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MissJaneMarpleisshockedwhenshereceivesanotefromanoldfriend,FatherGormanonlytoreadinthenewspapertheverysamedaythathewasmurdered.Hehadattendedadyingwoman,Mrs.Davis,whodiedthepreviouseveninganditwaswhilehewasonhiswayhomethathewasapparentlyattacked.ThepolicehaveputitdowntoamuggingbuttheletterMissMarplereceivedfromhimintriguesher:alistofsurnamesandaquotefromthebible.Thepolicemaninchargeofthecase,InspectorLejeuneisskepticalaboutitallbeingamurderbutwhenMissMarpleinspectsMrs.Davis’rooms,shefindsanidenticallisttothatsenttoherbyFatherGormanandalsoareferencetothePaleHorseInninMuchDeeping,Hampshire.Shesoonchecksintotheinnandpursuesherowninvestigation.