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Man: now there'’’s two-shot on two...
[Laughter and applause on tv]
10 Seconds from now.
Start on the two-shot.
We stay on two for the applause.
Man on tv: that'’’s all we have...
[Applause]
That'’’s great. Terrific.
It'’’s been--it'’’s been great having you with us.
Tell me, before you go, when can we expect to see
Our favorite on-screen detective
In his next jake slagel movie?
Well, actually, david, as you know,
That'’’s why I'’’m in london.
We'’’re starting shootin g the next one right now.
Now, so, I would imagine that it will be out
Sometime next year.
Oh, well, that'’’s terrific.
We look forward to it.
Mr. Bryan martin, ladies and gentlemen!
Thank you.
Back this way.
Frame up, phil.
And...
Take three.
To mention his name to the criminal community
Would be a bit like waving a fistful of garlic
In front of a starving vampire.
Man, belgian accent: he'’’s looking straight at me.
Yeah, you'’’re o n. You'’’re on now.
I don'’’t understand anything here.
T. You'’’ll be all righ
When he says your name, you go on.
...off-screen detective. Will you welcome...
Oh, that must be me.
Monsieur hercule poirot!
[Band plays fanfare]
Just leave me alone!
This is great, great.
Sit.
Well, monsieur poirot, it'’’s a very great privilege
To have you making your television debut
Here with us all tonight.
Do you watch much television?
'’’Cause you'’’d like it, you know,
Because it'’’s full of crime and detection, you know,
And, uh, very reassuring.
The good guys always win.
Poirot: unlike the news summary
On my clock radio
Where the bad guys always seem--[laughs]
Pretty good, monsieur poirot.
Tell me, have you seen any of bryan'’’s jake slagel films?
Who is that?
Jake slagel.
This is mr. Slagel?
Uh, well, it'’’s bryan.
I play a character named jake--
Oh, we have already met, I think.
No, I don'’’t go to the cinema very often,
-- I'’’m afraid. It'’’s, uh
The last cinema I saw wascasablanca.
I was invited to the premiere in antwerp.
In antwerp? Really?
I didn'’’t know it premiered in antwerp.
But do you spend much time in belgium?
No, because there'’’s so little time, you know.
. But I'’’m very patriotic
I believe in belgium very fondly,
But time is practically nonexistent.
Did you ever nearly get into anything else at all?
No, not really.
I could have gone into crime,
Because it'’’s so simila r as a profession.
It'’’s the same.
It'’’s the other side of the same coin, I find.
Heads or tails?
Oh! Crime. No, I think not.
[Audience laughter]
And--and now it'’’s time to introduce our next guest,
And our next guest is gonna come as a surprise--
Not to monsieur poirot, but to bryan over there--
Because it'’’s the co-star of his new movie.
Yes, will you welcome, please,
Miss jane wilkinson!
[Band plays fanfare]
Hello. Hello.
[Laughs]
Hello, everybody.
E. It'’’s so nice to be her
It'’’s so nice to be me.
Do sit down, please, jane.
Are you surprised, bryan?
Uh, yeah. I'’’m astounded.
Well, the element of surprise
Has always been my...forte?
Good word.
But tell me, bryan,
I mean, how would you describe jane here?
Would you call her unpredictable?
Would you call her irresistible?
Call me...
Anytime.
Man: yeah!
That was weird.
Weird is the word, even uncanny.
This young lady looks like
Your famous co-star, bryan.
But in fact, ladies and gentlemen,
I'’’d like you to take another look at...
Just '’’cause I never went to high school,
You act like I haven'’’t got a brain in my head.
The star of the grand finale,
Impressionist carlotta adams!
Director: fantastic.
Up at three.
Thank you.
[Squeals]
Ellis, get bryan on the phone.
I want to talk to-- let'’’s have them over here,
That detective and-- and the girl,
Yes. For dinner, huh?
Oh, how wonderful!
[Doorbell chimes]
Got it!
Hello, jane. Ha ha ha. Hi.
How good of you all to come.
Jane, this is hercule poirot.
Mr. Poirot, it'’’s an honor.
Madame, thank you.
This is arthur hastings.
I'’’m delighted to meet you.
Well, it'’’s nice to meet you.
Go on in, please.
Thank you. Arthur.
Oh, uh, this is my friend ronnie.
A pleasure.
I need a drink.
Ah.
Ellis, will you pour the drinks?
Hey, you'’’re talking to an ex-bartender here,
Not just a pretty face.
