1 00:01:21,626 --> 00:01:24,459 [ Hoofbeats ] 2 00:01:34,042 --> 00:01:37,000 I'm not sure we should expect to see each other again. 3 00:01:37,167 --> 00:01:38,500 I couldn't bear that. 4 00:01:38,709 --> 00:01:39,917 I have to see you again. 5 00:01:40,751 --> 00:01:42,375 Please. 6 00:01:44,459 --> 00:01:46,084 God, you're so beautiful. 7 00:01:47,376 --> 00:01:48,875 Ahmed. 8 00:01:51,042 --> 00:01:52,084 I'm married. 9 00:01:52,251 --> 00:01:53,459 No! No! No! 10 00:01:56,167 --> 00:01:57,917 All right, everybody. Cut. 11 00:01:58,084 --> 00:01:59,292 Cut. 12 00:01:59,917 --> 00:02:01,542 REEDBURN: Will someone please tell me 13 00:02:01,709 --> 00:02:03,417 what these actors are meant to be doing? 14 00:02:03,584 --> 00:02:05,084 I'm wrong! I must be wrong! 15 00:02:05,667 --> 00:02:07,375 I thought this was a love scene! 16 00:02:08,542 --> 00:02:09,584 My dear Valerie, 17 00:02:09,751 --> 00:02:12,417 you are not discussing the weather with this man. 18 00:02:12,584 --> 00:02:16,500 You are about to commit adultery with him! 19 00:02:18,959 --> 00:02:21,584 Make a big pause before you say, "I'm married. " 20 00:02:22,501 --> 00:02:24,042 "Ahmed." Count to five. 21 00:02:24,876 --> 00:02:26,417 You turn, then say your line. 22 00:02:27,792 --> 00:02:30,000 Okay? Let's see it. 23 00:02:43,126 --> 00:02:44,959 Ahmed. 24 00:02:47,292 --> 00:02:49,167 � I'm married. � REEDBURN: No, darling. 25 00:02:49,334 --> 00:02:50,584 Can you count to five? 26 00:02:51,376 --> 00:02:52,167 I did. 27 00:02:52,334 --> 00:02:54,084 REEDBURN: Count to 10, then. 28 00:02:54,751 --> 00:02:57,250 This is no hide-and-seek counting, my dear. 29 00:02:58,584 --> 00:03:01,584 One...two...three... four...five... 30 00:03:03,626 --> 00:03:06,209 six...seven...eight... nine...ten! 31 00:03:06,376 --> 00:03:07,500 You got it?! 32 00:03:16,417 --> 00:03:19,500 [ Vehicle approaches ] 33 00:03:20,292 --> 00:03:21,292 Good morning. 34 00:03:21,459 --> 00:03:24,750 Captain Hastings and M. Poirot, guests of Bunny Saunders. 35 00:03:25,084 --> 00:03:26,292 Ah, yes. 36 00:03:26,751 --> 00:03:29,375 Very young, of course, to be directing his first picture. 37 00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:32,000 But what a break, getting Valerie Saintclair to star. 38 00:03:32,167 --> 00:03:34,792 POIROT: Yes. Films are very boring, Hastings. 39 00:03:35,251 --> 00:03:37,542 But the actors who are paid to deceive us, 40 00:03:37,751 --> 00:03:39,792 now, they are interesting, huh? 41 00:03:41,709 --> 00:03:45,292 [ Indistinct talking ] 42 00:03:46,251 --> 00:03:48,334 Quiet on the set! 43 00:03:51,292 --> 00:03:52,500 Red-line bell. 44 00:03:53,209 --> 00:03:54,417 [ Bell rings ] 45 00:03:57,042 --> 00:03:58,959 Roll camera. 46 00:03:59,959 --> 00:04:01,917 � 218, take 11. � [ Clack ] 47 00:04:02,667 --> 00:04:03,792 Action. 48 00:04:05,042 --> 00:04:06,750 What was that Ahmed doing here? 49 00:04:07,834 --> 00:04:09,459 He's come to see to the horses. 50 00:04:09,792 --> 00:04:11,334 Oh, that's his excuse, is it? 51 00:04:14,417 --> 00:04:15,875 Is that not Ralph Walton? 52 00:04:17,126 --> 00:04:19,042 He was a big star before the talkies. 53 00:04:19,209 --> 00:04:21,375 � Shh. � RALPH:... with the horses. 54 00:04:21,542 --> 00:04:22,750 Spends too much -- 55 00:04:24,042 --> 00:04:26,209 Spends too much time hanging around -- 56 00:04:27,209 --> 00:04:29,167 hanging around here, if you ask me. 57 00:04:29,417 --> 00:04:30,334 Oh, Bernard, he doesn't! 58 00:04:30,501 --> 00:04:32,125 I'm sorry, dear boy. I'm dry. 59 00:04:32,501 --> 00:04:34,417 � The old brain buzz is gone. � Cut. Cut. 60 00:04:34,584 --> 00:04:37,209 All right, everyone, let's take a short break. 61 00:04:37,376 --> 00:04:38,959 [ Indistinct talking ] 62 00:04:40,292 --> 00:04:44,042 [ Bell rings ] 63 00:04:45,667 --> 00:04:46,875 Going. Going. 64 00:04:47,584 --> 00:04:49,209 I don't want to hear anything more. 65 00:04:49,376 --> 00:04:52,334 � Mr. Reedburn -- � And now, you understand? 66 00:04:53,917 --> 00:04:55,125 Bunny. 67 00:04:55,292 --> 00:04:56,875 Arthur, old love, glad you could make it. 68 00:04:57,042 --> 00:04:58,000 Wonderful to see you. 69 00:04:58,167 --> 00:05:00,917 May I introduce my good friend M. Hercule Poirot? 70 00:05:01,292 --> 00:05:02,542 Enchant�, monsieur. 71 00:05:02,709 --> 00:05:04,209 Miss Deloy, I want to see Miss Saintclair 72 00:05:04,376 --> 00:05:05,917 in my office immediately. 73 00:05:06,084 --> 00:05:07,209 Yes, Mr. Reedburn. 74 00:05:10,251 --> 00:05:12,459 Poirot, I must apologize for Reedburn. 75 00:05:13,334 --> 00:05:14,834 He's the head of the studio. 76 00:05:15,251 --> 00:05:16,459 No matter. 77 00:05:16,792 --> 00:05:18,209 He is obviously a busy man. 78 00:05:19,126 --> 00:05:21,959 Yes. He's just instructed me to sack Ralph Walton. 79 00:05:22,542 --> 00:05:23,584 HASTINGS: Good God. 80 00:05:23,751 --> 00:05:25,667 BUNNY: The truth is, old Ralph is past his best. 81 00:05:25,834 --> 00:05:27,125 But get him on a good day, 82 00:05:27,334 --> 00:05:29,750 and you won't find a better actor anywhere. 83 00:05:30,126 --> 00:05:31,542 I suppose I've got to do it. 84 00:05:31,709 --> 00:05:33,417 Reedburn really hates him. 85 00:05:34,376 --> 00:05:36,250 Please forgive me for just one... 86 00:05:36,959 --> 00:05:38,209 What a terrible thing. 87 00:05:38,376 --> 00:05:39,584 Ah, M. Poirot. 88 00:05:41,084 --> 00:05:42,917 Good morning, Your Highness. 89 00:05:43,167 --> 00:05:45,917 Oh, Paul, please, after all you did for my family. 90 00:05:47,542 --> 00:05:48,750 Oh, not at all. 91 00:05:50,042 --> 00:05:52,209 And what brings you to Parade Studios? 92 00:05:52,501 --> 00:05:53,959 Sheer good fortune, eh. 93 00:05:54,167 --> 00:05:55,917 My associate, Captain Hastings... 94 00:05:56,084 --> 00:05:57,125 How do you do? 95 00:05:57,292 --> 00:05:59,625 ...and your director are very old friends. 96 00:05:59,792 --> 00:06:01,417 Oh, excellent. Well, welcome. 97 00:06:01,584 --> 00:06:02,834 POIROT: Thank you. 98 00:06:03,001 --> 00:06:04,709 [ Indistinct shouting ] 99 00:06:05,042 --> 00:06:06,959 VALERIE: You treat me like a child! 100 00:06:07,126 --> 00:06:09,584 I'm the biggest box-office draw this studio has. 101 00:06:09,751 --> 00:06:10,792 True. 102 00:06:10,959 --> 00:06:13,500 But without the studio, you would be nothing. 