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The preacher was in fact a thief who had stolen the original
manuscript of Hamlet from an exhibit on the Riviera, where he
also acquired his tan. The preacher disguised the manuscript as
a Bible and had Longworth authenticate it for the Duke, whom the
preacher hoped would buy it. Longworth, however, in desperate
need of money, killed the preacher with Hamlet's sword and stole
the manuscript. Longworth, who does not smoke, planted the
German-made cigarette near the victim's body to throw suspicion
from himself; but in the process, he accidentally dropped his
packet of aspirin.
2. >SILVER PATCH<
SURPRISE: EXPLOSIVES
HIDING PLACE: VIOLIN CASE
CHAMELEON: LESTRADE
KILLER: BEATRICE
WEAPON: LETTER OPENER
MOTIVE: DISCOVERED JEWELS
Learning that a vast diamond field had been discovered near the
worthless gold mine Miss Pierpoint was to bequeath him, druggist
Ward Ramsey substituted sleeping pills for the aspirin tablets
Miss Pierpoint kept at her bedside.
KILLER: WARD RAMSEY
WEAPON: SLEEPING PILLS
MOTIVE: DIAMOND MINE
"I wed two wives" should be Willie Dryden's epitaph. The white
ring of untanned flesh around Willie's ring finger tipped Holmes
to the fact that Willie had no business marrying Mitzi. He was
already married in Singapore to the lady in black. This femme
fatale followed Willie to London, learned he was marrying Mitzi,
took her place in the receiving line and gave Willie the kiss of
death.
Winnie Oats and her manager Dale Rice are devious characters.
They used poor Lloyd Newcomb to get favorable publicity, then
tried to hang the kidnapping on him by planting the mask in the
reporter's carriage. Dale Rice wore the mask when he swept down
on the rope to kidnap Winnie, who was fully prepared for the
kidnapping. Winnie's husband, Guy, found out about her
involvement with Newcomb. Guy booked passage for himself,
probably bound for his lawyer and a divorce.
KILLER: QUAIL
MOTIVE: REVENGE
METHOD: SMOTHERED WITH BARE HANDS
THIEF: BEALE
HOW HE KNEW WHERE TO LOOK: ADMINISTERED TRUTH SERUM
DURING DENTAL WORK.
KILLER: ARNOUX
WEAPON: HYPODERMIC
MOTIVE: PUNISH TREASON