I'’’ll do it.
I was watching you.
[Snaps fingers]
Hey...
It'’’s so nice to be here...
And so nice to be you.
Where'’’d you get that dumb hand gesture?
You'’’ll help-- you'’’ll help me?
Terrific!
What'’’s the next one to be called?
Roses are dead.
And I play rose.
[Poirot laughs]
Mr. Poirot, could I steal you for a minute?
Yes. I-- uh...
Hercule, you'’’re a detective.
You know, uh...
I wonder if you could help me.
Oh, it would be an honor.
Well, I just gotta get rid of my husband.
I'’’m not very good
At getting rid of husbands.
I think you need a lawyer, what?
Well, not a lawyer.
I'’’ve given up on him.
He just won'’’t give me a divorce.
And your husband is...
Oh, lord edgeware.
Yes, you'’’re speaking to lady edgeware.
If you can believe that.
And why is it so important
To be rid of-- of his lordship?
Oh, so I can get married again. Why else?
Yes. Why indeed? [Chuckles]
Well...
George is, uh... He'’’s--he'’’s kind of strange,
You know. Well, scary, really.
I mean, he'’’s like a freeway with no off-ramps.
Well, you know.
And we'’’ve been separated two years.
His first wife left him, too. Ages ago.
She walked out on him
And their 3-month-old daughter...
Oh. Oh.
Who was still living with them.
But she'’’s grown up now.
I hope so.
She'’’s a little...
Disturbed...
To--to put it politely.
[No audio]
Anyway, I want to get married again,
So I gotta divorce george first, right?
Might I know the identity
Of your intended?
The duke of merton.
The duke of merton?
I guess I'’’ve got this thing for english guys with titles.
It'’’s my only vice.
[Laughs]
But I understood the duke was rather...
Uh, monkish.
Yeah, that'’’s him.
He'’’s like a dreamy kind of monk.
So serious and--and...
Reverent.
Jane: well, how about it, hercule?
Come on. I mean, you could just talk to him
About a divorce, huh?
I mean, you want me to be happy, don'’’t you?
I want everybody to be happy.
No, I wasn'’’t thinking about everybody.
I was just thinking about me.
Dinner'’’s ready. Everybody come on.
Good, I'’’m starved.
Yes.
Jane: let'’’s eat!
You'’’d better help the lady out.
I don'’’t think she understands
The word "no."
Perhaps she'’’s neve r come across it.
[All laugh]
Shh. Be careful. She'’’ll hear me.
You don'’’t? Oh.
Man: I never got one, either.
[Indistinct chatter]
No, and I must say,
I'’’ve never managed, um, with a horse, you know...
I mean, strictly a foot-- foot regiment on that.
[Indistinct chatter]
I say...
Have we met?
Yes...earlier.
My--my--my name'’’s hastings.
Oh. You'’’re not spencer jones
Who loaned me ££20 at the club
The other night?
No.
You could correct that oversight now,
If you would, or a fifty,
If you'’’ve got it.
Gee, ronnie, it'’’s time to go.
Debt creates a bond between men,
Don'’’t you think?
Ronnie, hey.
[Ronnie mutters]
It'’’s really been a thrill to meet you,
Miss wilkinson.
Call me jane.
Yes. Thanks awfully.
An absolutely, delightful repast,
Aunt jane.
Smashing!
[Indistinct]
Yeah.
Well, hercule, how about it?
Will you talk to george
About a divorce?
Or do I have to jump in a cab
And go over there and waste him?
Jane, you shouldn'’’t joke like that.
Who'’’s joking?
Yes. Well,
Charles and I had better be running along.
Ok.
Bryan: me, too. I'’’ve got an early call.
What is "waste"?
What? Oh, don'’’t ask me, old man.
I haven'’’t a clue.
I haven'’’t understood a word
Anybody'’’s said all evening.
All right, I'’’ll see you
At the cafe carlisle.
Thank you. Marvelous.
Good luck, darling.
Listen. What, 12:30 tomorrow?
Lovely evening, darling.
Ha ha. Take care.
Mmm. You, too.
Bye, kid. Mmm.
Thank you so much. Heh heh.
You don'’’t escape until I get an answer.
[Whimpers]
I agree to speak with lord edgeware
On your behalf.
You do?
Oh, wonderful!
You are a darling. Isn'’’t he a darling?
It numbs the senses.
I can'’’t thank you enough.
That'’’s all right.
Thank you.
Thanks for coming.
Arthur. Yes.