103 00:06:14,834 --> 00:06:17,375 Without me, you wouldn't even be in pictures. 104 00:06:18,667 --> 00:06:20,042 Perhaps I would have been better off. 105 00:06:20,209 --> 00:06:21,584 Perhaps, but I doubt it. 106 00:06:22,751 --> 00:06:25,584 You're too ambitious for that. 107 00:06:26,292 --> 00:06:29,917 You know, you are even more beautiful when you're angry. 108 00:06:32,959 --> 00:06:36,500 Have you thought any more about my little proposition, my dear? 109 00:06:38,001 --> 00:06:39,042 Hmm? 110 00:06:39,209 --> 00:06:41,334 [ Door opens ] 111 00:06:42,542 --> 00:06:43,584 You swine! 112 00:06:43,751 --> 00:06:46,459 MISS DELOY: Mr. Walton, please. This is highly irregular. 113 00:06:46,626 --> 00:06:48,500 What's the matter, my dear Ralph? 114 00:06:49,167 --> 00:06:50,917 You're the matter, you skunk! 115 00:06:51,834 --> 00:06:52,667 What? 116 00:06:52,834 --> 00:06:54,750 You haven't even got the guts to sack me to my face! 117 00:06:54,917 --> 00:06:56,292 REEDBURN: Oh, my good God! 118 00:06:59,709 --> 00:07:00,917 Well, well, well. 119 00:07:02,459 --> 00:07:03,667 Hmm. 120 00:07:04,459 --> 00:07:07,667 You seem to have lost your manners, as well as your talent. 121 00:07:08,542 --> 00:07:09,750 For shame. 122 00:07:10,001 --> 00:07:12,167 You used to be such civilized company. 123 00:07:13,251 --> 00:07:17,000 To get level with a snake, you have to crawl on the ground. 124 00:07:18,709 --> 00:07:23,334 See that Mr. Walton is escorted off the premises at once. 125 00:07:26,709 --> 00:07:29,125 You haven't heard the last of me, Reedburn. 126 00:07:35,834 --> 00:07:38,084 [ Sighs ] 127 00:07:43,042 --> 00:07:44,334 Are you all right, Henry? 128 00:07:44,501 --> 00:07:45,792 'Course I'm all right. 129 00:07:45,959 --> 00:07:47,667 And don't call me Henry. 130 00:07:51,376 --> 00:07:52,834 Go. 131 00:08:00,126 --> 00:08:01,500 Mm. 132 00:08:03,334 --> 00:08:04,875 Paul. 133 00:08:07,001 --> 00:08:08,209 He's an animal. 134 00:08:08,584 --> 00:08:09,792 There, there. 135 00:08:10,751 --> 00:08:13,084 It's all right, my darling. 136 00:08:16,126 --> 00:08:17,542 I tell you, I have a good mind 137 00:08:17,709 --> 00:08:19,750 to withdraw my backing from this picture. 138 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:23,917 As long as you're with me, I can bear it. 139 00:08:26,042 --> 00:08:29,459 Just promise me that you won't see Reedburn on your own again. 140 00:08:30,209 --> 00:08:32,209 Yes. 141 00:08:34,292 --> 00:08:36,209 Yes, I promise. 142 00:08:37,417 --> 00:08:40,000 [ Indistinct talking, thunder rumbles ] 143 00:08:41,167 --> 00:08:42,042 BUNNY: Action. 144 00:08:42,209 --> 00:08:43,667 VALERIE: It's a bad wound. 145 00:08:43,834 --> 00:08:45,459 You're lucky it's in your arm. 146 00:08:45,709 --> 00:08:47,334 AHMED: And my people struggle. 147 00:08:47,501 --> 00:08:49,750 One life counts for nothing. 148 00:08:59,459 --> 00:09:00,667 I'll do my best. 149 00:09:01,334 --> 00:09:03,084 But you ought to see my husband. 150 00:09:03,417 --> 00:09:08,000 AHMED: I feel that I shall be safe in your hands. 151 00:09:11,376 --> 00:09:12,625 BUNNY: Cut! Super. 152 00:09:13,751 --> 00:09:15,917 What is missing, Bunny, is sex appeal! 153 00:09:16,667 --> 00:09:17,750 Ugh! 154 00:09:17,917 --> 00:09:20,625 The demure doctor's wife is drawn irresistibly 155 00:09:21,626 --> 00:09:23,875 towards this handsome young fellow! 156 00:09:24,334 --> 00:09:26,209 She knows she will be unfaithful. 157 00:09:27,501 --> 00:09:30,375 It's the way of women. They cannot help themselves. 158 00:09:31,042 --> 00:09:33,459 They are putty in the hands of the wild demon 159 00:09:34,292 --> 00:09:35,667 that lurks in all of them. 160 00:09:36,709 --> 00:09:38,709 [ Thunder rumbles ] 161 00:09:41,292 --> 00:09:44,167 RALPH: [ Slurring ] Why can't I have another drink, eh?! 162 00:09:44,334 --> 00:09:47,209 Why can't I have another drink? 163 00:09:48,334 --> 00:09:51,709 Just because bloody Reedburn owns the studio or something? 164 00:09:53,792 --> 00:09:55,000 What if he does? 165 00:09:56,001 --> 00:09:57,209 He doesn't own me! 166 00:09:58,501 --> 00:10:01,292 And I can have a drink if I like. 167 00:10:02,917 --> 00:10:04,167 [ Glass shatters ] 168 00:10:05,626 --> 00:10:07,292 I'll show him. 169 00:10:15,042 --> 00:10:17,542 MAN: Mr. Reedburn's house just coming up, miss. 170 00:10:17,709 --> 00:10:19,709 VALERIE: Stop just here. 171 00:10:24,876 --> 00:10:26,417 Three bob, love, please. 172 00:10:27,001 --> 00:10:28,459 Thank you. 173 00:10:33,959 --> 00:10:36,459 [ Thunder rumbling ] 174 00:10:50,084 --> 00:10:51,375 [ Engine turns over ] 175 00:10:52,251 --> 00:10:54,875 [ Thunder rumbling ] 176 00:11:34,292 --> 00:11:36,375 [ Horn honking ] 177 00:11:39,626 --> 00:11:40,667 [ Tires screech ] 178 00:11:46,501 --> 00:11:48,042 [ Grunts ] 179 00:11:50,834 --> 00:11:52,042 [ Sighs ] 180 00:11:52,709 --> 00:11:53,750 [ Gears grind ] 181 00:11:58,751 --> 00:12:01,375 [ Thunder rumbling ] 182 00:12:12,126 --> 00:12:15,584 [ Thunder rumbling ] 183 00:12:54,167 --> 00:12:58,209 No, Inspector, something really terrible has happened. 184 00:13:01,084 --> 00:13:02,625 Please send some men at once. 185 00:13:05,209 --> 00:13:06,667 Thank you. 186 00:13:14,584 --> 00:13:16,875 [ Telephone ringing ] 187 00:13:25,417 --> 00:13:26,292 Hello? 188 00:13:26,459 --> 00:13:27,917 PAUL: Is that Hercule Poirot? 189 00:13:28,084 --> 00:13:30,125 � Yes. � PAUL: It's Paul of Maurania. 190 00:13:30,626 --> 00:13:31,875 Oh. Your Highness. 191 00:13:32,542 --> 00:13:33,792 PAUL: Please, Poirot -- Paul. 192 00:13:33,959 --> 00:13:35,167 Pardon. Paul. 193 00:13:35,626 --> 00:13:37,959 PAUL: The most awful thing's happened, Poirot. 194 00:13:38,126 --> 00:13:39,834 I desperately need your help. 195 00:13:40,001 --> 00:13:41,000 Yes. 196 00:13:41,167 --> 00:13:43,459 Valerie is in trouble. Serious trouble. 197 00:13:44,126 --> 00:13:45,500 POIROT: Mon Dieu. Is she with you? 198 00:13:45,667 --> 00:13:46,917 No, she's just telephoned. 199 00:13:47,084 --> 00:13:49,209 POIROT: I'll do anything I can to help. 200 00:13:49,376 --> 00:13:52,542 You see, Poirot, Valerie and I are engaged to be married. 201 00:13:54,751 --> 00:13:56,000 POIROT: I had no idea. 202 00:13:56,167 --> 00:13:58,250 No, no. No, it's not generally known. 