But Mr. Boddy threatened to give my wife's name to the House Un-American Activities...

Wadsworth:

When I said that I was Mr. Boddy's butler, this was both true and misleading. I was once his butler. But it was not his untimely death this evening that brought my employment with him to an end. Colonel Mustard:
When did it come to an end? Wadsworth:
When my wife decided to end her life. She, too, was being blackmailed by this odious man who now lies dead before us. He hated my wife for the same reason that He hated all of you. He believed that you were all thoroughly un-American. Mr. Green:
[the table which Mr. Green is leaning against breaks, causing a great crashing sound] [Awkwardly] Mr. Green:
Sorry. Wadsworth:
For some reason, he felt it was inappropriate for a senator to have a corrupt wife; for a doctor to take advantage of his patients; for a wife to emasculate her husband; and, and... so forth. Mr. Green:
But, this is ridiculous; if he was such a patriotic American, why didn't he just report us to the authorities? Wadsworth:
He decided to put his information to good use, and make a little money out of it. What could be more American than that? Professor Plum:
And what was your role in all of this? Wadsworth:
I was a victim, too. At least, my wife was. She had friends who were [pause, beginning to cry] Wadsworth:
socialists. [the guests react, Mrs. Peacock loudly gasping] Wadsworth:
Well, [pausing] Wadsworth:
we all make mistakes. [Mrs. White comforts him with her handkerchief] Wadsworth:
But Mr. Boddy threatened to give my wife's name to the House Un-American Activities Committee unless she named them. She refused. And so he blackmailed her. We had no money. And the price of his silence was that we work for him for nothing. We were slaves