[MaC] An Almighty Row (correction)

[Mel Mason]

>>> Marjorie considered the bag, then moved toward the service door
>>> the lounge.  "I'll get the scrap of fabric from the curtain..
>>> I left it on the bar for Mrs. Fitzroy to sew back in.  Since
>>> everyone's here... should be safe."
>>
>>
>>     "I should rather like to know where the blood came from," said 
>> Pamela. "Cats do play with... string... What was in that bag?"
>>
>
> Marjorie returned with the scrap in hand.  She handed it to Oswald.
> "Could... it's a black piece of fabric, but would you be able to
> figure out if there was somethin' on it?  Like... grease?  Or blood?"
> She looked around.  "Maybe.. someone cut themselves getting the
> piece out."
>

"Perhaps," said Oswald.  "But I think we can narrow our suspects down a 
little.  "Who was actually present in the room when Fitzroy was poisoned?"

"Lady Gower wasn't," said Lucinda.  "Or Mrs Fitzroy ... or Mrs Evans.  And 
Mr Davies and Mr Drake were downstairs by the front door.

"The Wing-Commander, Mr Beaman and Miss Douglas all came in a little late 
... perhaps just in time to poison Mr Fitzroy - if they acted quickly. 
Perhaps Lord Benwick, Miss Mauberley and Mr Barowenski - they came later.

"Unless rthose people who weren't here had a way to poison the tea while 
they were out of the room ... I would think they're in the clear.  And I 
know Mrs Beaman had the tea from Mrs Evans.  But that would be a very 
imprecise way of killing someone ... and this is a killing done with some 
precision."  She looked at her husand.

"We could test for the blood on the paper bag ... and blood on the curtain."

"The blood may have come later," said Oswald.  "After the strangling ... 
several people had cuts or marks on their hands ... didn't they?"

"We could also also see if anyone is carrying a knife that might have been 
used to cut the curtain," suggested Anton.  "A pen knife ... or a ceremonial 
dagger."