Bye, hercule.
Good-bye. Thank you very much.
[Giggles]
Poirot, you astound me.
My dear hastings,
The most beautiful woman in the world
Could not possibly influence
Hercule poirot.
Poirot...
I'’’m just mildly interested, that'’’s--
You must realize
That nothing more intriguing
Is happening at the moment.
Mr. Poirot?
Perhaps I spoke too soon.
Hey, mr. Poirot.
Hello.
Listen, hey, I got a problem
I wanted to talk to you about,
If you don'’’t mind.
Shall we walk?
Yeah, yeah. See, uh,
I think somebody'’’s following me.
I see no one.
Not now, just sometimes.
Oh. Would you tell me about it?
. I'’’d like to, but I really can'’’t
You see, there'’’s a woman involved,
And, well, I can'’’t really tell you
Too much unless i--
A woman involved,
But is there a crime involved?
You know, a good crime, sir,
Is like a fine omelet.
It is plain on the outside.
You only discover the first clue
When you put your fork in.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, well, I guess--
I guess you could say
There'’’s a crime involved.
I see. A serious crime?
It'’’s pretty serious. Yeah.
A serious crime. The ultimate crime,
Of course, is murder.
And the solving of murders
Is like a breath of air to me.
Murder, yeah.
But, listen, by the way,
Did jane talk you into
Going to see her old man?
Oh, you know. A little champagne,
Such a beautiful woman.
Poirot?
Yeah, she is that.
L. She'’’s beautifu
Yes.
Oh, but I believe her.
About what?
About bumping the old guy off.
I think she'’’d really do it.
The ultimate crime, murder?
Yeah. See, jane and I go back
A long way, if you know what I mean.
I mean, jane wilkinson
Has got one interest in mind--
Jane wilkinson.
I mean, I hate to say it,
But right and wrong
Mean zip to this lady
If she'’’s going after something
That she wants.
I could see her
Blowing old georgie away
And then feeling very offended
If they caught her.
Oh?
Yeah.
You know, she acts like
She'’’s got a lot of class,
With the champagne
And the dinner parties,
But there'’’s still a very good reason
Why she plays
The dumb blonde so well,
You know what I mean?
Hey, listen.
I really gotta run now--
Oh, the early call.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ou listen, I'’’ll get back to y
On that other matter, ok?
Yeah.
You'’’ve been a great help to me.
I mean it. I'’’m serious.
I love you. You know?
You'’’re ok.
I say, poirot, you know,
You really are acting very strangely tonight.
I mean, what'’’s all that about the breath of air
And sticking the fork in the omelet?
You know, the many years you stayed behind a desk
In military intelligence
Have left you entirely innocent.
Oh, you observe me tonight
A little out of force of habit,
But you failed to observe
The professional actor acting.
When did he do that?
Just now. "Love you."
Ha ha ha. Ah.
Oh, to stroll through life
So entirely unobservant.
You know, I envy you.
No, you don'’’t.
Now you are observant. Bravo!
Love you. Come. Ha ha ha ha.
I didn'’’t mean to offend you.
Hastings: hello! Is that lord edgeware'’’s res--
Oh, it is.
Um, I'’’m speaking on behalf
Of monsieur hercule poirot.
Yes. Yes.
He'’’d like to make an appointment
To see his lordship, if that'’’s conven--
Yes, I'’’ll hold on.
She--she seemed to know your name.
Ah.
Oh, yes. Just a minute.
He'’’s going to paris tomorrow,
But he could see you on his return.
Or today if it'’’s urgent.
Now! Now!
Hello. Oh, today would be splen--
Yeah. Uh-- ri--thank you.
Oh. Fierce lady.
Um, we'’’ve got an appointment
To see his lordship midday today.
Poirot: monsieur poirot and hastings
For lord edgeware.
Come in, sir.
I am, of course, familiar
With your name, monsieur poirot.
Mr. Hastings.
I can'’’t imagine wh y you wish to see me.
Our mission is a somewhat painful one,
Your lordship.
It concerns your wife.
Indeed.
For some time, you must know
That her ladyship has been asking
For a divorce.
She wants to marry some film actor.
She suggested that
You and I might discuss the matter.
There is nothing to discuss.
You refuse to grant her a divorce?
Certainly not.
You do not refuse to grant her a divorce?
I am at a loss to understand
Your astonishment, monsieur poirot.
I wrote to her six months ago
That I would no longer contest the divorce.
I had refused until then, but I changed my mind.
