1 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,604 Subtitling made possible by Acorn Media 2 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,724 [mysterious jazz music] 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:23,329 [music] 4 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,729 Ladies and gentlemen... 5 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,884 When the Russian actress and dancer Natalya Dolzhenko 6 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,811 made Salome in 1908, 7 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,846 she wore a necklace made of magnificent pearls 8 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:11,411 given to her by the czar. 9 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,690 Last week, at an auction in Paris, 10 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:21,809 I paid 300,000 francs for that same pearl necklace. 11 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,084 My wife is going to show it to you now. 12 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,404 [crowd gasping and murmuring] 13 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,327 Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, 14 00:02:45,640 --> 00:02:50,009 our new play premieres here at your beautiful theater 15 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,807 next week, prior to a six-month tour of America. 16 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,163 Yes, Margaret is taking the leading part, 17 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,410 and she will be wearing the czar's pearls 18 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,961 at each and every performance. 19 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,926 Mr. Opalsen, don't the pearls get stolen 20 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:08,406 in the course of the play? 21 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,165 [laughter] 22 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:11,885 Yes, they do. 23 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:13,525 But that's in the play. 24 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,441 They will be under guard 24 hours a day. 25 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:23,163 I think I can promise you that they're not going anywhere. 26 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,046 [applause] 27 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:31,328 Ah. Ah. 28 00:03:31,640 --> 00:03:33,802 And again, please. 29 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,889 Ah. 30 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,366 [coughing] 31 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,205 Thank you. 32 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,526 Well, Doctor? Tell me. 33 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,962 What is your diagnosis? 34 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,005 - Well, essentially... - Yes? 35 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:50,770 You're run down. 36 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,249 Even those famous gray cells of yours 37 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,767 need an occasional rest. 38 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,247 It is true, Mr. Poirot. 39 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,450 You've been taking on much too much recently. 40 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,444 Two weeks' complete rest. 41 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,445 That's the answer. 42 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,287 If I were you, I'd think of getting out of London. 43 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,849 [train whistle blowing] 44 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:19,767 This hotel, Hastings, 45 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,929 it has, I hope, the full central heating. 46 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,567 Well, Miss Lemon said it had all the comforts. 47 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:27,684 Now, where's a cab? 48 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,247 Well, I must say, it's good to be out of London. 49 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,164 Less traffic, for a start. 50 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:33,407 [seagull squawking] 51 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:35,802 Less taxis also, it would appear. 52 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:36,922 Yes. 53 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,282 I know you. 54 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:40,362 It is possible, yes. 55 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,091 Your face been in the paper. 56 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,328 Yes, that is true, on many occasions. 57 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,849 You're Lucky Len, and I claim my ten guineas. 58 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,250 I've got my paper, I said the right words, 59 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:55,322 so where's my money? 60 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:56,527 Please. Do you mind? 61 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,564 Grand Metropolitan Hotel, driver. 62 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:00,729 Right-o, guv. 63 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:06,882 It's a sort of game, Poirot. 64 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,571 The newspaper prints a photograph 65 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:09,887 of this character Lucky Len, 66 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,925 and whoever finds him gets ten guineas. 67 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,124 This holiday, Hastings. 68 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,131 Already, I begin to have the second thoughts. 69 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,010 Your key, Mr. Worthing. 70 00:05:31,280 --> 00:05:32,441 Room 113? 71 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:33,886 Yes, sir. 72 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,766 It's as you requested: on the first floor. 73 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,042 Good. Thank you. 74 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,724 I'll have your bags sent up, sir. 75 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,120 It is most curious, that, Hastings. 76 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,243 Did you not remark? What's what? 77 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,164 The gentleman that just booked in ahead of us. 78 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,444 Honestly, Poirot, you are incorrigible. 79 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:09,921 Mr. Poirot, isn't it? 80 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:11,406 " Yes? 81 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,609 What a great privilege to have you here 82 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,041 at the Grand Metropolitan. 83 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:16,162 Thank you. 84 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:17,248 Boy? 85 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,642 You got a nice sea view here. 86 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,287 Bathroom through there. 87 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,728 Two bedrooms. 88 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:27,968 You going to the race? 89 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:29,127 Oh, we might. 90 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:30,526 I think not. 91 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,849 Laughing Boy in the 4:00, that's my tip. 92 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,849 How about the theater? 93 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:37,884 There's a new show opening this week. 94 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:39,241 I can get you tickets. 95 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,005 Hastings? 96 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:43,203 Well, I reckon you'd enjoy it, sir, 97 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,682 you being a detective and that. 98 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,122 They got a necklace worth a bundle onstage. 99 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:49,606 Yes, I read about that. 100 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,770 Mr. Opalsen, the producer, he's staying here too, 101 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:54,326 him and his wife. 102 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,371 Oh, thank you, sir. 103 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,086 Un moment, s'il vous pla�t. 104 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,450 This Monsieur Opalsen, 105 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,364 would you happen to know which is his room? 106 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:08,681 Poirot. 107 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:10,371 Yes, of course I do, sir. 108 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,762 The Imperial Suite, number 114. 109 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,042 Just here, sir. 110 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,721 Merci. 111 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,004 Ah, here we are, Laughing Boy in the 4:00. 112 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:28,088 Seven to one. 113 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,328 Perhaps I will have a try. 114 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:33,807 Mr. Poirot- 115 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:35,764 - I hope you'll forgive me, Mr. Poirot, 116 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,610 but when I heard that the famous detective 117 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,723 was staying at the hotel, I just had to meet him. 118 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,684 Mr. Poirot, this is Mr. Opalsen, 119 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,007 the producer. 120 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:44,964 Ah, yes, of course. 121 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,730 Monsieur Opalsen. 122 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,729 My associate, Captain Hastings, and myself 123 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,729 have already heard much about your production. 