Clarissa Rochester

Clarissa Rochester was the victim in Death Comes to Lunch (Case #37 of Mysteries of the Past).

Profile
Clarissa was the head of the Bank of Concordia. She had also written the financial advice book, Make a Killing in Shillings. She had short wavy blonde hair. She donned a purple dress with a beige stripe design underneath a black coat. She also wore a pearl necklace with matching earrings and red lipstick.

Murder details
Clarissa was found lying on top of a couch in her salon, with her face green and foam coming out of her mouth and eyes. Per Dick, Clarissa died of poisoning after someone laced her champagne with the extract of a poisonous plant called Weeping Nellie, filing the plant as the murder weapon. Since Viola confirmed that extracting poison from a plant is a delicate task, the coroner deduced that the killer had knowledge of botany.

Killer and motives
The killer turned out to be Clarissa's maid, Francine.

Initially denying involvement, Francine admitted to the crime, stating that she and Clarissa were having a secret romance when the victim dumped her to adopt an orphan. Unable to let her go, she mixed her champagne with a poisonous plant during the luncheon in order to pin the murder on a guest. Judge Lawson sentenced her to 20 years in jail.

Trivia

 * Clarissa is one of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) victims in the game.

Case appearances

 * Death Comes to Lunch (Case #37 of Mysteries of the Past)
 * Stockbroken (Case #38 of Mysteries of the Past; mentioned)
 * The Heart of the Matter (Case #42 of Mysteries of the Past; mentioned)