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KLAUSE VON BINKIE juspect MADGE LAMARR Suspect Did movie starlet, Madge LaMarr stop Ethel Priggham dead in her tracks? Priggham Film International had fronted mega bucks to produce "COLD PORRIDGE’, the musical d ible for LaMarr's for her, and at last, they would kindle a love to be remembered through the ages. It was a romantic notion doomed to blight. Klause Von Binkie summoned the courage to express his unrequited love to Ethel. Her reaction was not what he anticipated. She dissolved into uncontrolled fits of laughter. Feeling the impact of her unspoken ridicule, his dignity in tatters, something snapped in Von Binkie’s mind; the good doctor crossed over the line between love and hate. Klause Von Binkie concluded Ethel was. too evil, too dangerous to continue in her feted existence. He had the ultimate solution. He devised a clever plan to exterminate her; to cleanse the world once and for all. As a permanent resident-of Priggham Manor, Doctor Von Binkie had access to the entire estate. No one ever questioned his activities, he was always doing weird things. The plan was set into motion. At 2:30 p.m. on the day of Ethel's unfortunate accident, Von Binkie returned home from shopping at Cari's Drugs in the Plaza. No one witnessed his arrival. At the time Ethel met the angels, Dr. Von Binkie was in the stables, alone, grooming Ethel's favorite horse, Prunepit. meteoric film career. Madge LaMarr, movie star, was Ethel Priggham's creation and what Priggham created, she often destroyed simply for diversion. Moreover, LaMarr had unwittingly crossed’ her vindictive benefactor. Recently,, Ethel had discovered, her current husband, Biff Bradshaw, had been "squiring” the young and_beauteous actress. Not amused with this turn of events, Ethel Priggham was about to take action. Hence the invitation to LaMarr to spend the weekend was sent and a fiendishly simple trap set. She would bounce that little tart, Madge from the cast of "THE ROMANCE NOVELIST" and get rid of Biff with one swat. Though wide eyed and innocent looking, Madge was one hip chick who was onto Ethel's evil ruse. She would jab Ethel with a hat pin dipped in curare. Ethel's involuntary muscular system would fail; her body would utterly forget how to breathe and her heart would eventually stop. Madge savored the image and loved the simplicity of her plan. Curare is undetectable in the bloodstream. Madge arrived at the Priggham Manor in the early afternoon of the day of Ethel's death. By 4:00 p.m., she was having a cozy chat with two others in the living room. She served shortbread cookies and poured Earl Grey tea purchased at Safeway. At 5:17 p.m., when Ethel's body wa discovered, Madge was in the conservatory. ALEXIS ROMANOFF Suspect Alexis Romanoff was Ethel Priggham's half sister, twice removed and was virtually cut off from the vast. Priggham fortune. It had been more than five years since she had last set foot in Priggham Manor. Her return only fueled her rage to the flash point. Alexis arrived at Priggham Manor at 11:30 p.m., the evening prior to Ethel's death. She carried her own luggage, not allowing the aged butler, Butlor, to risk hurting his brittle, old back. She carried the weighty bags with ease. Shortly after Alexis’ arrival, a loud and lengthy argument transpired between the sisters. Alexis stormed out of the Study at 1:32 a.m. and tromped off to her room in the East Wing. Who killed Ethel Pr. knew he hated her, this ha! was fueled because he w victim of extortion. Ethel good at dredging up dark and Riprock had one of the Early in his film career, he been the star of several films. Later, when he sta making feature films that hj costume budget, Riprock began buying and destroyi negatives of his naughty e: he thought he got them Ethel Priggham informed otherwise. Now, Dash Rip has decided to run for poli office and he has becom eyen greater target of E Priggham’'s. bitchiness. Riprock had to eliminate and ice those flicks, He arrived at the Pri, manor house at about n Year's eve. An old fashi blizzard was on the brew. out. of his Aston Martin, opd the boot, and eee valises. Just when, a taxi in behind the political hope} English sports car. The dr quickly exited his vehicle gingerly’ opened a passenger door. He assist¢ pickly old bat, from the Nose in the air, the wo sniffed in Riprock's direc’ expressing her disapproval. entered the house wit} knocking. . According to Alexis, that was the last time she saw Ethel alive. BIFF BRADSHAW Suspect Biff Bradshaw was E Priggham's seventeenth most recent husband. TY days, Bradshaw had 4 walking shaky ground an knew it. Things had not the way he'd hoped in marriage. With good reason, DASH RIPROCK Suspect Dash Riprock, aging movie matinee idol, planned to knock. off Ethel Priggham. 