The Murder at The Hollow

The Hollow

This flow traces how a country-house weekend becomes a staged murder and then an intricate struggle to recover the truth.

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Weekend Gathering Weekend Gathering from "The Hollow". A Difficult Weekend Social Arrangement Lucy Angkatell anticipates trouble among the guests gathered at The Hollow.

Weekend Gathering from "The Hollow". A Difficult Weekend Social Arrangement Lucy Angkatell anticipates trouble among the guests gathered at The Hollow.

A Difficult Weekend Social Arrangement Lucy Angkatell anticipates trouble among the guests gathered at The Hollow. Her fragmented hospitality conceals an accurate sense that old desires and resentments will collide. Hidden Pressure John Christow, Gerda Christow, Henrietta Savernake, Edward Angkatell, Midge Hardcastle, and David Angkatell arrive carrying incompatible histories. The weekend is already morally unstable before violence appears.

Veronica's Entrance Veronica's Entrance from "The Hollow". The Actress Arrives Dramatic Interruption Veronica Cray enters through the French windows of The Hollow under the pretext of borrowing matches.

Veronica's Entrance from "The Hollow". The Actress Arrives Dramatic Interruption Veronica Cray enters through the French windows of The Hollow under the pretext of borrowing matches.

The Actress Arrives Dramatic Interruption Veronica Cray enters through the French windows of The Hollow under the pretext of borrowing matches. Her theatrical appearance immediately revives John Christow's buried past. Emotional Reversal John follows her to the swimming pool, believing he must finally confront the old obsession. The domestic gathering becomes a stage for a private crisis.

The Fatal Shot The Fatal Shot from "The Hollow". The Body by the Pool Sudden Violence John Christow returns from rejecting Veronica Cray and sits beside the pool.

The Fatal Shot from "The Hollow". The Body by the Pool Sudden Violence John Christow returns from rejecting Veronica Cray and sits beside the pool.

The Body by the Pool Sudden Violence John Christow returns from rejecting Veronica Cray and sits beside the pool. A hidden assailant shoots him before he can identify the attacker. Misleading Image Gerda Christow appears holding a revolver while Henrietta Savernake and the others arrive. The scene seems obvious precisely because it has been arranged to be believed.

The False Weapon The False Weapon from "The Hollow". A Displaced Revolver Broken Evidence Henrietta Savernake drops Gerda's revolver into the pool, destroying possible fingerprints.

The False Weapon from "The Hollow". A Displaced Revolver Broken Evidence Henrietta Savernake drops Gerda's revolver into the pool, destroying possible fingerprints.

A Displaced Revolver Broken Evidence Henrietta Savernake drops Gerda's revolver into the pool, destroying possible fingerprints. Inspector Grange later discovers that this weapon did not fire the fatal bullet. Expanding Mystery The apparent confession collapses, but the investigation does not become clearer. Instead, every fact begins to point away from the people who seem most visibly implicated.

The Truth Preserved The Truth Preserved from "The Hollow". A Merciful Concealment Final Revelation Hercule Poirot learns that Gerda Christow killed John and that Henrietta protected her at John's request.

The Truth Preserved from "The Hollow". A Merciful Concealment Final Revelation Hercule Poirot learns that Gerda Christow killed John and that Henrietta protected her at John's request.

A Merciful Concealment Final Revelation Hercule Poirot learns that Gerda Christow killed John and that Henrietta protected her at John's request. The apparent confusion was a collective effort to prevent Gerda's arrest. Unresolved Justice Poirot chooses a compassionate account of Gerda's death while preserving the truth for Terence Christow. The mystery ends not with public punishment but with painful moral responsibility.

Friday morning

Saturday evening

Sunday just before one o'clock

Sunday afternoon

Near the ending