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Simon where his wound is dressed. Both of them appear to have perfect alibis when
it is discovered that Linnet has been shot in the head and the letter ,J' has been
drawn on the wall in order to frame Jacqueline. The investigation concentrates on the
pistol, which is found from the Nile wrapped in a bloody handkerchief. Misleadings
appear, such as a bottle thrown into the water at the same time and the theft of
Linnet's priceless pearl necklace in which Tim Allerton is the key suspect. While
visiting Dr. Bessner's room, Louise Bourget, Linnet's maid, says something to Poirot
that implies that she could have seen the murderer. Soon she is discovered in her
cabin, stabbed through the heart with a scalpel. There is a torn thousandfranc note
in her hand that suggests she has tried to blackmail the murderer. Just as Mrs.
Otterbourne is about to reveal the name of Louise's murderer, she is shot through an