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 EMMA HARRIS
Murder at Moorbourne Manor

Why You’re Here?

You’re at Moorbourne Manor, a sprawling mansion on the edge of
Dartmoor, where Lord Victor Moorbourne has invited guests to hear a
personal reading of his last will and testament. It’s the 30th November
1899 and Lord Moorbourne doesn’t expect to see the turn of the
century. Possibly due to his ailing health, his lordship has developed a
conscience and wishes to right the wrongs of his past.

Following his reading, Lord Moorbourne invited you and the rest of the
guests to stay on at the mansion to enjoy the generous food and drink
that he had provided. He then retired to his study.

However, just as the party was coming to an end, the evening took
a gruesome turn- Lord Moorbourne’s temporary maid, Violet Smith,
discovered his murdered body slumped across his desk! She let out a
scream that must’ve reached the four corners of Dartmoor.

Devon & Cornwall Police were contacted, and Detective Leslie

Hughes arrived on the scene.

What Now?
You and the other guests are required to assemble in the grand reception
room to hear Detective Hughes speak. Hurry along there, but don’t say
too much! Just listen. Be under no illusion – YOU are a suspect too!

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CONTENTS
EMMA HARRIS

4 POTENTIAL GUESTS

ROUND 1
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INTRODUCTIONS

ROUND 2
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MINGLING

ROUND 2 A
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RUMOURS

13 INNOCENT OR GUILTY
 ROUND 3
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MOTIVES

ROUND 4
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METHOD

19 ACCUSATIONS

20 ALIBI OR CONFESSION
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We’re lucky enough to have esteemed Detective Leslie Hughes with us

tonight. He will set the pace of the rounds, allowing ample time for you to
familiarise yourself with these materials, and using his vast experience he’ll
make clear what’s expected of you!

For avoidance of doubt, important information pertaining to your behaviour

is picked out in red throughout this character pack. Like this, your first step:

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUEST LIST AND THEN

STOP UNTIL YOUR HOST STARTS THE GAME.

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EMMA HARRIS
GUEST LIST
Name & Brief
Physical Characteristics Clothing
Description
DETECTIVE LESLIE Smart suit with common,
Grey shoulder length
HUGHES distressed brown leather boots.
hair and full beard. Tall
Carries a shiny black cane but
Age: 52 and slim, he bends over
never uses it to aid walking.
Retired London whilst he walks but stands
Monocle which hangs from a gold
detective. straight when he talks.
chain around his neck.
NEVILLE Handlebar moustache White shirt with a crimson cravat.
MOORBOURNE and combed-back grey Black waistcoat, long tailed
Age: 44 hair. Belly starting to jacket, and pinstriped trousers.
Lord Moorbourne’s appear and strain his Black leather shoes. Pipe smoker
firstborn. waistcoat. (expensive pipe).

SAM White shirt (loosened at the

MOORBOURNES collar). Black pinstriped trousers
Side swept, thin,
with sable tipped boots. Cloak
Age: 43 shoulder-length hair.
that covers shoulders and falls
Lord Moorbourne’s Small. Wheelchair user. over the top of wheelchair wheels,
second child. almost reaching the ground.
ADA
MOORBOURNE Elaborate updo hairstyle Blue Victorian dress over hoop
finished with ornate skirt. Black boots and black
Age: 42
clasp in the shape of a gloves. Early user of the cigarette
Lord Moorbourne’s butterfly. Slim but clumsy. holder.
youngest child.
DOUGLAS HARRIS Pinstriped trousers and waistcoat
Large barrel chest. Short.
with a gold chain. No jacket.
Age: 69 Imperial moustache. Left-
Tiny feet. Platforms in his black
Brother-in-law, handed, often seen with
shoes to make him appear taller.
married to Emma. ink on his hand.
Smokes cigars.
SIDNEY HARRIS No facial hair. Tall
Black trousers, waistcoat, and
(takes his height from
Age: 35 jacket with a blood red shirt.
his mother). Handsome
Lord Moorbourne’s but vain. Doesn’t drink Black shoes. Carries a pipe –
nephew. doesn’t smoke it.
alcohol.

