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come in me oh my mom its body in the

library

Arthur wake up

hmm laughter father Mary just said

there's a body in the library

say that again there's a body in the

library Mary just sit

must've imagined it I didn't imagine it

I told you before I'll go not to read

this sort of thing last thing at night

Martha and Mary drawn the curtains I am

NOT going downstairs to ask us as a body

of my diaper I directed that nothing

should be done if you came down sir if I

call the police sir not Emma

are you serious you trying to tell me

that there's a dead body in my library

and perhaps you'd care to come see for

yourself sir

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hello please those right bill he's for

you

hey hello who's there well it's that all

right I know it's a complete Muslims I

mean you have to feed yourself don't you

a body in our library still there it is

as largest look okay bound to be a bit

of a hullabaloo how about some company

for you wave no good idea

yes that's quite nice Esther now always

remember to make it into a nice pointy

Mountain that's like that and not a

dumpy here yes ma'am yes well the

browser subscribe smart

yes well duh thank you ma'am

marry me three five is that you Jane oh

you're up very early dolly my dear we've

just found a body in our library I'm

coming down to fetch you so that you can

see it before constable Pope gets here

is that all right Donna what are you

talking about

what body yes quite that's just it

we've never seen it before it ought to

be a practical joke except that she's

dead she's a blonde platinum blonde in

our library

you will come won't you

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that's right as Inspector slack their

Inspector slack their yet please Shh

how come the colonel don't know nothing

about you seen as I was in his library

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where you'll be going wait for me

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Arthur's being difficult he doesn't

think the battles were enjoy myself

about it won't meet but then I don't

know and it's odd she doesn't somehow

seem to be real if you know Tammy

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bad

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you see what I mean yeah yes yes I do I

agree

she's not real

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she's very young yes yes as Persians

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that's custom bulk job daddy I'll go

you can you better hang on now

holy cow

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you didn't tell me you'll bring the

Chief Constable over oh I know pantry

just heard the news thought I'd pop over

on my way in

as Inspector slack arrived yet slack no

bad show all this in the library I

gather go on in constable I'll join you

in a minute

Mary I'll show you daddy show the

constable in

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oh it's about morning

don't worry customer we haven't touched

anything even a novice reader of

detective stories knows that

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you say you've never seen the girl

before never clapped eyes on her

hello mrs. Bantry and the redoubtable

Miss Marple beat me to it I see him good

morning chief constable that's the right

word for you Jane Roberto I didn't know

you two knew each other

oh yes yes we're old cronies I have long

held that Miss Marple has what I would

call forensic intuition developed to the

point of genius the result she tells me

of a lifetime's education in an English

village well one does see so much evil

yeah but if I do have any intuition Mary

was it now and suggest my being here

makes you uncomfortable that's the

reason that he's complemented and

crossed my mind that you might dog our

official plodding footsteps no nonsense

Melchett it's been a bit of a jolt you

know this business Johnny asked Jane

over simply Oh Oh woman to woman she may

look as if she's taking it calmly but

this sort of thing no telling is that

what we will have to send a breakfast

Arthur I hardly anything well there may

be no telling what sort of state I'm in

but I think I could eat a horse

Jane good right well let me take a look

at the library then I'll show you

thank you well well I suppose it does

remind me a little of mrs. Chevy's

youngest Edie you know I think that's

because it's poor girl baton nails yes

Edie was fond of cheap finely tuned that

such a dress she was wearing blue Danny

yes yes very poor quality indeed yes

but what was she doing in Arthur's

laughing well she wasn't dressed for

burglary was she no dressed for dancing

right or a party yes but we don't have

parties not that sort of party do it do

it oh I knew his mother all the same

Selena Blake is the nicest person

imaginable out she has the finest

herbaceous border in the content mind

you Arthur does bit in there a burst a

blood-vessel whenever

Bassel things name is mentioned did I

ever tell you Bassel leg was what about

the army Empire that's what they and

basil bank called Arthur a fossilized

OBU GG it's it and those clothes you ask

well I think the clothes are all of a

pattern with the language and intended

to have the same effect

oh but he was an adorable baby well

according to his picture in last

Sunday's paper the Cheviot murderer was

an adorable baby Jane you're not serious

no no but I'm just trying to account for

the young woman's presence here

and better Blake does have partying now

remember last year cars roaring through

some Mary Mead at all time of the night

listen I expect that was those film

people Jane you know well doesn't he

bring down a young woman most weekends

are a blonde platinum long or arm is

just till kind of batteries a lot of

people will be closing off the library

and all access between so we don't want

anyone to leave that did slack young

lady will show you where all right

that's full of young lady come on

Fletcher Pringle get a move on

come on labem called a preliminary

shouldn't take very long so I'll report

shortly yes I'll speak to you later ham

right Sam inspector slack highly an

appropriate name gives me a headache

I still think it might be helpful if you

could tell me your movements last night

why boots well it might throw up some

little detail that you didn't even think

you'd noticed

oh very well well I begin did you dine

at home yes 7:30 as usual in fact I

probably left the table of our quarter

past ages I was driving over to much

venom and treasurer the much Benham

association you know does a good beating

didn't go on too long like some of them

falling rain when we came out

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blushed

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so you were back at a quarter to twelve

