Finally, Mr. Bucket shows that the Lady's maid is actually responsible for the deaths.
The main character does not know of her illegitimate origins, and her mother believes her to be dead. Her father's lawyer, Mr. Tullinghorn, suspects her mother's secret and reveals it before he is mysteriously killed. The mother, Lady Dedlock is under suspicion, yet she too is murdered.  Finally, Mr. Bucket shows that the Lady's maid is actually responsible for the deaths. A secondary plotline of the novel centers on the lawsuit of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce over proper inheritance of family assets. FTP, what is this Charles Dickens novel, in which several of the characters including the heroine, Esther Summerson, live in a "dreary abode?"
The main character does not know of her illegitimate origins, and her mother believes her to be dead.
Bleak House