Murder at the Gallop Page #5

Sergeant, notify the relatives. | The solicitor has the addresses.

Right, sir.

Mrs Lansquenet told me they were | staying with Mr Hector Enderby.

- Is that at the Gallop Hotel? | - Yes.

It is also a riding establishment.

Miss Milchrest, did you | or Mrs Lansquenet ever ride?

- Ride? | - Horses, you know.

No.

Thank you.

I won't detain you, Inspector,

but I suggest you pay a call | on the family as soon as possible.

Oh you do, do you? Why?

You should know that at | the reading of the will this morning,

Cora Lansquenet said | that her brother had been murdered.

What? How did you know...

Oh, you happened | to overhear, didn't you?

As you say, I overheard.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

Well, I did try to tell you earlier, | but you wouldn't let me.

Oh, yes. Yes, of course. So I didn't.

Don't you think it coincidental

that she was murdered so soon | after making that statement?

Yes...

Too coincidental.

Unless someone in the family thought

that Cora not only knew | her brother had been murdered,

but who murdered him.

Yes...

Moreover, that poor woman | is in a very dangerous position.

- Miss Milchrest? | - Yes.

If she did overhear what passed | between Cora and her brother

and the murderer suspected,

she's likely to receive | the same treatment that Cora did.

I have to leave you now, | I'm afraid, to go and pack.

- Pack? | - Yes, I'm going on a short holiday.

Good day.

A very good idea, Miss Marple.

I hope you have | a most enjoyable time.

Mr Enderby, Inspector Craddock.

This way, sir.

I'll be in touch.

Miss Marple, | I'm still not happy about this.

If I could be with you...

Mr Stringer, we agreed a non-rider in | this place would be conspicuous.

Besides, the police are here.

As a matter of routine, | I'd like an account of your movements

between 2pm and 4pm yesterday.

Surely you're not suggesting one of | the family put Auntie Cora down?

I'm not suggesting anything, | I'm making enquiries.

Extremely offensive ones!

I'm sorry. | I find murder offensive too.

Why would we do a dreadfuI thing like | that to an old woman?

Well, one suggestion that's been | put forward is... to keep her quiet.

About what?

It seems she made a statement | yesterday morning.

A statement that your uncle, | Mr Enderby, was murdered.

How did you find that out?

I think that's irrelevant, don't you?

I take it no one is denying | Mrs Lansquenet did say it?

Very well then. There is one motive. | There could be others.

May I start with you, Mr Shane?

Yes, all right,

but I can't give you an alibi, | if that's what you want.

Yesterday... | Well, I was out riding all afternoon.

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