124 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:52,411 Will you join us? 125 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:53,528 Thank you. 126 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,441 Yes, Pearls Before Swine. 127 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,330 It opens tonight. 128 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,927 I'd be honored if you'd come as my guests. 129 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,123 And to the party afterwards? 130 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,085 Oh, that's jolly decent of you. 131 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:09,645 And it is tonight, I think, 132 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,366 that your famous necklace makes also its debut. 133 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,126 Yes, the maid's just taking it to the theater now. 134 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,085 Celestine, show Mr. Poirot the pearls. 135 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:24,685 Well, get them out of the box. 136 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:25,768 I can't, sir. 137 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:27,963 I don't have the key. 138 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,971 Why not, damn it? Where'd you put it? 139 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,561 Mr. Opalsen keeps it, sir. 140 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:34,879 She insists. 141 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,247 Ugh. Security. 142 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:40,404 You carry the necklace on your own? 143 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,131 No, sir. 144 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,971 No, Saunders, my driver, always goes with her. 145 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:46,765 As a matter of fact, he's late. 146 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:51,045 Then perhaps you will permit Captain Hastings and myself 147 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:52,321 to accompany la mademoiselle. 148 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:53,846 Well, that's very kind. 149 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:55,007 Not at all. 150 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:56,691 It is our pleasure, is it not, Hastings? 151 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:58,530 Oh, rather. 152 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:03,646 Margaret? 153 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:05,001 Now, listen, dear. 154 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,011 You'll never guess who I've just met. 155 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:09,122 Yup. 156 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,210 It's Poirot, Hercule Poirot. 157 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,249 He's on his way over now. 158 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:15,368 I know. 159 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:16,602 That's right. 160 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,247 We're going to have to do something. 161 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,641 Mademoiselle, your name of Celestine, 162 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,285 it is French, n'est-ce pas? 163 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,045 My mother was French, sir, 164 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,243 but I've always lived here. 165 00:09:32,560 --> 00:09:35,211 I was hoping to be in the theater myself one day. 166 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:36,362 Ah. 167 00:09:36,680 --> 00:09:38,364 And you have been working with Monsieur Opalsen 168 00:09:38,680 --> 00:09:39,567 for how long? 169 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,569 About two years. 170 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,251 He's not normally so edgy, sir. 171 00:09:43,560 --> 00:09:45,050 It's just when there's a first night. 172 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,243 Have you seen Pearls Before Swine? 173 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:50,723 Only in rehearsal, but it's beautifully written. 174 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,162 I'm sure Mr. Opalsen has nothing to worry- 175 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:54,965 Stop! 176 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:57,963 Stop. 177 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,846 You are Lucky Len of the Daily Echo, 178 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,168 and I claim my ten guineas. 179 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:04,726 No, madame, I am not Len. 180 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,889 And, therefore, for you, I am not lucky. 181 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:08,889 Excuse me. 182 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,322 [stammering] 183 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:21,685 Here we are. 184 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,566 We can go in the back way. 185 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,081 All right, where is it? 186 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:29,282 Let me go! 187 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:30,647 The money. 188 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,410 Look, you'll have it. 189 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:33,759 When? 190 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:34,799 Tomorrow. 191 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:35,687 You said that yesterday. 192 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,928 " No! 193 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,087 Tomorrow. 194 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:41,202 I promise you. 195 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:42,681 Andrew! 196 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,611 Tomorrow, then, or else. 197 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,167 Give me the bag, mademoiselle. 198 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,045 Are you all right? 199 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,322 Fine. 200 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,529 They haven't hurt me. 201 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,723 My God, you're Hercule Poirot, aren't you? 202 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,240 Oui. 203 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,086 It would appear that you are in need of assistance, monsieur. 204 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:05,646 Me? 205 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:07,888 No, no, those are just 206 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,447 what you might call business associates. 207 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,650 It's nothing I can't handle. 208 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,206 This is Andrew Hall, 209 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:16,885 the writer I was telling you about. 210 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:18,764 Ah, Monsieur Hall. 211 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:20,963 So it's your play. 212 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,720 It's Ed Opalsen's play. 213 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,331 He bought it, cut it, rewrote it, 214 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,165 and left me with about 2% of it. 215 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,408 Hence my current difficulties. 216 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,927 Are you sure you're all right? 217 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:33,201 Yes. 218 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:34,681 I have to go in. 219 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,007 I'll come with you. 220 00:11:36,008 --> 00:11:38,128 Thank you, Mr. Poirot. 221 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,368 Mademoiselle. 222 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,045 You know, Hastings, 223 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,846 I begin, I think, to look forward to this play. 224 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:55,770 Glad to hear it. 225 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:57,724 Thank you. 226 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,000 [knocking at door] 227 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:01,725 I'll go. 228 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:03,968 Thank you, Hastings. 229 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,081 Ah. 230 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:09,168 Mr. Poirot? 231 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:10,771 I am Poirot. 232 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:12,849 Ah. 233 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:14,804 My name is Saunders, sir. 234 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,082 Mr. Opalsen's chauffeur. 235 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:18,600 " Yes? 236 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,326 Mr. Opalsen has sent me to take you to the theater, sir, 237 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:22,846 with his compliments. 238 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,691 Thank you. 239 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:30,685 Here he comes. 240 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,450 Mr. Poirot? Mr. Poirot. 241 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,410 Have you been challenged to solve the play, sir? 242 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,006 This I do not believe. Hastings! 243 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,851 Mr. Poirot, how many acts do you think it will take? 244 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,246 Excuse me! 245 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:41,800 It is an outrage, Hastings, 246 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,128 to use Hercule Poirot for the publicity of this play. 247 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:45,208 Absolutely. 248 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,443 It's beginning. 249 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,166 Inspector Drake should be here pretty soon. 250 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,842 Oh, is Inspector Drake really coming here? 251 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,566 I've read so much about him in the newspapers. 252 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:59,968 Oh, yes, Inspector Drake and I have worked together 253 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:01,890 quite a lot recently. 