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 Name & Brief
Physical Characteristics Clothing
Description
JANE HARRIS Tight fitting heavy Victorian
Braided bun hairstyle.
dress buttoned up to the
Age: 34 Attractive but tries to
throat. Wool capelet. Emerald
Sidney’s wife. hide it.
green handbag.
VIOLET SMITH Long brown hair tied up
Black dress with white, frilled
under bonnet. No make-
Age: 22 apron and white bonnet.
up. Naturally beautiful.
Emma’s maid. Grey flat shoes.
Easily led by Sidney.
White shirt with sleeves rolled
FERGUS MCINTYRE Bald with a full red to reveal a faded anchor
beard. The tallest of the tattoo on each forearm.
Age: 48
group. Physically strong. Sturdy brown leather boots
Son of Victor’s former Weakness for over- and heavy brown trousers.
business partner. indulging in alcohol. Flat cap. Smokes cheap
tobacco with a common pipe.
WALTER ‘WALLY’ Slim and weathered. Loose fitting dark grey
WARD Muscular forearms. trousers and black scuffed
Permanent furrowed brow. boots. Woollen waistcoat
Age: 37
Chiselled jaw. Tip of his over a pale blue shirt (rolled
Lord Moorbourne’s left index finger is missing. up to the elbows). Nave blue
former gardener. Dirty fingernails. neckerchief. Flat cap.
RAYMOND
HAMILTON Tall with broad shoulders. Cheap brown suit and bowler
Bushy moustache and hat. Smart but tired shoes.
Age: 41
sideburns. Walks with a Gold pinkie ring and pocket
Harris Shipping limp. watch.
Company foreman.
CHARLEY TURNER Brown trousers and jacket.
Always grinning, front
Dirty white shirt (unbuttoned
Age: 20 teeth missing. Small and
at the collar). No hat. Flat
Harris Shipping agile. Hands that look too
brown shoes with soles ready
Company worker. big for him.
to detach.
EMMA HARRIS Barley curls hairstyle. Tight fitting black Victorian
Age: 64 Needs glasses but doesn’t dress finishing at her chest
Lord Moorbourne’s wear them in public. Taller to reveal ornate necklace.
sister – married to than her husband. Bites Usually holding a glass of
Douglas Harris. her nails. wine. Chipped nail varnish.

TILLIE ALLEN Navy blue dress. Exposed

Crimped updo hairstyle
Age: 32 upper chest. Reading glasses
with added flowers.
Jane Harris’ dearest that hang from a chain
Shapely.
friend. around her neck. Ankle boots.

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Name & Brief
Physical Characteristics Clothing
Description
Covered in dark, heavy
MADAME BLACK Short and hunchbacked. fabrics from shoulder to toe.
Age: Unknown Young ageless skin. Sparse Her elongated hands are the
Lord Moorbourne’s grey hair. Penetrating only flesh exposed besides
fortune teller. hazel eyes. her head. Walks with a
wooden shepherd’s crook.
AGATHA GREEN Short white hair under Light blue dress with flat white
bonnet. Stern exterior apron and white bonnet.
Age: 63
but with a heart of gold. Round spectacles. Black
Daisy Green’s sister. Calloused hands. shoes.
Bald crown with white
HARRY GREEN tuffs of hair at the sides
Age: 63 and back. Dainty hands. Butler’s suit and polished
Daisy Green’s Blends in wherever he black shoes.
brother. is. Softly spoken. Rarely
blinks.
Short in stature but has a
OTTO ROWE commanding presence. Clay pipe (unusual for a rich
Age: 60 The hard, strong hands tobacco merchant). Wool suit
Boss of Agatha and of a person who worked and waistcoat, smart shoes.
Harry Green. their way to the top. Lives Bowler hat.
below his means.
RICKY MORGAN Tall and lean. Shaggy hair. Black trousers and off-white
Age: 18 Big brown eyes and a shirt – both two sizes too big.
Infamous teen smile that has earned him Brown leather boots- filthy but
poacher. forgiveness in court. brand new.

