And Then There Were None 1945

Guests arrive on isolated island mansion

Eight guests arrive on a small isolated island off the Devon coast, invited by Mr. and Mrs. Owen. The hosts are mysteriously absent, and the mansion is tended by the married couple Thomas and Ethel Rogers. They settle in, puzzled by their remote situation and the looming weekend.

Dinner, Indian figurines, and the gramophone accusation

During dinner, a centerpiece of ten Indian figurines draws attention. A gramophone record crackles to life, and a man's voice accuses them all of murder. The message makes clear that U. N. Owen is unknown, and no one has actually met their host.

Realization of unknown Owen and isolation

It becomes clear that none of them has seen U. N. Owen and that leaving the island is impossible until Monday. Rogers informs them the boat will not return until then, leaving them to confront a killer among themselves. Fear and suspicion begin to mount as the evening wears on.

Starloff's confession and poisoning death

Starloff confesses his guilt, admitting to a crime he claims deserves punishment. Moments later, he dies after his drink is poisoned. The room tightens with fear as the group realizes the danger is real and immediate.

Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep

On the following morning, Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep, turning the island into a crime scene. The guests discover the grim pattern unfolding around the figurines. Tension spikes as more clues and losses appear.

Broken figurine and search for Owen

They notice that one figurine is broken and another missing, echoing the nursery rhyme’s pattern. The group searches the island for Mr. Owen, hoping for a clue or a face behind the voice. The eerie pattern deepens the fear that the killer is among them.

General Mandrake is stabbed

General Mandrake is stabbed to death during a tense moment in the mansion. The group reels from another murder as panic and accusations intensify. The rhyme’s dark cadence continues to haunt every room.

Owen among them and Rogers sent to woodshed

The judge declares that Owen must be one of them, aligning the night’s ominous pattern with the group’s own fates. They vote on who Owen could be, and Rogers is singled out and sent to sleep in the woodshed. The sense of danger grows as the search for Mr. Owen intensifies.

Rogers is killed; Miss Brent dies

The next morning, Rogers is found dead, his head split open with an axe. Miss Brent dies next, her body found with a hypodermic needle nearby. Armstrong and Lombard notice other tools and weapons have gone missing, unnerving the survivors.

Confessions begin at dinner

At dinner, Quinncannon (the mysterious Mr. Owen), Armstrong, Blore and Lombard confess to their crimes. The admissions sharpen the sense that justice is pressing in on them from all sides. The mood shifts from denial to a grim resolve to survive the night.

Miss Claythorne's turn and Quinncannon's death

Miss Claythorne excuses herself to fetch her coat; her scream is cut short by a gunshot. They find Lombard's gun and discover Quinncannon dead from a head shot. Miss Claythorne is shaken and locked in her room as suspicion turns toward her.