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Though Athena was capable of shooting arrows, she
was not strong enough to strangle Mysta - her
beloved employer.
The reason Athena took to the woods when Xena left
with Laertus was to deliver to her Amazon Sisters
proud notice of being Xena's property. Mysta and the
Amazons were kindreds.
Aaron was already under the influence of poison. His
coughing and paleness. It was only a matter of
occasion that he be shot with an arrow. Since his
own arrows were used for the job, he was already dead
when he was shot.
It would be stupid for Paul to hang about, if he did it.
Note: Colleen did not leave her home when Xena brought
Laertus to jail and neither did his sister, Gwen.
Barnette was unlikely. He had been jailed during the
first 20 murders then released.
When Xena took Laertus in, we saw Simon at his shop,
Mysta on the road, Helen at the farm. Jerod? Colleen? Gwen?
Since Colleen and Paul were working together,
that actually excludes Colleen. Paul was set to marry
one of Colleen's daughters. The dinars he buried were
likely a dowery of some kind. Did he steal it, earn it?
We don't know. But, that excludes Paul from killing
the daughters. We don't know what the elixir was that Athena witnessed. The kiss was on his cheek, nothing more than a grateful mother-in-law-to-be.
We know Gwen has had ample opportunity to murder. Her
husband is gone, her step-mother visits only three
times a week.
All the "murders" were commited by poisoning first. That
allowed the victims to be postmordem targets.
Like Simon's wife who never struggled while she was
being strangled. Who killed her? Gwen, because she
was enjoying an affair with Simon. Maybe Simon
shamefully realizes that but has been keeping it
to himself. He loves Gwen. Yet, he challenges
Xena's arrest of the brothers.
Aaron's wife and child were dragged not carried by
"strong-hands" into the barn. Using poison first then
a horse and rope, Gwen would have had no problem.
Why?
Gwen had no love of her step-brother, Paul, who kept
company with an enemy of her father, Barnett.
What better way to implicate Barnett than the use
of poisons? And, Gwen had every reason to desire
a simplier easy life. She lived on a small acreage
with her son, hubby now gone. She lived
just outside her step-mother's massive farm. If
Gwen married Simon, she'd want more land.
Jerod, Barnett, Paul and Colleen teamed a long time
ago, hunting for the prospector's gold. How well can
anyone hide that? Some suspected the Amazons
had it. Everyone wanted the gold.
But, someone had been digging and hunting by night,
someone who knew the lay of the land, someone
planning to keep the treasure for themselves.
To achieve her goals, Gwen carefully selected an ally
among that group - the insiders club so to speak.
Whoever attacked Mysta only meant to scare her.
Ten-fingers eliminated Simon as Aaron's chief suspect,
pleasing Gwen to no end.
She had no love of Barnett. Hence, Jerod - the crafty
hunter - made the perfect ally. Mysta got away and told
of a "strong-man" in a black cloak.
NOTE: the first house she came to, was Gwen's -
the location of the digging. How nice that
Laertus was already there and left into the
night, alone, to fetch Aaron. Why would Gwen
let him leave all alone? She loved Laertus, her
full-blood brother.
Yes! The murder of the shaman. His body hung on
the tree. The shaman was blessing cursed land, cursed
because it contained hidden gold. Again, the location
and the possible use of poisons. The bees are an
aftereffect for terror. No tracks, crafty hunter
who knew the woodland area. Jerod wanted the
gold all to himself.
But at the land auction, Paul purchased the Darren's land.
He intended to marry and move there, happy as a clam.
His love was one of Colleen's daughters. If Paul left
Helena, Gwen would be stuck caring for her step-mother.
No No No.
With Jerod's help, Gwen planned her timing carefully. She
saw Colleen pass by Gwen's home on her way to Helena. What
better time to eliminate the daughters and pin the blame
on Colleen? Perhaps Jerod mentioned the gold he may
have found. Greed does seal a tight criminal bind.
Bodies in a circle were killed by poison, Jerod
attended the arrows were afterthought to terrorize
people into leaving. But, Aaron arrested him. More
favors were needed. In order to shift suspicion
from her cohort, Gwen killed Aaron's wife and kid
and Gregor who may have seen her and Jerod snooping
on Paul's property. Gwen was falling for Jerod's
plan of double-tracks, only she may not have
realized it.
Reguardless of Gwen's agenda, Xena knew quickly that
Laertus was in danger, the next on Jerod concerns.
Since Aaron freed Jerod, the hunter was above suspect
and capable on removing any, including Gwen, who stood
in his greedy way. His double-tracks already pointed
to other candidates.
In all likelihood, Gwen would have stopped the killing
with Aaron. She and Simon hated the man. And, the town
would easilly crucify Paul and Colleen for
the murders.
Simon was cleared, Barnett was cleared, Mysta was
attacked and presumed cleared, Helena was too scared
to leave her own property, Laertus was with Gwen lending
mutual allibi when Mysta was attacked, and Jerod
was cleared by Aaron who was now dead.
Paul was first to find Aaron's body. Paul was witnessed
by his sister Athena - sneeking out at night with Colleen.
Mysta already suspected Colleen and expected Xena
to come to the same conclusion.
Who murdered?
I almost made Athena the killer.
Aaron was spying on Gwen, telling everyone that
she was having an affair with Simon.
But, that made Simon look guilty for the murder of
his wife. No, no, no.
Because she knew the attacker was Jerod.
Perhaps later Laertus caught on. How did he
get a brand new sitar? Did Jerod find
the gold mine?
The answer: Jerod and Gwen
The Motive: The gold and Simon
Method: Poison
And Xena always gets her prey (s)!
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Bogart, Basil Rathbone, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray. Three escapees from Devil's Island hide out with the family of a kindly French storekeeper. This amusing film features Bogart in a rare comedy role. Remade with Robert DiNero and Sean Penn in 1989
