Part Two: Evidence

The second part of this novel was packed with a large amount of mind-boggling evidence, convicting multiple people. Instead of including every piece of evidence uncovered, I am going to use the pieces of evidence that support whom I believe murdered Mr. Ratchett. One person I believe is involved in the murder is Mrs. Hubbard. She is portrayed as an innocent grandmother that has been framed and faints at any sight of blood, as proven when she found the knife in her bag. I believe this is all an act and she helped the murderer out by allowing them through her room. This would result if she happens to not be the killer, and I am not crossing her off of the suspect list. She is one of the few Americans on the train and claims to not be related to the Armstrong case or to have been involved. The author is trying to have the reader believe that Mary is the murderer, which I am convinced is a distraction. The German maid is not the murderer, which I am quite positive of. The other person I believe could be the murderer is the Colonel. He is the only person on the train that admitted to smoking a pipe and a pipe cleaner was found in the room of Mr. Ratchett. The Colonel claims to have been with Mr. Ratchett's secretary. This must be his alibi, because it seems that the secretary did not have an emotional reaction to the death of his master. I believe Macqueen would gladly help a person murder Mr. Ratchett. The Colonel did not disclose his reasoning as to be on the train. The Colonel may have worked with Mrs. Hubbard and could have tried to keep her identity a secret when asked about a woman that walked by in a red kimono. He claims to have only smelled a fruity scent and gave away no description. In the end, my suspect list is still open to most travelers on the train, but the top two I suspect are Colonel Arbuthnot and Mrs. Hubbard. There is much left to read of the novel that could change the game, but as of now, I suspect these two to be involved.