家庭谋杀案调查

After the coffee咖啡 and sandwiches三明治, Inspector Walsh called把…叫做 Roger Clarkson to the office办公室. Roger came来 in and sat坐 down. The inspector检查员 began开始 at once一次. "Now现在, Mr. Clarkson, why was your mother母亲 angry愤怒的 with you last最后的 night夜?" "This house房屋 is very很 big大的," Roger said比如说[用于举例]. "It was a lot许多 of work工作 for Mother. I wanted想要 her to move移动. But no. She loved爱 this house房屋 and garden花园. She didn't want想要 to move移动." "Tell告诉 me about your job职业, Mr. Clarkson. Your mother母亲 is dead死的 and now现在 you're rich富有的.

Do you need需要 money货币?" Roger's face脸 was suddenly突然地 afraid害怕的. "What are you saying比如说[用于举例]?" "I didn't kill杀死 my mother母亲. I need需要 money货币. That's true真正的. A friend朋友 and I want想要 to build建筑 ten houses房屋 here这里 in this garden花园. We can get变得 a lot许多 of money货币 for them. So I wanted想要 Mother to sell卖 this house房屋. It's true真正的. But Mr. Briggs wanted想要 half the garden花园 too也, you know知道, for his farm农场. Inspector Walsh moved移动 a pencil铅笔 on the table桌子. "Tell告诉 me. What happened发生 upstairs在楼上?

You went to your mother母亲's room房间?" "Yes, I did. I wanted想要 to say比如说[用于举例] good好的 night夜 to my mother母亲." "Did you talk讲话 about the house房屋 again又一次?" "Yes, I did. Again又一次, she said比如说[用于举例] no. She loved爱 the house房屋 and didn't want想要 to sell卖 it. Inspector Walsh watched观察 Roger for a minute分." "I see看见. We found找到 the empty空的 bottle瓶 of sleeping睡 tablets药片, Mr. Clarkson, in Diane's room房间." Roger's face脸 did not change改变. "Oh? Someone put放 them there在那里." "Diane did not kill杀死 my mother母亲. I know知道 that.

She found找到 the body身体." "Very很 well好. I would like喜欢 to see看见 Diane next随后." Roger got变得 up and left离去 the room房间. Inspector Walsh stood站立 up and put放 his hands手 in his pockets衣袋. He went to the window窗 and looked看 out at the trees树. Why was Roger Clarkson afraid害怕的? Was it important重要的? He looked看 at Sergeant Foster. "Tomorrow明天 morning早晨, go to Mr. Clarkson's office办公室. You haveaux已经 the name名字," he said比如说[用于举例]. "Ask问 some questions发问 about him. About his job职业, friends朋友, money货币." Sergeant Foster wrote写 it down.

"Yes, Inspector. A good好的 day(一)天 for tennis网球, Sergeant?" Sergeant Foster laughed笑. "Don't say比如说[用于举例] that. It's not easy容易的, you know知道. I don't like喜欢 sitting坐 here这里 looking看 at the sun太阳." Diane came来 into the room房间 and sat坐 down. She looked看 at Sergeant Foster and smiled微笑. "I saw看见 you at the tennis网球 club俱乐部 last最后的 month月, I think想. You play玩 very很 well好." Sergeant Foster's face脸 went red红色的. Inspector Walsh looked看 at him. "Oh, yes. A fast快的 and exciting令人兴奋的 player运动员 is Sergeant Foster." Diane smiled微笑 again又一次 at Sergeant Foster and his face脸 went redder.

"Well, Miss Clarkson," Inspector Walsh said比如说[用于举例]. "I want想要 you to talk讲话 about last最后的 night夜." Diane stopped停止 smiling微笑. "Oh, I can talk讲话 about last最后的 night夜. I can't stop停止 talking讲话 about it. We were all全部 angry愤怒的. Mother went to bed床 early早 and I made使 hot热的 milk乳 for her. We were all in the kitchen厨房 and Peter Hobbs came来 in. He nearly差不多 broke打破 the back后面的 door门 down向下." Diane stopped停止. "Yes?" He was very很 angry愤怒的 about a letter信. He wanted想要 to kill杀死 Mother. "Are you going to talk讲话 to him?" "We're going to talk讲话 to everyone."

"Good好的. Tom Briggs came来 into the kitchen厨房 too也. Are you going to talk讲话 to him?" "I'm asking问 the questions发问, Miss Clarkson." "When did you take拿走 the milk乳 upstairs在楼上?" "I went up after Roger." She stopped停止 for a minute分. Then当时 she began开始 again又一次. "I didn't like喜欢 my mother母亲, Inspector. She killed杀死 my father父亲, you know知道. Last最后的 winter冬天, after Christmas, she drove驾驶 the car汽车 into a tree树 and killed杀死 my father父亲." After wash洗, watch观察 Diane's face脸 carefully小心地. "I see看见. So you wanted想要 to kill杀死 your mother母亲?" Diane laughed笑.

"I wanted想要 to kill杀死 her, but I didn't. I can tell告诉 you a lot许多 of things事情 about this family家, Inspector. Everyone wanted想要 Mother to die死亡. Uncle Albert wanted想要 her money货币 for his wife妻子, Annie. And then当时 my brother兄弟. He needs需要 a lot许多 of money货币. He hasaux已经 an expensive昂贵的 house房屋 and an expensive昂贵的 car汽车. And think想 of Jackie. Do you know知道 that Jackie didn't like喜欢, Mother? A long长的 time次 ago以前, a nice美好的 boy男孩 worked使工作 here这里. He was the gardener园丁. Jackie loved爱 him very很 much非常.

But Mother said比如说[用于举例] no. A gardener园丁 was not a good好的 husband丈夫 for a Clarkson girl女孩子. Inspector Walsh listened听 quietly安静地. All this was very很 interesting有趣的, but was it important重要的? Perhaps也许. What a happy快乐的 family家 the Clarksons were. "We found找到 the empty空的 bottle瓶 of sleeping睡 tablets药片 in your room房间," Inspector Walsh said比如说[用于举例] quietly安静地. He watched观察 her face脸 carefully小心地. Diane stood站立 up suddenly突然地, her face脸 angry愤怒的. "What? I didn't put放 it there在那里. I'm not going to listen听 to this." She ran跑 out of the room房间.