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Chrezvychaĭnoe proisshestvie v familʹnom osobni͡ake Ferris-Kort, prinadlezhashchem semʹe Sterronov: utrom voskresnogo dni͡a khozi͡ain doma - kapitan Sterron - naĭden povesivshimsi͡a v svoëm kabinete. U kapitana byli veskie prichiny pokonchitʹ s soboĭ, tak chto nikto osobo ne udivlën. No, pokhozhe, vsë ne tak prosto, i obychnoe samoubiĭstvo prevrashchaetsi͡a v slozhnyĭ kriminalʹnyĭ sluchaĭ. I motiv estʹ u mnogikh: nachinai͡a ot neschastlivoĭ v brake zheny Sterrona, Grizelʹdy, do sherifa grafstva. Superintendantu Dauli predstoit razobratʹsi͡a s ėtoĭ zagadkoĭ. I͡Ustas Khendėll - 35-letniĭ londonskiĭ sibarit, zarabatyvai͡ushchiĭ na zhiznʹ igroĭ v karty s bogatenʹkimi i͡unt͡sami. I͡Ustas iz sostoi͡atelʹnoĭ i titulovannoĭ semʹi, no, otnosi͡asʹ k mladsheĭ semeĭnoĭ vetvi, rasschityvatʹ na nasledstvo emu ne prikhoditsi͡a. Odnako kogda dva ego kuzena pogibai͡ut pri kupanii v more, ego shansy povyshai͡utsi͡a. Da, nekotorye iz starshikh rodstvennikov eshchë zhivy, no vedʹ neschastnye sluchai proiskhodi͡at na kazhdom shagu. No, pokhozhe, ne tolʹko I͡Ustas zainteresovan v nasledstve…

An emergency in the family mansion of Ferris Court, owned by the Sterron family: on Sunday morning, the owner of the house — captain Sterron-found hanged in his office. The captain had good reasons for killing himself, so no one is particularly surprised. But it seems that everything is not so simple, and an ordinary suicide turns into a complex criminal case. Motive there are many: ranging from unhappy wives of Serrana, Griselda, to the Sheriff of the County. Superintendent Dowley will have to deal with this mystery. Eustace Hendell is a 35-year-old London sybarite who makes a living playing cards with rich youngsters. Eustace came from a well-to-do and titled family, but as a Junior member of the family, he could not expect to inherit. However, when two of his cousins die while swimming in the sea, his chances increase. Yes, some of the older relatives are still alive, but accidents happen at every turn. But it seems that Eustace is not the only one interested in the inheritance…