7 Women and a Murder

The matriarch who wields formidable influence in the household. She guards family reputation, but her methods are aggressive and sometimes violent, as she even strikes the older daughter to keep a secret hidden. Her leadership is contested as tensions rise, revealing the limits of control in a money-driven crisis.

The older daughter who returns home pregnant, becoming a flashpoint for the family’s conflicts. Her secret status exposes fault lines between love, loyalty, and money. She navigates a hostile environment where truth-telling could jeopardize her future.

The younger daughter who becomes entangled in a plotted test of loyalties with her father. She ultimately reveals that the tragedy was a plan to discern love from money, illustrating how far she is willing to go in a game of inheritance and affection.

The mother’s sister, akey figure in the family’s power dynamics. She balances familial duty with the pressure of legacy, contributing to the web of alliances and tensions within the house.

The grandmother who holds the family history and authority. She reveals crucial truths, including the older daughter’s paternity, reframing motives and loyalties for all involved.

The maid who discerns what happened but refuses to be the teller of the tale. She acts as an outside observer who pieces together the events while maintaining a measured distance from the family’s drama.

The police inspector who arrives to investigate the murder after the father’s death, guiding the formal conclusion of the case as secrets surface and the truth emerges.

The seventh woman, a neighbor and former lover of the father, who arrives after a mysterious phone call and becomes stranded by the blizzard. Her presence intensifies the mystery and alters the dynamics among the remaining characters.