What is the solution to the jigsaw puzzle Murder at Bedford Manor?

Answer 1

It all began with Conan Bell's murder. The penniless and crafty Lord Bruce knew he couldn't win Gwendolyn until Conan was out of the way. On that morning in May, Bruce waylaid Conan in a secret room that Harry had once shown him. He sealed the room shut. Then, he forged the note and fabricated the story of Conan's departure. By paying off the debts, he kept the merchants from seeing out the vanished young man.

Things went fine until Harry discovered the body. Since Bruce was the only person to have "seen" Conan leave, Harry knew he must be the killer. He blackmailed Bruce into buying the horse, which he aptly named Secret Sin.

Bruce didn't like being blackmailed. It was Bruce who spooked the horses. When Harry ran into the stables, Bruce knocked him out, then set the place on fire. Harry somehow managed to escape, but the gypsy boy who was sleeping in the adjoining barn wasn't so lucky. When the gypsy's charred body was found, it was presumed to be young Harry's.

Meanwhile, Harry was alive. He knew Bruce had tried to kill him and was still dangerous. Harry was the mysterious intruder hanging around the estate, foraging with the gypsies who had always been his friends.

On the servants' night out, Lord Bruce instigated the next phase of his plan' stringing the rich, annoying wife from the chandelier. He was confident that everyone would call it a suicide. He even began to write her suicide note.

But Harry was outside in the rain, looking in, horrified. By the time he stormed into the main hall, Gwen was dead. Harry and Bruce struggled and Bruce was killed by his own knife.

Harry lowered his sister to the floor. Then, traumatized by her death and afraid of being arrested, Harry ran off, never to be seen again. This explains why there were only four ghosts a hundred years ago and why there are five now.

Years later, when Harry died, his ghost returned to Heathmoor Manor, the scene of the most traumatic memory of his life.

Answer 2

Beatrice who was the only one wearing a fur wrap to cover up the bloodstains from stabbing Whistler. Mr Aldington wrote his wife one last love letter which he asked Beatrice to deliver. In it he told his wife to "always look to the painting" if financial times ever got tough. Mrs. Aldington assumed he meant the painting itself but Beatrice realized her brother had hidden the missing jewels behind the canvas. When Beatrice tried to steal them during the party (while she thought everyone was occupied) Whistler caught her in the act and she stabbed him.

Answer 3

Teeming up with Whistler's thief-cousin Keegan, Lydia had been having an affair with Whistler in order to get close to him and learn more about the jewels. In the affair, Whistler confided to Lydia about the message from her husband to "always look to the painting". Lydia's surprise appearance at the tea party and lingering look with Keegan gives away their scheming together. Further, her relative calm at the murder of her lover gives more evidence of her guilt.

While she distracted outside at tea, keegan was inside using a knife to pry up the canvas of the painting to find the jewels. Whistler entered the room, grabbed Keegan by the shoulder, who turned and stabbed his cousin to death.

Answer 4

It was Henry. He lied about being there before by also saying their drink that they served is one of his favorites.

Answer 5

Henry