一个风雨交加的夜晚,小镇出了凶杀案,海伦让人杀害在她车库前的工作台边。警长赶到现场,看到在尸体旁,有一根两英尺长、沾满血迹的铁管。一天过去了,案件一点进展也没有。到了傍晚,警长又来到海伦家附近,希望能找到一点蛛丝马迹,却意外地在海伦家车库旁边,碰到艾德加夫妇牵着狗在散步。警长问道:“海伦死了,昨晚你们有没有注意到什么反常的事情?”艾德加吃惊地说:“她死啦?这太可怕了,也真是个损失,她可是个大美人儿。”“她是被谋杀的,”警长说,“你们和她熟悉吗?”“被谋杀!”艾德加吃惊地重复着警长的话。艾德加太太不高兴地说:“当然不熟悉,她和我们不是一路人,她对附近的每个男人投怀 A stormy night, the town out of homicide, Helen killing people in front of her garage side table. The sheriff rushed to the scene and saw a two-foot long, stained iron pipe beside the body. One day has passed without any progress in the case. In the evening, the sheriff again came near the Helen home, hoping to find a clue, but unexpectedly next to the Helen home garage, met Edgar couple holding a dog walking. The sheriff asked: ”Helen was dead, did you ever noticed anything unusual last night?“ Edgar said in surprise: ”She’s dead? It’s terrible and really a loss, but she’s She was murdered, “said the sheriff.” Are you familiar with her? “” “Murdered!” Edgar repeated in alarm, the sergeant. Mrs. Edgar was unhappy to say: "Of course not familiar with, she and us are not all the way, she is pitched to every man in the vicinity