ALIBI - Mr. Beedie
Inspector: "I hear that you walked home with Colonel Townsend
last night from the chess club, Vicar."
Mr. Beedie: "That's right. We usually
walk together as far as the vicarage, and then he goes the rest of the
wayto Rose Cottage alone. When I said good night to him yesterday evening,
I had no idea - no idea that I was leaving him to his death. Poor Henry."
Inspector: "You were a good friend of the Colonel?"
Mr. Beedie: "Yes. we played chess
a lot together."
Inspector: "And you have no idea who might have wanted to
kill him? You knew him well, you say. There was nothing he ever said to
you ... ?"
They go into the hall. Taking his coat from the hall-stand,
the Inspector noticed something that attracted his attention. A brown leather
glove. The same was found near the murdered Colonel.
Inspector: "A fine quality glove, Vicar."
Mr. Beedie: "Indeed it is. And
very foolish I was to lose the other one. I must have left it somewhere
yesterday afternoon."
The Inspector took out the glove he had in his pocket
and the vicar looked at it in surprise.
Mr. Beedie: "Why Inspector!? My
other glove! Where ...?"
Inspector: "It was found by Colonel Townsend's body. Isuppose
you have no idea?"
Mr. Beedie: "A most horrible joke
to play, Inspector."
Inspector: "JOKE???"
Mr. Beedie: "But someone must have
found my glove and put it there on purpose ...! Someone who knew that Henry
and I always walked back from the chess club together on Thursdays. Someone
who wanted to kill him, Inspector."
Inspector: "And did you kill him, Vicar?"
Mr. Beedie: "A horrible joke to
play. I was only out for a short time yesterday afternoon. Iwent to Snell's
the chemist's in the High Street, and I called at Dr. Sutton's surgery.
That's all. But of course, I could have dropped it in the street. Just
a minute, Inspector. I'll call my housekeeper. Mrs. Evans! Mrs. Evans,
do you rememberwhat I said to you when I got backhome yesterday afternoon?"
Mrs. Evans: "I only remember that
you said you'd lost one of your gloves. But that can't be what you mean,
can it?"
Mr. Beedie: "Thank you, Mrs. Evans."
Inspector: "Thank you for answering my questions."
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