Well, that wasn’t what was expecting.

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There has to be a motive, means and opportunity.

In any investigation, suspects can have the means and the opportunity, but often it’s hard to find a motive.

And until you start scratching below the surface, there can be a point where the perpetrator can begin to believe they’ve got away with it.  Especially when there are so many other convenient suspects.

The first clue, if it could be called that, is that Agatha was slowly poisoned.  It was not something she would be overly aware of, other than the perpetual fatigue, nor was it a poison that would show up in the run-of-the-mill blood tests.

You have to be looking for a very specific substance, and even then, it’s difficult at best, because it is often used for heart troubles.

Fatigue is generally treated as fatigue.  Doctors do not often look beyond the obvious and prescribe something they believe will fix the problem.  That, of course, is rest.

The thing is, what happens to Agatha was not meant to be part of the ‘punishment’.  She was simply supposed to be removed from her position of running her charity, to take time away while others ran it, using the organisation as a cover for another purpose.  Once.

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