In the small hours of the evening of 19 October, an individual well-known to the house and staff, a Monsieur Gustave H, did arrive at the Desgoffe und Taxis residence in Lutz and entered by the rear service alley, alerting no one to his presence, and did then proceed by way of back stairs and servants' passage, to deliver himself into the private chambers of Madame D. There is no evidence to indicate whether this visit had been pre-arranged with her or not. The next morning Madame D was found dead by strychnine poisoning. Monsieur Gustave was not observed on the premises again until, of course, 24 hours later. The identity of his accusers is made clear in this notarized deposition. They include, essentially, all members of the extended family, but the key witness who actually ostensibly saw the alleged events appears to have fled the jurisdiction. His whereabouts are currently unknown, but he's being sought and pursued by the relevant authorities. Who is he?
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MR. MOUSTAFA: But one thing was certain, the Desgoffe und Taxis were a very powerful family, and time was not on our side.
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What a lovely thing to say. Thank you, dear Pinky. Thank you, Gunther. Thank you, Wolf. Anything else?
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Good morning, Pinky.
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Maybe. Let me make a few calls.
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Serge X, missing. Deputy Kovacs, also missing. Madame D, dead. Boy with Apple, stolen, by us. Dmitri and Jopling, ruthless, cold-blooded savages. Gustave H, at large. What else? Zero, confused. Zero, confused, indeed. The plot "thickens," as they say.
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His body was found stuffed in a sarcophagus behind a storage room at the Kunstmuseum late last night.