How did the judge and brodie deduce that Mrs. lomond had killed nellie salter? answer in 250 words plz don't spam
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Answer:- Nellie Salter‘s murder was shrouded in mystery. No clear evidence as to who was involved in the murder had been found. Mrs Lomond‘s son, a lover of Nellie was arrested for interrogation. But he was later acquitted on not being found guilty by the court. Mrs Lomond was also suspected but she evaded the issue on a perfect alibi. In the court, she said that on the day of the murder, she had been on the beach from dawn to dusk and had no information about Nellie‘s movements on that day. The last person who had seen Neilie Salter alive was the farmer at the Dykes Farm. The farmer had seen her walk on the road only up to a spot 100 yards away from the farm. At that spot, the road divided into two paths, one path going by the side of the loch, the other, going up the hill. But no one knew which path Nellie had taken. Her dead body was found 200 yards from the junction of the two roads. Mrs Lomond came to the judge’s lodge during a pitch-dark night with a basketful of seatrout as a gift for the favour, she thought, he had shown favour in Hector‘s acquittal. During her conversation with the judge and Brodie, she gave a detailed description of Nellie’s movements before her murder which was unexpected of her as in the court, she had totally denied having any information about Nellie’s movements on the day of her murder. She unveiled such facts about Nellie’s movements which were quite unknown to anyone else. Nellie is getting ready to meet an airman, her dressing for the occasion, her going up on the hillside, applying paint and powder, looking around on the hills and the lake was heard for the first time. She gave an accurate description of even the slightest movements of Nellie. She could also recall the words that Nellie uttered. The judge and his guest, Brodie were stupefied and surprised how she knew all that. Thus, they concluded that she must have followed Nellie Salter and then killed her.