203 00:13:59,709 --> 00:14:01,459 My family would never approve 204 00:14:01,834 --> 00:14:04,209 if there was the slightest hint of scandal. 205 00:14:04,376 --> 00:14:06,209 Where is Mlle. Saintclair now? 206 00:14:06,667 --> 00:14:08,542 She's at a house near Reedburn's. 207 00:14:09,501 --> 00:14:10,709 It's called The Willows. 208 00:14:10,876 --> 00:14:12,292 POIROT: How did she come there? 209 00:14:12,459 --> 00:14:14,334 She just ran to the nearest house. 210 00:14:14,584 --> 00:14:16,667 POIROT: Is she implicated in a criminal matter? 211 00:14:16,834 --> 00:14:18,042 PAUL: I fear so. 212 00:14:18,501 --> 00:14:20,959 Whatever your family might think, my friend, 213 00:14:21,126 --> 00:14:22,584 you must call the police. 214 00:14:22,917 --> 00:14:24,209 PAUL: That's already happened. 215 00:14:24,376 --> 00:14:25,875 � They have been called? � PAUL: Yes. 216 00:14:26,042 --> 00:14:27,250 Excellent. 217 00:14:28,042 --> 00:14:30,334 Be straightforward with them, and they will be discreet. 218 00:14:30,501 --> 00:14:32,250 PAUL: I was against it at first, 219 00:14:32,459 --> 00:14:34,709 but the people at The Willows, the Oglanders, insisted. 220 00:14:34,876 --> 00:14:35,292 Yes. 221 00:14:35,459 --> 00:14:37,334 PAUL: But I'm worried about the publicity. 222 00:14:37,501 --> 00:14:40,875 I will do everything in my power to protect your reputation. 223 00:14:41,042 --> 00:14:43,209 But I must know exactly what happened. 224 00:14:43,542 --> 00:14:45,000 [ Thunder rumbles ] 225 00:14:50,792 --> 00:14:52,375 [ Vehicle approaches ] 226 00:14:53,251 --> 00:14:54,209 [ Car door closes ] 227 00:14:54,376 --> 00:14:55,584 [ Footsteps ] 228 00:14:57,376 --> 00:14:59,667 [ Doorbell ringing ] 229 00:15:01,292 --> 00:15:02,667 Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. 230 00:15:05,459 --> 00:15:07,250 All right. 231 00:15:09,334 --> 00:15:11,334 Police. Chief Inspector Japp. 232 00:15:11,584 --> 00:15:13,584 We've had a report of a disturbance here. 233 00:15:13,751 --> 00:15:14,959 Disturbance? 234 00:15:15,167 --> 00:15:16,209 JAPP: In the library. 235 00:15:18,417 --> 00:15:19,500 And you are? 236 00:15:19,667 --> 00:15:22,709 Frampton, Mr. Reedburn's manservant, sir. 237 00:15:27,167 --> 00:15:28,334 Where is it, then? 238 00:15:28,501 --> 00:15:31,292 The library? It's over here, sir. 239 00:15:32,459 --> 00:15:34,125 One moment, sir. 240 00:15:54,001 --> 00:15:55,500 FRAMPTON: Holy mother of God! 241 00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:57,875 JAPP: Don't touch, sir, if you don't mind. 242 00:16:12,292 --> 00:16:13,375 MRS. OGLANDER: Well, it all happened 243 00:16:13,542 --> 00:16:15,375 so quickly, Chief Inspector. 244 00:16:15,751 --> 00:16:17,625 The four of us were playing bridge 245 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:20,542 when suddenly there was this commotion at the window. 246 00:16:20,709 --> 00:16:24,000 We were astonished to see a young lady beating at the panes. 247 00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:26,750 Absolutely terrified, she looked. 248 00:16:27,292 --> 00:16:30,584 Did you happen to notice what time this was, Mrs. Oglander? 249 00:16:31,459 --> 00:16:33,167 It must have been around 10: 00. 250 00:16:33,667 --> 00:16:35,250 Yes, I remember the clock in the hall 251 00:16:35,417 --> 00:16:37,250 chiming the hour a little before. 252 00:16:38,126 --> 00:16:39,375 Please go on, madam. 253 00:16:39,584 --> 00:16:41,417 Well, Ronnie got up to let her in. 254 00:16:43,709 --> 00:16:45,084 She was very out of breath. 255 00:16:45,251 --> 00:16:48,292 It seems she'd run across the gardens from Mon D�sire. 256 00:16:48,751 --> 00:16:50,000 Did she say anything? 257 00:16:50,167 --> 00:16:51,834 Yes. 258 00:16:53,459 --> 00:16:54,667 "Murder. 259 00:16:55,459 --> 00:16:57,500 He's been murdered. " 260 00:16:58,751 --> 00:17:00,750 "Murder. He's been murdered." 261 00:17:01,626 --> 00:17:02,750 You're sure of it? 262 00:17:02,917 --> 00:17:04,542 I shall not forget those words 263 00:17:04,959 --> 00:17:07,917 for as long as I live, Chief Inspector. 264 00:17:10,501 --> 00:17:12,167 Then she fainted, poor girl. 265 00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:16,750 And, of course, we immediately telephoned the police. 266 00:17:17,084 --> 00:17:18,792 Hmm. 267 00:17:21,042 --> 00:17:23,542 Did any of you recognize her? 268 00:17:25,417 --> 00:17:28,709 I thought there was something vaguely familiar about her, 269 00:17:29,542 --> 00:17:33,167 but it was Geraldine who guessed that it was Valerie Saintclair. 270 00:17:33,876 --> 00:17:35,584 She's a tremendous fan of hers. 271 00:17:36,542 --> 00:17:38,334 Aren't you, darling? 272 00:17:46,042 --> 00:17:48,334 [ Indistinct talking ] 273 00:17:57,709 --> 00:17:59,875 POIROT: Now, remember, mon ami, it is important 274 00:18:00,042 --> 00:18:02,417 that we keep a discreet silence about our connection 275 00:18:02,584 --> 00:18:04,625 with Prince Paul and Mlle. Saintclair. 276 00:18:04,792 --> 00:18:06,542 HASTINGS: Oh, yes. Right. 277 00:18:20,501 --> 00:18:23,334 The police took away the body early this morning, sir. 278 00:18:23,501 --> 00:18:25,584 Otherwise, the room is untouched. 279 00:18:25,917 --> 00:18:27,792 And the curtains were drawn last night? 280 00:18:27,959 --> 00:18:30,917 Yes, sir, I draw all the curtains every evening. 281 00:18:31,626 --> 00:18:33,334 So, who has drawn back this one? 282 00:18:33,626 --> 00:18:36,334 I couldn't say, sir. Possibly Mr. Reedburn did. 283 00:18:37,251 --> 00:18:39,625 [ Birds chirping ] 284 00:18:46,126 --> 00:18:48,167 POIROT: What is this house? 285 00:18:49,834 --> 00:18:51,375 That's The Willows, sir, 286 00:18:51,792 --> 00:18:55,459 neighbors of Mr. Reedburn, name of Oglander, I believe. 287 00:18:57,251 --> 00:18:58,459 Ah, yes. 288 00:18:58,959 --> 00:19:00,167 The Oglanders. 289 00:19:00,459 --> 00:19:01,709 Excuse me, please. 290 00:19:02,542 --> 00:19:04,250 Thank you. 291 00:19:06,292 --> 00:19:08,584 And this window overlooks the drive, no? 292 00:19:08,959 --> 00:19:09,959 FRAMPTON: That's right, sir. 293 00:19:18,126 --> 00:19:19,334 Tell me, 294 00:19:19,709 --> 00:19:22,875 was M. Reedburn expecting any visitors late last night? 