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to them. But instead he marries an Irishwoman, Rosaleen
Turner, invalidating his previous will, before being
killed in an explosion at his home, which his new
wife survives. As a result, Rosaleen inherits Gordon's
fortune and the entire family now faces financial crisis,
augmented by the poor state of the economy in the aftermath
of World War II. Rosaleen's fortune is zealously
guarded by her brother, David Hunter, and although various
family members manage to wheedle small sums out
of Rosaleen, David refuses to help Frances Cloade, whose
husband Jeremy is on the brink of ruin.
A man calling himself Enoch Arden arrives in the village,
and attempts to blackmail David by saying he knows how
to find Rosaleen's first husband, Robert. Their conversation
in Arden's hotel room is overheard by the landlady,
who immediately tells Rowley Cloade. Later, Arden's
body is discovered in his room with his head smashed
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