This farce concerns the culprit in Lady Godard's murder. A certain detective makes it clear that Lady Godard was murdered by a member of her own family, despite their protests. Regrettably, the services of the detective's bodyguard are required. 
Just as he declared in his letter of warning,
كما أعلن في رسالة تحذيره
Der Mitteilung zufolge
stieg er auf die Bühne hinab,
Tal y como declaró
en una carta de advertencia,
Tal y como declaró
en una carta de advertencia,
Comme annoncé,
il est descendu sur scène,
È disceso sul palco, 
come preannunciato nel suo biglietto,
Assim como declarou
em seu aviso prévio,
Как и обещал, спустился на сцену