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A Murder is Announced Chapter 14 Summary

 * Inspector Craddock goes to see Mrs. Goedler.
 * Craddock wonders why this wealthy, invalid woman would want to live in a "remote Scottish home" and not in "an estate in Hampshire" (129).
 * Craddock is brought into a room with breakfast and after eating Sister McClelland introduces herself.
 * They talk about Mrs. Goedler's health and how she was never very healthy.
 * But McClelland also says that Mrs. Goedler only survived because of her "love of being healthy" (130).
 * Mrs. Goedler's shown as a "charming woman" but frail woman as "her fragility made her seem older than her years" and starts talking about her past and about Miss Blacklock and Charlotte (130).
 * Mr. Goedler left his money "Blackie" after he died instead of his wife (131).
 * Miss Blacklock never really acted like a stereotypical woman; buy clothes, make-up as she "didn't care for clothes" and "used a little make-up" (132).
 * Randall (Mr. Goedler) relied on Miss Blacklock's judgement countless times and saw her as his own little brother as she kept him out of trouble.
 * Craddock finds it surprising that Belle Goedler somewhat pities Miss Blacklock of not enjoying her life by getting married or having children.
 * Inspector then asks why Randall didn't leave his fortune to his sister, Sonia.
 * Belle answers that Sonia had married a man named, Dmitri Stamfordis but Randall thought was a crook.
 * Randall and Sonia ceased contact after the marriage but Belle got a letter from her 18 months later stating she was very happy and just gave birth to twins named, Emma and Pip.
 * But Randall left his estate to Emma and Pip in case Miss Blacklock died.
 * Belle has never heard of Sonia and her children since.
 * Craddock leaves when he thinks Mrs. Goedler's tired and asks Sister McClelland if Mrs. Goedler had any photographs.
 * Inspector Craddock concludes that Pip and Emma could be in Chipping Cleghorn now with different identities.