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Ladies

Ladies and gentlemen, my instructions are clear. It seems the six of you have one thing in common. You are all being blackmailed.

For some..

For some considerable time all of you have been paying what you can afford -- and, in some cases, more than you can afford -- to someone who threatens to expose you. Until tonight, none of you knew who was blackmailing you.

I hope

I hope I'm correct that the more deductive among you have reasoned in the last several moments that it was, of course, Mr. Boddy himself -- and that the less discerning members of our cadre are experiencing that particular revelation right about...now.

Six

Six suspects. Six murders. Mr. Boddy in the Billiard Room. The Cook in the Kitchen. The Motorist in the Lounge. The Cop in the Library. Yvette in the Ballroom. And the Singing Telegram Girl in the Hall.

Not to

Not to mention one "confidential" envelope of missing, damning evidence. Our evening's guests may be gifted at breaking the law, but they clearly need work on breaking a case.

So who

So, who is the killer you may ask? I'm sure you have your suspicions.

But, we've no time to discuss that now. (Looks at his watch.) The police are nearly here.