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I took from Mrs McGinty's room.
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Here's the identical page
I got from the newspaper offices.
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I've snipped out the same words
and letters and produced this.
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A rose. A rose?
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Milchester 862, please.
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Is that Lady Cynthia Waterhouse?
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Lady who?
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No, this is Mrs Gladys Thomas.
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I'm so sorry,
I have the wrong number.
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As I thought. 862 is the telephone
number of Mrs McGinty's cottage.
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I'm at a loss.
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This type of message is typical
of a certain kind of criminal -
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the blackmailer.
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Yes, I think Mrs McGinty
may have been one.
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- Dear me.
- Well, consider...
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The Cosgood Players gave six
performances of Murder She Said
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here in Milchester
in the week of May 12th to 19th;
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The same week, incidentally,
as this issue of the Gazette.
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Here we have six programmes.
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Mrs McGinty
attended each performance.
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- Why?
- It's an excellent play.
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True, but her interest
was not primarily in the play,
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former actress
though she may have been.
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No, I am convinced
she was a blackmailer
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and she was blackmailing
a member of this company.
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- Her murderer, you suppose?
- I do.
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- I think we deserve a small beer.
- Yes, please.