Lord Peter is Taken from Lead and Makes Third Place Summary

Lord Peter attends the funeral and ponders various points about the death, such as when the corpse was put into the grave and who might have been witnesses. He talks over some of these points with Hilary Thorpe, who suggests that Mrs. Gates might know when or if the grave was disturbed after her mother's funeral. Mr. Blundell then gives Lord Peter the full details on the history of the emeralds. Jeff Deacon had been in contact with the thief Cranton, so when he learned from Mary where the eccentric and greedy Mrs. Wilbraham hid her jewels, the two collaborate to steal the emeralds. It appears that Deacon cheated Cranton and tried to frame him as well. The emeralds were never found. Lord Peter and...