254 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,650 Good luck, my dear. 255 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,127 And you're a mere local sergeant. 256 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,687 Oh, here's Inspector Drake coming now. 257 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,689 Shh! Good evening, sir. 258 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:12,450 My lady will be here presently. 259 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:14,285 Good. I must speak to her at once. 260 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:16,090 My dear inspector. 261 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:17,885 [crowd murmurs] 262 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:19,889 Forgive me, Lady Jane, 263 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,243 but I don't think you should be wearing that. 264 00:13:23,560 --> 00:13:26,564 The necklace? Whyever not? 265 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:31,084 Because the Phantom has sworn to have it, 266 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:37,083 and the Phantom has never once failed. 267 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:39,641 I think it's about time 268 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,161 we made an appearance at the party. 269 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,522 Well, you're not going to wear the pearls? 270 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,326 I'm tired of being upstaged by them. 271 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:48,687 Celestine. 272 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,246 Yes, Mrs. Opalsen. 273 00:13:50,560 --> 00:13:52,801 Is it safe just leaving them there? 274 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,606 Of course. Celestine won't leave the room. 275 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,042 - More champagne? - No, thank you. 276 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:00,924 I don't see why you don't wear the pearls. 277 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:02,281 It's good publicity. 278 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,284 That's all you ever think about. 279 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,523 Now, you heard what I said, didn't you, Celestine? 280 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:07,801 Yes, mum. 281 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,082 I'll have your supper sent up to you. 282 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,362 There. 283 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,121 Come on, then. 284 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,290 Time to play host and hostess. 285 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,365 [jovial band music] 286 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:37,610 [music] 287 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,406 Thank you. 288 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,567 I hope you enjoy the party, sir. 289 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:47,682 Thank you. 290 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,610 Oh, pardon. You will forgive me? 291 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,245 Oh. 292 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:52,721 Thank you very much, sir. 293 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,287 Not at all. 294 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,010 I'll be waiting for you here, sir. 295 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,521 Thank you. 296 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,847 [knocking at door] 297 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:07,087 Who is it? 298 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,328 Maid, mum. Got your supper for you. 299 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,847 One moment. 300 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,159 [door opens] 301 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:14,047 That's very kind of you. 302 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:15,321 All part of the service. 303 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:16,721 Do you want me to carry it in? 304 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,082 Yes, put it over there. 305 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:22,440 All on your own, are you? 306 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:23,682 Yes. 307 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:24,882 That's a shame. 308 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,003 All the rest of them at the party. 309 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:28,327 Tell you what. 310 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,927 I'll sit with you, if you like. 311 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,804 Thank you. 312 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,287 My name's Grace, Grace Wilson. 313 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,887 So how do you like the Grand Metropolitan? 314 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,561 Let us say it was an evening I shall not easily forget. 315 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:44,205 Ah, Mr. Poirot. 316 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:45,559 Excuse me. 317 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:46,846 I'm delighted you could make it. 318 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,282 Monsieur. Madame. 319 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,046 Monsieur Opalsen, at the theater this evening, 320 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:53,890 there were some journalists awaiting me. 321 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,162 This was not, I think, a coincidence. 322 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:57,771 Uh, no. 323 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,442 But a man in my position needs all the publicity he can get. 324 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,842 I bet you'd guessed who'd stolen the pearls 325 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:05,804 by the second interval, Monsieur Poirot. 326 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:07,127 Not at all, madame. 327 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,801 It was a question that ceased to occupy my mind 328 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,128 long before the first. 329 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:13,686 Excuse me. 330 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:17,766 They're not really that bad. 331 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:19,201 Oh, you should try this job. 332 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:20,931 I could tell you a thing or two. 333 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,929 Have you worked here long? 334 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,567 Not here, no... 335 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:48,644 Mr. Poirot. 336 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,570 Hubert Devine. 337 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:52,808 I played the detective, Drake. 338 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,605 Ah, yes, of course. 339 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,884 I found your performance most engaging. 340 00:16:58,160 --> 00:16:59,446 It's a jolly good play. 341 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,001 Yes, I think it's going to be a success. 342 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,601 And just as well. 343 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,360 Dear Ed needs a winner. 344 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,365 Well, three disasters last season. 345 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,411 He only had one success, and that was a revival. 346 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:15,563 Oh, yes. 347 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,802 If Pearls doesn't run, 348 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,811 I'd say he was finished. 349 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,205 I do like these telegrams. 350 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:31,885 They're really nice. 351 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:33,571 They always send them? Mm. 352 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,241 Oh, I need some scissors. 353 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,006 I can get you some, if you like. 354 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,282 No, it's all right; I've got some somewhere. 355 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,762 Oh, I hate sewing. 356 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:47,521 Good night. Thank you. 357 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,040 Did you enjoy yourself, sir? 358 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:50,890 Yes, thank you, Saunders. 359 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,241 But now, you know, the fatigue. 360 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:53,766 Well, it is after midnight. 361 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:55,451 Yes, indeed, Hastings. 362 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,250 Thank you. 363 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:01,879 [door opens] 364 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,120 We're back, Celestine. 365 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:04,322 Everything all right? 366 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,324 Yes, mum. Everything's fine. 367 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,642 What a dreary party. 368 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,890 Well, you weren't exactly glittering yourself, my dear. 369 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,367 And you drank too much. 370 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,250 Why not? I paid for it. 371 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,847 Celestine, my jewelry box. 372 00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:21,327 Yes, mum. 373 00:18:23,360 --> 00:18:26,523 That damn writer Andrew Hall didn't even bother to show up. 374 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,768 I saw him leave the theater. 375 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:29,848 He was avoiding you. 376 00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:31,201 Are you inferring something? 377 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:32,760 No. 378 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,247 Here's the key. 379 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,369 Are you still drinking? 