# The Viaduct Murder — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Viaduct Murder by Ronald A. Knox.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The chapter opens with a quotation from Gaboriau's Monsieur Lecoq, advising the reader to distrust what appears probable and to begin by believing the incredible, setting a tone of skepticism and the need for careful inv
- [The Viaduct Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/the-viaduct-murder.md): The chapter introduces the discovery of a body on the railway line near a viaduct, setting the stage for a murder investigation involving a group of friends who debate whether it was murder or suicide.
- [I: The Paston Oatvile Dormy-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/i-the-paston-oatvile-dormy-house.md): The chapter introduces Paston Oatvile, a former aristocratic estate now converted into a golf club and dormy-house. The narrative describes the decay of the old manor and the rise of a golfing community. A group of club 
- [II: In the Rough](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/ii-in-the-rough.md): While playing golf, Mordaunt Reeves and Gordon discover a dead body near the railway viaduct. They examine the corpse, finding a watch stopped at six minutes to five, suggesting a connection to the 4:50 train. After a po
- [III: Piecing It Together](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/iii-piecing-it-together.md): Mordaunt Reeves and Gordon Davenant meet in Reeves' room at the Paston Oatvile dormy-house to analyze the evidence. They debate whether the dead man is S. Brotherhood, discuss the possibility of murder versus suicide, an

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- [IV: Endless Clues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/iv-endless-clues.md)
- [V: On the Railway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/v-on-the-railway.md)
- [VI: The Movements of Mr. Davenant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/vi-the-movements-of-mr-davenant.md)
- [VII: Carmichael’s Account of It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/vii-carmichael-s-account-of-it.md)
- [VIII: The Inquest, and a Fresh Clue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/viii-the-inquest-and-a-fresh-clue.md)
- [The Animated Picture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/ix-the-animated-picture.md)
- [X: In Which a Book Is More Communicative Than a Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/x-in-which-a-book-is-more-communicative-than-a-lady.md)
- [XI: A Funeral and a Vigil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xi-a-funeral-and-a-vigil.md)
- [XII: A Search with Piano Accompaniment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xii-a-search-with-piano-accompaniment.md)
- [XIII: The Man in the Passage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xiii-the-man-in-the-passage.md)
- [XIV: A Chase, Ending with a Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xiv-a-chase-ending-with-a-surprise.md)
- [Gordon Takes the Opportunity to Philosophize](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xv-gordon-takes-the-opportunity-to-philosophize.md)
- [XVI: Reeves Promises to Do His Best](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xvi-reeves-promises-to-do-his-best.md)
- [By Which Train?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xvii-by-which-train.md)
- [XVIII: The Holmes Method](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xviii-the-holmes-method.md)
- [XIX: Mordaunt Reeves Talks to Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xix-mordaunt-reeves-talks-to-himself.md)
- [Proof at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xx-proof-at-last.md)
- [XXI: The Test](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xxi-the-test.md)
- [XXII: In the Fog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xxii-in-the-fog.md)
- [Marryatt Breaks the Pledge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xxiii-marryatt-breaks-the-pledge.md)
- [Gordon Offers the Consolation of Philosophy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xxiv-gordon-offers-the-consolation-of-philosophy.md)
- [The Dull Facts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/xxv-the-dull-facts.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_viaduct_murder_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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