[Les Sœurs Bodin] - Cadavre sur canapé
Summary
This episode of *Les Maîtres du mystère* features the radio play *Cadavres sur canapé*, where two elderly sisters in Orléans investigate the strangulation of their housekeeper, Madame Papier. As they uncover her criminal past in Paris, the doctor’s fiancée is also murdered, leading the sisters to wrongly suspect the new bride. The mystery resolves when the sisters’ silent reader, Angélique, reveals she is the killer, having strangled the housekeeper to protect her own secret affair with the doctor.
Topics discussed
Introduction to the radio play 'Cadavres sur canapé'
The sisters' anxiety over their maid and the doctor's fiancée
Arrival of Dr. Varesco and the Colonel's jealousy
Corinne arrives and the household dynamics shift
Discovery of the maid's body and the start of the investigation
Interrogating suspects and reconstructing the crime scene
Dr. Varesco is found murdered; the sisters plan a trip to Paris
The Paris trip reveals the maid's past as a thief named Soupolet
The theory: Corinne is the 'Duchess' who killed Soupolet
Angélique confesses she is the Duchess and killed the maid
Resolution, arrest, and closing credits
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