Marble Hall Murders

In Pund’s Last Case, Frederic locates the pharmacy where the aconitine was purchased; it’s close to the Werner-Waysmith gallery. He interviews the pharmacist with Atticus and James. They discover that the pharmacist doesn’t always wear his glasses and struggles to see without them. He remembers the customer smelled like surgical spirits, had white hair, and a walking cane. He only remembers the time because a woman asked the white-haired customer what time it was. The customer’s name in the register is illegible but written in turquoise ink.

Afterward, the three men get coffee. Frederic talks about his wife and son, who live in a nearby city. He explains how a hand grenade caused his disabilities in the war. Then, he became a prisoner of war for five years. Atticus clarifies that while he was born in Germany, he is part of a Greek Jewish family, and he was in a prison camp for speaking out against the Nazis. Frederic apologizes for thinking Atticus was a Nazi sympathizer. They discuss how the pharmacist’s information points to Elmer being the killer. However, they don’t think Elmer is the killer.

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Frederic picked up a matchbook from the Hotel Lafayette at the Chateau Belmar. Atticus suggests they go there next because it is close to the pharmacy.