Elijah was blackmailing her over a past theft at the manor.
Elijah was blackmailing Margot for stealing family heirlooms years ago. When she discovered Elijah was the one who originally framed her father, she killed him to protect her inheritance and clear her family’s name. murder at old fields answers
🔍 Elijah Croft (found in the old barn) 🔪 The murder weapon: A cast-iron fireplace poker (hidden behind the hay bales) 🕵️ The killer: Margot Haines (the groundskeeper’s daughter) 💡 Key clue: The torn diary page under the loose floorboard in the study – it mentions a secret meeting at “the old well,” which only Margot knew about. Elijah was blackmailing her over a past theft at the manor
The “missing key” from the library desk unlocks the cellar door, where you find the will proving Margot was the rightful heir. 🔍 Elijah Croft (found in the old barn)