# Wo was the first murderer in Gosford Park?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wo-was-the-first-murderer-in-gosford-park/145799 "2002-12-31T01:46:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wo-was-the-first-murderer-in-gosford-park/145799/1 "2002-12-31T01:46:59Z")

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OK, so I’m lame. Who was the poisoner in the movie Gosford Park? Was it the cook or the housekeeper? I seem to have missed that part. I know who the knifer was. Thanks

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**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wo-was-the-first-murderer-in-gosford-park/145799/2 "2002-12-31T01:58:11Z")

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I believe it was the housekeeper, but I’ve only seen the movie once, so I’m not entirely sure. But I would lean more towards housekeeper.

~Ferry

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**Author:** ![Epigramcracker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Epigramcracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epigramcracker)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wo-was-the-first-murderer-in-gosford-park/145799/3 "2002-12-31T02:01:32Z")

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Yeah it was the housekeeper (Hellen Mirren); because she poisoned him and _then_ the son stabbed him when he was already dead.