The following day, Tony persuades Margot to hide the fact that he told her not to call the police. Before the police arrive, Tony attempts to frame Margot by planting Mark's letter on Swann and destroying Swann's scarf. Tony returns to the flat, calls the police, sends Margot to bed, and moves what he thinks is her latchkey from Swann's pocket into her handbag. When Margot grabs the phone and pleads for help, Tony tells her not to speak to anyone. Tony calls and, when Margot comes to the phone, Swann tries to strangle her with his scarf, but she stabs him with scissors and kills him. The following night, while Margot is in bed, Swann enters the flat and waits. Swann will leave signs of a burglary gone wrong and replace the key under the foyer carpet when he leaves. Tony will telephone from the party and Swann will kill Margot when she answers the call. He will hide Margot's latchkey under the foyer carpet and Swann will use it to sneak into the flat and hide.

Swann agrees to the murder and Tony explains his plan: Tony will accompany Mark to a party, leaving Margot at home. Tony tricks him into putting his fingerprints on a stolen love letter from Mark to Margot and blackmails him-Swann can either accept £1,000 to kill Margot, or be turned in as Margot's blackmailer. Unbeknownst to them, Tony is aware of their affair and is planning to have Margot killed so he can inherit her fortune.Ĭharles Swann, Tony's old acquaintance from Cambridge University, is a small-time criminal. Tony Wendice, a retired English tennis player, is married to wealthy socialite Margot, who has been having an affair with American crime fiction writer Mark Halliday.

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