yes did you go into the library no pity

well there's no need I was tired and

soaking wet I went straight to bed after

I cleaned up come in oh excuse me sir

yes carry on what is it / could I have a

word please huh very well doctor hey

dogs here I can't do much while he's

conducting his rituals so I've just been

on to HQ sir

and what of HQ gotta say for themselves

missing persons I think they've got a

likely candidate young female from one

of the big hotel was down on the front

at dana's Amos I know it's 15 miles for

there's only half an hour so even on

those roads we know well then I'll check

you then yes hey well now where were we

I'd gone up to bed I asked anyone else

up no gotta go to bed

Lorrimer the towers to his quarters when

we talked what do you know about Lana

month well he was my bathroom bestop's

better watch for all cells they grew up

with them oh I know since the war houses

have had to make do with what they can

get we've had to take on some daily help

ourselves I believe but Donna says we've

been damn lucky no no no little thugs

from all that I care about me

I'd like your absolute assurance that

you'll have never in fact seen this girl

before I daresay you do you say oh boy

just between ourselves if you wear tied

up with this girl in any way much better

let it come out now oh good god man I'm

not suggesting that you murdered the

girl but well you must see that it could

be very awkward I mean there's no

avoiding the fact that she's lying there

dead in your library I have already told

you no [ __ ]

I never saw that girl before

fair enough now I've got excuse me we'll

find some coffee in the dining room

okay Nichols

in commune insert a long time darling

sorry sorry just burst in but couldn't

stop and good night go say that I'm

eating like a horse yeah you sure you

went on me okay

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Arthur mentioned coffee of course camel

Melchett come in Arthur's upset

I always know he's got something on his

mind when he goes off to home from we

have pigs at her farm something very

restful about pips

the philosophers of the animal kingdom

but when Arthur takes his gun with him

it means that he's a really I said how

does that father well he only takes his

gun with him to pretend that he's not

going to have farm which means he's

pretending that he hasn't got anything

on his mind which means of course he's

very upset I'm afraid that may have been

my fault

awkward business questioning a neighbor

I'm sure you're very tactful it's all

been a bit of a shock to him you see

poor thing doesn't even shoot anymore

well come about it

can we help you in any way but no but

I'm sure Miss Marple can she probably

has the answer to this whole business

already yeah sure nonsense she's

practically sold it already tell him

about basil Blake now dolly

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yes I'm Colonel Belgian Chief Constable

a friend of your mother's asked me to

have a word with you

did she had to keep it unofficial well

you may not have noticed but I'm not

actually wearing the old school tie mr.

Burke I'd like my visit to be as

discreet as possible but I am here my

capacity as a policeman may I come in

why not

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thank you

you do your housework early mr. Blake

not at all I haven't been to bed yet

indeed is that significant

Chief Constable probably not studio

party all night

certainly it was an orgy some of the

things that would have exceeded your

professional imagination I got back at

dawn drink

thank you no mr. Blake are you alone

here this weekend well would appear so

wouldn't it I understand that you

normally have a visitor young woman

blonde I believe aha

so that's the crime is it had the old

cats in the village we're not here when

did they put rural fornication on the

statute book I am here mr. Blake because

a young woman a blond young woman has

been found murdered

blimey we're at gossington hall

gossington an old ben trees the dirty

old soldier mr. Blake I'll find you not

in the habit of procuring blondes for

the decrepit gentry and it's not mine

either I haven't lost mine

I haven't even misled her ah the plot

dilutes chief constable that sounds like

the protocol blonde you should have had

that drink

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what how do you think you're doing

running out for me like that if I take

you to a party I expect you to behave

yourself you do not snog with overweight

Hungarians and if you do you do so out

of sight as a spectacle it has its

limitations

you bloody hypocrite but now I introduce

you to the chief constable of the county

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how do you do

there you are been colonel my blonde bit

appears to be alive and scratching so

why don't you go and see about pantries

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exceptions to be along in a moment I

