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Before the beginning of the book, Sam Westing's daughter wanted to marry George Theodorakis but her mom wanted her to marry a politician which made her kill herself by drowing.
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Sam Westing wrote his will in order to get back at his ex-wife for causing his daughter's death.
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Otis delivered letters to a group of people in order for them to be in the Westing Game.
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Turtle gets dared by Judge to go into the mansion and the longer she stays in the mansion, the more she pays her.
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Smoke comes out of Westing's House which caught almost all of the tenants' attention.
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Turtle walks in the mansion and sees the "dead body" of Sam Westing, which made her scream and run away.
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The heirs are told that they can play The Westing Game and win a lot of money but they have to get into pairs and follow clues in order to know who "killed" Sam Westing.
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The pairs get their clues which can help them find the murderer and win. Sydelle also copied the will for extra clues.
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Madame Shin steals from people in order to know more about them so she can see if they aren't are what they say they are.
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Judge Ford decides to throw a party so she can get more clues.
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A bomb goes off in a kitchen and covers it with tomato sauce.
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Another bomb goes off and gets Sydelle injured.
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Angela accidentally blew herself up with fireworks and got herself injured.
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Turtle skips school so she can sell her and Flora's stock for profit.
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Turtle set off a bomb in an elevator to prevent her sister, Angela, of being accused as the bomber.
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Turtle gets sent into trial because she set off a bomb in the elevator.
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Turtle wins the westing game by figuring out that Sam Westing was alive and was the doorman first, which made her get all the inheritance when he truly dies.
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Turtle marries Theo, Angela marries Dr. Deere and ends up having a kid, Crow marries Otis, and Chris marries a professor.
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Judge is now a Supreme Court Justice member, Sydelle moves to Hawaii, Angela becomes a surgeon, and Doug wins an Olympic medal.
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Julian R. Eastman dies in his deathbed next to Turtle, telling her to leave his company under her control when he dies.