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The poisoned chocolates case

Chapter 20: Appendix: Mr. Chitterwick’s Chart, unturned
By Anthony Berkeley
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An amateur detective organizes his Crimes Circle to investigate the death of Mrs. Bendix, who dies after receiving poisoned chocolates; with Scotland Yard having stalled its inquiry, members pool expertise, reconstruct events, scrutinize alibis and motives, and propose competing solutions. The story unfolds as a locked-room style puzzle emphasizing logical deduction, group debate, and careful forensics, proceeding through clue-driven chapters and a dramatic denouement that reveals how the poisoning occurred and why, while intentionally inviting readers to weigh alternative explanations.

Appendix:
Mr. Chitterwick’s Chart, unturned

[back to Chapter XVII]
Solver Motive Angle of View Salient Feature Method of Proof Parallel Case Criminal
 
Sir Charles Wildman Gain Cui bono Notepaper Inductive Marie Lafarge Lady Pennefather
Mrs. Fielder-Flemming Elimination Cherchez la femme Hidden triangle Intuitive and Inductive Molineux Sir Charles Wildman
Bradley (1) Experiment Detective-novelist’s Nitrobenzene Scientific deduction Dr. Wilson Bradley
Bradley (2) Jealousy Character of Sir Eustace Criminological knowledge of murderer Deductive Christina Edmunds Woman unnamed
Sheringham Gain Character of Mr. Bendix Bet Deductive and Inductive Carlyle Harris Bendix
Miss Dammers Elimination Psychology of all participants Criminal’s character Psychological deduction Tawell Sir Eustace Pennefather
Police Conviction, or lust of killing General Material clues Routine Horwood or lunatic Unknown fanatic