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The Investigation Proceeds...
As though things weren't already uncomfortable in the Groats' exclusive Mayfair residence, the place has now been examined by a number of common oiks who have not only been infesting the Library, but have also had the temerity to go through Lady Cynthia's private possessions. Is nothing sacred? [Warning, several images contained in the evidence this time]
The Forensic Investigator's Preliminary Note
Department of Forensic Investigations
Memo Pad
For the attention of the attending detective
The Groat Case - interim report
After my initial inspection of the crime scene I have noted the following:
a) The whisky has been adulterated with arsenic. Sir Alfred's fingerprints, and also those of Sid Sneer, were found on the whisky glass and on the decanter.
b) There was a bullet embedded in the wall, which has been removed for analysis
c) Sir Alfred’s fingerprints have been identified on the dictation machine. So have Irma Hyphon-Smart’s.
d) Sir Alfred’s fingerprints were found on the small dagger, as were Maurice Bindweed’s.
Pending a full autopsy, cause of death remains unknown.
M J Prodder
Further Evidence from the Library
(a) Inside the box of Un Bras et Une Jambe chocolates, underneath the top layer of chocolates, are
(i) a floppy disk, and
(ii) this business card:
which, when turned over, bears a handwritten message, thus:
(b) A bottle of red ink is lying on the floor where Sir Alfred’s corpse had lain (the corpse outline has been indicated with chalk). The pool of red liquid in which he was lying is thus revealed to have been ink, not blood.
(c) In a drawer of Sir Alfred's desk can be found another business card:
There is also a list, apparently a customer database, featuring many well-known and highly respectable members of society, the details of which will not be revealed in order to protect the (arguably) innocent, and to keep the libel lawyers at bay.
Evidence from the dressing room of Lady Cynthia Cholmondeleigh-Barbour-Groat
(a) A magnificent hat-box, in the lid of which is an elegant label identifying it as the property of Lady Cynthia Cholmondeleigh-Barbour-Groat, which contains the following items:
(i) A birth certificate
(ii) A copy of the last will and testament of Mrs Muriel Groat, the text of which is as follows:
I, Muriel Groat, of 32 Floral Gardens, Croydon, hereby bequeath my estate as follows:
to my ex-husband, Alfred Groat, the wedding photograph from my bedside table;
to my cat, Fluffy, the contents of my Post Office Savings Account 63140658204;
to my neighbour, Mrs Doris Mullins of 34, Floral Gardens, Croydon, my best rolling pin;
and all the residue of my estate, including my 10,000 shares in Megalomania, Inc, to my beloved son Sidney Arthur Groat.
More evidence tomorrow and on Friday - and then, I'll allow you a couple of days to speculate before All Is Revealed.
The Forensic Investigator's Preliminary Note
Department of Forensic Investigations
Memo Pad
For the attention of the attending detective
The Groat Case - interim report
After my initial inspection of the crime scene I have noted the following:
a) The whisky has been adulterated with arsenic. Sir Alfred's fingerprints, and also those of Sid Sneer, were found on the whisky glass and on the decanter.
b) There was a bullet embedded in the wall, which has been removed for analysis
c) Sir Alfred’s fingerprints have been identified on the dictation machine. So have Irma Hyphon-Smart’s.
d) Sir Alfred’s fingerprints were found on the small dagger, as were Maurice Bindweed’s.
Pending a full autopsy, cause of death remains unknown.
M J Prodder
Further Evidence from the Library
(a) Inside the box of Un Bras et Une Jambe chocolates, underneath the top layer of chocolates, are
(i) a floppy disk, and
(ii) this business card:
which, when turned over, bears a handwritten message, thus:
(b) A bottle of red ink is lying on the floor where Sir Alfred’s corpse had lain (the corpse outline has been indicated with chalk). The pool of red liquid in which he was lying is thus revealed to have been ink, not blood.
(c) In a drawer of Sir Alfred's desk can be found another business card:
There is also a list, apparently a customer database, featuring many well-known and highly respectable members of society, the details of which will not be revealed in order to protect the (arguably) innocent, and to keep the libel lawyers at bay.
Evidence from the dressing room of Lady Cynthia Cholmondeleigh-Barbour-Groat
(a) A magnificent hat-box, in the lid of which is an elegant label identifying it as the property of Lady Cynthia Cholmondeleigh-Barbour-Groat, which contains the following items:
(i) A birth certificate
(ii) A copy of the last will and testament of Mrs Muriel Groat, the text of which is as follows:
I, Muriel Groat, of 32 Floral Gardens, Croydon, hereby bequeath my estate as follows:
to my ex-husband, Alfred Groat, the wedding photograph from my bedside table;
to my cat, Fluffy, the contents of my Post Office Savings Account 63140658204;
to my neighbour, Mrs Doris Mullins of 34, Floral Gardens, Croydon, my best rolling pin;
and all the residue of my estate, including my 10,000 shares in Megalomania, Inc, to my beloved son Sidney Arthur Groat.
More evidence tomorrow and on Friday - and then, I'll allow you a couple of days to speculate before All Is Revealed.
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