In parts of the book they have long speeches that may need to be cut shorter. Such as the murders explanation of why, how and when they did the murders is around 2 pages long, this either needs to be shortened or be broken up by images to keep the audiences interest.
Along with the chapter analysis it has lead to me write out the plot lines, main characters and point of no return.
Main plot- Vet is murdered, who did it?
Sub plot- Jack Pomfrey trying to get money off Agatha. Agatha's relationship with James Lacey
Point of no Return-
Characters-
Protagonist- Agatha Raisin
Her Help-
- James Lacey
- Bill Wong
- Mrs Bloxby
Suspects-
- Miss Mabbs
- Miss Webster
- Miss Mason
- Mr and Mrs Parr
- Mrs Josephs
- Freda Huntington
- Miss Simms
- Mr Rice (murderer)
- Greta (Ex-wife)
Here are the basic notes from each chapter-
Chapter 1-
- Agatha is coming home from holiday
- Picks up her cat from the cattery
- Comes home to be asked to go to the Ladies society by Mrs Bloxby, at society heres of new vet (Paul)
- Decides to go see Paul, who asks her on date, date does not go ahead due to her crashing in snowy weather, James Lacey rescues her from the side of the road
- Her friend Bill Wong visits, she gets her car towed
Chapter 2-
- Agatha sets out to London for a business meeting, in PR.
- Finds another cat in London and brings him home with her
- Brings new cat to the vet, he asks for another date.
- Bill calls, is not to keen on new vet.
Chapter 3-
- Agatha has an awful date with the vet, he wants money off her but she leaves before handing any over.
- The vet is murdered the next day in the stables
- Bill Wong and James talk to Agatha about the murder, this leads Agatha wanting to investigate it herself.
- She visits the stables with James, they later have a drink at the local pub
Chapter 4-
- Funeral of the vet, many women appear
- James and Agatha go to Mircester together to see who they can talk to
- Bill Wong sees them and asks them to come to his for dinner
- Visit Vet's business partner and ex-wife, ex-wife is not home but helpful neighbour is
- Goes to Bills for dinner and then pub (not to sure what the dinner at Bills adds to the story)
Chapter 5-
- James Lacey lunch (removed)
- Mrs Bloxby comes by, Ladies society
- Mrs Josephs implies she knows more about the murder
- Tries to involves James but he does not respond but is able to talk to Bill
- Finds Mrs Josephs dead at home
- Bill and James come to the home to talk about what may have happened
- Agatha and James set of to find evidence of a crime, succeed but by the time the police get there the evidence is missing
- Bill tells Agatha the investigation has now become a murder investigation
Chapter 6-
- Drugs have been stolen from the vets
- James and Agatha decide to see Miss Mabbs (receptionist at the vets)
- Find her in local club, pay her to give them information
- They decide to interview more people
- When home Jack calls Agatha- not impressed she hangs up on him (this may be a sub plot but is not interesting)
- James comes back they decide to see Miss Webster
Chapter 7-
- Jack calls and James decides to scare him off
- Visit Bunty (neighbour of Greta) gets Greta to talk to Agatha and James
- Visit to Peter Rice, who has destroyed all of the bank information of the dead vet
- They decide to break into the bank and Paul's home, find bank information
- Dog walker sees them leaving the house around 1 in the morning
- Have a disagreement with Freda, which leads them to try look like they have obtained the documents legally
Chapter 8-
- Talk to Miss Mason who is helpful till money is brought up
- See's Miss Webster then goes to kennels
- Pretend to be social workers to get information on Miss Mabbs
- Go to see her at the flat but the boyfriend tries to get them beaten up
- Miss Simms tells them why she gave him money
- Goes home to find Agatha's cats have been taken
- Police interview, James stays the night on the couch
- Locals come over in the morning to help with trying to find the cats, Mrs Parr stays behind to tell them about the money
- James and Agatha make a plan to follow people around separately
Chapter 9-
- Agatha decides to follow Mrs Webster for hours
- Goes to vet surgery to search for her missing cats
- Killer is revealed and tells Agatha all that happened Peter Rice.
- He shoots himself when James and Bill turn up
- James, Bill and Agatha talk about the case.
Chapter 10-
- Agatha tells people about her adventure with the vet but soon is scared to be alone, Mrs Bloxby stays the night
- She soon decides to clean up the garden and enjoys time with the cats
- Freda confides in her (not sure is a good ending)
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