1. By Ellen Raskin Exposition
The Westing Game
By Ellen Raskin
Exposition

2. Setting Mood Same Westing was found dead in his Westingtown mansion
All of the suspects/heirs are living in Sunset Towers expect Mr. Amber who lives in the basement of Green’s Grocery
Shocked
Distraught
Excited
Nervous

3. PLOT
Sam Westing is dead in his will he said that one of the heir has killed him. Mr. Westing alone knows the name of the murder. Whichever one of the heirs find out who the killer is will inherit Sam Westing’s fortune. Let the games begin…

4. Which one killed Mr. Westing?
16 Suspects
Which one killed Mr. Westing?

5. Baumbach FLORA BAUMBACH Maiden name: Flora Miller Age 60
Job: Dressmaker
Husband left her years ago, he sends no money
She had a retarded daughter, Rosalie
Sold bridal shop last year after Rosalie died of pneumonia
Sends most of her time at the stockbrokers

6. WESTING CONNECTION
Mrs. Baumbach made a wedding gown for Mr. Westing daughter Violet Westing, which she never got to wear.

7. Amber OTIS JOSEPH AMBER: Age 62 Job: Delivery boy
Education: fourth-grade dropout
IQ of 50
Lives in the basement of Green’s Grocery
Single
No living relatives

8. Mr. Amber delivered letters from E. J. Plum, Attorney both times.
WESTING CONNECTION
Mr. Amber delivered letters from E. J. Plum, Attorney both times.

9. Deere D. DENTON DEERE: Age: 25
Education: graduate of UW Medical School
First-year intern, Plastic Surgery
Parents live in Racine (parents are not heirs)
Engaged to Angela Wexler (one of the heirs)
Deere

10. WESTING CONNECTION
Engaged to Angela Wexler, who looks like Sam Westing’s daughter, Violet, who was also to be married. But to a politician not an intern

11. Pulaski SYDELLE PULASKI: Age 50
Education: high school, one year of secretarial school
Secretary to the president of Schultz Sausages
Is taking her first vacation in 25 years
Lived with widowed mother and two aunts until she moved in to Sunset Towers
Walked with crutches even before she broke her ankle in the second bombing

12. WESTING CONNECTION
UNKNOWN

13. Crow BERTHE ERICA CROW: Age: 57 Education: 1 year of high school
Married at age 16, divorced at age 40
Ex-husband's name: Windy Windkloppel
hospital records: problems related to alcohol problems
Gave up drinking when she took up religion
Started Good Salvation Soup Kitchen
Works as cleaning woman in Sunset Towers

14. WESTING CONNECTION
UNKNOWN…for now

15. McSouthers ALEXANDER MCSOUTHERS Called Sandy Age: 65
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Immigrated to Wisconsin at age 3
Jobs: mill worker, union organizer, prizefighter, doorman.
Married has six kids, and two grandkids
No regular payment

16. WESTING CONNECTION
Worked in Westing Paper Plant for 10 years, but fired by Sam Westing himself for trying to organize the workers

17. Ford JOSIE-JO FORD Age: 42 Education: Columbia, law degree, Harvard
Jobs: assistant district attorney, Judge, family court, state supreme court, appellate division
Not married, no kids

18. Education financed by Sam Westing, the debt was never repaid
WESTING CONNECTION
Education financed by Sam Westing, the debt was never repaid
(Lived in the Westing house, her mother was the maid, her father was the gardener.)

19. The Hoo Family JAMES SHIN HOO: Born in Chicago Age 50
Added Shin in his name when he went into the restaurant business because it sounded more Chinese
Owns a high class restaurant on the top floor of Sunset towers
First wife died of cancer five years ago
Married again last year
Has one son Douglas
SUN LIN HOO:
Born in China
Age 28
Immigrated from Hong Kong two year ago
Does not speak much English
DOUGLAS HOO:
Age 18
High school track star
Is competing in track meet against collage milers

20. WESTING CONNECTION
Mr. Hoo sued Same Westing over the invention of the disposable paper diaper. Case never came to court because Mr. Westing disappeared. Mr. Hoo settled with the company last year for $25,000. (Mr. Hoo thinks he was cheated)

21. The Wexler Family JAKE WELER Age 45
Education: graduated from Marquette
Married for 22 years
Has two daughters
ANGELA WEXLER
Age: 20
Engaged to marry D. Denton Deere (also a heir)
Education: one year of college (high grades)
Victim of the third bombing
GRACE WEXLER
Maiden name Grace Windklopple
Age 42
Married to Jake Wexler
Job: interior decorator
Spends most of her time in Mr. Hoo’s restaurant
TURTLE WEXLER
Real name: Tabitha-Ruth Wexler
age:13 (junior high student)
Plays in the stock market

22. WESTING CONNECTION
Grace Windsor Wexler claims that Sam Westing is her real uncle.
(Angela looks like Violet Westing, so does Grace, except she’s older)

23. The Theodorakis brothers
CHRISTOS THEODORAKIS
Age: 15
Confined to wheelchair, disease struck about four years ago
Knows a lot about birds
Neither parents are heirs
THEO THEODORAKIS
Age: 17
Is a High-school senior
Works in the family coffee shop
Wants to be a writer
Neither parents are heirs

24. WESTING CONNECTION
Father was childhood sweetheart of Sam Westing’s daughter, Violet. Mrs. Westing broke up the affair. She wanted Violet to marry somebody else, but Violet Westing killed herself before the wedding.