![]() The police retrieved Curly's sack from the river and inside it they found the body of Noreen's husband. Inspector Marples is angry but, just as Walter is about to leave, another policeman arrives to announce that a dead body has been found. The next morning, the police confront Marshall with the news that the bloodstains match the Army records of Walter Mills, and they are about to arrest Phillip for murder when he peels off his beard and reveals his true identity. Walter takes the police to his boat and explains how he cut himself, mentioning the moorings in passing. Noreen sent a message by Curly that she has gone to visit a sick aunt in Brighton, and Inspector Marples asks Walter about the bloodstained bag. When Walter returns later that day, the police are waiting for him. She visits the new room that Walter has rented as Phillip Marshall and she and his new landlady inspect it, finding Walter's possessions and a bag with bloodstains on it. ![]() The next morning, Walter's troubles multiply when his former landlady attempts to collect back rent that he owed to her when he moved out suddenly. To buy Curly's silence, Walter agrees to help hide a sack of stolen goods by dropping it into the Thames River right where his new boat is moored. Returning to his new boat, Walter is confronted by Curly, who recognizes him as Wally Mills, "'the chinless wonder of Corson Street,'" and threatens to expose him. Noreen takes him home to bandage his wound and the two spend a romantic afternoon together. He buys a small boat to impress his new girlfriend, though he cuts his arm while working on the pleasure craft and some blood is spilled, staining both the boat and his bag. Jones, and quits his job, living off money he has embezzled from his employer bit by bit, enjoying keeping company with wealthy Noreen, and moving to a new neighborhood. Pretty Noreen Harper is particularly taken with him, though her companion, a rough character named Curly, is less impressed.Ĭalling himself Phillip Marshall, Walter fools his landlady, Mrs. Having always though of his weak chin as a defect that kept him friendless, Mills finds a new sense of self-confidence in disguise and visits a neighborhood pub, where he pretends to be a Navy man and attracts attention from the other patrons. One day, he surprises himself by buying a stylish suit and hat, then adding a fake beard from a costume shop to the ensemble. ![]() Walter Mills is a 25-year old London bookkeeper who is frustrated by his routine, unexciting life. ![]()
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