Murder on the Riviera

The luxury motor yacht Rosebud belongs to the American movie producer Hiram Studebaker, the head of Metropolitan pictures. It is moored in the harbour at St. Michel on the French Riviera. The crew went ashore this morning on leave. The captain and one of the stewards stayed on board to look after Mr.Studebaker’s guests. After breakfast, at 8 a.m., Mr. Studebaker went to sit at the stern of the boat, as usual. All the passengers gathered in the saloon for lunch at 12 o’clock. Mr. Studebaker didn’t come in for lunch, and Hercules Perret, who was on board, noticed that Mr. Studebaker was still wearing a heavy fur coat in spite of the hot sunshine. It had been cool earlier in the morning. Hercule sent out Pierre to get Mr. Studebaker for lunch. There was a terrible scream from Pierre. Mr. Studebaker was in his normal seat, but when then moved his coat they saw a dagger sticking out of his chest. He was dead.

1. A list of the witnesses/ possible suspects in the area at the time of the crime.

Hubert Campbell: Age: 68 Dr. Campbell’s husband. Banker who usually lives in N.Y. Had financed Studebaker’s recent films. Lost $10 million when Studebaker’s last film was a disaster to the box office. Invited on the yacht to talk about finance for another film.

Dr. Josephine Campbell: Age: 34. Medical doctor, psychoanalyst to the stars in Hollywood. Studebaker had never been a patient of hers. Her sister had died in a car crash the previous year. Studebaker had been driving the car. Her husband often did business with Studebaker.

Distribution of the parts.

Distribute the parts: Dr. Josephine Campbell, Hubert Campbell, Hercules Perret, Lady Sophia Ferndown, Captain Birdseye, Pierre Lefort, the Steward and the rest of the students are policemen.

Instructions for witnesses:

• Try to jump to the skin of your character, think of your evidence and don’t shift from your ground.

Instructions for policemen:

Make a note of the questions you want to ask each witness.

Looking for a motive.

Police inspectors are investigating the death of Mr. Studebaker. Try to work out as much as you can about the crime from the evidence of the witnesses.

Write out your evidence in the form of a chart. A start has been made for you on this page.

Suspect’s name	Motive for killing	Where was the suspect between 8-12 on the day of the murder?	Can this be proved?
Mr. Campbell	Lost $10 mil.	e.g. With his wife in a cabin	His wife says the same.

Make a sketch of the location of the crime and the whereabouts of the people.

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