Retell story
"mysterious Affair at Styles" - Agatha Christie
Name : Emanuela Claresta S.
NPM : 12612482
Class : 1SA01
Mysterious
Affair at Styles
Be told a man with the name Hastings who be a first person
(point of view) in this story.
Hasting delivered from battlefield as an invalid and given a
one-month leave. While he was enjoying his leave and in that occasion he met
John Cavedish – Hastings’s old friend when they were kid. John was 45 years old
- 15 years older than Hastings. After that John Cavendish invited Hastings came
to John cavendish’s house and stay for a while and they went together to the
Styles Court. In that meeting, John told about his family after a long time
John and Hasting hadn’t met. John told about his stepmother that was most
generous woman, and possessed a considerable fortune of her own. But his
stepmother had got married with Alfred Inglethorp after John’s father
death. He told also about his wife,Mary Cavendish,and they had got
married about two years. Mary Cavendish was a pretty one and full of authorithy
and for a moment made Hastings echanted with her. John had ever worked as a
lawyer but he most enjoying his life as a farmer.John had a one brother,his
name was Lawrence and one sister who adopted by his stepmother,the name was
Cynthia Murdock.she was a nurse and she was a beautiful one with her small body
and shiny-gold hair. John had one a faithful servant in his house the name was
Evelyn Howard.
All of John’s family members hated Inglethorp and always thought
why his stepmother got married with the man who 20 years younger than
her. Almost all thought that Inglethorp just wanted to took
Mrs.Inglethorp’s wealth – He would killed Ny.Inglethorp and took the money.
Especially Evie the servant that very very hated Mr.Inglethorp. Until the time
when there was an conflict between Mrs.Inglethorp and Evie,Evie told her that
Inglethorp would killed her in her bed and got her money but
Mrs.Inglethorp still defended Alfred. And after that Evie went from John’s House
and decided to stopped as a servant. And after that in a one night after
dinner,John felt that something unusual with his mom and He suggested Hastings
to check his mother’s room and suddenly got that the door was locked and after
they tried to opened it,got that Mrs.Inglethorp was in a dangered and she said
“alfred,Alfred” and after tht she die. All of members of family woke up and
shocked with it,but peculiarity that Alfred didn’t in there. And it made all
family accused alfred as a murderer with gave her poison. Tomorrow morning,
Hastings offered Poirot-his friend that very expert detective,he was a man from
France. John allowed Hasting to offered Poirot as a detective(do some
investigation). And immediately investigations conducted. And there’s some person
and close relatives tht in involved in this case,either who in suspicion as a
murderer or who involved in investigations. There was Dr.Baurstein as one of
relatives who close enough with this family especially Mary,and they were
rumored had a special relationship,Japp as a detective also,he was an
Poirot’s friend that helped him in this case,Scotland Yard who involved in the
investigation,the drugs seller,Inglethorp,John,and Mary Cavendish. This case
was so mysterious,so that reporters broadcasted news in newspaper about this
case and it made the family be stressed. And until the time,Poirot found some
clues and evidence such as salt,a glass of chocolate that spilled in
Mrs.Inglethorp room,tonic,a glass of coffee that broke, some shreads of letter,green
cloth,but he still doubt with it and need some another evidence to convinced
this case. His investigation was helped also by Hastings. Dr.Baurstein was also
examined the chocolate,was it contain of sychterine(a poison) or not. All of
the member of Inglethorp’s family given some questions concerning abt this case
from Dorcas a servant,two of gardener in that house,Anie as a servant also who
at tht time gave MrsInglethorp a glass of chocolate,Mary tht ever had some
conflict with Mrs.Inglethorp, after that
Lawrence,Alfred Inglethorp and a drug seller. Some suspicion as murderer had
delegated also to John, Dr.Baurstein, and Alfred Inglethorp.That told that John
who killed his mom where he bought sychterine in a drug store and there’s also
who accuse Dr.Baurstein(because he was a doctor so it was easy to accused him
who gave the poison),and the last Alfred who accused gave the poison,actually
Poirot knew tht the murderer was Inglethorp but he deliberately let Alfred free
from accusation,because the rules in Styles if there’s a one who got guilty ,he
or she couldn’t detained in the same case.And indeed,Alfred was a clever one,he
tried to made other case that he pretended had a specialrelationship with
Mrs.Raikes- his friend and so he would rumored and could be free from
accusation- Poirot knew abt that also. But suddenly Hastings had a suspicion
with Evie where that she very hated Alfred n the way she hated alfred was so
weird and preculiarity.And Poirot had ever said that the man who mostly hated
by someone could be the one who loved.
and finally after a very very long investigation Poirot
explained about the truth of this case that The murderer was Alfred Inglethorp
and a woman that never be presumed was Evelyn Howard,and this case was revealed
finally because of the letter who Inglethorp wrote for Evie
"'Dearest Evelyn:
'You will be anxious at hearing nothing. It is all
right—only it will be to-night instead of last night. You understand. There's a
good time coming once the old woman is dead and out of the way. No one can
possibly bring home the crime to me. That idea of yours about the bromides was
a stroke of genius! But we must be very circumspect. A false step——'
And evidently a brains of these killings was Evie who tried
to poison Mrs.Inglethorp by mixed some bromida to the tonic tht Mrs.Inglethorp
had,and indeed the tonic consist of syctherine,and the bromida precipitate the
syctherine so when it drunk it could be poison. And a person who were in the
room at the time that gave her a poison was Evie who pretended to be
Inglethorp. And the time of the murder, Inglethorp went to his friend’s house(Mrs.Raikes)
and stayed in order that be free of charges the suspect.
Finally Inglethorp and Evie was be arrested and detained.