My reasons are my own.
Now, is there anything else?
This way, gentlemen.
Please.
Oh, fantastic!
You--you mean I'’’m free? I can'’’t believe it.
Yeah, now,
Concentrate for a moment, please.
His lordship told me that six months ago,
He wrote to you conceding a divorce.
I never got a letter.
Does that not strike you as odd?
Well, yeah, but you-- I mean, who cares?
I'’’m free!
Mr. Poirot, you are a genius.
No...
But what can I do to repay you?
No, no, your gratitude is a quite adequate reward.
Come, come.
So glad to have been of assistance.
That'’’s all right. Bye, hercule.
Madame.
Thank you.
[Door closes]
It'’’s odd that lady edgeware
Should be without any curiosity whatever
About that missing letter.
Mm-hmm.
For which, incidentally,
There are four possible explanations.
Four? Four.
One, the letter was never posted,
Two, lord edgeware is lying
When he said he sent it,
Three, lady edgeware is lying
When she said that she never received it,
And four,
Someone interfered with that letter,
Either at 4-a, the sending,
Or 4-b, the receiving end.
And, now, which do you suspect?
I-- [intercom buzzes]
Poirot.
Oh, japp.
Dear, uh, dear japp.
Come up. Oh, no.
Not the pride of scotland yard.
I bet he'’’s come to pick your brains again.
Look, don'’’t let hi m, poirot.
Please don'’’t let him.
The picking does not hurt me physically.
Ah, japp.
What brings you out so early?
Early?
I'’’ve been up for hours. On business. Murder.
Poirot.
And who, pray, has been murdered?
Lord edgeware.
Stabbed to death last night by his wife.
Stabbed to death by lady edgeware?
She'’’s jane wilkinson,
The american actress.
And what makes you think she did it?
Think? I know.
She arrived last night around 10:00
In a blinking cab,
Announced herself to the butler
Like she was dropping in for tea,
And this morning, there was his lordship
With a neat little hole straight through the system,
Into the medulla.
Oh, why should she do a thing like that?
Wanted to marry another bloke.
And she actually said she meant to call round in a cab
And waste him.
You are extremely well informed.
Someone has been most obliging.
I'’’m also informed
That you met lord edgeware yesterday.
You like to tell me about that?
I would like someone else
To hear my reply.
You actually spoke to lady edgeware?
No, I'’’ve seen her,
But she won'’’t say a word without her solicitor.
Until he shows up,
My men are staying right on top of her.
In a manner of speaking.
Man: he'’’s up on the roof!
[Gunfire]
[Whistle blowing]
Second man: I just got a bead on him!
Third man: look out, redding!
[Gunfire]
Fourth man: uhh!
Fifth man: watch him, boys.
He'’’s coming down the wall!
Uhh!
[Gunfire]
Sixth man: cue bryan!
Seventh man: that man all right?
All right, cut it!
Eighth man: you guys cut it!
Cut!
[Indistinct chatter]
Wonderful. Wonderful.
Felt good. Felt good.
Macho, real macho.
You know, I did this same stunt
About a year ago?
Ha ha ha, bryan.
If only we had british actors like you.
Well, someday.
I'’’ll set up the next shot.
Ah, poirot, what'’’s up?
Lord edgeware has been murdered.
You mean she really went
And did it?
May I present inspector japp
From scotland yard
Who is in charge of these inquiries.
Nice to know you.
Ah, look, damn it, I'’’m sorry,
But I warned you just the other night.
I remember what you said.
It is no doubt for that reason
That you think that lady edgeware
Is responsible for her husband'’’s murder.
You mean she didn'’’t do it?
Oh, no, no, mr. Martin.
She did it all right.
Well, that makes sense.
She wanted a divorce so she could go off
, And marry some duke or count or--i don'’’t know
Whatever they call themselves these days.
But he wouldn'’’t let her go, so...
I suppose that means now I'’’m gonna have to
Replace her in the picture?
But she would let him go.
I spoke to lord edgeware only yesterday.
Japp, that is the reason for my visit.
Well, why didn'’’t you tell her
Before she killed the old guy?
Oh, I did tell her.
You did?
Yes. It'’’s extraordinar y, isn'’’t it?
Here is a woman who'’’s willing to state
Publicly that she will kill
In order to gain her freedom.
She gains her freedom, and she still kills?
My poor japp,
I'’’m afraid your presentation of the case
Revolts the intelligence.
It doesn'’’t revolt mine.
