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The Silver Rood Mystery Ends in Family Motives
In a dramatic mansion scene Gerard Montieth’s murder follows his warning to his niece Mary that she will be disinherited if she does not wed David Forrest. Nola Morin claims Montieth as her father and seeks a fortune, while suspicion falls on art expert Lardeau and gardener Brauman, with clues centered on a hidden silver rood and a missing Van Dyck. The case spirals as testimonies reveal prior payments, blackmail, and a planned quiet settlement versus a public court battle.
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Gerard Montieth
Mary
David Forrest
Forrest Place
Montieth
Howard Griswold
Montieth Library
van Dyck
Lardeau
Brauman
Harlan Stevenson
Nola Morin
Stevenson
Nola
Wally Foxcroft
Griswold
Fellows
Foxcroft
Sergeant Harper
Harper
New York
Nola Lutzmann
Mrs. Stapleton
Davison
Gerard
Paris
Mr. Stevenson