Summary

In Chapter 8, Colin and Judith, along with Dr. Henry Queripel were waiting for Horowitz and Hawthorne when they arrived at the Lookout. Colin said two officers were on the way from Guernsey, but they wanted to get the investigation started.

Horowitz began taking careful notes at this point because he realized he was experiencing what would be the material for his third book.

Horowitz narrates that the inside of the Snuggery looked like a Turkish harem. Charles was sitting in a high-backed chair. His ankles and his left wrist had been secured to the chair with brown packaging tape. His right hand was laying palm upward.

Hawthorne noted that Charles’s expensive Rolex watch was gone. Hawthorne pointed out a partial footprint in the blood on the carpet. A trail of footprints led back to the house. Hawthorne used a business card to...