Now, I got to get back to her flat.
I got a few more questions for her ladyship now.
Hastings and I will accompany you.
I don'’’t want you to.
It'’’s on our wa I don'’’t care.
Resign yourself to the fact
That from now on, everywhere you go
Is on our way.
Heh heh.
Yeah, bryan. Yeah?
I hate this suit.
Yeah. It'’’s a puff suit.
Wardrobe! Harry, come on, get that wardrobe!
[Indistinct chatter]
[Gasps]
Hi, hercule, inspector.
Oh, hercule, tell me what you think.
I sent over to harry'’’s to get some mourning outfits,
But I hate black.
Do you think...
A--a lavender would be inappropriate?
Either black or nothing.
You can'’’t wear tha t. It'’’s impossible.
Oh, this is my lawyer, mr. Moxhallen.
That man thinks I killed george.
Inspector, when exactly
Did this, uh, unfortunate occurrence
Take place?
10 P.m. Last night.
See? I was at dinner last night.
I shouldn'’’t have said that.
But I asked you before about your activities last evening.
You'’’re right.
You said, "last evening."
No, but lastnight, I was at
Sir montague corner'’’s house in chiswick.
I was there from...what,
About 8:45, wasn'’’t it, until 11:30.
Well, you could ask sir montague,
You know, if you don'’’t believe me.
But you could ask everybody there, as a matter of fact.
There were 13 of us for dinner.
Right.
I'’’ll check it out.
Where are you going?
Going with you.
You don'’’t know where I'’’m going.
Where are you going?
To lord edgeware'’’s house.
It'’’s on our way. Come on, come on.
Hercule.
Can I borrow you for just a minute?
Come. Hmm.
Listen, I don'’’t think
That scotland yard guy likes me.
Oh, he'’’s just trying to do his duty, you know.
Hmm, you think?
Oh, yeah. [Laughs]
You know, it'’’s lucky
That I changed my mind
About going to that party.
You changed your mind?
Yeah. Oh, I had a terrible headache
Yesterday afternoon.
And I didn'’’t--i--i was just gonna send
My regrets.
Did you say this to anyone?
Yeah.
Yeah, I was out at the film set.
You know, just to say hi
Before I start to work next week.
We'’’re all sitting around,
Having, uh, tea,
The way they do here, and I said,
"You know, I'’’ve go t a terrible headache
And I am going home to bed."
And why did you reconsider?
Ellis.
Ellis?
Hmm, she got on to me about
Breaking my engagements,
So I went.
Poirot.
Hmm?
Good-bye.
Thank you very much for the information.
Japp, wait for me!
You look, uh, irresistible in your widow weed. Ha ha.
Absolutely.
Mm, no need to add to it now.
Eh--
[Door closes]
She arrived a few minutes after 10:00,
Saying that there was no need to announce her,
And went directly through to the library.
About 10 minutes later,
I heard the front door shut.
At 11:00, I glanced in on my way to bed.
But it was dark,
So I assumed that his lordship
Had already retired.
The housemaid found his body
There this morning.
Excusez-moi,but how long have you worked here?
Only six months, sir.
I recognized her ladyship
From her films, as did miss carroll,
His lordship'’’s secretary.
I was standing up there.
How was lady edgeware dressed?
Black dress, black hat, pearls.
[Telephone rings]
Excuse me.
Inspector, have we established
An exact time of death?
No, we have to wait for the autopsy,
See where his dinner had got to.
What a charming way of putting it.
Oh, inspector, who inherits the title?
Uh...
Their nephew ronald marsh.
Bit of a waster, I hear.
Mm-hmm.
Inspector, it'’’s for you.
And now, miss carroll,
I understand that his lordship'’’s daughter
Lives here. Is that right?
Lady geraldine. Yes.
I think the inspector
Would probably like to speak with her.
I'’’ve given her a sedative.
He must speak to her later.
A sedative?
Damned if lady edgeware
Wasn'’’t where she said she was.
The guests swear she never left the table.
Well, only to take a phone call.
And even then, she was never out
The butler'’’s sight.
That'’’s impossible. I tell you,
She was here at 10:00.
I saw her face distinctly.
Uh, miss carroll,
Where did you see her face from, please?
I was standing...
Right here.
Then her ladyship was wearing her hat, you see.
She would'’’ve come in through the front door,
Made her way to the library in this direction.
Eh...
Did you see my face?
No, but I swear it was that dreadful woman.
Perhaps yes...
Perhaps no.
