Marble Hall Murders

Susan thinks it might be a bad idea to work with Eliot because of her experiences with Alan and because of the poor performance of Eliot’s Dr. Gee novels. However, the new manuscript is better than Eliot’s previous novels; Eliot is able to imitate Alan. When authors are successful, they start thinking editors work for them. Alan became so intolerable after his success that now Susan will not communicate with Eliot directly as a result. Susan wants to see the end of Eliot’s book before meeting with him. If Elmer is the killer, Susan will be disappointed.

Susan noticed that Marble is an anagram for Belmar; Marble Hall is Chateau Belmar. Eliot putting too much of his personal life in the novel could be a problem. Michael calls Susan and asks her to meet with Eliot tomorrow. She doesn’t want to, but needs the gig, so she agrees.

Eliot is almost an hour late for their meeting. He apologizes, saying someone died by throwing themselves under a train. Susan internally notes that this is how Elmer’s first wife’s died in the manuscript. When Eliot asks, Susan confirms that Charles killed Alan and tried to kill Susan. Eliot is shocked; Charles was always kind to him.