Sure hope someone provides the answer some time today. I don't want to go
the whole week end not knowing. Shirley
-----Original Message-----
From: JoAnn Coen <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, January 15, 2000 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: nonpd: where is everybody?? / Sparkle riddle #6


>Well - who did the detective arrest? Come on I'm going nuts here.JoAnn
>from Houston
>On Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:14:44 -0500 Hans van der Genugten
><[log in to unmask]> writes:
>>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>Van: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]>
>>Aan: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>>Datum: zaterdag 15 januari 2000 15:04
>>Onderwerp: nonpd where is everybody??
>>
>>
>>>> waakey wakey rise and shine
>>its 9' o'clock, you lazy layabeds!
>>
>>with love and respect
>>
>>hilary who is bored......<<
>>
>>Try solviing this one!!
>>(For more & the solution: join Sparkle:
>>[log in to unmask] )
>>
>>Detective Larson gazed around the cluttered dingy apartment. The aging
>>famous columnist Max Worthington had been fatally stabbed. His agent,
>>Roger
>>had called the police when Max failed to submit his column to the
>>newspaper.
>>
>>Max's body was draped over his manual typewriter. The detective
>>glanced at
>>the paper in the typewriter. It appeared to be the writer's column.
>>The
>>victim's head rested on the keyboard and had apparently hit random
>>keys
>>causing the last line of the article to be followed by "49t34 w5qgg3e
>>j3".
>>The detective was surprised to see that Max had used a typewriter
>>rather
>>than a computer.
>>
>>Roger, Max's agent, explained that Max found it therapeutic to pound
>>the
>>keys on his typewriter, and despised computers.
>>
>>Out of a list of acquaintances provided by Max's agent, the detective
>>questioned the following people.
>>
>>Marisa had been separated from Max for the last year and a half.
>>Although
>>initially the split had been amicable, lately things had gotten nasty
>>about
>>the latest division of their assets. Max was willing to give Marisa
>>the
>>mansion and a generous lump sum payment, but wanted to draw the line
>>at the
>>excessive alimony being demanded by Marisa's lawyer. Marisa was living
>>in
>>the mansion and had a generous pre-alimony settlement and an extremely
>>attractive new boyfriend.
>>
>>Jillian was Max's current girlfriend. She definitely was a looker and
>>by all
>>appearances was extremely high maintenance. She was also the spring in
>>this
>>May December romance. Although crying, she was devastatingly
>>attractive in
>>her designer dress. She had a Gucci bag, wore emerald and diamond
>>jewelry
>>and on her wrist a new Rolex. The detective suspected her grief was
>>for the
>>loss of her gravy train and not for the deceased.
>>
>>Max's brother Gerald had been dating Marisa when Max had stepped in
>>and won
>>her heart. Gerald still held a grudge and blatantly told the detective
>>that
>>"he was glad his brother was dead and good riddance". He hinted that
>>he
>>might try to win Marisa back, now that his brother was dead.
>>
>>After a brief investigation an arrest was made. Who did the detective
>>arrest?