The beginning of the detective's work...

Hi guys,

today we really began the work of the detective... we analysed the text as if we were in the shoes of Liddy Hamilton trying to gauge the truthfulness of the suspects' alibi and whereabouts... Here is what we concluded from our notes about the situtation and Inez Olson:

The text is about a crime scene at the governor's manor / mansion.
Liddy Hamilton is the main character, the detective who inquires about the murder.
She asks questions to the possible witness and culprit "Inez Olson", the house keeper / the maid. She asks her to justify her whereabouts and her alibi.

The crime scene: The study
It's where the gov. worked. He was found dead on the carpet in a puddle of blood.
He must have been stabbed or shot.

Time of the crime: Inez's testimony
7:30 - she said her boss had a meeting with someone.
8:00 - she heard the door of the house close.
9:00 - she made a last round of the house.
9:30 - the police arrived.
The governor may have been killed between 8:00 and 9:00 if Inez is the culprit.

Alibi?
Inez says she was watching TV when the gov. was killed.

Motives?

L3 "I can't say he was a kind man" = she didn't like the man. 

Other possible suspects?

Jim Shepard }- possible colleagues
Samuel Mason }- they had a meeting with the gov. today.
Their names were "jotted" down in the calendar.

HW:

- vous devez terminer l'enquête en lisant la fin du texte et faire les mêmes repérages que précédemment pour comprendre le texte et déterminer si les autres suspects sont oui ou non les meutriers grâce aux indices et aux hypothèses que vous relèverez... A vous de jouer!

(n'utilisez pas de dictionnaire pour comprendre; votre cerveau et les techniques de compréhension enseignées suffiront!)

Files:

- télécharger la fiche du carnet du détective à remplir ici. (désolé pour la tâche de café... ^^)