Characters
- Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective
- Captain Hastings, narrator and Poirot's friend
- Theresa Arundell, the victim's niece
- Dr. Rex Donaldson, Theresa's fiancé
- Charles Arundell, the victim's nephew
- Bella Tanios, the victim's niece
- Dr. Jacob Tanios, Bella's abusive husband
- Ellen, a member of the victim's household staff
- Wilhelmina Lawson, the victim's companion and heiress
- The Sisters Tripp, two rather eccentric amateur spiritualists whose enthusiasm far outweighs their skill.
- Emily Arundell, the victim
- Bob, the victim's fox terrier and the titular dumb witness
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