Question

Describe how Rupert Morrison made arrangements to kill Manning.......mark 10

Answer 1

Rupert Morrison is a character in the story "Death in the Kitchen" by Milward Kennedy.  

Rupert Morrison makes a criminal mistake during his youth days, which is known to his school fellow, George Manning. Later, Morrison becomes a respected rich man and Manning had spent his days in prison. After returning from prison, Manning blackmails Morrison for money by threatening to expose papers related his crime. So Morrison plans to kill Manning.

Arrangements to kill Manning

- He adds a medicine to Manning's whisky, which makes him unconscious.  

- Then he puts the head of Manning inside the gas oven and switches on the gas.

- He makes arrangements in such a way, that it would look like Manning was over drunk and killed himself accidentally by putting his head in the gas oven.