295 00:19:23,417 --> 00:19:24,667 He didn't say so, sir. 296 00:19:24,834 --> 00:19:26,625 But after Mr. Saunders had left -- 297 00:19:26,792 --> 00:19:28,292 � Bunny Saunders? � That's right, sir. 298 00:19:28,459 --> 00:19:30,125 He and Mr. Reedburn were viewing rushes 299 00:19:30,292 --> 00:19:31,584 in the projection theater. 300 00:19:31,751 --> 00:19:35,792 Mr. Saunders left at about 9:30, I think it was. 301 00:19:36,542 --> 00:19:37,709 And later? 302 00:19:37,876 --> 00:19:40,125 Well, sir, Mr. Reedburn gave instructions 303 00:19:40,292 --> 00:19:43,167 he was not to be disturbed -- in the library, that is. 304 00:19:43,334 --> 00:19:44,834 And you saw nobody arrive? 305 00:19:45,042 --> 00:19:47,042 No, sir, but, of course, they may have come in 306 00:19:47,209 --> 00:19:49,875 by the side door without my knowing. 307 00:19:51,209 --> 00:19:52,334 May I? 308 00:20:04,376 --> 00:20:05,625 Thank you. 309 00:20:12,584 --> 00:20:14,084 Was M. Reedburn in the habit 310 00:20:14,667 --> 00:20:17,417 of admitting visitors late at night by this door? 311 00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:19,667 FRAMPTON: I believe so, sir. 312 00:20:19,834 --> 00:20:21,709 POIROT: And you heard nothing from the library 313 00:20:21,876 --> 00:20:23,792 after M. Reedburn had retired there? 314 00:20:23,959 --> 00:20:25,334 FRAMPTON: Well, I can't be sure, 315 00:20:25,501 --> 00:20:27,125 but I thought I heard a woman's voice. 316 00:20:27,292 --> 00:20:29,042 � A woman's voice? � Yes, sir. 317 00:20:29,501 --> 00:20:31,375 I may have imagined it, of course, 318 00:20:31,876 --> 00:20:34,667 because that's what I would have expected to hear, 319 00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:36,250 if you see what I mean, sir. 320 00:20:37,792 --> 00:20:39,709 Quite so. 321 00:20:42,459 --> 00:20:45,292 We're looking for a blunt instrument, quite wide, 322 00:20:45,501 --> 00:20:47,000 not like a poker, but heavy. 323 00:20:47,292 --> 00:20:49,084 You start upstairs. 324 00:20:51,626 --> 00:20:52,834 Dear, oh, dear. 325 00:20:53,959 --> 00:20:55,167 Here we go again. 326 00:20:55,667 --> 00:20:58,584 My dear Chief Inspector Japp. 327 00:21:00,709 --> 00:21:02,750 You have cracked this case already, perhaps, no? 328 00:21:02,917 --> 00:21:04,375 It won't be long, Poirot. 329 00:21:04,876 --> 00:21:07,417 Have you ever heard of a Valerie Saintclair? 330 00:21:08,834 --> 00:21:10,042 Saintclair. 331 00:21:10,667 --> 00:21:11,625 The film star. 332 00:21:11,792 --> 00:21:13,750 I've just been talking to her, as a matter of fact. 333 00:21:13,917 --> 00:21:15,209 Very intelligent girl. 334 00:21:15,376 --> 00:21:17,084 It was her discovered the body. 335 00:21:17,626 --> 00:21:19,292 � Film star. � JAPP: Oh, yes. 336 00:21:19,584 --> 00:21:20,709 She was frightened, of course, 337 00:21:20,876 --> 00:21:23,375 so she ran off to that house over there, The Willows. 338 00:21:23,542 --> 00:21:24,292 POIROT: Hmm. 339 00:21:24,459 --> 00:21:26,667 But what was she doing here, Inspector? 340 00:21:27,001 --> 00:21:28,500 I understand it was very late. 341 00:21:28,667 --> 00:21:29,459 Business. 342 00:21:29,626 --> 00:21:31,500 Mr. Reedburn was a film producer. 343 00:21:31,834 --> 00:21:34,000 They don't keep office hours, you know, Poirot. 344 00:21:35,626 --> 00:21:39,167 Valerie -- uh, Miss Saintclair, that is -- spotted an intruder, 345 00:21:40,501 --> 00:21:42,334 which makes my life a lot easier. 346 00:21:43,209 --> 00:21:45,125 There's a lot of Gypsies around here, apparently. 347 00:21:45,292 --> 00:21:47,834 Mr. Reedburn wasn't exactly a favorite of theirs. 348 00:21:48,001 --> 00:21:51,209 He tried to have them moved on several times. 349 00:21:52,001 --> 00:21:54,375 What was the cause of death, would you say? 350 00:21:54,709 --> 00:21:56,125 A blow to the back of the head. 351 00:21:56,292 --> 00:21:58,250 There was also bruising between the eyes, 352 00:21:58,417 --> 00:22:00,459 but the fatal injury was to the head. 353 00:22:00,834 --> 00:22:03,042 You can still see the blood. 354 00:22:08,542 --> 00:22:10,042 So, he was lying on his back? 355 00:22:10,959 --> 00:22:12,417 Correct. 356 00:22:16,042 --> 00:22:18,000 Perhaps he fell back against this. 357 00:22:18,167 --> 00:22:21,209 JAPP: Well, there would be blood traces on that arm. 358 00:22:22,834 --> 00:22:24,584 Unless they were washed away. 359 00:22:25,167 --> 00:22:28,542 Why would anyone want to make an accident look like murder? 360 00:22:29,626 --> 00:22:32,584 POIROT: True enough. True enough. 361 00:22:34,126 --> 00:22:35,834 But one thing still puzzles me. 362 00:22:36,126 --> 00:22:38,625 Why does Mlle. Saintclair run to The Willows 363 00:22:39,667 --> 00:22:42,750 instead of the house at the front, which is much nearer? 364 00:22:43,626 --> 00:22:45,042 JAPP: Oh, that's simple. 365 00:22:45,209 --> 00:22:48,084 As the body was here and this curtain was drawn back, 366 00:22:48,834 --> 00:22:51,625 the lights from that house would be the first you'd see at night. 367 00:22:54,042 --> 00:22:55,167 But of course. 368 00:22:55,334 --> 00:22:58,584 You are several steps ahead of me, my dear Chief Inspector. 369 00:22:58,751 --> 00:23:00,250 You mustn't get discouraged, Poirot. 370 00:23:00,417 --> 00:23:02,250 When you've been around as long as I have, 371 00:23:02,417 --> 00:23:03,792 you develop a nose for this sort of thing. 372 00:23:03,959 --> 00:23:05,875 Hmm. 373 00:23:11,792 --> 00:23:14,084 Mon coeur. 374 00:23:15,709 --> 00:23:19,375 Poor Valerie Saintclair had to come this way in the dark. 375 00:23:20,834 --> 00:23:23,084 Do you reckon Japp's onto something? 376 00:23:24,667 --> 00:23:26,334 This Gypsy business, I mean. 377 00:23:26,709 --> 00:23:28,792 A man like Reedburn had enemies, huh? 378 00:23:30,709 --> 00:23:31,917 Too many. 379 00:23:32,376 --> 00:23:33,917 Ah. 380 00:23:34,876 --> 00:23:37,292 [ Birds chirping ] 381 00:23:59,917 --> 00:24:01,959 Would you mind waiting in here for a moment, sirs? 382 00:24:02,126 --> 00:24:03,417 Merci. 383 00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:13,292 Ah. 384 00:24:14,126 --> 00:24:15,584 La famille, Hastings. 385 00:24:16,709 --> 00:24:17,917 No bond is so strong. 386 00:24:18,584 --> 00:24:19,709 HASTINGS: Yes. 387 00:24:19,876 --> 00:24:20,834 [ Door opens ] 388 00:24:22,501 --> 00:24:23,625 Good morning, gentlemen. 389 00:24:23,792 --> 00:24:25,292 POIROT: Bonjour, mademoiselle. 