Meet The Characters The Murderer First letter A, now letter B? Is he is planning crimes from A to Z but why? It seems he kills for the sport to amuse himself, but if he is sending letters it is because he wants the credit. He wants to be popular, or could it be that the letters are simply a red herring? (a red herring is a false clue that is planted to confuse). Inspector Charlotte Tiger She is the inspector who has been called in to investigate the case where someone is murdering his/her victims in alphabetical order, both according to their surnames but also by the city in which they live. She is French and an intellectual heavyweight who often doesn´t seem to be very adept at making decisions. She is efficient, committed and loves her job . Es la inspectora llamada a investigar el caso de un asesino serial que mata a personas por orden alfabetico de ciudad y de su apellido. Es de origen frances, y a pesar de su gran inteligencia, y sabe lo que hace, es muy inteligente. Aunque en realidad nos parece que se apresura demasiado al tomar decisiones. Es expeditiva, committed y ama su profesion
Assistant Mr. Smart Inspector Charlotte´s righthand man (he is actually lefthanded) Es la mando derecha de la inspectora Charlotte . It is thanks to him, she solves many of her cases. His blundering ways often trigger Charlotte´s sleuth deducing expertise into action . The Chief Inspector Her superior . He is the one she reports to and often calls to find out info and give her reports to .
The Police ( one or more of the school students ) The student is responsible for passing on the latest reports to the inspector, a faithful assistent who is present at the scene of every crime. el alumno que le pasa los reportes. Un fiel asistente que la conduce hasta las distintas escenas de crimenes.
The Dead Bodies (one of your students will play all these parts)
Name of victim Town where the crime was committed Location where the body was discovered Age Marital Satus Cause of death (C.O.D.) Occupation Possible suspects
Mrs.Anabelle Ms.Elizabeth Ascher Bernard Andover Bexhill
Sir Carmichael Clarke Churston
Mr. George Earlsfield Doncaster
Her shop
Near the beach
At the cinema
The beach
70 23 Quite old Divorced. Engaged to be Married No children Married A heavy blowStrangled with her A heavy blow to to the head own bandanna. the head
Middle aged Single
Newsagent Waitress Mr. Ascher Mr. Donald Fraser her husband.her boyfriend. Miss. Mary Megan Barnard Drower her sister. her niece.
Unknown A hundred other people in the dark
An art collector Franklin Clarke his brother. Miss. Grey his secretary. Lady Clarke his wife.
Stabbing
The Suspects A Mrs Ascher´s murder suspects The niece Mary Drower: the last person that saw her alive. She visited her at 5:30, just before Mrs Ascher was murdered. Since Mrs Ascher became deceased, she has decided to leave the convent and move to London to become a dancer . The exhusband Mr. Ascher: he is German. A heavy drinker. He used to go to the shop drunk and threaten her to get money from her. His constant threats are suspicious . B Elizabeth Bernard´s murder suspects Megan Bernard: she says she loves her sister and the day of the crime she was bringing her her birthday present, some brand new stockings. She thinks her sister is a flirt. She thinks her sister’s boyfriend Donald killed her. The fiancé Donald Fraser: he is a quiet person but look out when he loses his temper! He is a very jealous man and was very much in love with her. C Mr. Clarke´s murder suspects Lady Carmichael Clarke: she is in very bad health and under heavy medication, as she is about to die. She is always confused because of the medication and is suspicious of Miss grey, her husband´s secretary and fired her. Franklin Clarke: Lady Clarke´s brother, not much is known about him. Miss Grey: the secretary (Scandinavian fairness) she is desperate because she lost her job. People say that Mr Carmichael loved her as a daughter. She feels grateful and affectionate towards Mr. Carmichael E? George Earlsfield´s murder suspects Alexander Bonaparte Cust: A stocking salesman. Somewhat of an unobtrusive and understated man . He is a loner and a possible murderer Mrs. Marbury: Mr. Cust´s landlady And a hundred unknowns who were inside the theatre at the time
of the murder …