The master of a Victorian mansion dies suddenly and his sister is convinced it was murder. When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richards funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richards will, Cora was clearly heard to say: Its been hushed up very nicely, hasnt itBut he was murdered, wasnt he? In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.