警方就可疑死亡事件展开讯问

The police arrived very quickly. There were a lot许多 of them. Some of them with cameras照相机 went upstairs在楼上 to Molly's room. Two detectives侦探 talked to Dr Pratt in the kitchen. The family waited in the sitting room. It was a hot day again and the windows were open. The dogs sat quietly安静地 at Diane's feet. Nobody talked. The key smoked. They waited for a long time. Suddenly突然地, the door opened and the two detectives侦探 came in. "Good morning. I am Detective Inspector Walsh and this is Sergeant Foster."

The inspector检查员 did not smile微笑. He was a big man, in an old black suit起拆 and a black hat and coat. He wore磨损 a coat because he always felt cold. Last night, someone put sleeping tablets药片 in Mrs Clarkson's hot milk. "We are going to question询问 everybody and we need a room, please." Roger stood up. "I'm Roger Clarkson. You can have my father's old office. Come with me. It's along向前 here." The office was not a very big room but there was a table and three or four chairs.

Roger opened the window. "I would like to talk first to your uncle, Albert King," Professor Walsh said. He took off his hat and coat and sat down behind the table. "Of course当然," said Roger, and left the room. Sergeant Foster waited by the door. He was a very tall young man with black hair and a nice smile. He was not very happy this morning because he usually通常地 played tennis on Sunday mornings. He was one of the best players运动员 at the Cambridge Tennis Club.

Albert came in and sat down. "I'm going to ask some questions, Mr King," the inspector检查员 said, "and Sergeant Foster is going to write it all down." Albert looked at his feet. "Yes. Yes. It's your job. I know that." "Tell me about last night," Inspector Walsh asked quietly安静地. "You were angry with Mrs Clarkson." Albert looked at Inspector Walsh for the first time. "Yes, I was. Everyone was angry. Roger was angry. Diane wanted money to go to America.

Then there's a man called把…叫做 Tom Briggs. He wants half the garden for his farm. Molly was a rich富有的 woman. I need money because my wife, Annie, Molly's sister, is very ill. I told Molly this." "What happened next?" "Well, Molly was angry with everyone and went upstairs在楼上. We went into the kitchen for coffee. Jackie wanted everyone to go up and say good night to Molly. She lives here with Molly, so she wanted Molly to be happy. At first Roger said no.

He was angry and didn't want to see his mother." "And did you see Molly in her room?" "Yes. I was tired. And I went upstairs在楼上 first. I went to Molly's room and asked her for money again. But no. There was no money for her anymore再也不." Albert stopped and put his hand over his eyes. Inspector Walsh watched Albert for a minute. "Did you hear noises after you went to bed?" "Everyone went into Molly's room to say good night, I think. Later I heard someone.

He or she went downstairs在楼下. That was about midnight." "Very well, Mr. King. Thank you. You can go now." Albert left the room. Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head. "What time is it?" "I'm hungry." "We're learning a lot许多, but I need some coffee." "Shall I go to the kitchen?" Sergeant Foster asked. "Oh no. Later. Let's see Jackie Clark's and next." Jackie came in and sat down. She looked down at her hands and said nothing. "We found the empty bottle of your mother's sleeping tablets药片 in Diane's room," the inspector检查员 said suddenly突然地.

Then he waited. Jackie's face did not change and she said nothing. "Tell me, did your mother get her tablets药片 from the shop in the village村庄?" "Yes. My mother usually通常地 took a sleeping tablet药片 every night, so she needed a lot许多 of tablets药片. Sometimes有时 she got them from the shop, sometimes有时 I did. On Thursday I asked Peter Hobbs to get them. He lives in the house across the road and he often goes to the village村庄 on his bicycle."

"I see. Your mother wanted to stay in this house. How about you? Did you want to move?" Jackie looked up for a minute and then down at her hands again. "This is mother's house. I loved my mother. She was good to me." "Did you see your mother in her room last night?" "Yes. Everyone did. Diane made hot milk and took it to mother. She usually通常地 drank a cup of hot milk before she slept. Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head.

Jackie was very quiet. "What did your mother say?" Jackie opened her bag and looked for a cigarette香烟. "Can I smoke冒烟?" "Of course当然. This is your house," Inspector Walsh said. He watched Jackie. "What did your mother say?" He asked again. She wanted to go downstairs在楼下 again. She remembered the dogs. She wanted to get some dinner for them. I went to my room and she went downstairs在楼下. What time was this? I don't remember. About midnight I think. And the cup of hot milk?

It was on the table by her bed. "Did you need your mother's money?" "No, Inspector检查员. Money is not important重要的 to me. There are more更 important重要的 things," Jackie said quietly安静地. "Well, your Uncle Albert wanted money. Tom Briggs wanted the garden. You wanted nothing?" Jackie finished her cigarette香烟 and looked up at the inspector检查员. Her eyes were suddenly突然地 angry. "Don't forget Peter Hobbs. He lost失去 his job because of my mother. He wanted to kill杀死 her, you know. And what about, Diane?