Now, listen, poirot, explain to me how lady edgeware
Could be in two places at the same time.
Well, that would be difficult, even for her.
Hmm. But let us say that the murderer
Was banking on the fact
That she would not go out last night.
This would give him the opportunity
To kill lord edgeware
And incriminate her ladyship
By the use of an impostor.
An impostor?
Yes, a talented imitator of some sort,
Someone who'’’d wear black,
A color which jane abhors,
Someone like, uh, like, uh...
Carlotta adams.
Oh, steady on, old man.
I mean, i--i--i notice her clothes are a bit outre,
But, I mean, surely a charming girl like that
Wouldn'’’t get involved in murder.
No, these are only suppositions, arthur,
Please. Let us assume
That she went to lord edgeware
Without for a moment realizing the reason
For her visit.
Oh, well, in that case,
She'’’d wake up this morning
And see the news of edgeware'’’s death,
And then--then--then she'’’d get--get on to the--
Oh, sacristi!
I have been a fool.
Hmm? I have been an imbecile!
What...
Hang on, old man. What'’’s this?
We must reach her as quickly as possible.
We--we haven'’’t got her number.
No, that place where she works.
They will have the number.
Oh, yes, the club. Yes, the club.
[Both talking at once]
Go and find a taxi.
Um, club-- carlyle!
Carlyle, that'’’s it!
Club--taxi!
Ah!
Did you get hold of her?
The number is engaged.
Ah. Quick, go.
Right.
Queensbury gardens, as fast as you can.
[Door buzzes]
Are you the police?
We are friends of miss adams.
Can we speak with her?
[Crying]
Oh, dear lord, she'’’s dead.
Too late.
She looks like a sleeping child.
Verinol. What'’’s that?
It'’’s a strong sedative.
D. Death from an overdose, I wouldn'’’t be surprise
You know, the one comfort that I derive from all this
Is that we could not have saved her.
She was dead by the time we found out about
Lord edgeware'’’s murder.
Do you think this was a murder, too?
Well, in my experience,
The first murder is often accomplished
Against great qualms of conscience.
Then if the danger persists,
The second one is that much easier,
The third easier still, and...
Like most things in life, murder becomes a habit.
You think, perhaps, the two are connected?
Yes. She gave one last performance
As jane wilkinson.
Miss bennett was carlotta adams'’’ secretary.
Did miss adams use drugs
To facilitate sleep, for instance?
Carlotta took no drugs whatsoever.
Did she go out last night?
Yes. I was here when she returned
About 12:00. She seemed exhausted
And went straight to bed.
Today when I came in,
She was still there...
All cold and...
Now, now. Now, now.
Tell me about her day.
Did she invite people to, uh...
Did she leave the flat yesterday?
She had lunch with jenny driver,
The fashion designer. They were best friends.
She went out again about 7:00,
All giddy and excited, like a...
Little girl up to mischief.
Ah, and who was she going to see?
I have no idea, sir.
How was she dressed?
She wore a black dress.
And any jewelry?
Only the pearls she always wore.
Oh, and she took her makeup case,
Which was odd,
Because she was off last night.
Can you identify this small
Mother-of-pearl box?
No, sir.
No?
Verinol.
Those aren'’’t carlotta'’’s.
She doesn'’’t-- didn'’’t wear glasses.
Oh.
And, uh...
Did you stay long here
After she returned home last night?
No, only just a moment.
She gave me a letter to post
That she'’’d been carrying all day and had forgotten.
And then I left.
And you posted it on your way home?
Yes, sir.
To whom was it addressed?
Can you recall that?
Yes, to her sister in america.
They corresponded regularly.
[Indistinct chatter]
I beg you to be brief.
Miss driver'’’s preparing her spring collection.
It'’’s so much work. Absolutely horrifying.
Jenny, these are the gentlemen.
Ah, no, no, no, no. It'’’s all wrong.
Uh, listen, can you get me that soft...
Thanks.
Uh, yes, my assistant tells me
That you want to talk to me about,
Uh, carlotta.
I regret to inform you that miss adams is dead.
What?
I--i--i mean, um...
You see, she--she can'’’t be.
I had lunch with her yesterday.
It is about that
That I would like to talk with you.
Yes.
All right, let'’’s just take one more.
All right.
That'’’s it. All right.
What happened?
She died in her sleep.
I can'’’t believe it.
It was just yesterday
She was so excited about...
About?
Oh...i don'’’t know.
Some sort of hoax, I think.
