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Ch. 20 - 25: So, the murderer was MISS GILCHRIST. She had planned it due to a painting that Cora had bought that turned out to be unknowingly by Vermeer that could be sold for 5000 pounds and she would then use the money to open a cafe she had always wanted. She drugged Cora and pretended to be her at the funeral and since only 3 people at the funeral knew Cora well, it worked perfectly for her.

Ch. 19: and mentioned how during the war, men dressed up as nuns. And Rosamund knew Poirot was a detective.

I’m not sure who had a mustache but if that was the case, it could’ve the men then, but that would’ve been too easy. I think it is done by a couple as the wife and husband dynamic seems to be stressed in thus story

Ch. 19: Aside from the fight for the spode dessert service and the table, how timothy and george fought and said things to rile the others up, especially timothy, Miss Gilchrist revealed that she thought the nun she saw at Timothy’s was the same as the one from Lychett, she doubted as the purposes for visit differed. Though she mentioned how the upper lip looked like it had a mustache

Ch. 15 - 18: The family gathering was happening and Poirot tried to pay attention to them and had a conversation with them. He mentioned how everyone might be able to murder, then he talked with Susan, saying he saw her (but didn’t say it was at Lychett) and failing to talk with Gregory, and noticing how ruthless she was. He also talked with Miss Gilchrist and she mentioned she was frazzled after talking to the nun

Ch 15 - 18: how they should stay in contact with her because of what she might know. He mentioned some interesting qualities about Susan. Then moved on to Rosamund and her husband, how she knew of his affair, and she seemed to be acting weird and planning something, she mentioned wanting to visit Miss Gilchrist, not knowing she had moved to work with Timothy.

Ch. 15 - 18: First, we saw Miss Gilchrist at Stansfield Grange with Timothy still moaning about the paint having poison in it, then when a nun came, Miss Gilchrist became afraid of being there alone, she was brought to Enderby for the event. Then, George had a talk with Susan at her newly purchased place for business and he insinuated how interesting it would be if she died, and mentioning Miss Gilchrist,

Ch 13 & 14: Poirot went to have a discussion with Inspector Morton, and then he went to Enderby to investigate under the pretense of being a doctor. During this, he had a talk with Helen, and she reacted weirdly when he mentioned George Banks’ past of nearing poisoning his customer.

Ch. 12: Poirot met up with Mr. Goby, an investigator, and they uncovered the truth of the whereabouts and background of George Crossfield, Michael and Rosamund Shane, George and Susan Banks, Timothy and Maude, and Helen. Most of them lied about their whereabouts

Ch. 11: George came down for the funeral, but was late and with Susan they read a letter sent by Richard after his visit, and Miss Gilchrist was poisoned from the wedding cake from before which turned out to be laced with arsenic. She was able to go to the hospital

Ch. 5 - 10: from this it seemed that Miss Gilchrist knew more than she let on, and she got a post at Timothy's house.