White phosphorus in the phone I'm assuming. Had many dealings with that while in the army. Burns through metal like butter. If I am right about that, who has access to white phosphorus? Any of these rich people know about that?
You mentioned the bodyguards would follow dad to the bathroom, so I assumed he had gone there to meet with the fiance.
Search the woman dad was talking to. Jewelry woman.
Who was the mystery guest? Probably an illegitimate child of dad.
I dont think I questioned the son. What's he got to say?
What else can Duncan tell me about his son and the other two men?
So much going on I'm getting confused and frustrated 😠
The time the father and guards went to the bathroom was just long enough for a quick leak. and that was hours before the fiancee went in.
I am going to break this down a bit more to help out without giving it away:
WP is not the only substance that burns hot and right through metal. In fact this substance can be made by a painter. The son, George, is a painter by hobby. a pinch of Aluminum powder and a dash of Iron Oxide, and Magnesium makes this stuff deadly to metal too. All stuff a painter would use in pigments.
George (the son) Confesses that he knows nothing about the murders. But that his mother has been acting quite oddly lately. She was at the party decked out in her entire collection, and was almost unrecognizable, until she pulled him aside and told him things were going to be better for them. He then gets angry when probed further, and shuts down all answers.
The lady in jewels was the wife. It was not obvious to the other guests, as she rarely ever appears in public decked out. She is always seen dressed modestly, as if to not draw attention to herself. Her answers to your questions leaves a sour taste in your mouth, especially when asked about the number of children her husband has sired. That causes her face to harden. You search her, and despite the thorough searching, all that was found was a cigarette case, and a snuff box with some cocaine in it. Not enough to get high, and also mixed with an unknown dark powder.
The fidgety old lady confesses to you that she recognizes the smell. It is burnt Black Lotus. She, the wife, and another lady have the proper permits to grow it and keep it. But she had to cull her garden of most of it, as it was infected with a fungus. The wife helped her out, as they all belong to the same gardening club, and routinely help each other in their gardens, just to keep busy.
St. Duncan squealed like a stuck pig. He confessed that his son's marriage to the daughter was a bid to reclaim most of the money the St. Duncan's lost in debt to the Provelines. It seems that the St. Duncan's were using the name of Bartholomew as a debt dodge, as further research indicates that Bartholomew Holdings is a shell company who became a subsidiary of the St. Duncan group. Because Proveline held high debts over most of the party attendees, it seemed to be a power play for St. Duncan's son to assume the name of Bartholomew to further his fathers goals. Now with St. Duncan/Bartholomew dead, there is no future for the St. Duncan's where they still did not owe the Proveline's. Caine St. Duncan was the right hand man to his brother, the fiancee of Madeline. Now with most of his children dead, he really is now like a living ghost. His wife was the one to talk about their garden club, in shock as if nothing was wrong.
A diagram of the relationships of the characters involved
Mr. Proveline--------Jeweled lady (his wife.) St. Duncan -------Patricia St.Duncan (old lady going on about a garden club.)
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| Caine ----- Patrick Bartholomew (actually Patrick St. Duncan. Fiancee to Madeline) -------half bro 1 ------- Half bro 2
Madeline ----George-----?
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Now here is the kicker. Mr. Proveline was a sexually greedy man. Let that sink in a bit. Because there are quite a few kids of the older rich people here that has a shade of Mr. Provelines looks.... All the rumors say that he may have bedded alot of the women attending.
That help?