b. Rising Action
In rising action the writer finds that the following problems happen. They include the death of:
1. The death of Mrs. Davis. Before Mrs. Davis died, she had to meet the Father Gorman to
confess something before she died. ‘you’ve come …….there isn’t much time-‘she spoke between panting
breath. ……’wickedness……such wickedness….. I must …. I must… I can’t die like this …. Confess – confess- my sin-grievous- grievous …
‘the eyes wandered ….half closed … Christie,2000:30
In this page, Mrs.Davis wants to confess something that she had done. She cann’t relax because what she has known. And then she
died before a doctor and an ambulance had arrived. 2. The death of Pastor Gorman.
After the pastor had served a confession from Mrs. Davis, he went back to church. On his way to the church he came by at the coffee
shop to write down the names that he might forget. After listed the names he continued to the church, but in the middle of the road he
was killed. The fog was coming on fast. Father Gorman quickened his steps.
He knew his district very well. He took a shortcut by turning down the small street which ran close by the railway. He may have been
conscious of steps behind him but thought nothing of them. Why should he ?
The blow from the cosh caught him completely unaware. He heeled forward and fell …..Christie,2000:.32
Pastor Gorman feel frightened and there is something wrong because he has knew that he had followed by someone, he didn’t knew.
After the death of the Father Gorman, the detective came to crime scene and found out the list of name in his shoes. Detective Lejeune
showed the list to Dr. Jim Corrigan, because Corrigan name was included in the list. The Captain knew that Dr. Jim Corrigan was in
the list. Lejeune reached into a drawer and took out a flimsy piece of
creased paper. ‘just a list of names,’he said.
Corrigan looked at it curiously. Ormerod Hesketh – Dubois Tuckerton
Sanford Show
Corrigan? Parkinson Harmonds worth Delafontaine?
His eyebrows rose. ‘I see I’m on the list ’
‘Do any of the names mean anything to u ? asked inspector. ‘None of them.’ Christie,2000:34-35
The Detective speculated the list that the list was the names of the victims of blackmail, and the person who killed father Gorman
actually wanted the list. It was not a robbery because the father Gorman was not rich.
Before her death, Mrs.Davis confessed to father Gorman – and told several names as written down by the father Gorman.
The dying woman told him something and he got these names down on paper as soon as he could before he forgot them ? the only thing
is – would he have done that if he’d been told under seal of the confessional ?’
‘It needn’t have been under a seal of secrecy,’said Lejeune.’suppose, for instance, these names have a connection of –
say, blackmail – ‘ Christie,2000:37
Dr. Jim Corrigan concentrated on the list and he was interested in Hesketth – Dubois included in the list but when he called Heskett –
Dubois she had already been dead. And Lady Heskett – Dubois had a godchild, named Mark
Easterbrook and she heritaged some of her pictures. When Mark came to pick three of her pictures, Mark met Dr. Jim Corrigan. Mark
and Dr. Jim were friends when they were in college. Carrying the three water colours of my choise under my arm, I
emerged from forty – nine Ellesmere Square and immediately cannoned into someone coming up the step to the front door. I
apologised, received apologies in return, and was just about to hail a passing taxi when something clicked in my mind and I turned
sharply to ask :
‘ Hallo – isn’t it corrigan ?’ ‘It is – and – yes – you’re Mark Easterbrook ’
Jim Corrigan and I had been friends in our oxford days – but it
must have been fifteen years or more since we had last met. Christie,2000:67
Dr.Jim Corrigan had speculated this mystery with Mark, they are old friends when in the college and then Lady Heskett-Dubois was his
Godmother.
Before leaving, Jim Corrigan told that Lady Heskett – Dubois was included in the list. Jim wanted to ask some question for the
information about Lady Heskett – Dubois. Mark told that his godmother Lady Heskett – Dubois was a good person. She was
never in valued in a crime such as drugs, blackmail or secret agent. She lived her live in good way and she did not have children. She
only had a nephew and a niece. ‘Neither a dope addict nor a dope smuggler, ‘ I assured him.
‘certainly not a secret agent. Has led for too blameless a life to have been blackmailed. I can’t imagine what kind of a list she could
possibly be on. Her jewellery she keeps at the bank so she wouldn’t be hopeful prospect for robbery.’