380 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,125 Yes. Do you want one? 381 00:18:43,120 --> 00:18:45,168 Sir? 382 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:47,565 Mrs. Opalsen. 383 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,763 What is it? 384 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,327 The necklace. 385 00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:55,727 I don't understand it. It's not here. 386 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,206 What do you mean, it's not there? 387 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:58,328 It's got to be. 388 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,369 Out of the way. Let me look. 389 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:04,766 For heaven's sake. 390 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,327 Call the police. 391 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,564 Someone has stolen my pearls! 392 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,241 I take it, Monsieur Opalsen, 393 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,245 that you have summoned the police? 394 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,042 Yes, of course. 395 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:28,810 They're sending someone down from London. 396 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:30,650 But that's not good enough. 397 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:32,729 I want you, Mr. Poirot. 398 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:33,922 Ah. 399 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,329 I beg of you. I've got to get them back. 400 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,081 And these pearls, they were, without doubt, 401 00:19:46,360 --> 00:19:47,521 insured? 402 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,725 Well, yes, but- but that's not the point. 403 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,923 The play, Mr. Poirot, 404 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,885 all the publicity about the pearls. 405 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,003 If they aren't returned, I'll be a laughingstock. 406 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:00,645 We have an American tour. 407 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,730 How can we do Pearls Before Swine with no pearls? 408 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,445 Poirot? 409 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:06,568 Excuse me. 410 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,080 Mon cher Hastings? 411 00:20:08,360 --> 00:20:09,566 - The doctor. - Comment? 412 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:13,401 I just think you ought to remember why you're here. 413 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,210 Yes, that is true. 414 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:16,646 But, Hastings- 415 00:20:24,360 --> 00:20:27,204 Monsieur Opalsen, 416 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,730 I regret that Poirot cannot help you in this matter. 417 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,809 What? 418 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,924 I am here 419 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,771 en vacances. 420 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,120 Ah, morning, Poirot. 421 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,528 Bonjour, Chief Inspector Japp. 422 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,329 Imperial Suite, please. 423 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,050 I took the necklace off before the party 424 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,322 and put it in my jewelry box. 425 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,644 And then I put the box in the drawer. 426 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,048 Was the drawer locked? 427 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:15,367 No, it wasn't. 428 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,082 Celestine was here, so I felt there was no need. 429 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,320 How many keys are there to this box, Mrs. Opalsen? 430 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:27,042 Only one, and I keep it with me all the time. 431 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,287 You're sure of that? 432 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,682 It doesn't seem to have been forced. 433 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,167 Of course I'm sure. 434 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,649 There's only ever been one key. 435 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:46,089 I'm going to offer a reward, Chief Inspector, a big one. 436 00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:47,407 You think that'll help? 437 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,643 It may, sir. 438 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,003 So what were you doing when all this was going on? 439 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:58,726 I was doing the sewing, sir. 440 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,970 I only went into the side room... 441 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:06,284 The first time for scissors and later for thread. 442 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,727 Look at the little boats over there. 443 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,890 [upbeat band music] 444 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:19,165 [music] 445 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,204 Oh, cheer up, Poirot. 446 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,249 It is for the best. 447 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:25,449 I have no doubt, Hastings. 448 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,569 Well, you're here for a rest. 449 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,569 If you're going to get involved in another case, 450 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,524 you might just as well have stayed in London. 451 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,290 It is true. 452 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,204 I don't know why you can't just sit back 453 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,409 and enjoy the sea air. 454 00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:42,610 I know you. 455 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:43,722 No, no, no, Hastings. 456 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,081 It is no use. 457 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:46,646 Not to take this case is, for Poirot, 458 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,241 more hard work than to take it. 459 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,202 Saunders, get the car started. 460 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:58,442 I'm in a hurry. 461 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,171 - Monsieur Hall. - What? 462 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:01,965 Oh, um, Mr. Poirot. 463 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:03,241 I'm afraid I can't stop. 464 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:04,925 You've heard, then, about the pearls? 465 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:06,122 Yes. 466 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:07,970 What was it about life imitating art? 467 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:09,127 Serves Ed right. 468 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,051 Anyway, it's not my problem. 469 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:13,401 Monsieur Hall? 470 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,563 I noticed that you were not at the party last night. 471 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,683 Well, I wasn't in a party mood. 472 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:18,961 May I ask where you were? 473 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:20,401 I went for a walk. 474 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,326 Now, if you'll excuse me, I really will be late. 475 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,211 Thank you, Saunders. 476 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,360 I only stayed with her 'cause I felt sorry for her. 477 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,569 So you were alone in the room with the necklace. 478 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,729 Yeah, for about two seconds. 479 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,206 Didn't even know it was there. 480 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,363 Blooming cheek. 481 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:45,920 Chief Inspector? 482 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,282 Ah, hello, Poirot. 483 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:49,601 Excuse us, mademoiselle. 484 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:51,325 Thought you were sitting this one out. 485 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,768 - Well- - No, no, no, no, no, no. 486 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,202 So how goes the investigation? 487 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:57,362 Pretty routine. 488 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:58,920 Have you got any more questions? 489 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:00,167 I've got a ton of work. 490 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:01,805 Oh, no, that's all right, Miss Wilson. 491 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,287 That's all for now. 492 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:07,847 Grace Wilson. 493 00:24:08,120 --> 00:24:09,565 Been with the hotel a couple of months. 494 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:13,447 Barmaid before that, Dog and Duck in Holborn. 495 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,081 She took that girl Celestine her supper. 496 00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:18,806 First floor, please. 497 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,287 So tell me, Chief Inspector. 498 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,887 What is it that you have so far found out? 499 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,282 Grace Wilson or Celestine. 500 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:33,841 The hotel maid or the ladies' maid. 501 00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:35,690 Seems to me it's got to be one of them. 502 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:38,281 A necklace in a box within a chest, Chief Inspector, 503 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:39,806 and only one key? 504 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,686 It is as a magical trick. 