A hoax?
Well, she didn'’’t talk about it,
But I got the impression it involved a lot of money.
[Music, indistinct chatter]
Hercule, this has been very well worthwhile.
She'’’s--she'’’s very quick off the mark.
Oh, you noticed? Yes.
Well, bravo. Heh.
What, uh, what do we do now?
We must decide who the death
Of lord edgeware would benefit--
The heirs, the daughter, the nephew...
Uh, lady edgeware?
Good. And the duke of...
Merton.
Ha ha!
Quiet, please, we'’’re taking pictures...
[Indistinct chatter]
Not bad.
Tea! I'’’ve got to have tea!
Well?
To work.
[Laughs] it'’’s like a miracle!
You know, the way things happened--
George'’’s death,
No need for a messy divorce.
But have you not asked yourself
Who could have killed your husband?
And probably carlotta adams?
I'’’m sorry about the girl.
I liked her.
But, you know, whoever it was did me a favor.
Oh, I guess the police
Will figure everything out anyway, huh?
I'’’m told that you received a phone call
During sir montague corner'’’s dinner?
A joke, I guess.
A joke?
Ahh.
Yeah. Well, the butler called me to the phone,
You know? And this voice said, was I lady edgeware?
And I said, "yeah, that'’’s right."
And she hung up.
She?
Yeah. It was a woman'’’s voice.
Lady edgeware, do me a favor.
Who killed your husband?
If I was guessing,
I'’’d say his daughter geraldine did it.
Oh...
Monsieur poirot, I'’’m geraldine marsh,
Lord edgeware'’’s daughter.
Yes, oh, well, welcome.
Your housekeeper said I should wait here,
As I'’’d very much like to speak with you.
Well, that is entirely mutual.
Come in, please.
Sit down anywhere. But--oh,
Perhaps, perhaps over there.
Now, how can I be useful to you?
Um...
Why did my father send for you yesterday?
Send for me?
Look, I'’’m his daughter.
I have a right to know what you talked about.
Was it about the family?
Was he afraid of something? What did he say to you?
What passed between
Lord edgeware and myself was of
A confidential nature.
Look, I insist you tell me.
Were you fond of your father?
Fond of him?
No, I was not fond of my father.
I hated him.
I'’’m sure whoever killed him had his own reasons.
But I could add a hundred of my own.
Even if it caused more innocent victims?
What do you mean?
I have reason to believe
That the killer has struck again.
Another murder? Well, who?
It was--
No, no. In view of the fact
I have no proof,
I think you should disregard
That last remark for the time being.
[Buzz]
Hello, who is it?
Lord edgeware?
Yes, that'’’s my cousin ronald marsh.
Oh, the new lord edgeware.
Yes, come in.
Yes, he drove me here.
Hmm.
Ah, inspector, we meet again.
What a pleasure it must be for you.
Indeed. Come and sit down.
Thank you.
Oh, there.
So, uh...
Carlotta adams'’’ escort,no?
Ah, oui, monsieur poirot.
[Chuckles]
So that when you referred
To lady edgeware as your aunt,
A remark she seemed to resent somewhat,
It was not just the rude remark
Of a drunken young man.
Well, I mean, I'’’d never met my aunt,
The film star, before.
It was a bit of a giggle, really.
Ronald, I think we should go home now.
Home, yes.
Pauper one day,
Lord of the manor the next.
My late unlamented uncle
Kicked me out 3 years ago,
And now I return.
To murder, which has transformed me
From the creditor'’’ s despair
To the tradesman'’’s hope.
God bless aunt jane.
Don'’’t look at me
With those accusing detective eyes.
I'’’ve got an alibi.
You do? Ha ha ha.
Sorry. I was at dinner
And the opera with the dortheimers
And their boring daughter rachel.
Disappointed, poirot?
How long had you known carlotta adams?
Well, a few months. Why?
And you liked her?
Yes, very much.
Why are we talking in the past tense?
Why?
Oh, because she died last night.
How?
An overdose of drugs,
Which I believe was not self-inflicted.
Let'’’s go home now.
Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
Enough motives and alibis
For a dozen murders.
A dozen?
Oh, I hope not as many as that, hastings.
I hope not.
? Ah, sir montague corner'’’s residence
Yes, sir.
Ah! We'’’ve found it at last!
Sir montague is out on the lawn
With his guests.
I see. Excuse me, was it you, sir,
That answered the telephone call
Intended for lady edgeware
At montague'’’s dinner the other night?