‘Any other Heskett – Dubois that you know about ? Sons ?’
‘No children. She’s got a nephew and a niece, I think, but not of
that name. He husband was an only child.’ Christie,2000:73 In this paragraph, Mark mention that the Lady Heskett-Dubois was
an old lady who lived alone. Beside that she is a perfect woman and good godmother for her nephew and niece. She gave Mark’s heritage
such as old painting which is very important for her. This paragraph shows that relationship of Mark to Lady Heskett-Dubois is as a good
ship, because they trust each other. 3. The appearance of Pale Horse
After the meeting with Dr. Jim, Mark called David his friend to find some information about Poppy, the girl with whom when they had
dinner days ago. Mark remembered that Poppy once told about pale horse, that if those who knew or visited Pale Horse, will be killed.
‘But one can do that in a way, can’t one ? ‘said Poppy. we turned towards her
‘what way, Poppy ?’asked David. ‘well, I mean, people can do that if they want to …..
people like us, as you said. Only I believe it’s very expensive.
Poppy’s eyes were wide and ingenuous, her lips were slightly parted.
‘what do you mean ?’ asked David curiously. Poppy looked confused.
Oh…. I expect – I’ve got it mixed. I meant the pale horse. All that sort of thing.’
‘A pale horse ? what kind of a pale horse?’ Poppy flushed and her eyes dropped.
‘I’m being stupid. It’s just something someone mentioned – but I must have got it all wrong.’ Christie,2000:63
At the time, friend of David told about Pale Horse and she looks nervous because if someone knew about the pale horse that person
can be died. Mark remembered about that, and thought that the pale horse had
closely related to the list. After David gave him, it was a flower studies Ltd. After finding Poppy, Mark asked about the pale horse
that she ever mentioned few days ago, but she denied that she never told about pale horse and she look very frightened.
‘I was asking you about the pale horse.’ ‘ A pale horse ? what do you mean ?’
‘ You mentioned it the other evening.’
‘ I’m sure I never did anything of the kind I’ve never heard of any such thing.’Christie,2000:65
Finding David friends only wants to know more about the pale horse mystery. This paragraph also gives a clue that Mark begins to asking
a Poppy as close friend of David.
4. Mark’s visit to his cousin
Mark came to visit Rhoda, his cousin. After the fete, Mark and the other’s Rhoda and her husband colonel Despard, Miss Macalister
which called Ginger, Mrs. Oliver, Caleb Dane Calthrop and his wife having dinner. In the middle of conversation someone mentioned
about pale horse which was an inn. ‘it was an old inn.’said Despard.’mostly sixteenth century I’d say.
But it’s just an ordinary house now. I always think they should have changed the name.’ Christie,2000:82
In this conversation, Despard didn’t believe about the mystery of Pale Horse. It just an old name of motel who lived by three woman.
There were three women staying in the pale horse, Thryza Grey, Sybill and Bella. They look strange and believe in magic. One of
them Bella as the cooker was known to be a witch. It belongs to Thryza Grey. ’said Rhoda. ‘ I don’t know if you saw
her today? Tall woman with short grey hair.’ ‘she’s very occult,’said Despard.’Goes in for spiritualism and trances,
and magic. Not quite black masses, but that sort of thing’
…….. ‘oh, there’s a friend who lives with her. Sybill Stamfordis. She acts
as medium, I believe. You must have seen her about – lots of scarabs and beads – and sometimes she puts on a sari – I can’t
think why – she’s never been in India – ‘ ‘and then there’s Bella. ‘said Mrs.Dane Calthrop. She’s their
cook,’she explained. ’And she also a witch. She comes from village of little Dunning. She had quite a reputation for witch craft there. It
runs in the family. Her mother was a witch too. Christie,2000:82- 83
Thryza Grey, Sybill Stamfordis and Bella, they believe about spiritual and magic.
The next day, they all went to the church after that they had been invited by Mr.Venables for lunch. They all went to the prior court where
Mr.Venables lived. While they had lunch they also talked about pale horse. For them that pale horse was a mysterious place.
