Emily Brent
Traits and Quotes
Compassionless
“Her own action – her own sin – that was what drove her to it. If she had behaved like a decent modest young woman none of this would have happened.”
Religious
“Religious mania – thinks she’s God’s instrument, something of that kind! She sits in her room, you know, reading her Bible.”
Self-righteous
The judge said:
“Nothing, Miss Brent?”
“Nothing.”
Her lips closed tightly.
The judge stroked his face. He said mildly:
“You reserve your defence?”
Miss Brent said coldly:
“There is no question of defence. I have always acted in accordance with the dictates of my conscience. I have nothing with which to reproach myself.”
“Her own action – her own sin – that was what drove her to it. If she had behaved like a decent modest young woman none of this would have happened.”
Religious
“Religious mania – thinks she’s God’s instrument, something of that kind! She sits in her room, you know, reading her Bible.”
Self-righteous
The judge said:
“Nothing, Miss Brent?”
“Nothing.”
Her lips closed tightly.
The judge stroked his face. He said mildly:
“You reserve your defence?”
Miss Brent said coldly:
“There is no question of defence. I have always acted in accordance with the dictates of my conscience. I have nothing with which to reproach myself.”
Her crime that the Voice said
Emily Caroline Brent, that upon the 5th November, 1931, you were responsible for the death of Beatrice Taylor.
How she died
At breakfast, Wargrave slipped chloral in Miss Brent’s coffee when refilling her cup. Then he injected cyanide into her.