She went through
each husband
to inherit their will.
That's 7 and counting
and it gave the detective
a chill.
For he was the only one
who knew
of her guilt
on which his strong theory
was obviously
built.
You see
Detective Ki
had a very shrewd mind
and he knew in her hairpin
you could easily
find
the most lethal poison
in the touch
of a prick.
Of course his superiors
thought he was
a little bit thick
as Tallulah was the owner
of a shiny bald
head.
So how could a harmless hairpin
be a weapon
of dread?
Tallulah,
it was argued,
didn't even wear a wig
and such a revelation
seemed to be
rather big.
Once again
it was conjecture
because everyone knows
that Tallulah wore a bone
not a hairpin through her nose.
In the Victorian era
the truth vanished
without a trace
when the lack of forensic science
rendered it
a cold case.
The detective was committed
to a room
with no view
while Tallulah picked out
a husband
who was brand new.
He lived for four months
and became fatally
sick.
The autopsy
never discovered
his little prick.
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