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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard - Chapter 6 - A Castle In Brittany

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The clock opens to reveal the nephew's forged confession, not the will, in a stunning reversal.
Lady Molly and her companion Mary get involved in a family dispute over the will of eccentric Miss de Genneville, who hid it in a clock that opens only once a year. They navigate schemes, forgeries, and impersonations, ultimately revealing a clever twist where the will was never in the clock.

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A Breton holiday becomes a careful inheritance mystery with old-world manners and a well-kept sting.

The chapter frames a Breton holiday as a measured inheritance puzzle, with a family clock, a will sealed away for 364 days, and a Curie whose politeness carries a quiet edge of alarm.

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Press play for a Brittany will, a sealed clock, and a sly hoax.

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