down to

headquarters and see if he can identify

the meta weapon

it must have been connected to the

Major's death figured out for yourself

maybe she knew something worth a little

blackmail

I did see you on the path with her not

that I'm suggesting you had anything to

do with it

I'd love to Tom at me don't you're lucky

I wouldn't try and hide anything if I

were you it always looks so bad for you

later if you get caught wow

I can account for my time lucky

I hope you can account for yours

I don't want to water you Mrs candle but

I have to ask you a few questions

it's really quite all right

I understand you went for a walk toward

the end of the evening

did you take a knife on your walk a

knife

why would I take a knife someone

apparently at senior attacking knife in

your pocket at one point earlier in the

evening I was wondering if it was still

in your possession late that night okay

I I don't remember

unless it was before dinner I I believe

I picked up a piece of Cutlery then

there was an extra knife at one of the

places on the table and you don't

remember if you still had it with you I

can't think why I would but

I really can't say

I might have

and did you like this girl

Victoria

was she good at her work

yes she was nice enough and efficient

she had never threatened you Captain I

didn't kill the girl if that's what

you're getting at

I wouldn't hurt anyone but you did have

blood on your hands when you came in

your fingerprints were on the knife that

killed it but I didn't do anything I

swear it

somebody's trying to make me look as if

I'm guilty when I'm not also it would

seem

thank you

you've been most Cooperative I'm certain

we'll be talking to you again

today this is Kendra

have you come to interrogate me Captain

daventry perhaps

I should have done that a week ago

Dr Graham tells me that you suspected

something when the major died to be

truthful I didn't believe it at the time

I owe you an apology well that's quite

unnecessary I assure you we did an

autopsy on the major

the actual cause of death was a little

dose of difloroethyl cabinsol from what

I gather the symptoms produced would be

much the same as those of hypertension

aggravated by and overindulgence in

alcohol

I should be very careful what you drink

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when I needed no need to scream I'll go

see if I can find him I'll scream if I

want to if I didn't stream no one had

lift their finger to help me

you want

oh I'll just drop back when you're

feeling more sociable I I feel perfectly

sociable

anyway Ruth shouldn't mind a little

abuse I'm rewarding her very handsomely

in my will oh how lovely then perhaps

you'll stop yelling so that we can have

a little chat

give me a push here I'm I'm looking for

my briefcase I don't seem to be able to

find it anywhere maybe it's out here on

the patio

ah there it is yes would you would you

hand that to me please

I've decided to trust you we have to put

our heads together and get to the bottom

of this

the major was bumped off as they say

captain daventry told me so himself

ignored I knew it then all that talk

about high blood pressure was just poppy

cup yes or somebody was very clever

putting that story about it only needed

a murmur here and there you know

Victoria must have known who it was oh

but all this is so obvious Mr Rayfield

we have to look to the original event

the story of the murder that the major

intended to put in his book

you know I made a mistake about you

I don't very often make a mistake about

people but you had me fooled all that

knitting and dithering I can't stand

fussy ladies who knit do you mean to pay

attention or do you not three of them

no

what interests me is the motive for the

Major's death

here's a man telling a story that

someone told him

showing a snapshot with no date or

location noted on it anywhere now that

hardly constitutes proof of any sort

and the tale itself was hearsay why on

Earth would that worry a murderer I

hadn't thought about that but you're

right of course

and even if the man was a dead ringer

for the killer so what

no one was going to

Paul Braves identification seriously the

man could just laugh it off

so why on Earth would he proceed to

murder old Paul grave absolutely

unnecessary

well that's what I thought too

until just a moment ago

of course that could be wrong will you

stop that silly business with me you

know perfectly well what you're talking

about

there could be a very powerful motive if

if

if what

if there were going to be another murder

quite soon you mean one that had been

planned all along yes indeed I suspect

that the major in Victoria were killed

just to clear the way for someone else's

death but who's oh dear that's just it

at this point

I haven't the faintest idea

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you do understand that you're to keep in

