Have His Carcase

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2. A fact

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3. He is reluctant to say what he was doing there, and the grandson has disappeared to Cork.

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3. Trace grandson. (Police.)

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4. He states that he hugged the shore between his cottage and the Flat-Iron and saw nobody along the shore; but when questioned about events at the Flat-Iron at two o’clock, contradicts himself and says that he was then in deep water. (N.B. He saw what H. V. was doing all right at 2.50.)

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4. Try the grandson on this when traced: (Police:)

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5 When pressed, says he first saw P. A. on rock about two o’clock, and that he was then alone and already lying down.

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5. How about a little Third Degree? Once again, trace and interrogate grandson. Police.)

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6 Curiously enough, when asked if anyone was with him in the boat,’ says’Nobody’—but when grandson is mentioned, admits grandson. Who did he think was meant?

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6. Find out whether P. A. could have reached Flat-Iron in Pollock’s boat. Find out what has hap pened to the £300 in gold. Search boat for blood stains. (Police.)

PERKINS (of London)

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1. Personal characteristics: Small, weakish, round-shouldered. Wore spectacles and was apparently shortsighted. Complained of blistered heel. Cockney accent. Appeared to be of timid disposition.

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1. Find him

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2. Met H. V. on road at 4.15 about half-a-mile on the far side of Pollock’s cottage, i.e. about one and a half miles from Flat-Iron and three miles from Darley. Said he had walked from Wilvercombe.

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2. Find out if anybody noticed him on the way. Note: it is only seven miles from Wilvercombe to the place where H. V. met him. When did he start out? Where did he sleep Tuesday night? (Police must have done something about this — ask Umpelty.)

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3. On hearing from H. V. about body, turned back and accompanied her, ostensibly to protect her, (but was about as useful as a rain-coat under machine-gun fire).

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3 Find him and see what he’s made of.

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4. Went willingly to Pollock’s cottage, but was annoyed with H. V. for addressing Martin.

4. Find him! Find Martin!

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5. Disappeared mysteriously while H. V. was telephoning police, took car to Wilvercombe station and undiscoverable.

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5. Find him! find him! find him, curse you! (Meaning the police.).

Wimsey put his head to one side. ‘Really, every character seems more suspicious than the last. Who else is there? How about the cast-off Leila Garland, for instance? Or this chap Antoine? Or Leila’s new man?’

‘We can’t do much about them’ till we’ve seen them.’

‘No; but either Leila or the man — what’s his name — da

Soto — might have a motive for getting rid of Alexis!’

‘Well. We’ve already put down that they’ve got to be looked into, Is that all? Oh, no!’

‘No. We now come to my own pet particular prize suspect, the sinister Mr Martin.’

HAVILAND MARTIN

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1. Personal characteristics: Tall, massive, dark hair; black spectacles; tattoo-mark on right wrist;

dressed in khaki shirt and shorts, with wide-brimmed soft hat.

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1. Keep your mind on the tattoo-mark! You can fake them, you know. (H. V.) Bah! (P. W.)

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2. Arrived Darley six o’clock Tuesday, 16th, with hired Morgan, coming from Heathbury direction.

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2. A fact. Why a Morgan?

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3. Though no one had ever seen him in the village before, knew all about Hinks’s Lane and Mr Goodrich.

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3. Find out if anyone saw him in Heathbury or anywhere else and told him.

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4. Seen at Three Feathers about one o’clock on Thursday, i 8th, and lunched there.

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4. A fact, apparently.

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5. Left Feathers not earlier than 5.30.

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5. Also a fact, alas!

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6. Seen by Mr Polwhistle and Tom at garage and in Hinks’s Lane from 3 PM — to 4 P.M.

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6. Yet another fact, unless they are abominable liars!

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7. Obtained car from London garage on previous Friday by means of reference to Cambridge bank. No settled address. Cambridge bank confirms he has had account there for five years.

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7. Watch bank. Try to get information out of manager somehow.

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