Since you've made it this far, you must be enjoying this book and that makes me so happy.

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Good evening and welcome to the Sleepy Bookshelf where we put down our worries from the day

and pick up a good book.

I'm your host, Elizabeth, thank you for joining me this evening.

Tonight we are continuing with the mysterious affair at Stiles.

Before that, take a moment to relax and get ready for sleep.

Concentrate on how your body feels and where you are holding any tension.

Take a big stretch and allow those areas to fully relax and sink into your bed.

Now let's take some nice deep breaths.

Inhale and collect all your thoughts and concerns from the day and exhale, letting them all go.

Once more now, inhale and exhale, lovely.

John's trial took place in London where the family relocated for its duration.

Mary defended her husband fiercely and Poirot thought the lack of hard evidence could

allow John to be acquitted.

He was searching for the missing link.

John hired a most aggressive lawyer in Sir Ernest Haviewether and the King's court lawyer

deemed the case matricide.

He wanted to show how John was struggling financially and that he was having an affair with the

neighbour's wife, Mrs. Rakes.

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