want to speak to the manager it's urgent

very get him for me willing who can I

say it is detective Inspector slack who

you star

Raymond star I'm the tennis pro dance

instructor general-purpose gigolo I wish

you wouldn't say that rare are you the

receptionist I want to speak to the

manager immediately tell him it's

important I am the manager Alistair

Prescott what is it inspector Stein you

care to come into my office inspector

good morning mr. staff

good morning mrs. Jefferson all right

Raven was that a police car I saw

outside yes Inspector Lestrade has given

Prescott the third degree have they

traced Rubio I presume not I think you'd

have been less officious if he had a

success on his hands do tell me when you

know anything would you I better go now

the doctors with you laughs

as soon as you hit anything right of

course

her name is Ruby Keene she's our dance

hostess she's quite slim Oh medium

height issue well perhaps a drink

tonight she's 18 platinum blonde hair

blue eyes I think it's quite quiet

nobody got any photographs she bought

one yes for publicity oh no no but it

was stolen from the showcase about a

week ago and admire probably does happen

so I got that

then I shall need somebody to look at

the body buddy oh my god but you didn't

say it's car accident murder god calm

down it wasn't on the premises oh you're

still here are you

good got a diary yes listen about this

girl Ruby have you found her we found a

body is it honey we don't know we need

somebody to identify her

someone who knew our world see well we

all knew her but she has a cousin name's

Josie

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can I help

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inspector I'm Josephine Turner can I

help you in any way I hope so mr. Turner

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yes yes I am sorry don't have to put you

through that Mister that's alright

you've no doubts no I'm afraid not

it's Ruby all right no thanks

Hut what happened she was strangled we

think with the belt of her own dress it

wouldn't have taken much if she was

surprised you see there was no

significant struggle endure no

interference the report is quite clear

she was a Virgo in tech town

let's see Thanks it happened between 10

o'clock and midnight swine's yes I

suppose it's a reasonable assumption

that it wasn't man did you have a

particular man in mind

no no Ruby kept all that side of things

a bit dark she wouldn't have told me

like I said she wouldn't have had a

boyfriend you know a regular boyfriend

last night I began to wonder tennis

about her he said it was your idea that

she came to the Majestic yes that's

right

I'm dancing Bridge hostess in a place

about three years you tried to make up

bridge for cypher get on with each other

so it's just a question of tact and

experience really sinister dancing but

do a couple of exhibition dances every

evening was Raymond

he's the tennis pros well season got off

to a good start and I went and ruined it

all by cracking a small bone in my ankle

it's very awkward didn't want the hotel

to get anyone else didn't want my pitch

queered Thanks

so I thought of Ruby I mean she's quite

neat little of food she's family I

thought she was delighted the idea was

that I'd keep on his bridge hostess and

Rupiah do the dancing for the rest of

the season how long ago was that about a

month and wasn't miss Tina success she

was all right Raymond's quite clever he

carried her through you know she was a

nice-looking girl people seemed to like

her would you mind telling us exactly

what happened last night

well from about 10:30 I was playing

bridge with a family called The

Jeffersons Ruby would have been dancing

with one of her partner said in fact she

was till at least 11 next thing I knew

ray came to tell me she hadn't turned up

for the midnight session so we both went

to look for her but she's your

responsibility Josie I don't know little

Terrace at the end you can only get

there from Prescott rooms where the hell

is she Josie we've looked there come on

it's quarter past two it's too late now

to give anyone a piece of your mind you

can wait the little minx up nice and

early that'll teach her good idea

it will reported a missing Jefferson mr.

Jefferson one of your bridge party I

suppose yes yes

I gather there was some resistance from

the hotel managers but this mr.

Jefferson is one of their wealthier

guests yes but why him well he had a

soft spot for Ruby I think he's an

invalidity fusses I see yes but I know

that we'll be speaking to him in due

course now did your cousin never

mentioned blossomed over

gossington yes gossington hall never

heard of it

it's where her body was found gossington

hall extraordinary do happen to know

Colonel or mrs. Bantry no mr. basil

Blake it rings a bell excuse me sir

could I have a word in private

well

Colonel Bantry dined at the Majestic

last week servers in the hotel

reservations diary you're going to say

it's like I am aware that the colonel is

a friend of yours sir so I think we

should take miss Turner to gossington

hall it may be true that she and the

colonel have never met but on the other

hand sir it may not on the bass track I

can't understand it really

oh we certainly can't I mean it isn't

the sort of place quite and that's what

makes it so very very interesting

wouldn't you say your good man going to

be long do you think

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her shoes the war's over you will never

