The Crime Club - Murder Rents a Room

Many years ago, the great plantation of Cliff's Edge had once been the showplace of the community. Now, it was just thousands of acres of dried out desolate land. Three days after the body of Uncle Brock Curtis had been found in the swamp with a bullet in his head, he was lying peacefully in the graveyard among his ancestors. His heirs, Kate Frazier and Kitty Boling, were sitting in the living room waiting for Lee Randall, vice president of the bank, to read Uncle Brock's last will and testament. Sheriff Bill Davies and his deputy, Tom, were also present. The will stipulated that Kate received the house and grounds. The rest of the property was divided between Kate, Kitty, and Lee Randall. Kate asks "what about Jeff?" Lee says "the will stipulates that no provisions are to be made for the worthless nephew, Jeffery Gaines, for reasons he should understand.