- Isaac Morris-Was hired by Mr.Owen to purchase Soldier Island on his behalf like the 9 guests on the island he was also responsible for someone's death. Through his drug trade, he led a young girl to her death. He arranged that Lombard would come armed and in turn he(Lombard) would get money from Mr.Owen for it. Morris suffered from hypochondria which "Mr.Owen" gave him cocktail pills for insuring him that it would improve his health as a result Morris dies on by "overdosing" on drugs.
- Fred Narracott- is the man who takes them to Soldier Island through boat. He's instructed to not come back until he's told but he comes back earlier because he senses something is amiss and finds the 10 corpses.
- Sir Thomas Legge and Inspector Maine- The two detectives who are trying to solve the "Soldier Island Case"(the murder of the 10 people) but they are never able to solve it until Wargrave's confession gets found and turned in to the police.
- U.N Owen (Ulick Norman Owen)- The supposed owner of Soldier Island who sent all the invitations to the ten guests. The guests later figure that U.N stands for Unknown Owen (courtesy to Wargrave). With the revelation of Wargrave's letter We find out that Owen was him all along.
- Una Nancy Owen-Is the fictional wife of fictional U.N Owen. Blore was supposedly sent here to protect her jewels and Claythorne to be her secretary.
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The Others
Minor Characters
Justice Wargrave
The 4th Victim (In reality not a Victim at all...):
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| Justice Wargrave in 1987 Russian adaptation |
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| The "death" of Justice Wargrave
Description:
He is a retired judge that was given the nickname "The Hanging Judge" because of the fact that he handed out death penalties like candy on Halloween. He's an old man with a lot of knowledge and intelligence.
Accused of:
During the gramophone session, he's accused of convicting an innocent man by the name of Edward Seton. Wargrave acts calm and collected and naturally with all the knowledge he has about criminals he soon becomes the leader of the group. He tells all the characters that " We Are dealing with a deranged psychopath." And pinpoints them to several discrete clues about the mysterious island.
Death by:
Soon after the gramophone stops playing, he decides that they are dealing with an unknown person hence the name U.N. Owen. Everyone seems to agree and as a result follow his lead. In the end, he dies by a gunshot wound while dressed up as a Courtroom judge(hence the nursery rhyme below).
"Five little Soldier Boys going in for law;
One got in Chancery and then there were four."
Wargrave's Confession:
Wargrave's letter reveals that he and Armstrong set up his death so he could secretly investigate who the killer is. After convincing everyone he had died, Wargrave met up with Armstrong and pushed him off a cliff. Eventually, Wargrave returns and poses as a dead body that was laid to rest earlier. Then he proceeds to assassinate those left(Blore,Lombard,and Claythorne) and finally after Claythorne hangs herself he kicks away the chair underneath her and uses a complicated wire contraption to kill himself(to make it look like as if someone else committed the murder). In the end, Wargrave's letter in a bottle is found by several fisherman who turn it in into the police and the case is finally solved.
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| The complicated contraption Wargrave uses to shoot himself with. |
Vera Claythorne
The 10th Victim (In reality the 9th b/c of Wargrave's fake death):
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| Vera Claythorne in the 1945 film adaptation. |
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| Vera in a post-traumatic state after the relief from all the pressure in the island (right before her death) |
Description:
She first comes off as a shy and timid woman but she's actually one of the most capable/intelligent characters in the story. It's revealed that she suffers from attacks of hysteria because of her past(that's later revealed by the gramophone accusations).
Accused of:
During the gramophone accusations, she's accused of deliberately letting a boy (Cyril Hamilton)drown to death in order to let her lover inherit the estate. But instead her lover somehow finds out about what she did and abandons her.
Death by:
Soon after the gramophone stops playing, she tells them to turn it off repeatedly (showing signs of her guilt). And she gets all hysterical about and after a while she finally calms down. Later on, her and Lombard grow closer together only to be torn apart by suspicion. Finally, Claythorne is able to reach for the gun first and kills Lombard and then in a post-traumatic state (caused by her past and the island murders) she hangs herself while asking Hugo Hamilton (her lover) is this what you wanted?
"One little Soldier Boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."
