A Murder Is Announced

Visiting Miss Blacklock, Miss Marple sees the shepherd lamp and remembers Dora’s insistence that it was a shepherdess. She realizes that the two lights must have been switched after the shooting.

Miss Blacklock is devastated at Dora’s death, telling Miss Marple that she feels totally alone. Craddock arrives and asks if Miss Blacklock would still recognize Sonia Goedler, and though Miss Blacklock describes Sonia as “small” and “dark,” she admits it has been 30 years since she last saw her. Wondering if Mrs. Swettenham, Miss Hinchcliffe, or Miss Murgatroyd could be Sonia in disguise, Craddock wants to see a photograph of Randall’s sister. He catches Julia coming down from the attic and asks to see the photo albums, but when she retrieves them, he sees that all the pictures of Sonia have been removed.

Craddock confronts Phillipa, saying she lied about her husband dying in Italy. Phillipa admits that her husband deserted his regiment, but she does not want her son to know. She claims she has not seen her husband for years and does not know if he is still alive. Craddock again challenges her, suggesting that the man