. ▁Fer ried ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁sail or ▁called ▁Nar rac ott , ▁they ▁sett le ▁in ▁at ▁a ▁m ansion ▁t ended ▁by ▁two ▁newly - h ired ▁servants , ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Eth el ▁Rog ers , ▁but ▁their ▁hosts ▁are ▁absent . ▁When ▁the ▁guests ▁sit ▁down ▁to ▁dinner , ▁they ▁notice ▁the ▁center pie ce , ▁ten ▁figur ines ▁of ▁Indians ▁in ▁a ▁circle . ▁After ward , ▁Thomas ▁Rog ers ▁puts ▁on ▁a ▁gram oph one ▁record , ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁voice ▁acc uses ▁them ▁all ▁of ▁murder : ▁ ▁General ▁Sir ▁John ▁M andra ke ▁( C . ▁A ubre y ▁Smith ), ▁of ▁ordering ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁lo ver , ▁a ▁lieutenant , ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁ ▁Em ily ▁Br ent ▁( J ud ith ▁Anderson ), ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁young ▁nep hew ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Edward ▁G . ▁Arm strong ▁( W alter ▁H ust on ), ▁of ▁d run ken ness ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁patient ▁dying ▁ ▁Prince ▁Nik ita ▁Star lo ff ▁( M isch a ▁A uer ), ▁of ▁killing ▁two ▁children ▁while ▁speed ing ▁ ▁V era ▁Clay th or ne ▁( J une ▁Dup rez ), ▁of ▁murder ing ▁her ▁sister ' s ▁f ian cé ▁ ▁Judge ▁Francis ▁J . ▁Qu inn c annon ▁( Bar ry ▁Fitz ger ald ), ▁of ▁being ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁h anging ▁of ▁an ▁innoc ent ▁man ▁ ▁Philip ▁Lomb ard ▁( Louis ▁Hay ward ), ▁of ▁killing ▁ 2