The bodies were found when Planter's co-workers at Huntington Hospital became concerned about her absence from work and called police.

WSJ: NY man admits killing woman and her 2-year-old son

Each living room is furnished with a scroll-arm button-tufted couch, butterscotch leather planter's chairs, and a savannah of Persian carpet.

FORBES: Lifestyle Feature

The officers' mess is the local planter's club, founded by the British.

BBC: Magazine

Founded by a famous tea planter, Mr. W. A. Cam Bell (well, that's the club's spelling), it came into being on Aug. 23, 1878 -- and has since had plenty of ups and downs.

CNN: From Our Correspondent: On a Magical Hill

If she's entertaining outside, Ms. Arntsen likes to stick incense into a potted planter.

WSJ: Tricks of the Trade: A Well-Scented Home

The dread downside is the "blowback" in which deceptions planted among one's enemies -- and expected to go no further -- come back to haunt the planter.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy