Inspector+Craddock+Returns

A Murder is Announced Chapter 16 Summary
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 * Inspector Craddock returns to Milchester.
 * On his way back he had a nightmare that he was running quickly through "the gray corridors of an old world castle" trying to get somewhere or was prevent something and then he woke up to Mrs. Blacklock's bloody face (this was still part of his dream) (145).
 * Craddock meets up w/ Rydesdale who disproves the "Patrick and Julia are really Pip and Emma" theory.but I am the boss
 * Rydesdale brings up the Easterbrook's unusual marriage and also mentions Mrs. Haymes, but doesn't give a reason why. He is very vague.
 * Fletcher has also been inspecting the house.
 * During the afternoon, Mitzi sometimes goes to Bluebird's for coffee and Miss Blacklock goes "blackberrying" with Ms. Bunner, so the house is usually empty and unlocked.
 * Rydesdale has a list of people that visited the house when it was empty:
 * Miss Murgatroyd "was there with a hen to sit on some eggs" -her story is contradicting but they trust her (147).
 * Mrs. Swettenham "came to fetch some horse meat" (147).
 * Miss Hinchliffe says that she hasn't been to Little Paddocks in awhile but there are witnesses (Mrs. Butt and Mitzi) who say they saw her, Hinchliffe claims she must have "forgotten" and "can't remember what she went there for" (147).
 * Mrs. Easterbrook was in the neighborhood walking her dogs and wanted to pick something up from Mrs. Blacklock and when she noticed she wasn't home she just "waited a little" (147).
 * Colonel Easterbrook- went to drop off a book, Miss Blacklock confirms this.
 * Edmund Swettenham can't remember if he's been there lately.
 * Miss Marple has also been gathering her own evidence, "she had morning coffee at the Bluebird. She's been to sherry at Boulders and to tea at Little Paddocks. She's admired Mrs. Swettenham's garden- and dropped in to see Colonel Easterbrook's Indian Curios" (148).
 * Constable Legg calls, Rydesdale answers.
 * Report: Dora Bunner was found dead in her bed after taking Mrs. Blacklock's aspirin
 * Dora's death doesn't seem natural and everyone is a suspect "any one of them could have nipped upstairs... or, of course, anyone living in the house could have done it at any time" (150).