‘The pale horse ? yes. I rather wish it had been left as an inn. I always feel that place has had a mysterious and unusually wicked past history. It
can’t have been smuggling ; we’re not near enough to the sea for that. A resort for highwaymen, perhaps ? or rich travellers spent the night there
and were never seen again. it seems, somehow, rather tame to have turned it into a desirable residence for three old maids.’
Christie,2000:88 The place who lived three old maids gave frightened situation to the
neighborhood.
5. Visiting Pale Horse After having lunch in Mr.Venables house, they went to the pale
horse. As soon as they arrived, Miss Thryza Grey waited in front of the door for them. Thryza welcomed them warmly and friendly. After
that she shown her house with little trip along the house. Pale horse was built in fifteenth century.
Rhoda introduced us an explained that we had been lunching with Mr.Venebles at prior Court.
‘Ah ’said Miss Grey.”that explains it fleshpots. That italian cook of his and all the treasures of the treasure house as well oh well,
poor fellow – got to have something to cheer him up. But come in – come in. we’re rather proud of our own little place. Fifteenth –
century – and some of it fourteenth.’
The hall was low and dark with a twisting staircase leading up from it. There was a wide fireplace and over it a framed picture.’
Christie,2000:95
After the trip, Thryza talked to Mark about magic. Thryza believed in magic while Mark him self didn’t believe in such things called
magic. Thryza told about how to kill people without touching the victim, we only asked the victim to die, through thought.
‘The maid knowledge of what the mind is – what it can do- what it can be made to do.’
‘please go on. This is most interesting.’ ‘The principle is well known. Medicine – men have used it in
primitive communities for centuries. You don’t need to kill your victim. All you need do is – tell him to die.’ Christie,2000:104
This is Thryza’s statement when she describes the magic. She wants to show Mark what magic she can do and knowledge can not be
reach it. 6. Mark’s visit to Mrs. Dane Calthrop
Mark went to visit Mrs. Dane Calthrop, and told about what he had talked about with Thryza, that she could kill without touching the
victim. Although it sounded impossible but it could happen, Mrs. Dane Calthrop said. Mark also talked about the death of father
Gorman and the list. She thought that pale horse was suggestive. Mrs. Dane Calthrop asked Mark to investigate more about the list and
found out any connection between the death people in the list with the pale horse.
She was silent for a moment and then said : ‘what we really need is a link of some kind. A link between one of these names and the pale
horse. Something tangible.’Christie,2000:121
This conversation shows that the connection between pale horse and the death people.
7. A Letter for Detective Lejeune Detective Lejeune accepted a letter from Zachariah Osborne, one of
the witness of father Gorman’s murder. Zachariah wrote that the man who walked behind father Gorman at that night was Mr.Venables
who lived at priors court, much Deeping. After reading the letter Lejeune and Dr.Jim decided to investigate Mr.Venables.
‘so you think there may be something in it ? what are you going to do about it ?
‘There will be no harm, in any case. In making a few discreet inquiries about this Mr.Venables of – he referred to the letter – of
priors court, Much Deeping.’Christie,2000:129
This paragraph shows another clue which the mystery can be solve. 8. Mark’s investigation of the pale horse
After talking with Mrs.Dane Calthrop, he wanted to investigate the pale horse and the possible connection between the lists of name.
Mark asked his friend Hermia to help him to investigate, but Hermia refused to help because of her busy.
I told him of my conversation with Thryza Grey. His reaction was immediate.
‘what unutterable balderdash ’ Christie,2000:134
After long conversation, Mark asked Dr. Jim to help him to investigate pale horse with all the possible connection to the list. Dr.
Jim refused to help Mark, he thought that all of that was balderdash, did not make sense at all.
‘ Listen, Jim. I want to investigate this claim of Thryza Grey’s. will you help me ?’
‘ No, I won’t I can’t understand a clever educated fellow like you being taken in by such balderdash ?
I sighed.
‘ Can’t you use another word ? I’m tired of that one.’ ‘ Poppycock, if you like it better.’
‘ I don’t much.’ ‘ Obstinate fellow, aren’t you, Mark ?’
‘ As I see it.’ I said, ‘ Somebody has to be ’ Christie,2000:140.
In his note, Mark need some help for his investigation. He more curious about Thryza and pale horse, but his friend Hermia and Dr.
