What is Judge Ford doing to investigate the other heirs?

What is Judge Ford doing to investigate the other heirs?

What is Judge Ford doing to investigate the other heirs? To see who has connections with Sam Westing. Why does Sydelle Pulaski keep talking about twins? Because she thinks in the will the words to win makes twins.

Who does JJ Ford call in The Westing Game?

Chapter 26: Turtle’s Trial, Part I Sikes, Westing’s friend, as the limping person he saw go into the mansion. She next calls on Otis Amber, in reality a private investigator who worked for Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, and Judge Ford.

What did Judge Ford Discover Sam Westing?

At this point in the novel, Judge Ford deduces that Mrs. Westing must be one of the heirs, that her life is in danger since Sam Westing blames her for Violet’s death, and that the Westing Game is being used as a means to punish her.

Why did JJ Ford call the newspaper?

Why does J.J. Ford call the newspaper? She wants to find out more information on the other people playing the game.

Who does judge Ford think Mrs Westing is now?

She thinks it is a wax dummy. Everyone assumes that billionaire Sam Westing died. However Judge Ford thinks that Samuel Westing was not in the coffin at all. She thinks it was a wax dummy made to resemble Sam Westing, whose appearance changed after the accident.

Who does judge Ford think Mrs Westing is in Chapter 22?

The judge realizes that the only possible player who could be Mrs. Westing is Crow. Chris shows the judge a flock of geese flying, which makes her drop her papers. When she picks them up, she realizes that the wax figure looked like a picture of Westing from fifteen years ago, so no one knows what he looks like now.

Who does Judge Ford think Mrs Westing is now?

Who does Judge Ford think is being sacrificed?

This makes the judge think of chess, and she figures out that Crow is the queen’s sacrifice, which means Westing won. She calls herself stupid. Dr. Deere says Westing’s the stupid one, saying happy Fourth of July in the will, when it’s November.

Why is Judge Ford surprised to see EJ plum in charge of the Westing Estate?

Judge Ford is surprised to see E.J. Plum in charge of the Westing Estate because she thinks that E.J. Plum is a bumbling, incompetent lawyer and so she is unable to fathom why he would be the attorney chosen to handle such an important estate.

What is Judge Ford’s connection with the Westing family?

What is Judge Ford’s connection with the Westing family? Her mother was the Westing’s servant and father was gardener on the off days. Why does Judge Ford think that Sam Westing paid for her education? He saw that she was accepted into the best schools and arranged for her first job.

What kind of character is Judge J J Ford?

She’s one of Sam Westing ’s 16 potential heirs. A reserved yet proud black woman, Ford has battled racism, prejudice, and discrimination to get to the point she’s at in her career—as such, she’s often defensive, detached, and purposefully suspicious of those around her.

How is Judge Ford related to Sam Westing?

Ford has a secret connection to Westing that she’s embarrassed to admit: her mother was once a servant in the Westing house, and her father was the gardener. As such, Ford grew up in the house—and Sam Westing, who took a shine to her, often challenged her to chess games and even financed her private-school education.

What did Sydelle say about Judge Ford’s notes?

Grace, who knows shorthand, says that the notes are complete gibberish. An angry Sydelle retorts that she took the notes in Polish. Calling the meeting to order, Judge Ford suggests that everyone write down questions on paper to be read aloud anonymously.

Why did Judge Ford refuse to tip Sandy?

Judge Ford tries to tip Sandy, who refuses because she gave him the entirety of the $10,000. He tries to help with the clues, identifying Dr. Sikes, Otis Amber, Mr. Hoo, and Theo or Chris as potential suspects.