At 9:30 PM, both Raymond and Blunt hear the voice of Roger Ackroyd which denied giving money to someone. Sheppard later went home where his sister was waiting for him. After exiting Fernly Park, he saw a mysterious man with a trace of American accent in his voice which asked where was the house of Ackroyd. Behind the door he found the butler Parker trying to catch pieces from the conversation. At 9:50 PM of September 17, James Sheppard left the study room. Sheppard was curious about who the blackmailer was, but Ackroyd wanted to read the letter alone. The letter said that Mrs Ferrars had killed her husband, and she was blackmailed. Roger Ackroyd called Dr Sheppard to talk about a letter that he had received from the deceased Mrs Ferrars. Spoiler warning: A spoiler is announced! The following section contains details about The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. The rest of his fortune was divided into charity donations and housemaids. His secretary Geoffrey Raymond received five hundred pounds Įlizabeth Russell, the housekeeper, inherited a thousand pounds His stepson Ralph stood to inherit Fernly Park, and the wheel company įlora Ackroyd received twenty thousand pounds įlora's mother, Mrs Cecil Ackroyd, inherited ten thousand pounds Roger Ackroyd had good faith in all his servants. Ursula Bourne, the parlourmaid who was actually married to Ralph Įlsie Dale and Gladys Jones two housemaids that had worked for a long time at Fernly Įmma Cooper, cook, and Mary Thripp, kitchenmaid. John Parker, the suspicious butler who was particularly fond of blackmailing Įlizabeth Russell, Roger's housekeeper who repeatedly tried to marry him Geoffrey Raymond, Roger's highly efficient secretary Mrs Ferrars killed herself at the opening of the story because she was getting blackmailed. Roger Ackroyd was a close friend of Mrs Ferrars and the Sheppards: dr James Sheppard and his nosy spinster sister Caroline. Roger Ackroyd later proceeded to create an engagement between Flora and Ralph. He was actually Roger's stepson, which was referred to as his "adopted son". Roger had married a woman, by the name of Paton, that had died through an alcohol overdose before the opening of the story. They both were financially dependent on him. The latter died before the events of the story.Ĭecil had a wife, Mrs Ackroyd, and a daughter, Flora. Roger Ackroyd's connection to other characters 1 Roger Ackroyd's connection to other characters.
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