CLARABELLE COOK Long blond hair tied to one

Light blue cotton dress.
Age: 17 side. Delicate ankles and
Slippers (muddy from her
Ricky Morgan’s wrists. Heterochromia; one
adventures with Ricky).
girlfriend. green eye, one blue.

BERYL PRICE Short brown hair. Grey smock and black boots.
Age: 39 Thick arms and legs. Grey bonnet. Brown handbag
Sam Moorbourne’s Questioning face. Rarely filled with medical instruments
carer. smiles. and supplies.

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 EMMA HARRIS
ROUND 1
INTRODUCTIONS
Use this page to help introduce your character to Detective Leslie Hughes
when asked. Be careful not to overshare!

Your Background
You’re Emma Harris, Lord Victor Moorbourne’s sister.

Growing up in the shadow of your brother felt like being in a protected

bubble, life was easy, and you knew that he’d look after you forever if
necessary. When he suggested that his friend Douglas Harris wanted to
court you, you knew something was amiss. Douglas would never have
asked Victor for his permission to court you- he wouldn’t have insulted his
friend in this manner. Douglas admitted the reason for your courtship on
your first outing and, far from upsetting you, it made you like him more.
You’d found a man who trusted you, shared with you, and was willing to
build a future with you. With a little help from Victor’s money, of course.

As The Harris Shipping Company started to grow, you and Douglas had
a few arguments. He seemed to believe that your tastes were far too
expensive and were throwing the company into jeopardy. You scoffed at
his claims and helped him ensure that the company excelled far beyond
his expectations. Since then, you’ve wanted for nothing. Douglas doesn’t
like you helping around the home; he’s hired a parade of maids over the
years to tend to your every need. Your latest maid is a beautiful young lady
named Violet Smith.

When you fell pregnant you were elated! Then Douglas started to complain,
once again, about money. He claimed that your plans for the unborn baby
outweighed the finances that you both had. As a result, you grew to loathe
your pregnancy and couldn’t wait for it to be over. When the baby was
born with abnormal legs and problems that would plague the poor thing for
life, you didn’t want the child. You gave baby Sam to Victor’s wife who’d

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grown attached to the child when you could not. Of course, Victor paid you
and The Harris Shipping Company received the financial injection that it
needed to become bigger and better.

Your second pregnancy was more straight-forward. With the money the
business was making, you could afford to match the upbringing of Victor’s
children. And as your only child, Sidney grew up in a life of luxury. Some
might say he enjoyed an even more luxurious lifestyle than his cousins at
Moorbourne Manor on account of him being an only child. When Victor’s
wife died, he tried to give Sam back. You refused.

Sidney is fully grown now and, despite his wandering eye, is married and
settling down. Unfortunately, The Harris Shipping Company is, once again,
running at a loss. With your husband Douglas, you must do something to
make your company profitable before handing the reins to Sidney.

It seems that when the business struggles, so does your marriage. That’s
why you initially refused to attend Moorbourne Manor tonight, claiming
to be sick. When two disgruntled employees turned up at your home and
managed to get you to disclose Douglas’ whereabouts, you had to travel to
Moorbourne Manor to warn him.

Your Introduction
When asked, use this statement to introduce your character.

“I’m Emma Harris, Victor’s… sorry, Lord Moorbourne’s sister. I am incredibly

upset, and I will try and help as much as I can, but please can we all stick to
the facts and not drag my good brother’s name through the mud. I know he
had his… eh, faults, but he did not deserve this. Let’s make someone pay!”

STOP HERE!
DETECTIVE HUGHES WILL NOW ASK YOU WHO YOU ARE.

