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Characters:
Pedro Lopez, the butler and chef
Gillian Arnheim, Joel’s wife
Part 1
A - Alberto Rossi, D - detective Brown
D: ‘Yes, I did. Please sit here and tell only the truth. When did you last see Joel alive?’
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D: ‘Why did you come to Joel’s room later?’
A: ‘Oh, I wanted to talk with him ‘bout Pedro, he’s real mad, you know, so he has a lot of
cash and real does nothin’. So we were chattin’ and he wasnt answerin’ for a long , so then I
came in and was reaal scared seein’ Joel dyin’.’
D: ‘So?’
A: ‘Course it’s Gill. You know, they had an argument earlier. She was reaal mad bout him.
Seems she found out ‘bout his mistress.’
D: ‘Okay sir, that’s all. Can you call for Mr Palmer?’
Part 2
D - detective Brown, N - Nigel
N: ‘Hello, Mr..?’
D: ‘Detective Brown. You can sit down here. I’ll ask you some questions that must help me
to find the murderer.’
N: ‘We were playing poker with Mrs Arnheim in patio after the dinner.’
D: ‘What was the approximate time when you stopped and Mr Arnheim went to his room?’
N: ‘ 9 p.m. Then I went to my room at 9:30 after I spent some time in the lounge, working
with my laptop and Mrs Arnheim went swimming.’
N: ‘Yes, I have accidentally heard an argument between my business partner and Mr Lopez in
kitchen while I was going to my room the other day.’
D: ‘Do you get on well with him? Or have you noticed something strange in his behavior?’
N: ‘He was a nice man, but has changed a lot after his wife died. He used to drink a lot, but
was an old friend of Mr Arnheim, so he decided to keep him at work. Unfortunately, he
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became behaving rude and couldn’t stop arguing with everybody.’
D: ‘So you think that Mr Lopez hes murdered Mr Arnheim. But why?’
N: ‘I’m not sure, as Mr Lopez was so sad after my partner’s death. But alcohol does it’s job.’
Part 3
P - Pedro Lopez, D - detective Brown
Detective Brown enters the lounge with the suspects and takes Mr Lopez (little drunk) for
questioning to the patio.
P: ‘I went cleaning the patio, and, when I finished my work, I went to the servant house. Mr
Nigel called me immediately at 10:12 when he saw Mr Arnheim dead, I was alredy in bed.’
P: ‘I saw Mrs Arnheim coming into Mr Palmer's room. And… I was really angry when I
almost fell because of slippery floor in the kitchen. Those were wet footprints I think…
Part 4
G - Gillian Arnheim, D - detective Brown
Patio, swimming pool, reception
D: ‘I’m very sorry for your loss, Mrs Arnheim, but I must ask you about the last night.’
G: *looks really bad* ‘Oh… I loved my dear husband so much, you can never imagine how
hard it is for me to lose him. But I’m ready to help you.’
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G: ‘I gave him a kiss before he leaved the patio and went to our room. If I knew what would
happen…’
G: *murmuring*‘Yes. When I returned to the house, I went to the patio and chatted with my
friend, when I heard someone in the kitchen. I knew it wasn’t Mr Lopez because he leaves at
10, so that could be a murderer.’
Part 5
N - Nigel, G - Gill, D - detective Brown
D: ‘ Mr Palmer, you are arrested for premeditated murder of Mr Arnheim.’ (puts on
handcuffs)
N: (coming through the lounge; shouting to G) ‘You b*tch! (turned to D) She forced me to do
that! She wanted his money! She gave me the knife!’
The End.
According to the decision of the Court, Nigel Palmor was arrested for the murder of Joel
Arnheim. Thanks to a good lawyer, Gillian Arnheim managed to avoid punishment and lived
happily ever after.
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