Summary

__ **The Summary of the Westing Game media type="custom" key="6007077"** __

One day sixteen people are chosen to listen to the will of the rich Sam Westing. These sixteen people are heirs of Sam Westing. They are called to play the Westing Game.One of the murderer is one the heirs. Each pair receives a set of clues and $10,000. It is up to them to find out who Sam Westing's murderer is. The heirs use all their knowledge to find out who the murderer is. They will do anything to find out who it is. Even the most brutal attempts don't pay off. The heirs just can't find out who the murderer is. But in Sam Westing's will it said " It's not what you have that counts, it's what you don't have." That means that the sixteen heirs are missing something, clues. They need to know who has the other clues that they won't give away.Yet again, the most brutal attempts by the heirs don't pay off. Finally, at Westing's Wake they lay out their clues.

FOR PLAIN GRAIN SHED SEA MOUNTAIN AM O FRUITED PURPLE WAVES FOR SEA HIS N ON TO THEE FOR SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER GOOD GRACE FROM HOOD SPACIOUS KING QUEEN

They decided to put them in order of the song.

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

The song is missing parts. FOR AM**//__BER__//**. ABOVE //__**THE**__// FRUITED PLAIN AMERICA AM**//__ERICA__//** GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE AND **//__CROW__//**N WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA

The missing characters spell BERTHE ERICA CROW. Berthe Erica Crow! One of the heirs. She is the murderer, or is she? Westing has a trial and Turtle is in charge. She asks the heirs lots of questions. She asks Dr. Denton Deere if he was sure that Sandy had a bruise on his shin. Dr. Denton Deere answered yes. Turtle then called Sydelle Pulaski who had the will in the first place and one of the things listed in the will was:

Turtle then finds out that it was the one who finds the **FOURTH**. The fourth person that Sam Westing was disguised in. Sam **__West__**ing, Barney **__North__**rup, Sandy Mc**__South__**ers, and then Julian R. **__East__**man. Sam Westing really didn't die as Sandy McSouthers. He made the people think he did but he didn't, he was still alive and disguised as Mr. Eastman. Sam Westing was never murdered.
 * The estate is at the crossroads. The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the**