01 - Murder At Ashgrove House
“‘Yes, she seems to be,’ said the inspector, not sounding wholly convinced. ‘But she had a clear motive for wanting rid of the countess, she admitted as much herself. And from what we’ve heard about Lady Belvedere, she wasn’t the sort of woman to stand back and allow her son to marry someone she didn’t approve of. Still, it must have been a very nasty experience for the poor girl, having someone shot dead in front of her and being out there all by herself in the wood.’ ‘Do I take it, sir, that you are treating this as a murder investigation rather than as a tragic accident?’ ‘I am, Lane. I don’t buy in to that poacher story of Sir William’s for a minute and neither, if I’m not mistaken, does the gentleman himself. I don’t blame him, of course, wanting it to be an accident, I would myself if I was in his shoes; the alternative will be jolly unpleasant for him and his wife. But there it is, Sergeant. There is no way that it could have been a poacher, even if Miss Simpson had not said wha...t she did about Lady Belvedere recognising her killer.’ ‘I’m not sure I understand your reasoning, sir,’ said the sergeant, looking slightly confused.MoreLess
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