Ernie answers “I'm very confused about the story, SOS. so...”

Ant asked this question about The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot, #28):

I'm very confused about the story, SOS. so which one is Mr. Dinsmead's real daughter? and which the foundling? I understood that Magdalen is the foundling and Charlotte is the real daughter, but in the end Mortimer seems to say that both are his real daughters? What is the significance of the figurine of Mrs. Dinsmead? And, why is it necessary to kill one daughter in order to claim inheritance?

Ernie Magdalen is Mr. Dinsmead's daughter and that's why he's taking her to collect the £60,000 inheritance. Charlotte is the foster daughter and rightful h…moreMagdalen is Mr. Dinsmead's daughter and that's why he's taking her to collect the £60,000 inheritance. Charlotte is the foster daughter and rightful heiress who resembles the miniature painting of her mother, not Mrs. Dinsmead. if she dies, no one will see she's the image of her dead mother. it's all explained in Mortimer's last big speech.(less)

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