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 EMMA HARRIS
ROUND 2
MINGLING

Detective Hughes has provided some invaluable initial insights into the
gruesome crime that has unfolded here tonight at Moorbourne Manor.
Read more about yourself below before getting to know the other guests a
little better. The aim of this round is to uncover information about the other
guests that may link them back to the insights that Detective Hughes has
given you.

Your Secrets
Keep these to yourself!

• You gifted a letter opener to your brother, but not before having it
sharpened by Wally the gardener. One of the last things your brother
said to you was, “That flaming thing will take my finger off if I’m not
careful!”

• You aren’t really sick, you tried to use illness as an excuse to get out
of tonight’s gathering. You were hoping Douglas would attend alone
and return home with news of a massive inheritance that would not
only save The Harris Shipping Company but also your marriage.

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Possible Conversation Starters
Use these in any order. The aim here is to further understand the other
guests.

If you’re asked a question, use what you know from your character
biography to answer- carefully!

• Suggest that the evening was destined to end in disaster. With so

many vultures and one dying man, how could it not?

• Say: “Should we raise a toast to my brother before we start? It seems

only fitting!” Raise your glass and say: “To Victor Moorbourne, our
loss is God’s gain!”

When you feel like you’ve thoroughly mingled with the other guests, or
your host tells you to, move on and work through Round 2a – Rumours.

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 EMMA HARRIS
ROUND 2A
RUMOURS

Have you noticed that some of the other guests seem a little nervous?
Many of them harbour secrets that, if told, may implicate them in
tonight’s horrific crime. So, I’m sure you’ll agree, these secrets are worth
sharing. Choose someone at the party to dish the dirt on, and let the
others know what they’re hiding.
BUT BE CAREFUL - remember there’s a murderer here!

NAME THE RUMOUR

NEVILLE His arguments with Lord Moorbourne would often
MOORBOURNE result in fisticuffs.
SAM For short periods, Sam’s able to get around without
MOORBOURNE using a wheelchair.
ADA She despises power-hungry men like her father and
MOORBOURNE his business associates.
DOUGLAS His shipping company is failing, he desperately
HARRIS needs money.
He’s gotten Violet Smith, his mother’s maid, pregnant.
SIDNEY HARRIS
He’d shared this secret with Lord Moorbourne.
She knows about her husband Sidney’s
JANE HARRIS extramarital affairs and Lord Moorbourne’s
encouragement of them.
Despite how it will tear the family apart, she wants
VIOLET SMITH
Sidney to leave Jane for her.
FERGUS Lord Moorbourne financially ruined his father, he’s
MCINTYRE hated Lord Moorbourne since he was a young boy.

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NAME THE RUMOUR
WALTER Although sacked by Lord Moorbourne, he still has
‘WALLY’ WARD keys to the employee entrance at Moorbourne Manor.
His thieving has accelerated the downfall of The
RAYMOND
Harris Shipping Company, Lord Moorbourne
HAMILTON
repeatedly warned Douglas Harris about him.
CHARLEY He does exactly what Raymond tells him to do, legal
TURNER or otherwise.
Lord Moorbourne propositioned her on many
TILLIE ALLEN
occasions.
MADAME She’s one of several related fortune tellers who all go
BLACK by the name Madame Black.
AGATHA She loathed Lord Moorbourne with every ounce of
GREEN her being.
Picked on all his life, his biggest fear has always
HARRY GREEN
been that one day he’ll snap and hurt someone.
He’s often daydreamed about strangling Lord
OTTO ROWE Moorbourne due to bitter disagreements around
business deals.
RICKY Lord Moorbourne employed him to frequently
MORGAN vandalise Otto Rowe’s property.
CLARABELLE She desperately wants to marry a rich man, young or
COOK old. Her desire for money knows no bounds.
She tells lies so proficiently that she sometimes
BERYL PRICE
convinces herself they’re true.

STOP HERE UNTIL YOUR HOST ASKS YOU TO CONTINUE!

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 EMMA HARRIS
INNOCENT OR GUILTY?

