That night, Claythorne admits to Lombard that her sister killed her own fiancé, and that Claythorne helped her cover up the crime and took the blame. Miss Claythorne insists she is innocent, but Armstrong suspects her and locks her in her room. They also find Lombard's gun Quinncannon is dead from a shot to the head. They find her shaken after being brushed by seaweed hanging from the ceiling.

In the confusion, a single gunshot is heard. When it is Miss Claythorne's turn, she excuses herself to get her coat and the others hear her shriek and rush to her. Armstrong discovers that his needle is missing and Lombard's revolver is lost as well.Īt dinner, Quinncannon, Armstrong, Blore, and Lombard all confess to their crimes. Miss Brent dies next, her body found with a hypodermic needle nearby. The next morning, they find him dead, his head split open with an axe. They vote on who they suspect Owen is as the only one to get more than one vote, Rogers is made to sleep in the woodshed. After General Mandrake is stabbed to death, the judge declares that Owen must be one of them. With the two deaths matching the Ten Little Indians nursery rhyme, they search the island for 'Mr. The guests notice that one figurine is broken and another missing after the two deaths. The next morning, it is discovered that Mrs. Starloff admits his guilt, then dies from his drink, which was poisoned. Owen' they then realize the name stands for 'unknown.' They also cannot leave the island, as Rogers informs them that the boat will not return until Monday, and it is only Friday. It becomes apparent that none of the ten knows or has even seen 'U.

Thomas and Ethel Rogers, of the demise of their previous employer, an invalid.

Blore, of perjury, resulting in an innocent man's death

Philip Lombard, of killing 21 South African tribesmen.

Quinncannon, of being responsible for the hanging of an innocent man

Vera Claythorne, of murdering her sister's fiancé.

Prince Nikita Starloff, of killing a couple while speeding.

Armstrong, of drunkenness which resulted in a patient dying

Emily Brent, of the death of her young nephew.

General Sir John Mandrake, of ordering his wife's lover, a lieutenant under his command, to his death.Thomas puts on a gramophone record, through which a man's voice accuses them all of murder: When the guests sit down to dinner, they notice the centerpiece, ten figurines of Indians. They settle in at a mansion tended by two newly hired servants, Thomas and Ethel Rogers, but their hosts are absent. Ten people, all strangers to each other, are invited to a small isolated island off the coast of Devon, England, by a Mr. It was released in the United Kingdom as Ten Little Indians, in keeping with the third United Kingdom title of Christie's novel. And Then There Were None is a 1945 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1939 mystery novel of the same name, directed by René Clair.

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