Jim refused it. 9. Ginger’s to help for Mark.
Mark was almost hopeless because there was no one wanted to help him to investigate. Suddenly he remembered Ginger. He asked
Rhoda for the address and phone number. He made a meeting with Ginger, and talked about what happened. Ginger responded the story
and she loved to help him. They started to make plan about what to do. She wanted to meet Poppy, if there was information she could
have. She asked Mark to investigate about Thomasina Tuckerton one of in the list, which already dead, found out who wanted her
death. ‘ That’s where I can help. ’said Ginger confidently.
‘ She’d fell me things she wouldn’t tell you. Can you arrange for us to meet ? your friend and her and you and me ? A show, or dinner
or something ?’ Then she looked doubtful. ’or is that too expensive ?’
I assured her that I could support the expense.
‘ As for you – ‘ Ginger thought a minute. ‘ I believe,’ she said slowsly, ’that your best bet would be the Thomasina Tuckerton
angle.’ ‘ But how ? she’s dead.’
‘ And someday wanted her dead, if your ideas are correct and arranged it with the pale horse. There seem two possibilities. The
stepmother, or else the girl she had the fight with at Luigi’s and whose young man she had pinched. Christie,2000:155-156
A few days later, Mark told to Ginger about his investigation to Thomasina and others who has related to Thomasina. He investigated
Lou – the girl once fighter with Thomasina the other night about man -. Lou told Mark that she fighted with Thomasina because Gene – the
man – broke her up for Thomasina, because she grabed
Thomasina’s hairs. ‘ not much to report,’she said cheerfully. ‘ I’ve been on to Lou. The
man they quarrelled about was Gene Playdon, by the way. A nasty bit of goods, if you ask me. Very much on to make. The girls all
adore him. He was making quite a play for Lou and then Tommy came along. Lou says he didn’t care for a bit, he was after her
money – but she’d probably want to think that anyway, he dropped Lou like a hot coal and she was naturally sore about it. According
to her, it wasn’t much of a row – just a few girlish high spirit.’
‘ Girlish high spirit she tugged Tommy’s hair out by the roots.’ Christie,2000:160
In this passage, Mark mentions that Thomasina is the beginning problem.
The other name that Mark wanted to investigate was Thomasina’s step mother, but she was abroad. Mark made an appointment with
Thomasina’s step mother to get some information about Thomasina
.
10. When Ginger found some information from Poppy. Ginger found the information about Mr. Bradley who had connection
with pale horse. Ginger wanted Mark to visit Mr. Bradley to get more information. Mark went to visit Mr. Bradley and he found that Mr.
Bradley was a person who does the bet. A bet is a dead of a person. If there was a bet Mr. Bradley would continue by seeing Thryza Grey
to talk about the killing person. ‘ five hundred to one ? that’s pretty steep.’ Christie,2000:173
The price to make someone die, soul of someone can be gone. Mr.Bradley is a lawyer Thryza Grey’s and he is bad person.
11. When Mark met Mrs. Tuckerton Thomasina’s Step Mother Mark went to Mrs. Tuckerton house to get information about her
connection to Thomasina’s death. Because of the heritage, there was possibility that Mrs. Tuckerton killed Tommy – short for Thomasina
– through pale horse. According to Thomasina’s father, that all of her father wealth would be hers by the age of twenty – one all of her
heritage would be her step mother.
A sum in trust, the income to be enjoyed during her lifetime. The residue of his state, which ran into a sum of six figures, to his daughter
Thomasina Ann, to be hers absolutely at the age of twenty – one, or on her marriage. If she died before twenty – one unmarried the money was
to go to her stepmother. There had been, it seemed, no other members of the family. Christie,2000:182
When Mark asked her about pale horse, she looked nervous and said that she never knew about pale horse.
‘By the way, ‘ I said,’ I think you know the pale horse, don’t you ?’ There wasn’t any doubt of the reaction. Panic, sheer panic, showed in
those pale eyes. Beneath the make-up, her face was suddenly white and afraid. Her voice came shrill and high :
‘ pale horse ? what do you mean by the pale horse ? I don’t know anything about the pale horse,’ Christie,2000:184-185
In this action, Mark directly gives some statement which make Thomasina step mother nervous and frightened because the wealth
will through to her step mother. 12. When Mark and Ginger plan to be a client.