Your host will now ask you to take part in a random draw to find out if you
are innocent or guilty.

Please keep your status to yourself!

In the following two rounds, you will be interrogated by the other guests
as each tries to establish who the murderer is. Answers to their questions
are listed under two categories: “If You’re Guilty” and “If You’re Innocent”
– you should use the answers that correspond to the status that you have
just randomly drawn.

You will also interrogate the others as you aim to solve the murder (or
lead people astray if you are indeed the killer). Questions are listed in
dialogue format and are appropriate to your character- time to embrace
your character and showcase your acting talents!

Break a leg!

STOP HERE UNTIL YOUR HOST ASKS YOU TO CONTINUE!

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ROUND 3
MOTIVES
(Evidence: Lord Moorbourne’s Last Will and Testament)
Detective Hughes has returned and provided some much-needed insight
into the possible motives behind this murder. Use the questions below to
grill the other guests. The aim of this round is to avoid being accused of the
murder by casting doubt on the innocence of others. The overall question
here is- Who had a strong enough MOTIVE to commit the crime?

YOUR Get into character and use the following questions

to interrogate the other guests. REMEMBER - you can
QUESTIONS never have too much information, question as many
FOR OTHERS people as possible.

The guest list for this evening was rather odd, even by my brother’s
standards. Why are you here?

We know that he could be irksome, how was your relationship with Lord
Moorbourne of late?

Did you part on good terms the last time you seen my brother, and when
was that?

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YOUR ANSWERS Remember: Only the murderer is permitted to lie.
FOR OTHERS If you’re innocent, you must tell the truth.

IF YOU’RE INNOCENT
Potential Question Your Answer
I came along to support my brother. I’ll never
Why are you here? understand why he wanted to make a spectacle
of his last will and testament.
How was your relationship It was one of love and friendship, like any strong
with Lord Moorbourne? family bond.
When was the last time I seen him most days, but I’d been ill for the last
you seen Lord Moorbourne few, so I hadn’t seen him. The last day I did see
before tonight and did you him, I fear I might have been a little short with him
part on good terms? as I was starting to feel the effects of my illness.
Do you think Lord
No, I do not! I should have seen half of the
Moorbourne’s last will and
Moorbourne empire turned over to me.
testament is fair?
What changes would you My name would have been listed first as the
make to Lord Moorbourne’s recipient of fifty percent of my brother’s entire
will, if any? belongings.

IF YOU’RE GUILTY
Potential Question Your Answer
Why are you here? Why do you think? I’m family!
Stronger than ever. We’d always been close
How was your relationship
but as his health deteriorated, we became even
with Lord Moorbourne?
closer.
When was the last time
I came over this morning to ask my brother to
you seen Lord Moorbourne
cancel this evening’s gathering. Something didn’t
before tonight and did you
feel right about the mix of people he’d invited.
part on good terms?
Do you think Lord Not entirely, but my brother knew that it was my
Moorbourne’s last will and husband’s job to care for me. So, Douglas had
testament is fair? better step up to the challenge!
What changes would you I’d have put myself on there to inherit something
make to Lord Moorbourne’s of value. I’m not greedy but enough to see me
will, if any? through the rest of my days would have sufficed.

STOP HERE UNTIL YOUR HOST ASKS YOU TO CONTINUE!

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 EMMA HARRIS
ROUND 4
THE METHOD
(Evidence: A hand-drawn sketch of Lord Moorbourne’s injuries)
Detective Hughes has returned for the last time. He’s provided his evaluation
of the method used to commit this despicable crime. Use the questions
below to grill the other guests. The aim of this round is to avoid being
accused of the murder by casting doubt on the innocence of others. The
overall question here is- Who was ABLE to commit the crime in the manner
described by Detective Hughes?

YOUR Get into character and use the following questions

to interrogate the other guests. REMEMBER - you can
QUESTIONS never have too much information, question as many
FOR OTHERS people as possible.