Wargrave's Confession:
Wargrave's letter reveals that after Claythorne hanged herself he went and kicked the chair to the side for her and then killed himself with a complicated wire contraption.
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Philip Lombard
The 9th Victim(In reality the 8th b/c Wargrave faked his own death):
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| Philip Lombard in the 1945 film adaptation |
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The death of Philip Lombard (Broadway play version)
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William Henry Blore
The 8th Victim ( In reality the 7th Victim b/c Wargrave faked his death):
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| William Blore in the 1945 version |
Description:
At first he uses a false alias "Davis" and declares that he has arrived from Africa. He appears as a loudspoken man and later on in the story keeps accusing everyone of being the murderer (everytime he accuses one person they are killed next--> proving him to be an incapable detective).Throughout the story he is mostly suspicious towards Lombard because of his refusal at first to turn in his gun.
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Dr.Armstrong
The 7th Victim (In reality the 6th Victim b/c Wagrave faked his death):
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| Dr.Armstrong from the 1945 version |
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| Death of Dr.Armstrong(there he is falling) |
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| When his body washes up on shore (Lombard and Vera find him) |
Description:
He's a Harley Street Doctor who is known for his high expertise.
When he first arrives in the island, he brings with him a bag full of medical supplies including the hypodermic needle(utilized to kill Emily Brent), potassium cyanide (used to kill both Marston and Emily Brent), and chloral hydrate(used to kill Mrs.Rogers)
Accused of:
The mysterious recording accuses Dr.Armstrong of killing a patient (Louisa Mary Clees) after operating on her while he was heavily intoxicated.
After their accusations are revealed, Dr.Armstrong goes to help Mrs.Rogers who has fainted and doesn't contradict the fact that he killed Clees accidentally. Since he brought all the materials, used to kill many of the characters and eventually goes missing Lombard, Claythorne, and Blore suspect him as the killer. This is later proven untrue when Lombard and Claythorne find his bloody corpse washed up on the shore, which leads to the climax of the story.
"Four little Soldier Boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were three"
Wargrave's Confession:
Wargrave's letter reveals that he and the doctor stroke up a deal where he(Wargrave) would pretend to be killed and secretly go investigate who the murderer is. Later on, Wargrave states that he met up with Armstrong outside and pushed him off the cliff(Red Herring line suggests that Armstrong was tricked b/c the red herring is an idiom often used to refer to something that misleads/distrusts or has been misled/distrusted.)
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Emily Brent
The 5th Victim:
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| Emily Brent in the 1987 Russian version |
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| 1945 version -Emily Brent's Death
Description:
She is an elderly spinster with harsh morals. Brent is also a religious woman who carries her Bible around everyday and reads at least one verse each night(the verses always have to do with something that is bound to happen next-foreshadowing technique).
Accused of:
During the accusations, she's accused of having led a young woman named Beatrice Taylor to end her own life. Although at first she refuses to discuss it she later confides in Claythorne. Telling her that Taylor was her ex-maid who she fired for having getting pregnant out of wedlock. Taylor having been rejected by her parents for the very same reason committed suicide by drowning herself in a river. She also reveals that she feels absolutely no remorse for firing a "whore."
After their accusations are revealed, Brent refuses to talk about it but later on confides in Claythorne shortly before her death. She is later found dead by the others in the kitchen rigidly and unmoving having been stabbed by one of Dr.Armstrong's hypodermic syringes that contained potassium cyanide(same thing that killed Marston).
"Six little Soldier Boys playing with a hive;
A bumblebee stung one and then there were five."
Wargrave's Confession:
Wargrave's letter reveals that he put chloral hydrate into Emily Brent's coffee to sedate her and as a result he was easily able to insert the hypodermic syringe into her neck (hence the "BEE STING"). He also let in a bee into the kitchen to stay as close as possible to his little riddle.
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Thomas Rogers
The 4th Victim:
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| From the 1945 version |
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| Rogers in the 1989 version where he was renamed Elmo Rogers (here he is currently about to die)
Description:
We first get a glance of him when the guests first arrive and he serves them throughout their meals. He's a man who speaks a few words never uttering more than one sentence unless needed.
