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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]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> 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?