Osgood Farm
The Osgood farm lies beyond the village, about half a mile to the west. Edith Osgood greets you and takes you through to the kitchen. Her two children, Maggie and Rachel, cling to her skirt throughout the interview.
Edith, through mounting tears, describes that her husband heard a noise in the barn and went out to investigate, taking his shotgun with him. A moment later she heard him fire and then scream. Peering out, she saw a hairy, hunched-over form race away into the darkness. “It was as tall as a man, and ran howling into the woods. By the Lord’s divine grace, I swear it were a demon,” she says, wiping tears from her eyes. Unable to say more, she apologizes and shows you out.
Parkins’ House
You find John Parkins’ house in the village. A normally resolute and temperate man, Parkins has grown sullen and maudlin since he lost his daughter. Parkins found his daughter’s body after coming home from the Laughing Horse. He is convinced that Lawrence Vane, son of Lord Arthur Vane, had something to do with it. A neighbor saw Lawrence Vane the night of Lydia’s murder. Corty told Parkins that young Vane looked upset, and was hurrying from the direction of the Parkins’ house.
Constable Tumwell and his superiors questioned Lawrence Vane but declared him innocent of involvement. Parkins doesn’t believe the police story and thinks the authorities are protecting the Vane family from scandal. Bitterly, he declares that the Labour Party must correct such class injustice, and proceeds to lecture you about English politics and its oppressive ruling class.
Constable Tumwell
As you return from visiting Parkins, you are approached by the village bobby, Constable Tumwell of the Derbyshire Constabulary;. He is overweight and rotund, and wears a well-kept police uniform.
“Good morning, folks,” he greets you politely. “I hear you’ve been asking people about the killings a few months ago. Mind telling me what your interest is in that?”
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