Poirot: The Adventure Of The Clapham Cook
Mystery:
The mysterious disappearance of a cook, Mrs Eliza Duhn happened on a Wednesday.
-She sent a letter for her box 2 days later, which was already packed and corded before she left.
-Seemed that she had already determined not to return
Coincidentally, there was another mystery.
An absconding clerk, Davis, was from the same bank as Simpson, was caught embezzling £50 000 worth of negotiable shares.
Suspects:
1) Davis, the defaulting clerk
- could have fled away with Eliza
- however the idea was absurd as Eliza was a middle aged stout with grey hair.
2) Mr & Mrs Thed, a stingy employer of Eliza
- could have forced Eliza to leave before paying her salary as she left before being paid.
- had no disagreement with Eliza as the cook.
3) Simpson, a tenant
- honest young man working in the same bank as Davis
4) Annie, another parlourmaid of the house
- (On her account): she had no disagreement with the Eliza and Eliza cooked the meal before leaving the house and even mentioned about the food in the house.
- she knew what Eliza's favourite food: stewed peaches
- ( Simpson's account): couldn't say if the maid & the Eliza in good terms, could only suppose so
5) Carter Paterson, the man who came for the trunk
6) Mr Crotchet, lawyer
- beaded man with hat
-came to ask Eliza to accept the will
Clues:
The box which cook left behind, also called Trunk, was huge in size
Lead:
After Poirot put up advertisement and found Eliza
Eliza's story was: A beaded man told her that she would inherit the house and money but she had to give up on her domestic job.
(Eliza's account): she sent a letter to Mrs Trod, asking for her luggage, and did not receive her luggage in her truck but separate parcel.
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