Accused of:
During the gramophone session, him and his wife are accused of withholding medicine from their former employer and as a result causing the old woman's death. And therefore they were able to claim the inheritance they knew the old woman had left them.
Death by:
Soon after the gramophone stops playing, his wife faints and he calmly takes her back to their room to rest. As the bodies begin piling up, Mr.Rogers stays calm/collected and continues to be a loyal butler. One morning he goes out and suddenly goes missing. The others later find him outside in the woodshed dead and with an extensive head injury/a bloody axe next to him(the verse below describes his death)
"Seven little Soldier Boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were six."
Wargrave's Confession: Wargrave's letter reveals that Mr.Rogers was up and early in the morning chopping firewood. He stated that it was quite easy to kill him by striking his head with an axe.
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General MacArthur
The 3rd Victim:
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| From the 1987 adaptation of Desyat Negrityat (Russian version "And Then There Were None") |
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| The last conversation MacArthur has with Vera where he tells her that no one will leave the island alive. |
Description:
General MacArthur revealed himself as retired World War I hero who has since aged drastically alone. He also frequently mentions his wife Leslie in flashbacks.
General MacArthur revealed himself as retired World War I hero who has since aged drastically alone. He also frequently mentions his wife Leslie in flashbacks.
Accused of:
During the accusations, he's accused of deliberately sending Arthur Richmond(his wife's lover) to a mission where it was practically guaranteed that he wouldn't make it back alive.
After he's accused, he feels extremely guilty and with Marston and Mrs.Roger's death he realizes no one will leave the island alive. He confesses to his crime revealing that he had found out about his wife's lover because she had accidentally switched the letters when she wrote to both of them at the same time. In the end, he sits by the sea alone waiting for his death to come.
"Eight little Soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he'd stay there and then there were seven."
Wargrave's Confession:
Wargrave's letter reveals that it was quite easy to kill MacArthur by bludgeoning him because the General was unaware, isolated, and defenseless. And also that all along he had been waiting for his "destiny."
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Ethel Rogers
The 2nd Victim: |
| From the 1945 film "And Then There Were None" |
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| The death of Mrs.Rogers shown in the game adaptation. |
Description:
We first get to meet Mrs.Rogers when the characters arrive into the mansion. She escorts them in and has a small talk with Vera Claythorne. Claythorne describes her as a mortal woman who seems terribly terrified as if something is out to get her with which Emily Brent agrees.
Accused of:
During the gramophone session, she and her husband are accused of withholding medicine from her former employer and as a result causing the old woman's death. And therefore they were able to claim the inheritance they knew the old woman had left them.
After their accusations are played, Mrs.Rogers faints right on the spot and is taken by the others to her bed and left to rest. The nursery rhyme is followed once again when Mrs.Rogers dies in her sleep suddenly.
"Nine little Soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were eight."
Wargrave's Confession:
Wargrave's letter reveals that during the night he gave Mrs.Rogers an overdose of chloral hydrate and as a result she died peacefully in her sleep (her death was the most "natural" one because she was always haunted by the crime she did/ she was actually pushed around by her intimidating husband to do it.)
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Anthony Marston
The 1st Victim:
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| From the 1945 version of "And Then There Were None" |
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| The death of Marston (Broadway Play Version) |
Description:
In the book, he's described as a young/handsome rich man that has the physique of a "Greek God." Through his actions, he shows that he's brash and impulsive. For example, in page 9 of the book(Nook Edition) we first get to meet him while he's driving his car at a fast pace and then he steps out gloriously to face the others in Narracott's boat.
Accused of:
During the gramophone session, he's accused of killing two young children (John and Lucy Combes) through reckless driving. He admits that it's true and instead of being apologetic about it he goes on to complain that he got his license taken away as a result.
Death by:
Soon after the gramophone stops playing, he confesses to what he has been accused of nonchalantly. Then he resumes drinking and chokes to death therefore making him the first "victim" and the first line of the nursery rhyme come true.
"Ten little Soldier boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were nine."
Wargrave's Confession:
Wargrave's letter reveals that during the commotion of the confessions he slipped Dr.Armstrong's potassium cyanide into Marston's drink.
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