Characters appearing or mentioned in this episode

 

Sapphire (alias Virginia Cavendish)

Steel (alias Miles Cavendish)

Annabelle Harborough

Veronica Blamey (corpse only)

Howard McDee

Lord Mullrine

Emma Mullrine

Greville

Felix Harborough

Felicity McDee

Tony Purnell ("dies" in this episode)

Anne Shaw (in Sapphire's vision only)

Dr. George McDee (mentioned only)

 

Didja Notice?

 

With the murder of Veronica, Felicity McDee remarks there are only nine of them now from an original ten. But she is ignoring the appearance of Dr. George McDee in "Dr. McDee Must Die" Part 2, now in his office/lab of the mansion, the servants Greville and Jenkins, and the kitchen staff who are preparing dinner for the party.

 

At 7:26 on the DVD, a light reflection plays on the wall behind Purnell as he tries to make a phone call. Possibly, it is a reflection of the gold-colored metal of the phone as Purnell jiggles it, but the angle seems odd.

 

At 7:53 on the DVD, Sapphire is reading through a book titled Murder Me Twice by G. Drew. This appears to be a fictitious book, a prop made up for the episode. The front cover of the book depicts a human skull with a knife driven into it and a separate hole in the cranium, possibly from a bullet entry. The back cover features a photo of the author; his signature can be seen there and it looks as if his first name is George.

 

Steel reads a book that apparently contains information about the mansion they are in. The book confirms Sapphire's suspicion from "Dr. McDee Must Die" Part 1 that the building lies on top of a ley line. Later in the episode, Felicity comments that she believes birds navigate by them; this is an actual theory of many who support the existence of ley lines.

 

When asked by Steel what he was doing three days ago, Lord Mullrine responds he was in London doing business, then went to his club, the Denver, for lunch and in the evening went to the theatre, the Knightsbridge Tivoli. These appear to be fictitious establishments in London. Possibly, the Tivoli theatre is meant to be located in the Knightsbridge district of central London.

 

Sapphire tells Mullrine and the assemblage that the Knightsbridge Tivoli theatre was blitzed in 1941. She is referring to the Blitz, a bombing campaign on Britain by Nazi Germany during WWII in 1940-1941.

 

Emma tells the assemblage the kitchen staff has prepared jugged hare for dinner. Jugged hare is a type of stew cooked with a whole hare.

 

At 20:35 on the DVD, volumes of what appears to be Encyclopedia Britannica are seen on the bookshelves in Dr. McDee's study.

 

Memorable Dialog

 

we weren't going to play murders until after dinner.mp3

can't remember.mp3

and then there were nine.mp3

this planet faces extinction.mp3

and then there were eight.mp3 

 

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