Chapter overview Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
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Dr Sheppard at the Breakfast Table
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- Mrs Ferrer’s death, she overdosed on veronal.
- Caroline thinks it was purposeful because she murdered her husband,
- Sheppard dismisses this
2
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Who’s who in King’s Abbot
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- Dr Sheppard introduces everyone in King’s Abbot,
- the relationships
- Mrs Ferrar’s death.
3
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Dinner at Fernly
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- Sheppard goes to Fernley Park to see Roger,
- Mrs Ackroyd, Flora and Blunt introduced
- he and Ackroyd go into his study and discuss Mrs Ferrar’s blackmailer,
- 8.50 Sheppard leaves and bumps into a stranger at 9.
- He is called about Roger’s murdered.
4
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The man who grew vegetable marrows
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- Caroline tells Sheppard that Ralph Paton is in King’s Abbot,
- Dr Sheppard meets Mr Poirot
- Caroline tells Sheppard of a conversation she overhears between Ralph and a women-
- Sheppard goes and sees Ralph
5
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Murder
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- He goes to Fernley park and finds Roger dead.
- He sends for the police and sees that the blue envelope is gone.
- Davis arrives and investigates the matter.
- Blunt breaks the news to Mrs Ackroyd and Flora,
- Davis leaves and locks the door.
6
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The tunisian dagger
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- He interviews the guests and Sheppard describes the stranger.
- Sheppard tells Davis of Mrs Ferrar’s murder, confession to Roger and the disappearance of the note.
- They examine murder scene and body.
- Caroline asks about the details and says Davis’ suspicion of Parker is foolish.
7
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I learn my neighbour’s profession
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- Morning after detective Raglan appears.
- Flora goes to Poirot and asks him for help
- They all travel to Fernley and Poirot looks at the crime scene, he says everyone is hiding something.
8
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Inspector Raglan is confident
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- Poirot investigates Sheppard about the man he saw and thinks about timings and clues,
- he identifies the open window, locked door, moved chair.
- Raglan ends interviews and says Ralph committed the murder.
- Poirot disagrees, goes to the summerhouse→ womens footprints, starched apron, goose feather.
9
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The goldfish pond
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- Poirot and Sheppard stroll the estate and hear a conversation between Flora and Hector
- they are flirting and talking about the inheritance she has received.
- Poirot interviews them and they find a gold wedding ring out of the pond with an inscription of an R on it.
10
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The Parlourmaid
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- Poirot finds out the details of the will and interrogates Blunt.
- He admits he had made some mistakes with money.
- Raymond tells Poirot that Ackroyd keeps money in his bedroom and £40 missing. - Mrs Russell is questioned about the staff and they interrogate Ursula
- she has no alibi and argues with them.
11
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Poirot pays a call
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- Sheppard travels and interviews a previous employer of Ursula
- she becomes agitated and he leaves without discovering the cause.
- Poirot comes to tea with them and talks to Caroline about the case
- she shares the conversation with Ralph and the women.
12
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Round the table
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- Raglan tells Poirot Ralph is trying to be found
- Poirot states that knowing the reason for the call will solve the case.
- Poirot calls a meeting at Fernley - anyone with secrets tell him.
- Flora says she will announce her engagement to Ralph in the morning,
- Poirot convinces her to wait two days.
13
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The Goose Quill
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- Sheppard goes to Poirot’s home and wants to know why he was so interested in his patients, only Mrs Russel interests him.
- Poirot talks about his process and how he takes no one’s word for anything. - Sheppard shares his own theory and Poirot critiques it.
14
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Mrs Ackroyd
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- Sheppard marks a turning point as he is no longer involved in Poirot’s investigations.
- It now appears more fragmented and less cohesive,
- Mrs A summons him to her and in a long winded way confesses that she was looking for his will and left things open.
15
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Geoffrey Raymond
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- Raymond visits Poirot and says that he was badly in debt when Ackroyd died and money helped him greatly.
- Poirot and Sheppard
go to Fernely and enlist Flora and Parker in a reenactment of their meeting - Poirot finds something out but doesn’t tell Sheppard.
