Topic - Libraries
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
open cabin door.
Soon it is discovered that Simon and Jacqueline have worked together all along. The
original shooting was staged, leaving a bullet stuck in the leg of a table. As soon as
Simon was left alone, he picked up the pistol, ran to Linnet's cabin and shot her
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