Still in the Westing house, this chapter takes place in the game room. Eight card tables, each with two chairs, are arranged in the center of the game room. The room is filled with a variety of game materials: sports equipment, ping-pong paddles, billiard cues, darts, racquets, a chessboard, and much more. Theo admires the finely carved pieces on the chessboard and notices that someone moved a white pawn; he decides to play along and moves the black knight.
The lawyer continues reading the will, which states that now the game begins. The group will be divided into eight pairs—partners have been assigned by Westing. Each pair will be given $10,000 and a set of clues. The pairs are: Madame Sun Lin Hoo and Dr. Jake Wexler, Turtle Wexler and Flora.....
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