This is not the only thing that Yapp has against Ronald, and Carlotta’s sister has copied the letter Carlotta sent her, and in the letter she mentions Bryan Martin and Ronald, and when he mentions the latter, she explains that he has got her involved in some bet in which she will have to use her acting skills, and after that, she will get 10,000 pounds. Ronald says that he didn’t say anything about this because after his uncle was murdered, he was afraid, and he and Geraldine agreed to say nothing. After that, they returned to the opera, and nobody was none the wiser. Geraldine went inside, and while he was waiting, Ronald seemed to think he saw Bryan Martin go into the house, so he used his uncle’s key to let himself in but there was nowhere inside, and he simply saw his cousin coming down the stairs.

So in the recess of the opera, they took a taxi to the house. Geraldine suggested he could sell her pearl necklace. After trying unsuccessfully to borrow money from his uncle, Ronald told his cousin about his tight finances when he ran into her at the opera. When he is confronted, Ronald admits that he did go with his cousin, Geraldine. The police talk to a taxi driver, who claims that he took Ronald and a lady to Lord Erdware’s residence. Ronald Marsh, Lord Edgware’s nephew and heir, is arrested for his murder.

Yet, it has been interesting to see how Poirot manages to put everything together and solves the crime. I knew from the beginning who the killer was because I had read the book years ago.

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