At the Majestic Hotel, Miss Marple and Mrs. Bantry meet Ruby's cousin, Josie, and learn about Ruby's relationship with Conway Jefferson, an elderly, rich tycoon, who had proposed to adopt Ruby and include her in his will. This makes his heirs, Mark Gaskell and Adelaide Jefferson, prime suspects but their alibis are watertight. Meanwhile, a second dead body has been found - a 16-year-old schoolgirl.