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LOCATION: Glentarn County, Scotland PROBABLE DATE: Early 1957. (Charlie Chan tells son Barry, "For Chinese New Year will buy you bagpipes," possibly indicating the approach
of the Chinese New Year, which would have been February 3, 1958. Of course, Chan's statement could have been made at
any time of the year and still hold its meaning.) DURATION:
1 day
SUMMARY:
Charlie Chan and Number One Son, Barry, are visiting Gregg castle in Arriving
at the family castle, Donald is informed of his step-mother's murder. Runnals,
the butler, brings in a rifle he has found in Donald's car, a find that is noted by all present. However, Chan tells Barry that the real killer would certainly have disposed of the murder weapon. Wingate admits to Chan that there are factors in both his and Sir Malcolm's lives
that could be considered viable motives in the murder of lady gregg. On top of
this, Lady Gregg had recently had Betsy's father, Donald, jailed for poaching on the Gregg's property. Runnals then informs Chan and Donald that Barry
presents Chan with his theory that it is Wingate who is the guilty party. As
he has found that Wingate has in his possession an detailed map of While Chan,
Barry, and Donald are out in the countryside verifying Donald’s story that he had fired his rifle at a tree to test
it, Duncan, Sir Malcolm’s cousin, arrives inside the castle through a hidden passageway.
Wingate and Sir Malcolm, believing CONCLUSION: Runnals
explains that as a wanted criminal, he was innocent of the killing of his sister, Lady Gregg.
As Wingate further accuses Runnals of being the killer, Chan says, to the contrary, that it is actually Wingate, himself,
who murdered Lady Gregg who had discovered that the lawyer had been stealing from the Gregg family for years. As Wingate is taken away, Barry exclaims, "Didn’t I tell you he did it, Pop?" "Yes, my son," Chan answers. "You had the right suspect – but for the wrong reasons. However, very good try!" OF NOTE: Charlie Chan (to
Barry): "For Chinese New Year will buy you bagpipes." Charlie Chan (to
Sir Malcolm Gregg): "I am not so virtuous." (Regarding his smoking
of a cigarette) Charlie Chan (to
Sir Malcolm Gregg who had offered Chan a drink): "Man can be without vice, but never without temptation
- whiskey!" Charlie Chan (to
Barry): "...we are also on vacation, and our home in Honolulu is many thousands of miles away."
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