Right, out with it – why should I believe that you’re not a killer? What
stopped you from killing my brother?

What do you know about anatomy? Enough to easily kill a man?

We’re all well aware that you possess a mighty temper, it’s the talk of
Dartmoor and beyond. Did your temper overcome you tonight?

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YOUR ANSWERS Remember: Only the murderer is permitted to lie.
FOR OTHERS If you’re innocent, you must tell the truth.

IF YOU’RE INNOCENT
Potential Question Your Answer
Were you in the study, at any
I stopped by to ask my brother to reconsider
time, after Lord Moorbourne’s
what he’d given me in his will.
will reading?
What about you proves your The lifelong commitment and love that I’ve
innocence? shown my brother. You wouldn’t understand!
My daughter in law, Jane, likes to discuss
Do you have any knowledge of,
such things with me, but she’s an absolute
or interest in, anatomy?
bore when she does.
Did you lose your temper tonight
Ladies of my class do not possess a temper;
and, in the heat of the moment,
you should know that.
murder Lord Moorbourne?
Were you by yourself, at any I took a short walk in the garden to clear my
time, after Lord Moorbourne’s head. My brother’s last will and testament
will reading? came as something of a shock.

IF YOU’RE GUILTY
Potential Question Your Answer
Were you in the study, at any No, I left my brother to rest in there. I
time, after Lord Moorbourne’s believe he was relived to have announced
will reading? his last wishes but tired out by the process.
When was the last time you heard about a
What about you proves your
female murderer, much less one of my social
innocence?
standing?
I’m interested in a great many things,
Do you have any knowledge of,
I wouldn’t say, however, that I have a
or interest in, anatomy?
particular interest in any subject.
Did you lose your temper tonight
Ladies of my class do not possess a temper;
and, in the heat of the moment,
you should know that, you idiot!
murder Lord Moorbourne?
I shouldn’t think so, people are always
Were you by yourself, at any
cornering me and talking nonsense in my ear.
time, after Lord Moorbourne’s
At my age, I’m now pretty sick of it. Now go
will reading?
away and leave me alone.

STOP HERE UNTIL YOUR HOST ASKS YOU TO CONTINUE!

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ACCUSATIONS OR VOTING
Well do you know who killed Lord Victor Moorbourne?
If so, complete a ballot as instructed by your host.
If not, complete a ballot anyway- the man’s dead, someone must pay!

Follow your host’s instructions on how to name the murderer.

• You may fill out a Game Ballot on paper or via chat.
• You may be asked to make an accusation in the format below.

Either way, the first player to correctly identify the murderer and motive
wins the game.
If nobody gets it right, the murderer wins!

ACCUSATION FORMAT
I accuse of murdering Lord Victor Moorbourne.

I believe they committed the crime because:

OPTIONAL:
I base my accusation on this evidence:

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THE SOLUTION
Based on your innocent or guilty status, read your alibi or confession aloud
when asked to by your host.

ALIBI (IF INNOCENT)

I’m innocent!

I am! What sort of animal kills their own brother? I loved that man dearly,
and he loved me.

Yes, my husband and I need money, but we wouldn’t set out to kill for it –
family or otherwise.

Now excuse me, I must take my leave and mourn my brother!

CONFESSION (IF GUILTY)

I fear you may have a scandal on your hands, Detective Hughes. Yes, I
did it.

What do you think – the first female murderer in Dartmoor? Certainly, the
first in my social class.

I loved my brother and yes, I was upset at being excluded from his wealth in
the way that I was- but to be honest, we’d discussed it before this evening.

We’d make a pact. Once he’d made his speech, I was to attend his study
and help him end his life, he was suffering, you see? So, I did, and I have
no regrets. My brother’s wishes were fulfilled. He said that I should kill him
without warning and that too I successfully did. He did not feel a thing.

Take me away, Detective Hughes, but know this – I killed my brother based
on his own wishes and that shall be my defence in court. My contacts will
see to it that all charges are dropped, and I am released.

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