touch

I know the police are permitting some of

you believe but only if you can be

reached for further questioning yes of

course Captain daventry made that

perfectly clear

too bad we have to cut our stay short

I'm sorry for the inconvenience

it's nothing personal you understand

delightful hotel and all that perhaps

next year yes if we decide to come back

to the Caribbean we'll be in touch

we'll see when the time comes

could you excuse me just a moment please

foreign

too much is what it is

16 people

have checked out this morning at this

rate the hotel will be empty by the end

of the week

it's my fault

no it's not you didn't do anything it's

just

I don't understand what's happening

who is doing this to us it's like some

grotesque form of sabotage I am crazy

I know it

I don't even know where I was that night

I don't remember how I got on the path

stop it now you just stop it

I know you didn't do anything

what it did who hates us this much

I don't know

I don't know

oh damn place is empty

don't push me over there I want to sit

with her I don't want to eat by myself

Ruth and I are having lunch we'll uh

join you

I I don't want to eat with you come on

now do as I say Heaven's Sake

suit yourself

I uh I had to be especially rude just so

we could talk

did you say spatially

you know about him

well not very much now that you mention

it he was a pharmacist lost his license

and some Scandal or rather nothing very

serious but enough to make him tuck his

tail in and disappear

seems the ideal job for someone in

hiding

serafia

or anything like this I feel like a

Cheshire Cat

I can't stand that fellow that doesn't

make him a murderer you know

you don't like half the people here I

don't like any of the people here

except you of course

that fellow's got two points against him

first he had that uh that high blood

pressure stuff they what do you call it

the the saronite nice and handy ready to

use well that'd be rather obvious don't

you think so there's a steak knife in

the bag

credit this fellow with subtlety what's

this

what's this living off our money ever

since she died and under peculiar

circumstances so I hear let's just point

suppose he wants to get rid of this wife

so he can marry the next

then lucky would be the intended victim

might if I sit here

um

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well I forgot Greg

why'd you do that I will not have lunch

with a suspect

how can one get information if one

of them

and besides I'm sure we shouldn't make

assumptions about killers

we don't really know what drives people

to murder do we so anyone could be

guilty you see

like Hillingdon over there

perhaps

you know I rather fancy hillington

myself

you know I have an idea there's

something very odd going on between him

and lucky don't you think I quite agree

and yet I can't help feeling that it

isn't as simple as all that

I wonder if Evelyn isn't actually the

one to keep an eye on in this case

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hello

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yeah

have you seen Molly by any chance we

were supposed to meet here for a drink

there she is

oh that's lucky

oh yes so it is the blonde hair fooled

me just the color of mollies Lucky's

isn't natural you know

It's a wig

it's died

the minute she saw Molly shade she went

straight out and matched it just like

that shawl Lucky's very competitive with

other women have you noticed that no I

hadn't but it's interesting that you

should mention it hi

what a nice group

you should start an activity how about

charades Miss Marple

wonderful idea

play it makes my heart palpitate I could

have a fatal attack

I'm not even allowed to watch I'm sorry

well how about the rest of you

Evelyn

Greg I'm afraid none of us are watching

the move to them

all right

well perhaps some other time then

so sad

he did so want to make a go of it

no I don't want it

that's old

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thank you

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foreign

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thank you please somebody probably

killed yourself out my place nobody

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she's on the floor in the bathroom great

get the doctor please send me through

I'm a nurse

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easy now

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I've got it I've got a pulse get her

onto her feet

let's see what she took

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sleeping pills this is empty but she

just had that refilled wait on the porch

no I'm staying I'm staying with her out

no I feel like taking my foot

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all right

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this isn't like her

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she isn't like this at all she

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can't believe she did this she couldn't

have

the doctor says you can come in now

all right everyone everything's fine you

can go back to your bungalows she's fine

just marvel don't go just yet please oh

Ashley being frightful and how quick you

were molliels you're her life her life

wasn't in any Jeopardy

I think our Miss Molly was faking the

whole thing oh but she wasn't coma her

face was white so she I thought myself I

took her pulse

she's strong as a horse I'm not sure she

was even unconscious she was acting but

she did take an overdose oh yes she took

the pills there's no doubt about that

but I've seen this kind of thing before

she had it timed right down to the

minute figuring he'd be back but why

should she do a thing like that what

possible reason would you have to fake

maybe she was setting up a plea of

temporary insanity Insanity in case

She's accused of murder

everyone gets off on that defense

nowadays

you're sleeping now

I think perhaps you should take Tim up

to the bar for a drink he's he's a

bundle of nerves I could sit with Molly

if you'd like someone should keep an eye

on her don't you think I'm

not really your stay you better buy me a

drink I need it worse than you do you go

on doctor's orders come on

Dr Graham

this may seem an odd question

but Ruth suggested that perhaps this

wasn't quite the emergency it seemed I'd

hesitate to call it anything at all

she apparently took the pills you see

but not enough to do any huh perhaps she

didn't know that

but it is puzzling

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I want to know why

all right

I have been watching Molly

I'm convinced she's being drugged

I thought maybe it was some product she

used every day face cream lotion

something like that

you see preparations like Belladonna and

atropy can produce very bizarre effects

why didn't you go to Dr Graham with this

well the police look please believe me I

know it looks bad

but I'm only trying to protect my life

from whom

who would even think to drug the poor

woman Tormentor like that no idea I mean

the Bungalows left open all day anybody

could sneak in yes indeed

did major Paul grave ever tell you the

story of a murderer

oh well the first one

can't remember the details but I think

it was about a modern day Lucretia

Borgia Lucretia Borgia

the phrase are used yes

the one who poisoned people

I'm so glad you're back

she's asleep

I have something I must do well you run

along then I'll tend to Molly

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ah you can recall have you wonderful