390 00:24:25,459 --> 00:24:26,542 You're from the police? 391 00:24:26,709 --> 00:24:28,292 POIROT: No, no, no, no, not at all. 392 00:24:28,459 --> 00:24:29,792 Pardon. 393 00:24:30,917 --> 00:24:32,125 Voil�. 394 00:24:33,042 --> 00:24:35,000 We are acting in a private capacity 395 00:24:35,459 --> 00:24:37,625 for a dear friend of Mlle. Saintclair. 396 00:24:38,334 --> 00:24:39,542 I see. 397 00:24:40,001 --> 00:24:41,209 How can I help you? 398 00:24:41,834 --> 00:24:43,875 You must excuse the room, by the way. 399 00:24:44,042 --> 00:24:45,167 The police have instructed us 400 00:24:45,334 --> 00:24:46,959 to leave things exactly as they were. 401 00:24:47,126 --> 00:24:49,084 No, no. Of course. I understand. 402 00:24:53,376 --> 00:24:55,084 You were playing bridge last night. 403 00:24:55,251 --> 00:24:56,459 Yes. 404 00:24:56,626 --> 00:24:58,334 And you yourself were sitting... 405 00:24:58,501 --> 00:25:00,125 There, facing the window. 406 00:25:00,292 --> 00:25:01,125 Ah. 407 00:25:01,292 --> 00:25:02,959 GERALDINE: I was partnering my mother 408 00:25:03,126 --> 00:25:05,542 and had just bid one no trump when it happened, 409 00:25:05,709 --> 00:25:07,667 when Miss Saintclair appeared at the window, I mean. 410 00:25:07,834 --> 00:25:09,167 You had been playing for long? 411 00:25:09,334 --> 00:25:10,584 Perhaps an hour or so. 412 00:25:11,126 --> 00:25:12,917 We'd played several rubbers. 413 00:25:16,542 --> 00:25:18,959 Mlle. Saintclair is still here, is she not? 414 00:25:19,667 --> 00:25:21,167 Yes. 415 00:25:25,667 --> 00:25:27,084 [ Door opens ] 416 00:25:37,751 --> 00:25:39,167 Thank you. 417 00:25:48,376 --> 00:25:49,375 [ Knock on door ] 418 00:25:49,542 --> 00:25:51,084 VALERIE: Come in. 419 00:25:52,959 --> 00:25:55,750 M. Poirot, Captain Hastings. Thank you for coming. 420 00:25:55,917 --> 00:25:57,125 Mademoiselle. 421 00:25:57,292 --> 00:25:58,209 Please. 422 00:25:58,376 --> 00:25:59,709 Merci. 423 00:26:05,751 --> 00:26:07,375 I saw you on the set yesterday. 424 00:26:07,626 --> 00:26:08,834 Ah. 425 00:26:09,001 --> 00:26:11,292 Paul insisted on calling you last night. 426 00:26:12,126 --> 00:26:14,250 Perhaps you could tell us what happened. 427 00:26:14,417 --> 00:26:15,917 It was dreadful. 428 00:26:17,126 --> 00:26:19,042 Utterly dreadful. 429 00:26:22,501 --> 00:26:26,459 You might as well know Reedburn was blackmailing me. 430 00:26:27,334 --> 00:26:29,625 I can't tell you why, so please don't ask me, 431 00:26:29,792 --> 00:26:31,834 but for Paul's sake, for both our sakes, 432 00:26:32,001 --> 00:26:34,250 I tried to come to terms with him. 433 00:26:36,501 --> 00:26:38,792 Dear God, I can't say I'm sorry he's dead. 434 00:26:39,126 --> 00:26:40,709 But believe me, I didn't kill him. 435 00:26:40,876 --> 00:26:42,084 I swear it. 436 00:26:42,959 --> 00:26:46,209 Just tell me what happened, my dear lady. 437 00:26:47,542 --> 00:26:49,250 I agreed to meet him last night. 438 00:26:50,126 --> 00:26:52,792 I was desperate, you understand. 439 00:26:53,959 --> 00:26:55,292 Well, last week, he forced me 440 00:26:55,459 --> 00:26:57,750 to sign another three-year contract with the studio. 441 00:26:58,917 --> 00:27:00,375 But he wanted still more. 442 00:27:01,417 --> 00:27:02,625 More? 443 00:27:02,792 --> 00:27:04,334 He said he was in love with me. 444 00:27:05,542 --> 00:27:08,167 I don't need to tell you what he was after. 445 00:27:10,042 --> 00:27:11,250 I could see no way out. 446 00:27:12,542 --> 00:27:15,125 He asked me to meet him last night in the library 447 00:27:15,292 --> 00:27:17,042 at a quarter to 10:00. 448 00:27:17,667 --> 00:27:19,542 Courage, mademoiselle. 449 00:27:26,667 --> 00:27:28,875 When I entered, it appeared to be empty. 450 00:27:30,251 --> 00:27:36,292 Then I saw it...by the window -- the body on the floor. 451 00:27:37,751 --> 00:27:40,584 To my horror, I realized it was Reedburn. 452 00:27:42,626 --> 00:27:45,125 I could tell at once he was dead. 453 00:27:46,876 --> 00:27:49,375 I was about to call out when something made me look 'round. 454 00:27:49,542 --> 00:27:51,459 A curtain twitched on the other side of the room, 455 00:27:51,626 --> 00:27:52,959 and my heart stopped. 456 00:27:53,584 --> 00:27:54,834 At the foot of the curtain, 457 00:27:55,001 --> 00:27:56,875 I could clearly see a pair of feet. 458 00:27:57,959 --> 00:27:59,709 Someone was there. 459 00:28:00,751 --> 00:28:03,209 My God, all I could think of was getting away, M. Poirot. 460 00:28:03,376 --> 00:28:05,292 I-I saw the lights of this house in the darkness, 461 00:28:05,459 --> 00:28:09,125 and I just kept on running u-until I got here. 462 00:28:10,209 --> 00:28:13,375 It must have been a great shock, mademoiselle. 463 00:28:15,542 --> 00:28:18,250 But tell me, the window where you found the body, 464 00:28:22,126 --> 00:28:23,667 it was at the back of the library, 465 00:28:23,834 --> 00:28:25,667 overlooking the garden, yes? 466 00:28:25,876 --> 00:28:27,084 Yes. 467 00:28:27,667 --> 00:28:30,084 POIROT: How was the curtain on this window? 468 00:28:30,459 --> 00:28:31,667 Shut? 469 00:28:32,292 --> 00:28:35,042 No. It was drawn back. 470 00:28:36,959 --> 00:28:38,792 And on the other windows? 471 00:28:39,584 --> 00:28:42,125 I-I think all the other curtains were closed. 472 00:28:42,667 --> 00:28:44,375 POIROT: And this pair of feet, 473 00:28:44,876 --> 00:28:46,917 it was a man or a woman, would you say? 474 00:28:47,251 --> 00:28:48,459 Oh, a man, I'm sure. 475 00:28:48,834 --> 00:28:49,542 Hmm? 476 00:28:49,709 --> 00:28:52,542 VALERIE: Well, they were boots rather than shoes. 477 00:28:52,876 --> 00:28:55,417 Like hobnail boots, only very worn and dirty. 478 00:28:56,584 --> 00:28:57,709 POIROT: I see. 479 00:29:08,792 --> 00:29:10,125 MAID: Begging your pardon, sir. 480 00:29:10,292 --> 00:29:11,750 Mrs. Oglander would like a word with you, 481 00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:13,709 if you wouldn't mind waiting for a while in the drawing room. 482 00:29:13,876 --> 00:29:15,834 No, no, no. By all means. 483 00:29:36,584 --> 00:29:39,000 [ Clock chiming ] 484 00:29:41,542 --> 00:29:43,917 Well, Mlle. Oglander should have bid three spades, 485 00:29:44,084 --> 00:29:45,625 not one no trump. 