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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 7, 2016 18:39:50 GMT -5
"Franz Gelb; you are under arrest for the murder of Walter Farley and two others". Gent said. "We found the cane you tried to dispose of, and..." Gent took out the half scarf, and matched it perfectly to Gelb's ripped scarf. "It's over."
Gelb said nothing as they went to the station. He was in the cell when Gent went to Gunnarson
"Blond hair, size 14, Royal guard, fingerprints, the cane, the scarf... It's open and shut" Gent told Gunnarson
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Post by Eyes on Apr 7, 2016 18:43:50 GMT -5
Gunnarson decided to interview the man.
He started off simply: "Did you kill him?"
"Yes," replied Gelb.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 7, 2016 18:47:39 GMT -5
"All right then; tell me everything- what's with these coded notes, and how do they relate to Farley?"
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Post by Eyes on Apr 7, 2016 18:55:56 GMT -5
"Coded notes.... oh yes, those. You see, it started out like this....
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 20, 2016 13:11:59 GMT -5
"if I am to make you understand everything, we must go back to the beginning, so let us start when the war began- September 1939."
"What happened in September 1939?" Gunnarson asked. And Gelb told him everything
...
Before Elvira had fled the British Isles (Which would be impossible, since International travel practically shut down during this time) she made a phone call to her contractor that had been giving her missions.
"My cover is blown and my face is in the paper; I've to get back to the continent" she said.
"It's suicide; there's no air travel anywhere and the u-boats will sink any ship coming out of Britain" he warned.
"I don't care; I'm leaving England until this whole thing dies- my ship is the Caledonia." she said as she hung up.
Days later, her contractor was reading the paper when he came across an article. "S.S. Caledonia sunk by German U-boat; no lifeboats found"
"I warned her" the contractor merely sighed as he went to talk to some of his other agents.
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Post by Eyes on Apr 20, 2016 21:58:23 GMT -5
"Well," said Gent, "I guess that takes care of it."
"Yes," said Gunnarson, "I suppose it does... but I feel that there's something missing..."
He stood silent for a moment. Then suddenly he hit his hand against his head.
"Oh! Triple imbecile that I've been. We're wrong! All wrong!"
"Why - what do you mean?"
"Not now, my friend. I must first make the arrangements. And then - we shall know all!"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 20, 2016 22:03:12 GMT -5
"Know what?" Gent asked in frustration. But Gunnarson had already left to pursue his new lead.
"This is most unusual- what has gotten into him?" Gent said to himself as Gunnarson left.
20 minutes, Gunnarson had arrived where he needed to be. "Ah, here it is."
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Post by Eyes on Apr 20, 2016 22:07:03 GMT -5
He went inside...
Next day, he came to see Gent.
"My dear Inspector, would it be possible that you come to my apartment tonight at 6:00?"
"Why, certainly!"
"One more thing - would you mind bringing Gelb along as well?"
"Er... I'll see what I can do... why?"
"You'll see," winked Gunnarson.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 20, 2016 22:12:57 GMT -5
A man of his word, Gent brought Gelb to Gunnarson's apartment.
"Why are we here?" Gelb asked.
"A gentleman wanted to speak to you; said it was vital" Gent said. Gelb had nothing to lose at this point, so he went along with it.
That night, they went to the apartment and waited.
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Post by Eyes on Apr 20, 2016 22:29:01 GMT -5
Presently, Gunnarson returned, and with him, a man.
"I see we are all here," said Gunnarson. "May I introduce you to Mr. Reginald Walters?"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 20, 2016 22:30:37 GMT -5
"Pleasure to meet you" Gent said before turning to Gunnarson.
"Why is Mr Walters here?" Gent asked curiously.
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Post by Eyes on Apr 20, 2016 22:44:35 GMT -5
"You will see in due course," winked Gunnarson.
"Now, I suppose you are wondering why I've gathered you together, eh?"
"Yes."
"The reason is because something was off with this case. The evidence was too conclusive. Everything pointed to Gelb. But why? A murderer surely would not leave so much evidence pointing at him.
"Then I rethought - what if this was a set-up? What if this was a trained assassin who was always too quick for the law?"
"But-" started Gelb.
Gunnarson continued, "And so I realized that I, the police, we all were wrong!"
Then he opened the door and led a young lady inside.
"May I present to you the actual murderer-"
It was Elvira.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 20, 2016 22:49:30 GMT -5
"What? That makes no sense! Not only did Gelb confess and explain the coded notes, but there was the cane AND the scarf, plus the size 14 feet. Even if he didn't commit all three murders, he at least killed Walter Farley" Gent said. Then he followed up "and this Elvira you speak of- are you sure you have the right person? Because the Elvira you're thinking of went down with the Caledonia; her name was on the list published in the papers of the passenger manifest" he added.
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Post by Eyes on Apr 20, 2016 23:00:06 GMT -5
"But don't you see, my friend? It was set up to LOOK LIKE IT WAS GELB!"
"WHAT?!" cried Gelb.
"You loved her didn't you?" asked Gunnarson.
"Yes... I did..."
"Do you mean to say that this girl murdered my sister?" cried Walters.
"Sister?"
"I'll explain," said Gunnarson. "Thanks to the raid, the first murder - THE ONE I WITNESSED - has become largely forgotten. That woman was a Mrs. Walters - this man's sister."
"So that's four murders?" asked Gunnarson.
"Yes... but not in the way that you think."
"What do you mean?"
"Elvira didn't kill Mrs. Walters... but MR. WALTERS DID!"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 20, 2016 23:24:20 GMT -5
"I never!" Mr Walters said in shock. "What motive could I possibly have for killing my sister?!"
"And how did you survive the Caledonia?" Gent asked Elvira again, annoyed that he had been ignored the first time. Then turned to Gunnarson.
"And what four murders? There was the woman, the man in the alley and the shopkeeper" Gebt reminded Gunnarson.
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Post by Eyes on Apr 20, 2016 23:54:56 GMT -5
"The fourth was an attempted murder... ON MYSELF!
"Elvira had never been on board the ship. That was to throw the police off her trail.
"And you! You killed your sister because she was blackmailing you.
"Let us go back to the beginning of this case. I overheard someone say, 'Well, I suppose we'll have to kill her.' I thought it was some writers, but now I believe it was MR. WALTERS AND ELVIRA TALKING!"
"What?!"
"Yes, MR. WALTERS WAS ELVIRA'S EMPLOYER!"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Apr 21, 2016 0:08:42 GMT -5
"What absurdity- what could my sister possibly blackmail me with?" Walters said.
"Enough. Gunnarson, please continue with the events you figured out." Gent said.
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Post by Eyes on Apr 21, 2016 0:17:23 GMT -5
"It was simple, really. Regarding the blackmailing, you and your sister never got along in the first place, so when she found something that would create a scandal for you (I'm not sure what it was), you decided she needed to die."
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Post by Tug on Apr 21, 2016 0:20:54 GMT -5
Gunnarson replied, "Now that I think about it, there was a fifth murder, a murder I wasn't able to follow up due to Ms. Walters' passing... So you must be behind it as well! But anyways, the event occurred like this..."
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Post by Eyes on Apr 21, 2016 0:23:37 GMT -5
"A fifth murder?! Who?!"
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