16
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An Evening at Mah Jong
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- Sheppard and Caroline have a game of Mah Jong and gossip,
- discuss theories and Sheppard wins the game.
- They speculate that Ralph is married to Flora, Roger had been married to Mrs Ferrars, Roger married Russel and Raymond and Flora married.
17
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Parker
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- Poirot asks Sheppard for help in Parker’s interrogation, he confronts Parker with blackmail.
- Parker was tempted to see if he could blackmail Roger but not Mrs Ferrars. - Sheppard visits Ferrar’s lawyer and finds she cashed a large investment to make payments, Sheppard = shock.
- Poirot and Sheppard paint the psychological picture of blackmailer
- Sheppard identify Charles Kent.
18
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Charles Kent
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- Raglan confirms that Rogers’ own fingerprints were on the dagger.
- Hayes takes Sheppard and Poirot to meet Kent and Sheppard identifies him as the stranger.
- The goose quill is shown and Kent proves his alibi.
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Flora Ackroyd
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- Raglan says Caroline told him Poirot has a nephew with mental health issues.
- Poirot advises against releasing Kent.
- Flora interrogated and she admits that she took money or saw Roger after dinner.
- Blunt lies to take the blame from Flora but Poirot knows he is lying
- Flora and Ralph’s relationship is strictly platonic.
20
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Miss Russell
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- Raglan’s new theory- Kent entering window and killing Roger, then Ralph discovers the body.
- Sheppard sees patients and goes to his workshop
- Poirot shows the fake news release he is sending about the discovery of Ralph in Liverpool.
= They interview Miss Russell and she clears Kent from suspicion by saying he is her illegitimate son with a cocaine habit
21
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The Paragraph in the paper
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- The fake news story is published.
- Sheppard asks about Poirot’s nephew and Caroline tells him that the family is considering institutionalising him.
- A meeting is called and Flora and Blunt’s engagement is announced, - Ursula Bourne is introduced as Ralph’s wife.
22
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Ursula’s story
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- Ursula tells Poirot that she had to make her own living and fell in love with Ralph but Roger didn’t approve
- Ralph’s financial irresponsibility enraged Roger who refused to help, - Roger requested Ralph to marry Flora as a business deal for financial security.
- Roger announced the engagement and Ursula found out, she told Roger of their marriage and they argued.
- doesn’t know where Ralph is
23
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Poirot’s little reunion
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- Sheppard reveals his novel to Poirot, he comments how Sheppard kept himself out of the narrative.
- Everyone gathers for a meeting and Ursula is introduced as Mrs Ralph Paton.
- Poirot says everyone had the opportunity to kill him and reveals the existence of the dictaphone.
- Ralph arrives at the meeting.
24
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Ralf Paton’s story
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- Ralph’s arrival disorients Sheppard and he is confronted of hiding Ralph at a mental hospital.
- Sheppard confesses that they had met and he had found out about the marriage and the issues with inheritance.
- Sheppard said he would hide him from the police
- Poirot found all this from Caroline as he asked about facilities.
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The Whole Truth
- Poirot requests Sheppard to stay and he asks who the murderer is
- Poirot says there is no escape.
- states the significance of the phone call as otherwise the body wouldn't be found until the next day and the murderer had to collect something.
- Poirot reveals Sheppard as who had the opportunity to do this.
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And Nothing but the truth
- Sheppard says he is insane and Poirot adds details that prove his analysis.
- Talks about timings and reveals Poirot’s motivation was Mrs Ferrars telling of Sheppard as her blackmailer to Roger.
- Phone call was placed by his patients
- Poirot says he told Sheppard before so Caroline spared.
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Apologia
- Sheppard says he planned on writing an account of how he deceived Poirot and got away with murder.
- He always planned to murder Roger as he thought Ferrars would tell her
- he is pleased with his misdirections and writings.
- His plan was ruined by the involvement of everyone else, the chair and Caroline. - He wants to protect her by killing himself, but takes no responsibility