486 00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:53,000 Dieu. 487 00:29:53,584 --> 00:29:55,209 [ Whispering in French ] 488 00:30:00,667 --> 00:30:02,209 There are only 51 cards here. 489 00:30:02,959 --> 00:30:05,167 There is one card missing. 490 00:30:15,584 --> 00:30:17,042 Mon Dieu. But of course. 491 00:30:17,751 --> 00:30:20,417 [ Whispering in French ] 492 00:30:21,917 --> 00:30:24,375 Hastings, this explains everything. 493 00:30:25,376 --> 00:30:27,542 There is no king of clubs. 494 00:30:33,376 --> 00:30:36,625 [ Birds chirping ] 495 00:30:39,001 --> 00:30:41,417 Thank you very much for waiting, gentlemen. 496 00:30:41,584 --> 00:30:42,917 POIROT: Madame. 497 00:30:43,584 --> 00:30:46,625 I wonder if I might ask a small favor of you, Mr. Poirot. 498 00:30:47,917 --> 00:30:49,459 I am at your service, madame. 499 00:30:49,751 --> 00:30:52,125 Well, you see, my husband is not a well man, 500 00:30:53,376 --> 00:30:55,292 and I'm terrified that if the newspapers 501 00:30:55,459 --> 00:30:58,375 get hold of the fact that Miss Saintclair is staying here, 502 00:30:58,542 --> 00:30:59,834 we shall have no peace. 503 00:31:00,667 --> 00:31:04,084 Can I therefore rely on your discretion, Mr. Poirot? 504 00:31:05,751 --> 00:31:08,250 I have not seen or heard of Mlle. Saintclair. 505 00:31:09,751 --> 00:31:11,500 You may rest assured, madame. 506 00:31:11,667 --> 00:31:14,417 Thank you so much. I'm so grateful. 507 00:31:15,626 --> 00:31:17,834 May I please ask you something, madame? 508 00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:21,542 Which of you first noticed Mlle. Saintclair at the window? 509 00:31:22,209 --> 00:31:23,875 Well, it's difficult to say, really. 510 00:31:24,042 --> 00:31:26,209 The commotion distracted us all. 511 00:31:26,917 --> 00:31:29,417 But you could see her clearly from your seat. 512 00:31:29,584 --> 00:31:31,750 Oh, yes, indeed. I was facing the window. 513 00:31:31,917 --> 00:31:34,000 I was probably engrossed in the game. 514 00:31:35,001 --> 00:31:39,625 I'm afraid I'm a bit of a dunce when it comes to bridge. 515 00:31:49,376 --> 00:31:51,125 You're onto something, Poirot. 516 00:31:51,292 --> 00:31:52,667 I'm dashed if I know what. 517 00:31:53,501 --> 00:31:55,500 Patience, my friend. 518 00:32:02,959 --> 00:32:04,834 JAPP: All right, get him in line. 519 00:32:07,584 --> 00:32:10,125 All right, all right, none of your half looks. 520 00:32:10,626 --> 00:32:11,667 Just get them off. 521 00:32:11,834 --> 00:32:13,042 [ Laughter ] 522 00:32:13,876 --> 00:32:16,417 This is a serious inquiry. 523 00:32:18,459 --> 00:32:20,084 Get their names on the labels, 524 00:32:20,834 --> 00:32:22,334 then give your boots to the constable. 525 00:32:22,501 --> 00:32:23,250 What? 526 00:32:23,417 --> 00:32:25,375 You'll get them back. Don't worry. 527 00:32:25,917 --> 00:32:28,334 They're going to be looked at by a film star. 528 00:32:28,584 --> 00:32:29,667 [ Sniffs ] 529 00:32:29,834 --> 00:32:31,042 God help her. 530 00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:33,332 [ Birds chirping ] 531 00:32:34,376 --> 00:32:36,667 You know, Poirot, there's a bit more to this modern art 532 00:32:36,834 --> 00:32:37,959 than you might think. 533 00:32:38,126 --> 00:32:41,000 It isn't just that they don't know what they're doing, 534 00:32:41,167 --> 00:32:42,709 even if it might look like it. 535 00:32:43,626 --> 00:32:45,834 This is most unpleasant, Hastings. 536 00:32:46,376 --> 00:32:48,167 A pal of mine was telling me that what they're trying to do 537 00:32:48,334 --> 00:32:50,500 is to show all the sides at the same time 538 00:32:51,501 --> 00:32:53,834 to save us the trouble of walking 'round the back. 539 00:32:54,001 --> 00:32:56,250 It's quite a clever idea, in a way. 540 00:32:57,542 --> 00:32:59,500 I mean, take this fellow, for instance. 541 00:32:59,667 --> 00:33:02,750 I mean, that bit might be his front and his back, as well, 542 00:33:04,167 --> 00:33:06,042 if you get my meaning. 543 00:33:07,251 --> 00:33:09,209 It's all quite scientific, really. 544 00:33:09,376 --> 00:33:10,375 The trouble is, most of the time, 545 00:33:10,542 --> 00:33:12,125 they're half mad with booze and drugs, 546 00:33:12,292 --> 00:33:14,584 so what they see isn't all that reliable. 547 00:33:15,376 --> 00:33:18,334 It's the artistic temperament. That's the problem. 548 00:33:18,501 --> 00:33:20,500 What have you got there? 549 00:33:24,042 --> 00:33:26,000 Oh, Bunny. What are you doing here? 550 00:33:26,584 --> 00:33:28,584 Looking for you and M. Poirot, actually. 551 00:33:28,751 --> 00:33:29,834 Prince Paul said you'd be here. 552 00:33:30,001 --> 00:33:30,875 What's up? 553 00:33:31,042 --> 00:33:33,334 Well, look, it may be nothing important. 554 00:33:34,626 --> 00:33:37,125 When I was driving back from here last night, 555 00:33:37,417 --> 00:33:39,084 I nearly ran straight into Ralphie Walton 556 00:33:39,251 --> 00:33:40,000 coming the other way. 557 00:33:40,167 --> 00:33:42,334 Swerving around like some mad dervish, he was. 558 00:33:42,501 --> 00:33:44,959 So you think he was coming here to see M. Reedburn, 559 00:33:45,126 --> 00:33:46,375 intent on revenge? 560 00:33:46,667 --> 00:33:47,875 I don't know. 561 00:33:48,876 --> 00:33:52,084 He certainly didn't look like a man paying a social visit. 562 00:33:52,667 --> 00:33:54,875 He doesn't wear hobnail boots, does he? 563 00:33:55,209 --> 00:33:56,917 � Walton, I mean. � [ Footsteps approach ] 564 00:33:57,084 --> 00:33:58,459 FRAMPTON: Beg pardon, sir. 565 00:33:58,626 --> 00:34:00,709 But there's a telephone call for Mr. Saunders. 566 00:34:00,876 --> 00:34:02,125 � For me? � Yes, sir. 567 00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,125 Who on earth could be calling me here? 568 00:34:04,292 --> 00:34:05,709 Excuse me. 569 00:34:08,917 --> 00:34:10,959 So, did Ralph Walton kill Reedburn? 570 00:34:12,376 --> 00:34:13,750 Ah. 571 00:34:14,667 --> 00:34:17,959 That is the big question, mon ami. 572 00:34:19,251 --> 00:34:21,959 What about the missing bridge card? 573 00:34:23,001 --> 00:34:25,000 It is in my pocket. 574 00:34:27,209 --> 00:34:28,500 I don't understand. 575 00:34:28,959 --> 00:34:31,792 Well, there is no great mystery. 576 00:34:33,292 --> 00:34:35,709 The missing card was in the box all the time. 577 00:34:38,501 --> 00:34:40,875 It had simply not been taken out with the others. 