505 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:54,922 The necklace, it was in this drawer? 506 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,406 That's right. 507 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,005 And this door? 508 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:02,441 Oh, that leads to the maid's room. 509 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,001 That's where Celestine went to get the scissors and thread. 510 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,726 Leaving Grace alone in the room. 511 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,651 Tell me, Hastings, how long do you think 512 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,445 it would have taken Mademoiselle Celestine 513 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,569 to retrieve the scissors from that room? 514 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,127 Oh, I don't know. 20 seconds? 515 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,129 20 seconds. 516 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,322 And for how much of that time 517 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,449 would she have been out of this room? 518 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,808 Four or five seconds at the most. 519 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,321 Exactement. 520 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,367 And for Mademoiselle Grace Wilson 521 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,364 to open this drawer, remove the box, 522 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,125 somehow to unlock it, open the box, 523 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,323 take out the necklace, close the box, 524 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:38,846 and return it? 525 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:40,963 Well, she couldn't possibly have had time. 526 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,890 I do not think so. 527 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:44,810 Right. 528 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:46,844 Excuse me. 529 00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:48,884 Where are you going, Chief Inspector? 530 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:53,563 I think it's about time I had Miss Celestine searched. 531 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,244 Can't imagine why they didn't lock it. 532 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,891 This drawer runs easily, Hastings. 533 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,127 But not this one. 534 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,164 C'est interessant. 535 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,966 I wonder... 536 00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:32,603 Well, that must interconnect with the room next door. 537 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,121 It is bolted. 538 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,207 Bolted on both sides. 539 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:46,650 But, Hastings, we know who it is who occupies this room. 540 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,729 Room 113? 541 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:49,808 Oui. 542 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,721 His name, I think, was Mr. Worthing. 543 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,081 That's right, sir. 544 00:26:55,360 --> 00:26:56,327 He was an American gent. 545 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:57,641 He only stayed the night. 546 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,082 Left this morning. 547 00:27:00,360 --> 00:27:02,203 You saw him depart? 548 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:03,362 Oh, no, sir. 549 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,364 Carried his own luggage. 550 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:07,887 Must have left at the crack of dawn. 551 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:11,562 You did not, by chance, see him yesterday evening? 552 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,286 No, sir. 553 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,728 I can tell you who I did see, though, sir. 554 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,685 Well, it was just as I was leaving. 555 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,406 Well, I don't want to talk out of turn, sir, 556 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,008 but, well, if there's a reward and all that, well... 557 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:27,850 Please to continue. 558 00:27:28,120 --> 00:27:29,042 Yeah. 559 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,004 Well, that writer, Mr. Hall, 560 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,567 he was hanging around outside the hotel. 561 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:37,925 Must have been about 11:00. 562 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,123 - Outside? - Yes, sir. 563 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:48,569 Would he have been near to the window 564 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:50,365 of Monsieur and Madame Opalsen? 565 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:53,524 Well, yes, sir. 566 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,689 Right under it. 567 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,281 Thank you. 568 00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:11,521 Well. 569 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,565 Now, here's something that shouldn't be here. 570 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,443 That's a duplicate key to the jewel box. 571 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:31,207 We found it hidden in the hem of Celestine's petticoat. 572 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,409 Sounds pretty conclusive. 573 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:34,926 But what about the necklace? 574 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:36,042 No sign of that yet. 575 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:37,890 Going up, ladies and gentlemen. 576 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,881 But if you say her boyfriend was seen 577 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,561 outside the hotel last night... 578 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,640 Monsieur Hall? He was here, yes. 579 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,649 Yes, well, that explains it, doesn't it? 580 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:53,365 Explains what? 581 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:55,125 How she got the necklace out of the hotel. 582 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:56,287 She couldn't leave the room, 583 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:58,045 so she simply dropped it out of the window, 584 00:28:58,320 --> 00:28:59,287 and he was there to catch it. 585 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,284 You have arrested Mademoiselle Celestine? 586 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,729 Yes, and the sooner we find Andrew Hall, the better. 587 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:11,806 Ah, Mr. Saunders. 588 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:13,923 We want a word with you. 589 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,366 I hear you've already solved the case, sir. 590 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,047 Never mind about that. Have you seen Mr. Hall? 591 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:24,651 Mr. Hall, sir? 592 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,048 I drove him to the race course. 593 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:28,845 Is he in some sort of trouble, sir? 594 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,281 He could be in a lot of trouble. 595 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:31,886 Why do you ask? 596 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:36,563 Well, he did seem a little anxious. 597 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,046 I'm not surprised. 598 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,607 Have you any idea where we might find him? 599 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:44,726 Well, he always places his bets with the same man, 600 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:46,809 Harry Wax. 601 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,730 Harry Wax? 602 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:51,891 He's a bookie, sir. 603 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,130 Just the sort of place I'd expect him to go. 604 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:16,606 What do you mean, Chief Inspector? 605 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,166 A race course. 606 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,807 This is where you'll find every criminal element, Poirot. 607 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:22,969 And what better place to do this kind of business 608 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:24,605 than in the middle of a crowd? 609 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:25,927 I only hope we're not too late. 610 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:27,440 We've got all the entrances covered? 611 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:28,807 - Yes, sir. - Right. 612 00:30:28,808 --> 00:30:29,889 You lot come with me, 613 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:32,049 and keep your eyes out for a bookie called Harry Wax. 614 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:33,367 All right, come on, lads. 615 00:30:33,368 --> 00:30:34,813 Hastings, this is wrong. 616 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,401 To Poirot, it makes no sense. 617 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,963 45, 50. 618 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,811 55, 60. 619 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:47,844 Next race is the... 620 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,441 Take six to four, This Favorite, 621 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,047 and four to one Balwon. 