"Sir, madam, it's time to go down and entertain the guests." Mrs. Danvers said coldly to Mr. and Mrs. Wenders, "It's really rude of you to leave your distinguished guests downstairs. If Rebecca is still alive, you will never die."
This disgraceful thing will not be tolerated!"
"Danvers, thank you for having the nerve to say this! Tonight's ball was such a mess, wasn't it all because you had bad intentions and tried to drive a wedge between me and Daphne?" Mr. Wenders scolded the butler angrily, "Insidious
Old bitch, I’m going to kick you out of Manderley Manor!”
"Haha... Master, you'd better not be so impulsive." Mrs. Danvers felt confident in front of her master and threatened openly: "Don't forget, I hold evidence of your murder of Rebecca. If you dare to fire
I, this poor desperate woman, have no choice but to go to the police station to report the crime. Master, you don’t want it to get to that point, do you?”
"Don't threaten me with things I haven't done. You despicable poisonous snake, if you dare to act recklessly again, I will—"
"You're going to shoot me, like you did to Rebecca?"
Mrs. Danvers interrupted Mr. Wenders with a cold laugh.
"Master, I have already written a suicide note. I have written everything I know in it and handed it over to a trustworthy person for safekeeping. If I die inexplicably like Rebecca, that person will know.
You are also the murderer!"
"No one will believe your lies, I am innocent!"
Mr. Wenders's rebuttal sounded so pale and weak.
Mrs. Danvers sneered and said calmly: "Let me show you the evidence and see who will believe your sophistry."
Mr. Wenders waved his hand like a deflated rubber ball and said feebly: "Get out, I don't want to see you again!"
Mrs. Danvers turned and left, head held high, like a gamecock returning from a victorious battle.
Shortly afterwards, the Wenders and his wife also walked out of the gallery and went downstairs with deep thoughts.
Musk and Lisa remained invisible, returned downstairs, found a secluded place to remove their invisibility, pretended to be nonchalant, and blended into the crowd in the living room.
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The masquerade party at Manderley Manor ended in an unpleasant way.
Musk and Lisa returned home and agreed on the Wenders' views.
Judging from the clues collected tonight, it is clear that Daphne has nothing to do with the case and is passively involved in this crisis, which is pitiful.
Although Maxim Wenders categorically denied murdering his ex-wife in front of Daphne and Mrs. Danvers, his defense was unconvincing, secretive, and contained many self-contradictions, and he could not escape the suspicion of murdering his wife.
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Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper of Manderley Manor, is undoubtedly the most critical witness in this case.
Judging from the tone of her words, she seemed to have been to the scene of the crime in person and even witnessed Maxim murdering Rebecca.
But this old woman is not innocent either.
Before Rebecca got married, she was a personal maid. When Rebecca married Maxim, she was also brought into Manderley Manor and promoted to housekeeper. It can be said that she was the most favored servant around Rebecca.
people.
Mrs. Danvers' words and deeds fully demonstrated her admiration for Rebecca. In this case, she should go to the police station to report the crime as soon as possible and accuse Maxim Wenders of murdering his wife.
But she chose not to do so. She continued to stay at Manderley Manor as a housekeeper, serving the murderer she believed to be her wife's killer. She also used the evidence she had as a handle to blatantly blackmail Maxim Wenders. This shows that she is also a murderer.
People who are greedy for profit.
On the scale in her heart, protecting her own interests was more important than upholding justice for Rebecca.
Manderley Manor, shrouded in suspicion, became the stage for the game between Maxim, Daphne and Danvers. On the surface, they maintained a peaceful state, but in fact, this fragile balance was easily broken, making those hidden behind
The dirty inside story behind the luxurious veil is exposed to the public.
Sure enough, just one week after the masquerade party was held at Manderley Manor, significant progress was made in the wife's murder case.
Lieutenant Colonel Jack Favre brought new testimony to the court with Mrs. Danvers, the former housekeeper of Manderley Manor who was fired by Mr. Wenders.
On the night of the incident, Mrs. Danvers witnessed Mr. Wenders breaking into the dock at the seaside with a shotgun and having a fierce argument with Rebecca. Shortly afterwards, a gunshot was heard.
After that, Mr. Wenders dragged his wife's body into the sailboat, sailed out to sea, and rowed the lifeboat back alone in the middle of the night.
Mrs. Danvers swore in court that every word of her testimony was true, and she successfully passed all polygraph tests including "Guided Confession," "The Zone of Honesty," and "Detecting Lies."
Faced with Mrs. Danvers' accusation, Mr. Wenders chose to remain silent, which meant that he had to stay in the detention center and wait for the official trial as a suspect in his wife's murder.
If his lawyer cannot present a defense that satisfies the jury in court, his fate will be the gallows.
On the afternoon that Mr. Wenders was taken away from Manderley Manor by the police, Musk's office received an unexpected visitor.
"Daphne, what you should do now is hire a good lawyer for your husband." Lisa poured a cup of coffee for the tearful Mrs. Wenders and said sympathetically: "Under the current circumstances, I
I'm afraid Musk and I can't help you."
"Mrs. Wenders, I have obtained a lawyer's practicing certificate, but so far I have not attended a court defense. Frankly speaking, I am better at standing up for my clients in the duel. However, the case your husband is involved in,
With all due respect, it does not meet the conditions for a judicial duel."
Only when neither the prosecution nor the defense can produce solid evidence and the case is difficult to decide, the court may conclude the case through a judicial duel.
Just like the famous fable: How to quickly untie the tangled rope?
The protagonist of the story, a legendary emperor in history, chose to cut off the mess with his sword.
This approach is essentially a matter of changing concepts and taking advantage of opportunities.
A judicial duel is like cutting a knot with a sharp knife, using a private revenge disguised as legal to resolve a public prosecution case.
This opportunistic way of closing cases can only be done occasionally and must not be abused, otherwise the legal provisions will become a decoration and the authority of the court will be replaced by naked violence.
Mr. Wenders is currently a suspect for killing his wife, and there are both witnesses and material evidence. Even if the judge is brain-dead, he will not be allowed to escape prosecution through a judicial duel.