578 00:34:41,042 --> 00:34:42,250 C'est tout. 579 00:34:42,709 --> 00:34:45,542 Well, that was Prince Paul to say that Ralph Walton 580 00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:48,084 has been taken to the local cottage hospital. 581 00:34:48,251 --> 00:34:50,209 Crashed his car near here in the early hours of the morning. 582 00:34:50,376 --> 00:34:51,917 Good heavens. Is he all right? 583 00:34:52,084 --> 00:34:54,125 A broken collarbone and a hangover. 584 00:34:54,334 --> 00:34:55,709 But he's comfortable, apparently. 585 00:34:55,876 --> 00:34:58,792 Look, I think I'll trot over to see the old boy now, all right? 586 00:34:58,959 --> 00:35:01,625 Hastings, why don't you accompany M. Saunders, eh? 587 00:35:01,792 --> 00:35:03,709 I must return to The Willows, and I -- 588 00:35:03,876 --> 00:35:05,750 Well, I think it best if I go alone. 589 00:35:06,501 --> 00:35:08,209 Oh. All right. If you think so. 590 00:35:08,667 --> 00:35:10,500 Besides, you can question M. Ralph Walton 591 00:35:10,667 --> 00:35:12,042 about last night, perhaps. 592 00:35:12,209 --> 00:35:13,542 Right. 593 00:35:20,334 --> 00:35:21,667 Hop in, then, Arthur. 594 00:35:22,376 --> 00:35:23,667 Right. 595 00:35:28,959 --> 00:35:30,792 � [ Engine turns over ] � Oh, this is nice. 596 00:35:30,959 --> 00:35:33,750 BUNNY: I saw Freddie Dixon driving one down at the track. 597 00:35:33,917 --> 00:35:35,667 Thought that I'd get one myself. 598 00:35:36,209 --> 00:35:38,084 HASTINGS: Twin SU carb, isn't it? 599 00:35:38,584 --> 00:35:41,834 BUNNY: Yeah, it's a bit thirsty but quick. 600 00:36:02,751 --> 00:36:04,334 Morning, sir. 601 00:36:30,667 --> 00:36:32,334 Mr. Poirot. 602 00:36:33,709 --> 00:36:36,750 I must apologize for this unexpected return, madame. 603 00:36:37,542 --> 00:36:41,792 I was anxious to fully set your mind at rest. 604 00:36:42,751 --> 00:36:45,459 You have a second daughter, madame? 605 00:36:46,376 --> 00:36:47,584 Had. 606 00:36:48,042 --> 00:36:49,834 She died, I'm afraid. 607 00:36:51,584 --> 00:36:54,167 I am sorry to hear you say that. 608 00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,084 Hmm. 609 00:37:02,417 --> 00:37:04,959 In my country, we Belgians have great respect 610 00:37:06,709 --> 00:37:08,667 for la m�re de famille, the mother. 611 00:37:11,709 --> 00:37:14,375 She is all-important. 612 00:37:16,084 --> 00:37:17,292 Do not worry. 613 00:37:17,459 --> 00:37:18,667 I think it unlikely 614 00:37:18,876 --> 00:37:20,625 that the police will ever learn the truth. 615 00:37:34,209 --> 00:37:35,709 You will permit me, madame, 616 00:37:35,876 --> 00:37:40,084 to return the missing card to the pack. 617 00:37:48,626 --> 00:37:51,459 To play bridge for over one hour with only 51 cards, 618 00:37:53,292 --> 00:37:56,250 that is not very believable, madame. 619 00:37:57,959 --> 00:37:59,834 You make one other small mistake. 620 00:38:02,126 --> 00:38:05,167 You tell me that you're sitting here facing the window 621 00:38:05,334 --> 00:38:07,417 when Mlle. Saintclair appeared, 622 00:38:07,834 --> 00:38:10,000 but your daughter tells me she also is sitting here, 623 00:38:10,167 --> 00:38:13,000 so perhaps you are both sitting in the same chair, no? 624 00:38:16,376 --> 00:38:20,792 Nothing has escaped you, it seems, Mr. Poirot. 625 00:38:22,126 --> 00:38:24,167 [ Footsteps approach ] 626 00:38:25,917 --> 00:38:28,292 You are feeling better, mademoiselle? 627 00:38:28,834 --> 00:38:31,292 Yes. Much better, thank you. 628 00:38:32,751 --> 00:38:34,334 Mademoiselle? 629 00:38:36,834 --> 00:38:39,125 I found these in the house of M. Reedburn. 630 00:38:41,417 --> 00:38:43,625 What have they to do with me? 631 00:38:45,792 --> 00:38:52,167 You are a good actress and a loyal daughter, Mlle. Oglander. 632 00:38:57,126 --> 00:39:02,459 This is your father, M. Oglander, no? 633 00:39:05,917 --> 00:39:10,459 And this man, M. Hawtrey, he is also your father. 634 00:39:11,792 --> 00:39:13,125 You can't be serious. 635 00:39:13,417 --> 00:39:15,625 Mr. Poirot knows everything, dear. 636 00:39:16,751 --> 00:39:20,417 Believe me, my dear lady, I make no judgment in this matter. 637 00:39:21,542 --> 00:39:23,625 M. Hawtrey tries to save his business 638 00:39:24,042 --> 00:39:25,709 with a little false accounting. 639 00:39:25,876 --> 00:39:29,292 Well, fathers have done worse for the sake of their children. 640 00:39:31,001 --> 00:39:32,459 But M. Hawtrey is caught, 641 00:39:33,417 --> 00:39:36,167 and in his shame, he changes his name to Oglander. 642 00:39:37,917 --> 00:39:39,875 When your family come to live here, 643 00:39:40,209 --> 00:39:42,417 Mr. Reedburn discovers these facts 644 00:39:43,209 --> 00:39:44,459 and tries to blackmail you. 645 00:39:44,626 --> 00:39:45,834 Is that not so? 646 00:39:46,876 --> 00:39:48,375 I lived in dread, M. Poirot, 647 00:39:48,709 --> 00:39:50,792 that he would divulge everything. 648 00:39:51,084 --> 00:39:53,417 Paul could never marry me then. 649 00:39:54,626 --> 00:39:59,834 I think it is best if you keep this, mademoiselle. 650 00:40:08,251 --> 00:40:09,459 And have no fear. 651 00:40:10,459 --> 00:40:12,500 My lips are sealed. 652 00:40:20,792 --> 00:40:21,959 [ Door opens ] 653 00:40:29,917 --> 00:40:33,209 I say, Val, what are you doing up? 654 00:40:34,917 --> 00:40:37,542 Should be careful -- We just saw that little French chap 655 00:40:37,709 --> 00:40:39,709 snooping his way back up here. 656 00:40:43,751 --> 00:40:45,292 Vive la famille. 657 00:40:48,751 --> 00:40:50,542 Au revoir, madame. 658 00:40:59,459 --> 00:41:00,459 [ Door closes ] 659 00:41:02,251 --> 00:41:04,334 [ Bicycle bell rings ] 660 00:41:08,959 --> 00:41:11,375 [ Vehicle approaches ] 661 00:41:19,001 --> 00:41:21,042 JAPP: Like a lift back to town, Poirot? 662 00:41:21,209 --> 00:41:23,000 POIROT: Ah, well, that is most kind of you, Inspector, 663 00:41:23,167 --> 00:41:25,917 but I have to meet Captain Hastings back at Mon D�sire. 664 00:41:26,084 --> 00:41:27,542 Ah, yes. 665 00:41:28,417 --> 00:41:31,250 By the by, how'd you get on at The Willows? 666 00:41:32,167 --> 00:41:35,209 Ah, they were nothing of any interest, I have to admit. 667 00:41:36,459 --> 00:41:37,750 What about your Gypsies? 