MURDER MYSTERY

Mr. Pace, an American by birth, used to

live in an isolated hunters lodge on the
Derbyshire moors.
He was murdered in his house the
previous night. It was reported to his nephew, Mr. Havering, while
he was in London visiting Hercule Poirot, a amous !elgian
detective.
"he house#eeper, Mrs. Middleton, who has wor#ed in the lodge
or a month, had mysteriously disappeared the ne$t day. %o, who is
the murderer&
%uspects'
Mr. Havering, Mr. Paces nephew(
Mrs. Havering, Mr. Haverings wie(
Mrs. Middleton, the house#eeper(
Mr. %mith, the shop#eeper(
Mr. )it*patric#, the butler(
Mr. )it*patric#, the butlers wie(
Mrs. +aterbroo#, Mr. Paces riend.
Detectives'
Hercule Poirot(
Arthur Hastings(
Inspector ,app.
Mr. Havering: -ou are Mr. Paces nephew.
He was your mothers brother. -ou and
your wie lived with him in the lodge. +hen
he was #illed you were in London. At irst
you visited Hercule Poirot, a amous
detective and his riend Mr. Hastings. -ou
stayed in London or another day to spend
time with your riends rom the club. "hen
your wie sent you a telegram telling you
that your uncle is dead. "ell everyone you
loved your uncle tenderly. Do not tell anyone that you and your wie have planned your
uncles murder to inherit his money. -our wie has actually #illed him while you were away.
Mrs. Havering: -ou are Mr. Haverings wie, the actress.
+hile your husband was in London you stayed in the lodge
to do things around the house. -ou live here together with
your husbands uncle who has been #illed. .n the evening o
the murder you and Mrs. Middleton, the house#eeper, were
in the lodge. Mrs. Middleton let a strange man with a dar#
beard into the house. He and Mr. Pace argued loudly in his
study, the room was loc#ed and then you heard a gun shot.
"he door was closed, the man got away through the window.
Mrs. Middleton disappeared the ne$t day. -ou and your
husband are going to inherit Mr. Paces money. Do not tell anyone that you are the
murderer. -ou used to wor# as an actress, so you pretended to be Mrs. Middleton to
conuse the detectives.
Mr. Smith: -ou wor# as a shop#eeper in Derbyshire. -ou
have seen Mr. Pace a couple o times in your lie. He came
to you shop to buy cigarettes or /ust wal#ed around the
moors. -ou are one o the suspects, because you have a long
blac# beard. Mrs. Havering says that she does not
remember the man who came to the lodge well on the day o
the murder well, because it was dar#, only that he had a beard. -ou didnt li#e Mr. Pace as
he was always rude to you. -ou have met Mrs. Middleton a couple o times. .nce you have
ta#en her or Mrs. Havering. -ou ound the gun 0supposedly the one that was used by the
#iller1 on the moors and reported it to the police.
Mrs. Waterbrook: -ou came to visit Mr. Pace ater you had
received a letter rom him. +hen you were younger you had a
love aair. In the letter he wrote that something strange was
happening in his house and that he was getting more and more
suspicious, but he couldnt say more. -ou came as soon as
possible, but Mr. Pace turned out to be dead. Its a tragedy.
-oull miss him terribly. He cheated on you and that is why you bro#e up, but you claim to
have orgiven him. -ou have never met Mrs. Middleton, but Mrs. )it*patric#, the butlers
wie told you that she had beautiul blue eyes, /ust li#e Mrs. Havering.
Mr. Fitzpatrick: -ou used to wor# as a butler
in the lodge. -ou 2uit 3 years ago ater
Mr. Pace accused you o stealing a golden vase
that had mysteriously disappeared. -ou
claimed not to steal it and you were terribly
oended as you wor#ed or this amily or 45
years, /ust li#e your ather and your grandather did. "he vase was never ound. -ou now
live in Derbyshire with your wie. -ou dont #now much about the Haverings. -ou dont
thin# that Mrs. Havering was a good match or Mr. Havering as she used to wor# as an
actress.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick: -ou are Mr. )it*patric#s wie. -ou
love your husband and #now that he is an honest man.
He has never told a single lie in his lie. -ou were
terribly oended when your husband was accused o
stealing a vase by Mr. Pace. -ou hated Mr. Pace. -ou
dont #now much about the Haverings. Mrs. Havering
was 2uite amous beore she got married, but you dont
thin# that a decent girl would ever wor# as an actress.
-ou have met Mrs. Middleton a couple o times. A
regular young lady, nothing remar#able.
Herc!e "oirot: -ou are one o the most amous detectives
in the history o man#ind. -ou are rom !elgium, but you
live in 6ngland most o the time. -ou came to Derbyshire to
investigate the murder o Mr. Pace, the owner o the
hunters lodge. "he 2uestions you might be interested in
are'
+here is Mrs. Middleton& +hat does each o the
suspects #now about her&
+hat relationships did the suspects and Mr. Pace have& Did they get on&
+ho will inherit Mr. Paces money and property&
+ho had the motive to #ill Mr. Pace&
+ho saw him beore he was #illed& etc.
As# as many 2uestions as possible. "ry to detect who is lying and why.
#rthr Hastings: -ou are Hercule Poirots riend and
you admire his intelligence. -ou came to Derbyshire with
him to help him investigate the murder. "he 2uestions
you might be interested in are'
+here is Mrs. Middleton& +hat does each o the
suspects #now about her&
+hat relationships did the suspects and Mr. Pace
have& Did they get on&
+ho will inherit Mr. Paces money and property&
+ho had the motive to #ill Mr. Pace&
+ho saw him beore he was #illed& etc.
As# as many 2uestions as possible. "ry to detect who is lying and why.
$nspector %app: -ou are a %cotland -ard
detective. -ou came to Derbyshire to
investigate the murder. -ou dont li#e
Poirot, because he is always aster and
smarter than you, so you oten get angry
with him. "he 2uestions you might be
interested in are'
+here is Mrs. Middleton& +hat
does each o the suspects #now about her&
+hat relationships did the suspects and Mr. Pace have& Did they get on&
+ho will inherit Mr. Paces money and property&
+ho had the motive to #ill Mr. Pace&
+ho saw him beore he was #illed& etc.
As# as many 2uestions as possible. "ry to detect who is lying and why.
So!tion: Mrs. Havering is the murderer. %he #illed
her husbands uncle to inherit his money. "hey plotted
it with Mr. Havering. As she was an actress she played
the role o Mrs. Middleton /ust to distract everyone.
7obody has ever seen them together. "he story o
the bearded men is a lie.
So!tion: Mrs. Havering is the murderer. %he #illed
her husbands uncle to inherit his money. "hey plotted
it with Mr. Havering. As she was an actress she played
the role o Mrs. Middleton /ust to distract everyone.
7obody has ever seen them together. "he story o
the bearded men is a lie.
So!tion: Mrs. Havering is the murderer. %he #illed
her husbands uncle to inherit his money. "hey plotted
it with Mr. Havering. As she was an actress she played
the role o Mrs. Middleton /ust to distract everyone.
7obody has ever seen them together. "he story o
the bearded men is a lie.
So!tion: Mrs. Havering is the murderer. %he #illed
her husbands uncle to inherit his money. "hey plotted
it with Mr. Havering. As she was an actress she played
the role o Mrs. Middleton /ust to distract everyone.
7obody has ever seen them together. "he story o
the bearded men is a lie.