622 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:54,970 Take six to... 623 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,604 Take six to four- 624 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:03,804 [man talking over loudspeaker] 625 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:07,721 [people talking] 626 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:15,806 - You Harry Wax? - Yeah. 627 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:17,286 Is there a tall, blond-haired chap 628 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:18,726 made a bet this morning? 629 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:24,649 Poirot! 630 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,845 There's Mr. Worthing. I could have sworn it. 631 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,126 Oi! 632 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:35,285 There he is! 633 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,604 [dramatic music] 634 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:39,881 Halt! 635 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:45,724 [music] 636 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,606 You can't come in here. 637 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:52,448 Stop him! Stop him! 638 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,009 Get him! 639 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,648 Come on. 640 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:06,450 Right. Get him in the car. 641 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,125 All right, in the car. Come on. 642 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,448 I'm afraid we got to him just too late. 643 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:12,762 But we found this and this. 644 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:13,927 The pearls. 645 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:15,725 No, just the pouch they were kept in. 646 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:16,922 Empty- 647 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:20,124 - So what's happened to the pearls? 648 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,528 You've got it all wrong, Chief Inspector. 649 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:59,327 Ah, so I suppose you won this lot on a horse, did you? 650 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:00,846 Yes. 651 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:02,963 Laughing Boy came in at seven to one. 652 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:05,527 Then why did you try and run for it when you saw me? 653 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:07,768 I owe money. 654 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:09,405 I've had a bad run 655 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:11,449 and fell in with some pretty bad company. 656 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:13,171 Well, you saw what they were like 657 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:14,362 outside the theater. 658 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,205 Yes. 659 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,446 I didn't know who you were, so... 660 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:25,130 How do you explain this? 661 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:33,568 I can't. 662 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:34,887 I've never seen it before. 663 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:36,127 It was in your pocket. 664 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:39,051 Then somebody must have put it there. 665 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:41,288 Chief Inspector? 666 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,728 Monsieur Hall. 667 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,607 Why did you not go to the party of Monsieur Opalsen? 668 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,211 I've told you. 669 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,010 I went for a walk. 670 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:58,285 And your walk took you back to the Grand Metropolitan Hotel. 671 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:02,722 Yes. 672 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:09,962 I wanted to see Celestine. 673 00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:11,526 I just needed to be with her. 674 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:17,682 But then, when I saw she wasn't alone, 675 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:21,009 I went to bed. 676 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,124 Mr. Poirot, you've got to believe me. 677 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,562 I'd never seen that key before. 678 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:33,966 Someone must have hidden it there. 679 00:34:34,240 --> 00:34:36,925 Now, now, now, now, now, mon petit. 680 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,567 Tell me, about Monsieur Hall, 681 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:42,081 you know of his gambling? 682 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:43,930 Yes. 683 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,761 I've tried to stop him, but it's no good. 684 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:49,883 It's like a disease. 685 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:51,207 And you are aware, mademoiselle, 686 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:52,851 that for the return of these pearls, 687 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:56,010 Monsieur Opalsen is offering a reward most substantial? 688 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,089 Yes. 689 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,603 But I didn't take them, Mr. Poirot, I swear to you. 690 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,724 But nobody else came into the room while you were there. 691 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:08,201 No, 692 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,363 only the hotel maid. 693 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,728 Tell me, Mademoiselle Celestine. 694 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,322 Monsieur Hall, how did you first meet? 695 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,408 It was at the theater. 696 00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:24,087 One of Mr. Opalsen's productions. 697 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,283 An Oscar Wilde. 698 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,602 Lady Windermere's Fan? 699 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,804 No. 700 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,243 It was The Importance of Being Earnest. 701 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,290 Of course. 702 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,041 [telephone rings] 703 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,005 Hastings, I must contact the good Miss Lemon in London. 704 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:49,319 What for? 705 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:50,924 This case, Hastings, I begin to see the light. 706 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:52,167 I don't understand. 707 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:53,771 You heard what the young lady said. 708 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:54,848 Oscar Wilde? 709 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:56,770 Exactement. 710 00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:00,089 Hastings, there is work to be done. 711 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,729 Left to get married about six months ago. 712 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:26,331 Really? 713 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:29,530 [lilting carnival music] 714 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,644 [music] 715 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:35,002 [bell rings] 716 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:43,650 Good shooting, Chief Inspector. 717 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:45,331 I used to go out on Isleworth Marshes 718 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:46,801 when I was a boy. 719 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:48,764 Some things you never forget. 720 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,168 Well, I must say, it's nice to have an evening off. 721 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:52,680 What's Poirot up to, then? 722 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:53,802 Thinking. 723 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:55,127 Oh. 724 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:56,970 This was meant to be a rest, you know. 725 00:36:57,240 --> 00:37:00,881 Heaven knows what Miss Lemon's going to say when she arrives. 726 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:02,047 Hello, sir. 727 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,731 Evening, Chief Inspector. 728 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,411 Hello, Miss Wilson. 729 00:37:05,720 --> 00:37:07,324 It's nice to see the police is human too. 730 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:09,802 That for your little boy? 731 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:10,922 Yes. 732 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,281 I'm glad I ran into you. 733 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:14,090 There's something I was wanting to tell you. 734 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:15,361 Oh, yes? What's that? 735 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,684 Well, it may not mean nothing, but it's that writer. 736 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:19,961 What about him? 737 00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:22,641 Well, I saw him in Mr. Opalsen's room 738 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:24,809 day before that necklace got swiped. 739 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:26,286 He was there when I did the cleaning. 740 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:27,931 Said he was looking for something, 741 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:29,406 but I don't know. 742 00:37:29,720 --> 00:37:30,562 Anyway... 743 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:33,241 The day before. 744 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,009 Mr. Poirot? 745 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:47,930 Ah, Miss Lemon. 746 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:49,440 Allow me to take your case. 747 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:51,569 Thank you. 748 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:00,643 Good morning, Miss Lemon. 749 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,124 I thought this was meant to be a holiday, 750 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:06,447 Captain Hastings. 