MorseistakenseriouslyillatamuseumreceptionandishospitalizedInthehospital,SuptStrange,visitsMorsetopushhimtotakeearlyretirement,whileDrMillicent'Millie'VanBurengiveshimherbookona140yearoldcourtcaseknownastheOxfordCanalMurdersThecaseinvolvedthemurderandrapeofayoungwoman,MrsJoannaFranks,travelingbycanalboatfromCoventrytoLondonThecaseresultedinthreeboatmenbeingsentencedtodeathandtwoofthemhangedMorsestartstoreadMillie'sbookanddreamsaboutitHesoonhasanumberofproblemswiththecase Whyweren'tthethreemenalsochargedwiththeftWhydidMrsFrankstakeaboatinsteadofatrainthatwasmuchfasterandcomfortableandonlyslightlymoreexpensiveWhydidn'tsheabandontheboataftershecomplainedaboutlewdbehaviorofthecrewattheshippingofficeinBanburyWhydidshethendrinkand'socialise'withthecrewWhathappenedtoher'carpetbag'withwhichshearrivedontheboatbutwhichwasnotmentionedinthecourtcase,norwasitstoredinthearchiveswithher,almostempty,trunkThetrunkwasmarkedwithinitialsofherfirsthusbandwhohaddiedHowdidithappenthathershoeswerefoundontheboatbutnobodysawherreturntotheboatfromtheforest PCAdrianKershawdoessomebrilliantlegworkforMorseHestudiedhistoryandhasinvaluablebackgroundknowledgeForinstance,hementionsthattheboatmenhadbadreputationbecausetheyworkedonSundaysanddidnotattendchurchLaterachapelwasbuiltfortheminOxford Thedeadwoman'sclothesandtheshoesfoundontheboataresubmittedtomodernforensicinvestigationTheresultisthattheshoesdidnotbelongtothedeadwomanfoundinthewaterbecauseshewasmuchtallerTheshoeswereneverusedintheforest OnlyMrsFranks'husband,CharlesFranks,wascalledtoidentifythebodyofthedeadwomanHeclaimedthat,whileherfacewasdarkenedanddisfigured,hefoundabirthmarkbehindherearTheprosecutorwelcomedthatinformation"thatonlyahusbandoraloverwouldknow"TheaccusedwerenotshownthebodyThedefenseattorneymerelyclaimedthattheguiltofthethreemenwasnotprovedAllthreeaccusedclaimedtotheendthattheywereinnocentOneofthemwasnotexecutedbecauseheembracedChristianityinprison MorseinstructsKershawtoinvestigateifCharlesFranksbenefitedfromhiswife'sdeathand,indeed,hepocketed300poundsinsurancemoneyCaseclosed:CharlesFranksmurderedatallwomenanddroppedherinthecanalaftermeetingJoannaintheforestIfJoannaFranksjumpedofftheboatatthesametimeasthedeadbodyhitthewater,sheswamtothebankandjoinedherhusbandThecouplechangedtheirnames,inthecaseof'CharlesFranks'asecondtimeafterhe'died'asJoanna'sfirsthusbandThefourthboatman,ayoungsterwhowasnotcharged,wasprobablypaidbyJoannatogivefalsetestimony MorsetravelstoIrelandandhasagraveofJoanna'sfirsthusbandexhumedThecoffincontainsbagsofsandandsomestones
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