Poirot Bk3: Poirot Investigates (6/11)

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

Mystery:
After breaking the seal to the Egyptian tombs, 4 Egyptian tombs Archaeology excavators died one after the other. First was the heart failure,then was one blood poisoning, one suicide and finally one tetanus. All seemed to die of natural death, but not so, if they were the works of the Egyptian curse; The curse of King Men-her-Ra's tomb.

Victims:
1) Sir John Willard- Died of sudden heart attack during excavating of the tomb.
-> He was the head of excavation
2) Mr Bleibner- Died of acute blood poisoning by a cut in his thumb
-> Amateur in Archaeology but a very wealthy man who placed money in where ever pleased him.
-> more concerned with the bones of the dead than his own flesh and blood.
-> Never really helped his nephew.
-> Essential financier for the excavation.
3) Young Rupert Bleibner- Shot himself
-> Nephew of Mr Bleibner
-> could have shot himself after receiving the news of the death of his uncle, Mr Bleibner
-> had borrowed money to come to Egypt.
-> Left a suicide note that considered him a Leper and an outcast, better of being dead.
-> Left a jocular will that he would leave everything to Robert Ames whom he owed his life to.


Curious:
- Mr Young Rupert Bleibner was wearing a pair of gloves when he shot himself


Suspects:
1) Curse of King Men-her-Ra-> the four deaths seemed so independent and natural

2) Mr Young Rupert Bleibner-> had come to Egypt to look for his Uncle and could have vengeance on his uncle who never helped him, and committed suicide when he realised how unneccessary was his crime.
3) Dr Tosswill, a minor official connected with British Musem

4) Mr Schneider, from Metropolitian Museum in New York

5) Dr Ames, a doctor.

6) Hassan, Sir John Willard's devoted native servant
-> Quite unlikely to have killed his own master
-> Serves Sir John Willard's Son like the previous master

Leads:
- Anubis, the jackal-headed, the god of departing soul, the dog-headed shadow figure was seen roaming about outside the tents. It was seen to have entered Dr Ames' tent.
- The power of superstition