Death of General Macarthur

General John Gordon Macarthur, who had been sitting alone by the sea, is found dead, struck on the back of the head with a blunt instrument. Dr. Armstrong confirms it is murder. The General had seemed resigned to death, telling Vera that none of them would leave the island. His death follows the third line of the rhyme: 'One said he'd stay there and then there were seven.' The china figures now number seven. The guests realize the killer is among them, and the pattern of the nursery rhyme is being followed exactly. The group becomes increasingly paranoid and desperate.