The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus
"I can only hope," said Mr. Wimborne, "that the case will be solved quickly. As you can no doubt appreciate, the whole business has been a source of much distress to the family. Although not personally concerned in any way, they are –"
He paused for a bare second, but Inspector Craddock filled the gap quickly.
"It's not a pleasant thing to find a murdered woman on your property? I couldn't agree with you more. Now I should like to have a brief interview with the various members of the family –"
The Birth of Venus
I really cannot see –"
"What they can tell me? Probably nothing of interest - but one never knows. I dare say I can get most of the information I want from you, sir. Information about this house and the family."
"And what can that possibly have to do with an unknown young woman coming from abroad and getting herself killed here."
"Well, that's rather the point," said Craddock. "Why did she come here? Had she once had some connection with this house? Had she been, for instance, a servant here at one time? A lady's maid, perhaps. Or did she come here to meet a former occupant of Rutherford Hall?"
The Birth of Venus