Session 13

Session Report - Played Monday 11th September, 2006

Thursday January 11th 1930

The ship docks for a couple of hours at the port of Suez to pick up and drop off mail, then starts down the Red Sea on the 2-day leg to the port of Aden. In mid-morning, Withers receives a telegram. Though he does not immediately reveal its contents and does not appear to be unhappy at receiving it, it clearly gives him pause - later he seems to be happier.

At lunch, Mrs Tullis announces her planned Gilbert and Sullivan recital, "William and Arthur", and allocates songs to each of the guests. Realising their voices are not strong, the investigators decide to start rehearsing that afternoon, but julian Knight does not turn up. the rehgearsal is not encouraging.

That evening, after dinner, Patricia Berry decalkres her love to Withers. who promptly reveals to her that he loves another, and that she has misconstrued his behaviour. Heartbroken, Patricia runs off into the night and is later seen, clearly drunk, in the company of Knight.