751 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,728 I'll talk to you later. 752 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,048 Poirot? 753 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:17,690 What are you up to, Poirot? 754 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:21,089 Chief Inspector, you must make an immediate arrest. 755 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,283 I've already made an arrest, thank you very much. 756 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:25,170 Chief Inspector, what if this case 757 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,761 was not just a question of theft but of fraud? 758 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:31,010 And what also if the pearls of the czar 759 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:33,442 did not exist? 760 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:35,524 There's Mr. Opalsen. 761 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:37,609 Can we have a statement, please, sir? 762 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:38,722 Can we have a statement? 763 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:40,206 Make a statement, Chief Inspector. 764 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:42,045 Mr. Opalsen? 765 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:43,321 Poirot! 766 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:45,324 How dare you? 767 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:46,801 But, Monsieur Opalsen, 768 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:51,802 a man in your position needs all the publicity he can get. 769 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:53,887 Mr. Opalsen. 770 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:55,525 Could you tell us what's going on, sir? 771 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:57,404 Following our investigations, we discovered 772 00:38:57,720 --> 00:38:59,290 that the necklace that was stolen was a fake. 773 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:00,806 There never were any real pearls. 774 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:02,320 You mean he did it for the insurance, 775 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:03,402 Chief Inspector? 776 00:39:03,720 --> 00:39:05,290 We are now investigating the possibility 777 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:06,567 of an insurance fraud. 778 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:08,251 That's all I can tell you for the present. 779 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:09,368 Thank you. 780 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:10,841 One more question, sir. 781 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:12,645 What made you think the pearls were fake? 782 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:14,251 [reporters clamoring] 783 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,927 - Mr. Opalsen? - Mr. Opalsen. 784 00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:26,083 Oh, yes, Inspector Drake and I have worked together 785 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:27,441 quite a lot recently. 786 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,125 Oh, here's Inspector Drake coming now. 787 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:31,209 Shh! Shh! Good evening, sir. 788 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:33,363 My lady will be here presently. 789 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:35,330 My dear Inspector. 790 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:37,165 Forgive me, Lady Jane, 791 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,841 but I don't think you should be wearing that. 792 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:42,964 [laughter] 793 00:39:43,240 --> 00:39:44,241 The necklace? 794 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:45,925 Whyever not? 795 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:50,091 Because the Phantom has sworn he'll have it. 796 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:51,441 [laughter] 797 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:55,765 And the Phantom has never once failed. 798 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:57,451 Poirot. 799 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:00,286 Why did you want to see the play again? 800 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:03,888 Tomorrow the play travels to New York, mon ami. 801 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:05,207 " Yes? 802 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:07,249 Miss Lemon has yet to see a performance. 803 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:08,527 Shh! 804 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:10,609 I mean to have him. 805 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,451 [laughter] 806 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:23,647 Good night, sir. 807 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:41,081 What are we doing here, Poirot? 808 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,647 The play is finished. 809 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:47,447 The play, it has finished, yes, Hastings. 810 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:50,764 But there is still one more act. 811 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:52,087 I don't understand. 812 00:40:52,088 --> 00:40:53,692 Ah, mon cher Hastings, 813 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:55,803 the pearls so celebrated of the czar, 814 00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:58,287 where do you think a market could be found for them? 815 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:00,204 Well, I don't know. 816 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:01,965 Somewhere on the Continent, I suppose. 817 00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:03,651 No, no, no, Hastings. 818 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,321 And that is what Miss Lemon discovered for me in London. 819 00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:08,085 They're just too well known over here. 820 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:09,327 No one would touch them. 821 00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:11,210 In America, then? 822 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:12,760 Exactement. 823 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:14,724 And with everyone searching for them, 824 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,401 what would be the best way to smuggle them abroad? 825 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:27,967 Well, of course, in among the scenery and props 826 00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:29,048 for the play. 827 00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:30,321 Oui. 828 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,244 You mean they're here somewhere? 829 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:33,368 Oui. 830 00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:34,442 Well, where? 831 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:36,524 And who put them here? 832 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:38,404 This case, it has been most curious, 833 00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:40,085 n'est-ce pas, Chief Inspector? 834 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:43,807 From the start, there were only two people 835 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:45,684 who could possibly have stolen those pearls 836 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:47,200 of Monsieur Opalsen: 837 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:50,126 Mademoiselle Celestine 838 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:54,086 or Mademoiselle Grace Wilson, the hotel maid. 839 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:55,566 Well, it must have been Celestine. 840 00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:56,682 She had the key. 841 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,644 It was sewn into her petticoat. 842 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:00,968 It has always puzzled me, that, Hastings. 843 00:42:01,240 --> 00:42:02,366 Why keep the key? 844 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:04,648 It was so needless, so clumsy. 845 00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:06,684 Are you saying it was planted? 846 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:08,086 Yes, of course. 847 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:11,170 Well, if it wasn't Celestine, it must have been Grace. 848 00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:13,647 But we know that she didn't have time to take the pearls. 849 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:14,762 You said so yourself. 850 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:16,610 It is a riddle, is it not, Hastings? 851 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:18,530 So which of them was it? 852 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:29,043 Let us imagine. 853 00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:32,961 Mademoiselle Grace Wilson is in the room of Monsieur Opalsen. 854 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:35,884 She is there only to be friendly. 855 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:37,127 I can get you some, if you like. 856 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:38,287 No, it's all right. 857 00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,045 The moment that Mademoiselle Celestine 858 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:41,765 leaves the room to retrieve the scissors, 859 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:44,361 as quick as a flash, she acts. 860 00:42:53,560 --> 00:42:55,847 She was able to execute the theft of the pearls 861 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:57,645 in an instant, 862 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:00,605 because she did not need to unlock the box herself. 863 00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:03,690 She had in the adjoining room an accomplice 864 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:05,450 with a duplicate key, 865 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:10,971 and it was he who removed the pouch and the pearls. 866 00:43:13,120 --> 00:43:16,010 Mr. Worthing. 867 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:19,011 Exactement, Hastings. 868 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,044 And when Mademoiselle Celestine leaves the room 869 00:43:21,320 --> 00:43:23,846 for the second time, this time for some thread, 870 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:27,966 the box, it is returned in exactly the same manner. 