how do you do this is Miss tanner

Arthur boundary pleased to meet you miss

Donna has come from the mortuary to

identify the body

Arthur she was her cousin nasty business

I'm so sorry my dear from these parts

miss Tanner works at the the majestic

majestic yes in Dumas yes

how extraordinary why do you say that

sir well Oh Jefferson staying at the

Majestic you let me down you know sent

me a card then couldn't make it in the

end I'm sorry battery could you explain

that a little more yes of course

properly report well I had a card from

Conway Jeff's saying it he was down for

spring holiday

well the Magisters association was

meeting in dame a--the so I arranged to

dine with him at the Majestic where was

there last Thursday but there's a week

you understand though Jeff wasn't too

well his man said mark and a delay

regardless of the pictures so I ate

alone thirsty is the cook stay off you

see no point in Arthur hurrying home to

code meet and suit

no there it is

no alibi now this puts me any good

improper doesn't it oh don't be ghoulish

Arthur I'm sure Jane has worked it out

already

Jane have you an explanation for us well

I I have an explanation but of course

it's only my own idea yes Tommy bond and

our new school mistress mrs. Martin she

went to wind up the talk and the Frog

Jam ties

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I'll wait for you in the car mr. no

house Oh Conway any better oh he's

wonderful considering he's going to the

family Mark and Adelaide yes well yes

miss Turner they are all right I think I

mean there are nice people as I remember

oh yes yes they are really anyway

cheerio then Oh battery I just thought

I'd slack I won't be a moment miss

Turner yeah Ruby Keene may not have

acquired a new boyfriend during the last

few weeks but I think there would have

been someone sometime dig it out with

you the other thing is this fellow Blake

now he claims that he was at a party at

his studios most of last night I want to

know what time he left now I know

tomorrow's Sunday but I'd like to make a

start at the hotel oh and do your best

to keep the press out of it otherwise

it'll be impossible and make an

appointment with this fellow

Jefferson there so I'll come with you

call me coach choose now and about

Colonel ban trees sir

well done always best to make sure

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well Jan what do you think of Miss

tanner remember something whirring there

John woman she was quite a right until

the Jeffersons were mentioned and then

her manner became quite altered she

hardly seemed upset at her death hardly

at all right sir I don't think she cared

for her angry and anything else

oh nothing

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my phone too buddy

you afraid SM a pony buddy oh you got a

bit excited did ya yeah well I think we

all did when they go take it away done

that do now I sold the crows it my body

no no no suit yours that I found it no

Mary found it I found it it's my body

oh you can say you found if you want to

those folks Miriam mind that must be

often give already Garcia mark Jen how

would you like to spend a few days at

the Majestic in Denver you could see

where this poor girl worked and so on

what do you say got it I'm very good at

hotels but who really think I'll come to

we could share a suite I don't know I

feel I'd like the air to clear hear from

it it's upset me a bit all this business

I'd like it cleared up don't ask the

brooding it's not a natural Buddha it

doesn't suit him what do you think I

could book us in for tomorrow yes I

think the little sea air would be very

pleasant do you understand don't you

Jane yes yes I do

just what everyone will be saying

they're so unfair

it's just a little silly sometimes about

pretty girls who come here to play

tennis that's all

well the fatuous and avuncular doesn't

mean anything I shouldn't use all I have

my garden

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Jefferson first sir plaque

I think I'll tackle Jefferson on my own

less intimidating huh you get the

incident room ready and I'll look in

before I leave and mr. Jefferson spends

his money I see oh yes always takes out

Princess Elizabeth Street the health

family died out our car is a bird of

command nothing inferior to pop up

oh yes he expects the best and we

provided indeed sometimes I think he's

never heard of rationing his

daughter-in-law

mrs. Adelaide Jefferson has an adjoining

suite both his own children were killed

in the plane crash you know mr. Gaskell

his son in yours on the next floor oh

good morning mrs. Jefferson that this is

Colonel Melchett he would be Thank You

Joseph escalate it's absolutely

understood

my father no is expecting a Chief

Constable but I be awfully grateful if

you didn't take up too much of his time

he's not being frightfully well this has

been something of a shock for him good

morning can a [ __ ]

I'm Conway Jefferson

that's not there

yeah that's most kind now could we have

coffee too Pete yes ma'am certainly

Jane

oh this see ya are you thinking hmm I

understand that it was you mr. Jefferson

who insists that the hotel manager

telephoned the police yesterday morning

let it show may I ask what your interest

in this girl was I was more than

interested I was going to adopt her Ruby

Keene was about to become my daughter

yeah we are J isn't this nice

oh why am I such a muddle head you will

but I am seems swim in and out pop up

here and there I don't know what they

are what you doing this poor child has

been murdered

there's something missing you know

there's something linked to this

business it hasn't yet been found

I don't know what it is

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I did I did find a party

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you