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Page 63 At this point Chief Ludhorn realizes it is not appropriate for a potential witness to be present at the interrogation and asks you to leave the room. But the next day you lead the police to the attic of Grimstone’s house. While Ludhorn and two officers light up the cedar closet with high intensity flashlights, you pry off a wood panel in the right rear corner. You can’t help being amused by the awed look on the faces of the policemen as you hold a red leather box in front of them and open it. Inside is a collection of sparkling jewels, including one as big as a walnut—the famous Khartoum Star! The probate court eventually decides that Sylvia Ruston is the rightful owner of the diamonds. As a reward you get one of them and Jenny another. Through questioning Nagar, the police now have enough information to enable them to find Howard Grimstone and the rest of his gang and bring them to justice. A few weeks later the court orders that Grimstone’s house be put up for sale. You wonder who the next owners will be, and whether they will meet Harlowe Thrombey’s ghost. THE END