Dead Broke



Stage Five Basement

Summary
Mr. Broke, who had been hounded relentlessly by Mrs. Grubber, a debt collector, was found dead at 4:50 PM. The money in his basement safe was missing. You do not have access to the autopsy report.

Solution
Mr. Broke, with no way out, committed suicide but decided to frame Mrs. Grubber by making it look like a disguised homicide. He drank poison before hanging himself to make it look like she'd poisoned him to prevent a struggle. However, he was not actually willing to drink poison — ruining his own plan.