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He couldn't permit her to do that RANDY FLAGSTAFF Suspect Randy Flagstaff was the newcomer to the group at Priggham Manor with no reason in the world to be numbered among the jet-setters. Randy Flagstaff gained access to the exclusive Priggham Estate via the invitation of Dr. Klause Von Binkie, a new acquaintance. A weekend-long party at an isolated mansion suited his purposes perfectly. Masked with a boyishly handsome face and a charming demeanor, no one would suspect he was a psychopathic misognynist. Priggham Manor offered four targets, and Randy Flagstaff considered himself a real lady- killer. At ten minutes to four o'clock on the afternoon of Ethel's death, Flagstaff was on the living room terrace. It began to snow heavily and he returned to the indoors. Alone, he sat in the living room for serval minutes but had the uneasy feeling someone was watching him. When Ethel's body was discovered, he was in the billiard room, shooting pool with Biff Bradshaw. Butlor, the butler stated he had taken drinks to Mr. Biff and that Flagstaff fellow at 5:15 p.m. a SAL SANDUCCI Suspect A little more than four years ago, Sal Sanducci was an upper echelon Mafioso who assisted Ethel Priggham with arms and drug deals..On the afternoon of Ethel’s death, Sanducci gained access to Priggham Manor in the guise of a telephone repairman named Tony Dial. Checking out the phone lines, he had the run of the house. At 3:50 p-m., all telephone lines went dead in Priggham manor. At 4:40 p.m. in the midst of a raging snowstorm, he returned to the house stating that the covered bridge over the gorge had collapsed under the weight of the snow. Butlor then showed "Tony" to a room in the servants’ wing at 4:40 p.m. ABIGAIL ANCHORWEIGHT Suspect For twenty years, Abigail Anchorweight had been quite simply deranged but with good reason. Abigail had served as Nanny at Priggham Manor; her charges were little Ethel and littler Alexis. Abigail Anchorweight arrived at Priggham manor by taxicab just as the bell in the tower was striking noon. As she exited the cab, another guest driving a flashy red sports car roared up the drive, screeching to a halt. She did her best to ignore him. She held her head high, set her shoulders erect, and tossed her feather boa about her neck. She gook a deep breath and entered the House ofHorrors of her past. Weekly Clues Recap T.At 5:35 p.m., Randy Flagstaff and Dash Riprock carried Ethel Priggham’s inert form into the walk-in refrigerator. Everyone looked on as the grief stricken pair covered the body with a satin duvet. This was when Alexis noticed the wet footprints leading from the service door, through the kitchen and into the corridor. . Sal Sanducci, alias Tony Dial, was making a ham sandwich in the kitchen at the time of the murder. This was verified by the cook. 3.The girders beneath the bridge linking Priggham Manor with the outside world had actually been dynamited. The bridge did not collapse under the weight of the snow. 4. Dr. Klause Von Binkie speculated Ethel had been murdered elsewhere and her body thrown from the terrace to make it appento be an accident. he was correct. { 5. Abigail was in the living room at 4:00 o'clock, So. two others are cleared. At approximately 6:00 p.m., the downstairs maid discovered a wet rain slicker and a pair of gum-boots in the hamper beneath the West Wing laundry chute. . A large pillow was found behind the study sofa. A few feathers had escaped from a torn seam. A small pocket mirror and some cotton wadding were found under the same piece of furniture. You now have all the essential information to deduce Whodunnit and win an all expense paid two night get-away for two at Lh) Radium Hot Springs! Send your solution to : The Castlegar News, P.O. Drawer 1007, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3H4 or bring it to our office at Introducing . . . 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