To get more information about how the process of killing people, Mark and Ginger planned to be a client of Mr. Bradley. They were
making a reason who the one to be a target. They made a story that Mark once married but separated for many years. When Mark wanted
to marry his girlfriend his wife refused to divorce. Mark wanted his
wife to kill so he could marry Hermia – his girlfriend - , and Ginger will take a rule as Mark’s wife.
‘ you won’t need to hedge. To do the thing properly the wife has got to be there – and she will be there -
‘ Brace yourself, ‘ said Ginger. ‘ I’m your wife ’ Christie,2000:195
Mark did not like with the plan. He was afraid if there was something bad happened with Ginger. Because of that they would tell the plan
with the police for incase. ‘ I don’t like it. I don’t like to think of you – alone in some place
under a false name – with nobody to keep an eye on you. I think, before we embark on this, we ought to go to the police – now –
before we try anything else.’Christie,2000:199.
And then Ginger prepared to be entices to in this mystery and Mark disagreement to this plan which can scarified ginger self, someone
should know if they want to investigate more. 13. Mark came to Detective Lejeune
Mark came to the detective Lejeune and told about pale horse, three women Grey, Sybill and Bella, Mr. Bradley and his plan to be his
client to investigate and get more information about the truth. ‘ Mr.Easterbrook, I see your point. Circumstances have, so to
speak, given you the entrée. But I don’t know whether you fully realize that what you are proposing to do may dangerous – these
are dangerous people. It may dangerous for you – but it will certainly be dangerous for your friend,’ Christie,2000:209
Furthermore, Mark insist to investigate the pale horse because to many crimes and doesn’t make sense at all.
14. When Mark visit Mr. Bradley. After telling everything to detective Lejeune, Mark visited Mr
.Bradley. As he arrived, Mark told everything and wanted to do the bet. He wanted his wife dead so he could marry his girlfriend. Mark
did the bet for killing his wife. ‘well, the odds are on your side, I admit …. But let’s have a wager
on it. Fifteen hundred to one the lady dies between now and christmas : how’s that ?
‘ sooner it will have to be sooner. I can’t wait. There are things …. Christie,2000:126
After having a deal and signed some form it was time for the next step, which went to pale horse and met Thyrza Grey. As soon as he
arrived in much deeping he went to the pale horse and Thryza Grey welcomed him in. Before doing séance they all had dinner together.
After that they all went to the barn where the seance would be. ‘the old magic and the new. The old knowledge of belief, the new
knowledge of
science. Together
, they
will prevail
….Christie,2000:240 At last, Mark meet Mr.Bradley and Thryza to make his wife dead
and mark can married with his girlfriend. Mark in to the dark organization which is didn’t know about love. They only think that
money is everything.
15. When Ginger got sick. Ginger get sick, Mark looked worried and according to her doctor
that she has broncho – pneumonia. And it’s a normal disease. And, of course, all that he said was true. Ginger had broncho –
pneumonia. There was nothing mysterious about the disease from which she was suffering. She just had it – had it badly.
Christie,2000:283
Mark knows about the disease which Ginger suffers and looked so badly. The doctor thinks that Ginger disease is not too bad.
16. When a job in C.R.C Customers Reactions or research become weird.
Poppy told that, she had a friend who worked at C.R.C, but she quitted because she thought there was a connection to pale horse. It
became more interesting because the woman who gave father Gorman the list also worked at C.R.C. and of course Ginger once
welcomed a girl worked at C.R.C. It was a woman employed by an association of this kind who had been
visited by father Gorman on the fatal night. And – yes – of course, someone of that kind had called on Ginger at the falt ….
Here was a link of some kind. ‘ why did she chuck up their job ? because she got bored ?’
‘ I don’t think so. They paid quite well. But she got a sort of idea about it – that it wasn’t that it seemed.’
‘she thought that it might be connected, in some way, with the pale horse ? is that it ?’ Christie,2000:289
According to Poppy friend the pale horse has connected with the murder. And the girl who visited Ginger to offer something had
worked at C.R.C.this organization worked so clean, and the law can not touch it.
c. Climax
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