Madame
Hoo! P. 166
Angela
Wexler, trying to
prevent her own
wedding from taking
place!

Angela Wexler and D. Denton Deere

Violet Westing and her intended
husband
› Violet had been in love with …
 George Theodorakis!
Take a look at this passage from “America the
Beautiful.”
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For am___ waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above ____ fruited plain!
America! Am______!
God shed his grace on thee
And ____n thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
Sandy McSouthers drops dead of an
apparent heart attack!!!
 The twist… Sandy is not really Sandy at
all, but…

Sam Westing!
Sam Westing is not dead!

Identity #1: Sam Westing
› Originally Windy Windkloppel
 “The heir who wins the windfall will be the one
who finds the …fourth!” p. 30
› Millionaire, Chairman of the Board of the
Westing Paper Products Corporation
› Ex-husband of Berthe Erica Crow, father of
Violet Westing (deceased)

Identity #2: Sandy McSouthers
› Sandy to Turtle: “Cheer up, my friend, the
game’s not over. You can still win. I hope
you do…. He winked at her when he said
that. Winked! One eye winked! Dead Sandy
had winked at her!” p. 156
› Sandy was the one continually adding to the
will as the Westing Game progressed. He
was also Theo’s chess opponent.

Identity #3: Barney Northrup
› Turtle kicked Barney the day of Sandy’s
“death,” but Sandy is the one who has the
bruise!
› Coincidence? I think not!!!!!!

Identity #4: Julian Eastman
› Chairman of Westing Paper Products
Corporation
› Resides at #4 Sunrise Lane
› Turtle presents herself to Julian once she has
figured out the secret:
 “Hi, Sandy. I won!”
The heirs inherit the deed to Sunset
Towers
 Crow gets some money: $10,000
forfeited at the will reading, two checks
for $10,000 from J.J. Ford and Sandy
McSouthers
 Turtle goes on to become chief legal
counsel for Westing Paper Products—
and Sam Westing’s best friend!


Marriages:
› Otis Amber and Berthe Crow
› Turtle Wexler and Theo Theodorakis
› Angela Wexler and D. Denton Deere
› Chris Theodorakis and Shirley Staver
› Sydelle Pulaski and Mr. Schultz (Schultz
Sausage Company)

Professional Accomplishments…
› Angela and D. Denton Deere both become
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accomplished doctors
Doug Hoo wins two Olympic gold medals
James Hoo invents Little Foot Eze and
becomes rich
Grace runs the “Who’s on First” franchise
Chris recovers and discovers a new bird
species

Promotions
› J.J. Ford gets promoted to the U.S. Supreme
Court
› Jake Wexler gets a job with the state
gambling commission
› Madame Hoo or “Sunny” becomes
acculturated and is accepted into the
group

Altruism:
› Crow and Otis Amber run the Good
Salvation Soup Kitchen
› Turtle continues to visit with Sam Westing until
he finally dies, as the sun is rising on the
Fourth of July

Children:
› Alice Deere, daughter of Angela and
Denton
› Spends Saturday afternoons playing chess
with her aunt Turtle… T.R. Wexler, the multimillionaire!