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Missy
is 61% done
C h 25: Cust exits the “Regal Cinema” (lol) and walks to the Black Swan hotel. He notices a bit of blood on his sleeve. He pulls a long thin knife, also covered in blood, out of his pocket. Cust is frightened; says “It isn’t my fault” aloud. A maid enters and sees blood in the sink, he explains he cut himself. Afraid he’ll be caught, he exits the hotel and heads for the train.
— Mar 04, 2026 07:39AM
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Missy
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Ch 31: Cust pleads insanity. Has epilepsy. Claims he doesn’t know about ABC letters. Dr. Thompson believes he knows he committed the murders. Mr. Strange alibi; dominoes with Cust July 24th till 12am, he couldn’t have killed Betty on 25th 12-1am. Poirot has figured something out, Hastings has preciously stated something “obvious” (we don’t know what).
— 45 minutes ago
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Ch 30: Cust in a haze walks into the police station, laughs, then passes out.
— Mar 07, 2026 06:07PM
Missy
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Ch 29: ABC’s, same brand silk stockings, and matching paper found in ABC’s room at Marbury’s. Knife found in the hall stand.
— Mar 07, 2026 06:05PM
Missy
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Ch 28: Tom Hartigan (Lily Marbury’s beau) tells Crome dates, locations-ish, and Cust’s initial line up with ABC. Lily calls Cust, tells him an inspector from SY is coming to speak w/ him. Lily disguises her voice from her mother (sister/nephew story). Cust leaves, says he will be gone only 1 or 2 days.
— Mar 07, 2026 05:58PM
Missy
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Ch 27: victim: George Earlsfield. Roger Emmanuel Downes was the intended. Police escort/house watch, in case ABC comes back. Mary Stroud (maid who saw Cust) comes into the station with Mr. Ball (Black Swan owner). She describes Cust. Constables find silk stockings in the bag he left behind. He signed the hotel register ABC.
— Mar 07, 2026 02:10PM
Missy
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Ch 26: Crome interviews Mr. Leadbetter, notes he’s a particularly bad witness to the crime. Comissionaire Jameson is interviewed, a better witness, but he didn’t see anything of particular note.
— Mar 07, 2026 09:49AM
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Ch 24: Mr. Leadbetter is watching Not a Sparrow Falls. During the pinnacle scene a man causes a commotion passing by him. After the film’s ended, a man is blocking the row with his legs sticking out. He is dead. Under his seat is an ABC.
— Mar 04, 2026 07:30AM
Missy
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Ch 23: in Doncaster. Franklin shows Poirot a letter, claims there was nothing going on between Car and Thora. Hastings to escort Mary Drower, since her name begins with a D (not her first name though??? Alice Ascher, Elizabeth (Betty) Barnard, Carmichael Clarke??? Like is Mary a nickname?)
— Mar 02, 2026 10:51AM
Missy
is 57% done
“The good Inspector Crome may have the irritating manner, but he is a very able police officer” 😂
— Mar 02, 2026 10:38AM