871 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:35,764 Only now, the necklace, it has gone. 872 00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:38,964 And I suppose it was this mysterious Mr. Worthing 873 00:43:39,240 --> 00:43:42,289 who hid the key in Celestine's petticoat. 874 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:45,410 He or his accomplice, Chief Inspector, yes. 875 00:43:45,720 --> 00:43:48,769 But it was definitely Monsieur Worthing 876 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:50,565 who placed into the pocket of Monsieur Hall 877 00:43:50,840 --> 00:43:54,128 the pouch which was empty. 878 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:55,439 Poirot! 879 00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:56,519 That's right. 880 00:43:56,520 --> 00:43:57,646 I saw him at the race course. 881 00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:00,287 There's Mr. Worthing. I could have sworn it. 882 00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:02,011 But who is he? 883 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,726 Who is this Mr. Worthing? 884 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:14,610 [whispers] Mr. Poirot. 885 00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:16,689 Shh. 886 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:22,763 Shh. Wait there. 887 00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:43,084 [dramatic music] 888 00:44:43,360 --> 00:44:47,410 [music] 889 00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:51,405 It is a pleasure to meet you at last, 890 00:44:51,720 --> 00:44:53,245 Mr. Worthing. 891 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:02,728 Saunders. 892 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,402 Let go! 893 00:45:07,720 --> 00:45:09,404 Get off me! I done nothing wrong! 894 00:45:09,720 --> 00:45:11,563 Let go of me! 895 00:45:11,840 --> 00:45:14,127 Oh, God. 896 00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:26,324 You bloody fool. 897 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,165 I told you we shouldn't ought to have come. 898 00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:31,364 But I think it is too late for that, Madame Saunders. 899 00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:33,887 Madame -what, you mean they're married? 900 00:45:34,160 --> 00:45:35,924 Yes, of course, Chief Inspector. 901 00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:38,168 It was that that Miss Lemon discovered for me 902 00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:39,646 at the Dog and the Duck in Holborn. 903 00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:41,160 Grace Saunders. 904 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:43,681 The landlord remembered her well. 905 00:45:43,960 --> 00:45:46,281 But why the disguise? 906 00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:48,841 Ah, Hastings. 907 00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:51,441 How else could Monsieur Saunders reserve for himself 908 00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:53,967 a room next door to Monsieur Opalsen? 909 00:45:54,240 --> 00:45:58,086 He had to assume a new identity. 910 00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:00,931 How could you possibly know? 911 00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:04,966 As ever, Monsieur, it was the little details, 912 00:46:05,240 --> 00:46:06,890 the matters of no consequence 913 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:09,208 that caught the attention of Poirot. 914 00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:12,967 You will recall, Hastings, on the night of the theft, 915 00:46:13,240 --> 00:46:14,446 that I remarked on some white powder 916 00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:16,603 on the sleeve of Monsieur Saunders. 917 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:18,291 Pardon. You will forgive me? 918 00:46:18,600 --> 00:46:20,011 [chuckles] 919 00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:22,123 I thought it was talcum powder. 920 00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:24,607 - Thank you very much, sir. - Not at all. 921 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:26,370 No, Hastings, it was not the talcum powder. 922 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:29,251 It was the French chalk, which cabinetmaker use 923 00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:31,722 to let the drawers made of wood run more smoothly 924 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:34,571 and with which Monsieur Worthing prepared beforehand 925 00:46:34,840 --> 00:46:37,411 the drawer containing the pearls. 926 00:46:39,560 --> 00:46:42,006 But I was suspicious of Mr. Worthing 927 00:46:42,280 --> 00:46:43,406 long before this. 928 00:46:43,720 --> 00:46:45,131 Your key, Mr. Worthing. 929 00:46:45,400 --> 00:46:46,367 When Hastings and myself, 930 00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:48,523 we first came to the Grand Metropolitan Hotel, 931 00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:50,529 there was a man at the desk. 932 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:54,122 He was elderly. He must walk with a stick. 933 00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:55,640 Thank you. 934 00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:58,924 But when he goes to his room, which is on the first floor, 935 00:46:59,200 --> 00:47:02,283 he proceeds not to the lift that is waiting, no, 936 00:47:02,600 --> 00:47:05,171 but to the staircase. 937 00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:13,562 It was a performance, Monsieur, 938 00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:18,004 but a performance that, to Poirot, did not ring true. 939 00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:21,885 Damn you. 940 00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:23,161 That's enough of that. 941 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:24,851 Take him away. 942 00:47:34,240 --> 00:47:35,162 One thing, Poirot. 943 00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:37,090 I know you were waiting for them, 944 00:47:37,360 --> 00:47:38,646 but why did you think they'd come here? 945 00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:41,241 They came here, Hastings, to retrieve the necklace. 946 00:47:41,560 --> 00:47:43,801 I see. 947 00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:47,689 Where is the necklace? 948 00:47:47,960 --> 00:47:49,769 The necklace, Hastings? 949 00:47:50,040 --> 00:47:53,362 It is, I think... 950 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:17,602 Voila. 951 00:48:22,920 --> 00:48:24,922 Damn Poirot! 952 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:28,090 You mean that bloody little man set me up? 953 00:48:28,360 --> 00:48:29,885 It's your own fault. 954 00:48:30,160 --> 00:48:31,446 You tried to use him. 955 00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:33,444 But, Margaret, what about the pearls? 956 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:35,649 Don't worry. 957 00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:40,209 That "bloody little man" got them back. 958 00:48:49,120 --> 00:48:52,329 So you made up the story about the fake pearls 959 00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:53,880 to smoke out the thieves. 960 00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:55,127 Hmm. 961 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:57,368 So now you learn the plot of your next play, 962 00:48:57,680 --> 00:48:59,091 Monsieur Hall. 963 00:48:59,360 --> 00:49:01,727 Yes, I told to them that the necklace, it was false, 964 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:04,526 because I knew that they would then have to examine it. 965 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:05,926 We're all packed, Mr. Poirot. 966 00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:07,247 Thank you, Miss Lemon. 967 00:49:07,560 --> 00:49:09,050 The reward, Mr. Poirot. 968 00:49:09,320 --> 00:49:10,367 It should be yours. 969 00:49:10,368 --> 00:49:11,858 Why have you given it to me? 970 00:49:12,120 --> 00:49:13,201 Because, Mademoiselle, 971 00:49:13,520 --> 00:49:16,524 it was you who told to me the title of the play 972 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:19,167 The Importance of Being Earnest. 973 00:49:19,440 --> 00:49:21,568 And there is in that play a character 974 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:24,127 that is very well known who is called... 975 00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:25,447 Jack Worthing. 976 00:49:25,448 --> 00:49:26,282 C'est �a. 977 00:49:26,600 --> 00:49:28,762 And it was then that I saw the light. 978 00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:33,364 So the reward, I think, must be for you. 979 00:49:36,760 --> 00:49:39,730 Miss Lemon? Hastings? 980 00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:52,925 So much for your holiday, Mr. Poirot. 981 00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:55,043 But, Miss Lemon, I feel completely refreshed. 982 00:49:55,320 --> 00:49:57,402 Even so, this wasn't what the doctor ordered. 983 00:49:57,720 --> 00:50:01,406 Daily Echo! Daily Echo! 984 00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:06,884 You are Lucky Len of the Daily Echo, 985 00:50:07,160 --> 00:50:09,686 and I claim my ten guineas. 986 00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:12,440 You're right. I was Lucky Len. 987 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:14,728 But I'm sorry; I got fired this morning. 988 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,082 Fired? Why? 989 00:50:17,360 --> 00:50:19,044 Too many people were recognizing me. 990 00:50:19,320 --> 00:50:21,971 The paper decided it must be my face. 991 00:50:22,240 --> 00:50:24,288 It's too common. 992 00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:25,639 Common? 993 00:50:25,640 --> 00:50:26,527 That's what they said. 994 00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:28,450 Bit of a cheek, if you ask me. 995 00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:29,602 But there you are. 996 00:50:29,880 --> 00:50:31,086 They are wrong, mon ami. 997 00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:33,647 You have a face that is most distinguished. 998 00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:37,641 You have no need to work for this newspaper. 999 00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:40,002 You have a face of a great man. 1000 00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:41,281 You think so? 1001 00:50:41,600 --> 00:50:42,647 Oh, yes. 1002 00:50:42,920 --> 00:50:45,764 I know it. 1003 00:50:53,560 --> 00:50:56,723 Subtitling made possible by Acorn Media