Part 3
"I altered the clock just as you said in the kitchen, to get off work an hour early. Then I remembered the one in the
Colonel's bedroom, so I crept in and altered that one as well."
"And you disturbed the Colonel" said Bodie.
"Yes", said Ron, "But he wasn't bothered about the time, he was in too much pain, he asked me to get him a couple of tablets to help him sleep. I went to the First Aid box but they wern't there. I didn't kill him. He was alive when I left
but in pain."
Suddenly a police officer came in. "You're wanted back at Uxbridge Doyle", he said, "A double murder. A new pair
of detectives are on the way."
Off they went.
Soon after two more detectives arrived.
"Detective Inspector Jack Regan" he announced, "And Detective Sergeant George Carter. We're known as The Sweeney
in London. Now, what have we here. The other detectives havn't sorted anything out" he said.
"You'll be telling me next the butler did it" said Carter.
"Wait a minute" said Regan. The butler. Thats it. He looked at Slugger.
"You were the Colonels Batman" he said, "He would have trusted you, he could confide in you. You would have done
anything to help him. He was in pain. If he asked you to give him an overdose to put him out of his misery you
would have done. What were you doing about 6 o clock?"
"He was asleep", said Dora." I came in expecting Slugger to be getting the tea ready. He was in his chair fast asleep."
"So", said Regan, "You were in the house alone with the Colonel Dora. Slugger was asleep."
"Yes" said Dora.
"You sent Steve for the tablets because you didn't want to be recognised. You didn't have a headache. You pretended
to take them. Then you put the bottle in your pocket and waited for your chance. Then when Slugger came in to make
the supper you put some tablets in his cup of tea to put him to sleep for a bit. Then you went into the Colonels
bedroom and put the rest of the tablets into his glass of water."
"No" said Dora, "Thats not what happened. I didn't do it."
"I don't think the jury will see it that way" said Carter.
4 Weeks Later
"How do you find the defendant, Guilty or Not Guilty of the manslaughter of Colonel Geoffrey Maddocks?" said
the judge to the Jury's spokesperson.
"Guilty, Your Honour."
"You've been found guilty of the most appalling crime", said the Judge. "I sentence you to 7 years in prison.
Take her down."
Everyone else had left the courtroom.
"I can't believe it", said Slugger."Can't believe she admitted killing the Colonel."
"Me neither" said Ron, "And then walked into a Police station and confessed everything."
"Well at least", said Steve, "Pleading guilty in court to manslaughter she wasn't found guilty of murder.
"Trouble is, whats going to happen to Follyfoot now?"
To be continued.........