come on in come on in I couldn't sleep

that's all this about Molly Ruth ran off

somewhere and nobody will tell me

anything I've had an idea no I don't

know that there's anything to this but

some things occurred to me about Molly

oh stop fretting about Molly she's quite

safe for the time being

I'm thinking about this killer who do

you think he is I think he might

possibly be a she

well the major told more than one murder

tale didn't he

I must confess

I wasn't paying strict attention that

day I was interested of course because

the major did know how to spin a yawn

didn't he if you're pardon the pun but

that's exactly what gave me the idea you

see that day I dropped me on and off it

rolled I remember distinctly that he

said something else as he was looking

for the snapshot he said

forgotten all about that business good

looking woman she was she would never

suspect and then he found the photo and

started to show it to me like to see a

picture of a murderer I don't know if he

changed the subject while I was chasing

me on but he might well have been

talking about her

that good looking woman that he later

told you about oh there

oh the Grisha Borgia yes exactly

I don't know it doesn't seem right to me

no I think your first instincts were

right Miss Marvel I think you should

trust your first hunch oh peps you're

right perhap you're right oh this is

baffling it's moose baffling

I think we better go and find Captain

daventry I'm terribly worried

we must prevent another murder if we can

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thank you

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Miss Marvel

have you seen Molly Dr Graham turn this

back for a moment she disappeared no we

just came down the path we didn't lay

eyes on her

look I please I've got to find her will

you help me hold on she can't be

how long has she been here

calm down Tim okay

come on come on come on my girl For

Heaven's Sake don't worry about me

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why did you do this I wouldn't touch the

body if I will

it isn't Molly you know it's lucky what

expand it I don't know what

you know what I thought this was Molly

did you lucky no

body

Mr Kendall perhaps you should call

Captain daventry

yes

yes of course

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are you sure you'll be all right oh yes

I

I'm sure I should be quite safe

yes Edward

you knew I was

you cast a shadow you know even in

moonlight

and also I was wondering why I didn't

see you with the others when they were

searching for Molly Yes Papa

I had nothing to do with this please

believe me

I just now understand what's happening

please guard the body until the police

come

excuse me please

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well we may have to act quickly very

quickly I should have known from the

beginning what was happening here it was

so simple oh you'll have to trust me I

need your help Lucky's been murdered and

Molly is missing again Molly what's

Molly got to do with it everything

okay

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oh my God

where have you been I've been looking

everywhere for you

I went to the pond

the fish pond yes

there was Zone in the water he was dead

it got scared and I read

I was lucky

someone killed her mommy

oh I didn't kill I really do I didn't

kill her

oh I'm sure I didn't do it

and remember that if I had done it

wouldn't I

are you sure

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Molly are you absolutely positive

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I don't know

I don't know what's happening to me

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I'll do it just the man help me get this

up

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hey what are you doing

hold that glass tightly Mr Rayfield

don't let it out of your sight what is

going on here Evelyn said she saw Molly

heading this

she is you were right to know I should

have trusted my first instincts I dare

say when the contents of that glass are

analyzed you'll find it contains a

lethal dose of narcotic it's been the

same pattern in every case and just as

the major recited it

he told me a story about a pair of

clever murders and started to show me a

picture of the killer then something

startled him I realized he was staring

at someone but I couldn't tell who it

was

one of you in this room had to be the

murderer

you overheard the major story and

realized he had recognized you you knew

there was no time to lose the major had

to go

the major was given a snapshot of a

murderer

and that murder was you

this is ridiculous

later he had to kill Victoria too

because she remembered catching sight of

him in the Dyson's Bungalow with the

saronite

once she realized what he was up to he

had to take care of her too because his

real aim

was to kill Molly so that's what's been

going on no it's not true not a word of

it is true Tim darling you could never

kill anyone it's that horrible girl are

you married it's Molly she did it I

believe in you I love you and I trust

you shut up

you stupid woman do you want to get me

executed

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I should have killed you first I dare

say

come on let me through let me through

let me through

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I'm afraid that you contributed to this

author

you were the one who told Tim that Mr

Rayfield intended to leave Ruth Walters

a tidy fortune on his death was stupid

of me

I think we'll find that Tim Kendall

himself was the undesirable future in

mali's past

she as much as admitted that the two

pretended that her disreputable lover

had left the scene

her parents had never seen him anyway

and so it was easy enough for Tim to

come back round and present himself as

the new and suitable son-in-law on whom

they settle so much money then when

Molly's money began to run out he had to

find someone else with money and Ruth

was if yes I'm afraid if he had

succeeded in that plan he'd have found a

way to remove you from this Earth too

you just about persuaded Molly that she

was insane

and of course he had been slowly

poisoning her for weeks but why did he

kill lucky oh that was a case of

mistaken identity

he had sent Molly out to wait for him at

the tropical fish pond but she had a

blackout and wandered off

he meant to drown her of course and pass

it off as a successful suicide attempt

it was Lucky's Misfortune to find

herself there instead

well

at least we can all rest easy

now the murder has been caught thank

heaven for that

Palm Island Airways Flight 2 now ready

so you must come back next year

compliments of the hotel for as long as

you oh thank you that's the most kind of

you but you know I think I'd be more

rested if I just stay in Saint Mary meet

we don't have darts and shuffleboard

why must you be so slow this marble

can't stand there all day she's got a

plane to catch well you seem to be in

fine fettle this morning Mr Rayfield

here I got you these and they weren't

cheap ah no cinnamon I won't tolerate

any paprika well I should hope not

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thank you

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