668 00:41:37,917 --> 00:41:39,125 Drawn a blank so far. 669 00:41:40,167 --> 00:41:42,084 Difficult blighters to deal with. 670 00:41:42,251 --> 00:41:43,750 But we'll find him sooner or later. 671 00:41:43,917 --> 00:41:44,792 Don't you worry. 672 00:41:44,959 --> 00:41:47,125 I admire your persistence, my friend. 673 00:41:47,834 --> 00:41:50,167 Little gray cells are all very nice, Poirot, 674 00:41:50,334 --> 00:41:51,750 but it's dogged as does it. 675 00:41:52,584 --> 00:41:53,917 [ Chuckles ] 676 00:41:55,751 --> 00:41:57,375 Yes, well, thank you very much, Inspector. 677 00:41:57,542 --> 00:41:59,917 I will try and remember that. Au revoir. 678 00:42:31,917 --> 00:42:32,917 [ Door opens ] 679 00:42:33,084 --> 00:42:34,250 HASTINGS: Ah, Poirot. 680 00:42:38,751 --> 00:42:39,959 How is M. Walton? 681 00:42:40,292 --> 00:42:42,209 Seemed pretty cheerful, all things considered. 682 00:42:42,376 --> 00:42:44,667 Claims he intended to give Reedburn a good hiding, 683 00:42:44,834 --> 00:42:46,292 but by the time he got his courage up, 684 00:42:46,459 --> 00:42:47,542 he was in no fit state. 685 00:42:47,709 --> 00:42:49,500 No, no, it does not matter, Hastings. 686 00:42:49,667 --> 00:42:50,875 The case is closed. 687 00:42:51,542 --> 00:42:53,125 You mean you've caught the murderer? 688 00:42:53,292 --> 00:42:54,584 There is no murderer. 689 00:42:54,751 --> 00:42:55,709 What? 690 00:42:55,876 --> 00:42:58,584 There is no murderer because there is no murder. 691 00:42:58,876 --> 00:43:00,584 But Reedburn's body was found in that window 692 00:43:00,751 --> 00:43:02,334 with a hole in the back of his head. 693 00:43:02,501 --> 00:43:04,417 Wrong window, Hastings. 694 00:43:05,251 --> 00:43:07,125 This was where the body lay first. 695 00:43:09,709 --> 00:43:10,875 Regard, mon ami. 696 00:43:11,042 --> 00:43:12,584 You see this bloodstain? 697 00:43:13,501 --> 00:43:14,875 Uh-huh? 698 00:43:16,334 --> 00:43:18,709 Now, remember, Chief Inspector Japp said 699 00:43:19,292 --> 00:43:22,000 that there was bruising on the face of M. Reedburn, huh? 700 00:43:22,167 --> 00:43:23,167 The reason? 701 00:43:23,334 --> 00:43:25,959 Because someone punches him between the eyes. 702 00:43:26,709 --> 00:43:28,542 M. Reedburn falls backwards, 703 00:43:29,084 --> 00:43:34,917 hits his head against this arm, and slips to the floor. 704 00:43:36,001 --> 00:43:38,084 That is an accident. It is not murder. 705 00:43:39,542 --> 00:43:42,167 But if he fell here, why did he end up over there? 706 00:43:43,459 --> 00:43:45,542 Well, it is not impossible, you know, 707 00:43:45,709 --> 00:43:47,584 to drag the body across the floor. 708 00:43:48,167 --> 00:43:49,250 But why take it over there? 709 00:43:49,417 --> 00:43:51,250 Because it was essential for their plan. 710 00:43:51,417 --> 00:43:52,625 Their plan? 711 00:43:52,959 --> 00:43:54,167 Yes. 712 00:43:54,667 --> 00:43:58,459 Valerie Saintclair and Ronnie Oglander. 713 00:43:59,084 --> 00:44:01,750 Well, the father is too ill, so it had to be the son. 714 00:44:01,917 --> 00:44:03,125 You see, mon ami, 715 00:44:03,917 --> 00:44:06,750 Mlle. Saintclair visited M. Reedburn last night, 716 00:44:07,751 --> 00:44:09,292 accompanied by Ronnie. 717 00:44:09,459 --> 00:44:10,917 There was a quarrel, no doubt, 718 00:44:11,084 --> 00:44:14,292 and the young M. Oglander punched M. Reedburn in the face. 719 00:44:14,626 --> 00:44:16,584 He fell backwards and hit his head. 720 00:44:17,584 --> 00:44:18,667 Voil�. 721 00:44:18,834 --> 00:44:20,334 But how do you know all this? 722 00:44:20,751 --> 00:44:22,209 Because of that window. 723 00:44:23,917 --> 00:44:26,125 Now, remember, this was the only window 724 00:44:26,292 --> 00:44:28,250 with its curtains drawn back, yes? 725 00:44:29,792 --> 00:44:31,125 Why? 726 00:44:32,959 --> 00:44:35,834 To give a view of The Willows, the Oglanders' house. 727 00:44:37,417 --> 00:44:38,792 In order to make it appear 728 00:44:39,626 --> 00:44:42,709 that Valerie Saintclair went to The Willows by chance, 729 00:44:43,376 --> 00:44:47,709 it was necessary for the body to be found over there. 730 00:44:49,417 --> 00:44:51,542 I see. 731 00:44:52,542 --> 00:44:53,584 But -- 732 00:44:53,751 --> 00:44:55,959 You have another question, mon ami, no? 733 00:44:56,917 --> 00:44:58,125 Well, yes. 734 00:45:00,001 --> 00:45:01,834 I mean, what's the connection? 735 00:45:02,709 --> 00:45:05,417 Between Valerie Saintclair and the Oglanders? 736 00:45:06,417 --> 00:45:07,709 Ah. 737 00:45:08,584 --> 00:45:10,917 [ Indistinct conversations ] 738 00:45:15,667 --> 00:45:18,334 [ Horn honks ] 739 00:45:21,792 --> 00:45:23,500 What was that Ahmed doing here? 740 00:45:24,667 --> 00:45:26,292 He's come to see to the horses. 741 00:45:26,626 --> 00:45:29,667 Oh. That's his excuse, is it? 742 00:45:30,959 --> 00:45:34,167 He spends too much time hanging around here, if you ask me. 743 00:45:34,417 --> 00:45:35,834 Oh, Bernard, he doesn't! 744 00:45:36,001 --> 00:45:38,084 I'm still your husband, Vivienne. 745 00:45:38,709 --> 00:45:41,209 Just don't ever forget that. 746 00:45:48,751 --> 00:45:49,959 Cut. 747 00:45:50,376 --> 00:45:52,875 [ Applause ] 748 00:45:54,042 --> 00:45:56,167 Excellent. Bunny, excellent. 749 00:45:57,334 --> 00:45:59,334 � Very good, Ralphie. � Thanks. 750 00:45:59,584 --> 00:46:00,625 Oh, darling. 751 00:46:00,792 --> 00:46:03,167 BUNNY: Right, well, we'll print that one. 752 00:46:03,334 --> 00:46:05,167 Now, then, onwards and upwards. 753 00:46:05,334 --> 00:46:08,209 We'll move on to scene 64 as long as that one's clear. 754 00:46:08,792 --> 00:46:11,167 M. Poirot, have the police made an arrest? 755 00:46:12,792 --> 00:46:14,000 It seems not. 756 00:46:14,626 --> 00:46:17,125 And from what I hear, the trail has gone cold. 757 00:46:18,542 --> 00:46:21,500 Well, the very idea that Val could have been involved 758 00:46:21,709 --> 00:46:22,959 was always preposterous. 759 00:46:23,126 --> 00:46:26,042 BUNNY: Open up the doors and get some air in here. 760 00:46:27,042 --> 00:46:30,292 � But I thought -- � No, no, no, no, Hastings. 761 00:46:30,917 --> 00:46:32,042 Look, it seems to me -- 762 00:46:32,209 --> 00:46:35,417 My friend, you are barking up the wrong bush. 763 00:46:36,626 --> 00:46:39,042 The case of M. Reedburn will remain, I fear, 764 00:46:40,167 --> 00:46:43,834 one of the great body of unsolved cases.