The Dead Secret

Mrs Treverton lies dying in Porthgenna Tower on the west coast of Cornwall. She dictates to her maid, Sarah Leeson, a deathbed confession for her husband, Captain Treverton. Mrs Treverton dies before before she can make Sarah swear to give it to the Captain but she has already extracted promises neither to destroy the paper nor take it away from the house. Sarah therefore hides the confession in the Myrtle Room in the derelict north wing and after leaving a note for the Captain disappears from the house.