▁burning ▁through ▁the ▁coff in ▁and ▁causing ▁thick ▁smoke ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁air . ▁Lou ette ▁hurried ly ▁tells ▁the ▁gra ved ig gers ▁to ▁b ury ▁the ▁coff in . ▁When ▁she ▁fear fully ▁tells ▁Thomas ▁what ▁happened , ▁he ▁dismiss es ▁it ▁as ▁imagination . ▁ ▁Lor ena ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁Paul ine ▁has ▁died ▁and ▁entitled ▁her ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁will . ▁Upon ▁entering ▁the ▁house , ▁Lor ena ▁sees ▁Ph illi pe ▁and ▁confront s ▁him ▁about ▁almost ▁running ▁her ▁off ▁the ▁road , ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁real izes ▁he ▁is ▁her ▁cousin , ▁she ▁be fri ends ▁him . ▁While ▁being ▁taken ▁to ▁their ▁rooms , ▁Ph illi pe ▁disco vers ▁Paul ine ' s ▁old ▁elev ator , ▁finding ▁that ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁work . ▁ ▁While ▁flying ▁to ▁the ▁estate , ▁Har ri et ▁Johnson , ▁another ▁relative , ▁sees ▁a ▁h ood ed , ▁ro bed ▁figure ▁on ▁the ▁plane ▁st aring ▁at ▁her . ▁She ▁sc ream s ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁disappear ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁passengers ▁give ▁her ▁odd ▁looks . ▁She ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁at ▁night ▁during ▁a ▁storm ▁and ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁others . ▁The ▁reader ▁of ▁the ▁will ▁arriv es , ▁but ▁cannot ▁proceed ▁as ▁a ▁fourth ▁relative ▁has ▁still ▁not ▁arrived . ▁He ▁leaves , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁cannot ▁return ▁for ▁another ▁week . ▁The ▁three ▁relatives ▁ask ▁Thomas ▁why ▁they ' re ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁invited . ▁He ▁explains ▁that