Book 5: The Clunch Pit, Chapters 1-5 Summary

At Brenda Pridmore's home, Dalgliesh and Massingham interview her about the events of the night before. They ask her if the chair was upright or knocked over and if the light was on. She is certain the chair was on its side and the light was on. There is not much more information they need, but Dalgliesh takes an extra moment to listen to Brenda talk about her tentative plans for the future.

Dalgliesh and Massingham are with Angela Foley at her home. They question Angela and give her two pieces of information of which she is not aware: One, that Stella's insurance has a suicide clause, and two, that Stella had been married to Dr. Lorrimer for two years. They get Angela to admit that Stella goes out the night of Dr...