Taste
Who was Richard Pratt and what was he famous for?
He was an expert on food and wine
What was Mr Bixby's job?
He was a dentist.
What was Mrs Foster's biggest fear?
Being late.
What was Mrs Maloney's condition?
She was pregnant
What game did Mike and Richard usually play?
A bet. Guessing the name and age of a claret wine
Who was the Colonel?
Mrs Bixby's lover.
How did Mr Foster treat his wife when they had to travel?
He deliberately delayed her.
What shocking news did Patrick give his wife?
He told her he was leaving her.
What did Richard ask Mike to bet? And Richard?
His daughter, Louise, in marriage.
2 Houses
What Christmas present did the Colonel send Mrs Bixby?
A beautiful black mink coat.
Where was Mrs Foster travelling when the story began?
To Paris.
What did Mary use to kill Patrick?
A frozen leg of lamb.
Why didn't Richard really win the bet?
The servant revealed that he had left his glasses in Mike's study, where the wine was kept.
Why did Mrs Bixby take the coat to a pawnbroker's?
She wanted to get some money without explaining where the coat came from.
What did Mrs Foster find when she returned home six weeks later?
An empty house and a lift stuck between floors.
How did Mary try to avoid being suspected?
She went shopping and pretended everything was normal before calling the police.
What was Richard's final guess about the wine?
Château Branaire-Ducru, 1934.
What happened to the mink coat at the end of the story?
Mr Bixby gave it to Miss Pulteney, his secretary.
Where do we supposed Mr Foster was and what do you think happened to him?
He was trapped inside the lift. Mrs Foster had left him there deliberately.?
Why did Mary start laughing at the end of the story?
The policemen were eating the murder weapon without knowing it.