Yes, sir.
And what can you tell me about it?
Very little, sir.
I interrupted her at dinner
To tell her she had a telephone call.
Don'’’t misunderstand me,
But did you overhear any of the conversation?
She said, "hello" and "that'’’s right"
And hung up, remarking that the party
Had rung off.
It was a woman'’’s voice, I believe?
Yes, sir. Possibly foreign.
Foreign? Oh.
Thank you very much, in any case.
Ah, monsieur poirot,
How very nice to see you.
How are you, sir?
And mr. Hastings.
Let me introduce you to the wildburns.
We'’’ve met before.
Yes, we have, yes.
This is donald ross, a marvelous actor
Who'’’s going to be a major, major star.
Oh, well... Heh heh heh.
How do you do?
But we interrupt your game.
We are so sorry.
Oh, not at all. Please join us,
If 50 pounds a game doesn'’’t frighten you.
You'’’re welcome to take my place.
Oh, well, um...
Well, 50 pounds.
Be careful. He cheats.
Oh, I invited a delightful
Variety of people to the dinner
To meet lady edgeware.
A fine social mixture
Is a real work of art.
And art is my passion.
Oh, that'’’s a good shot.
Ooh la la.
That'’’s going to be sir montague'’’s...
[Muttering]
Even that greco-roman travesty over there
Has a certain splendid arrogance about it.
Don'’’t you agree?
Yes, it has a...
Splendid arrogance.
Oh, bad luck!
Ha ha!
I'’’ll see you at the next hoop.
What is your impression of lady edgeware?
Oh, charming. Very intelligent.
More so than I expected from an actress
And an american.
Ooh.
Actually taught me a thing or two
About greek art.
About greek art?
Mm-hmm.
Well, now, here I must concentrate.
And yet...
Damn it!
Ahem.
And one more, I think.
Thank you very much.
Oh, perhaps...
[Mumbling]
Could somebody phone for a taxi for us?
I'’’d be happy to give you a lift
Back to town if you'’’d like?
Really? Certainly.
You are mobile? You have a car?
Yes, I'’’ve got my car here.
Yes. There'’’s probably enough room.
I don'’’t even know how to drive.
[Laughter]
Neither do i.
You'’’re taking your life in your hands.
I see.
Mr. Hastings, did you see me
Inivanov at the lyric?
Did i--what? Oh, no, I didn'’’t.
No, sorry. I'’’m afraid not.
Well, it was a short run.
Oh, there will be many of those.
Where can I drop you, mr. Poirot?
At scotland yard.
Right.
You know, I got to meet jane wilkinson
Here the other day.
Oh, you were invited to that famous party?
Yes. Terribly exciting.
Jane has such, um, presence.
Yes.
Something you can'’’t learn.
I'’’m told I hav e the same thing.
Really?
A certain indefinable...
Presence.
Indefinable...yes.
Start the motor.
Are you a good driver?
Appalling.
Thank you very much.
Oh. Oh, I'’’m sorry.
It'’’s all right.
I'’’ll tell you one odd thing,
Mr. Poirot. Yes?
There were 13 of us at dinner that night.
Some bloke failed to show up
L at the last moment, and it wasn'’’t unti
We were moving into the library
That I remembered that old superstition
About bad luck hitting the first person
To get up from a table of 13.
And who did get up first?
Me.
Cheerio.
Bye.
If I'’’d known that,
I wouldn'’’t have accepted a lift from him.
Damn it!
Now the edgewares'’’ butler'’’s disappeared.
Along with 3,000 pounds in french francs
His lordship had lying about
For a nip over to paris.
What do you want, poirot?
My only ambition is to be helpful to scotland yard.
Which by now will have concluded its investigation
Into the death
Of one carlotta adams, an american performer.
Poirot, buzz off like a good chap, will you?
I'’’ve got bigger fish to fry.
In a good bouillabaisse,
The little fish are often tastier
Than the big ones.
What are you talking about?
Add poison, however,
And the whole soup is polluted.
Then the size of the fish are immaterial.
What'’’s fish got to do with it?
It was your own metaphor.
[Both talking at once]
Let'’’s stop fish, then. Let'’’s leave it out.
Listen to me. Did you know
That in carlotta adams'’ ’ repertoire,
There was an admirable impression
Of jane wilkinson?
No.
Yes. And on the night of the murder,
Carlotta adams was dressed in black,
With a string of pearls, which is exactly
What his lordship'’’s secretary
Miss carroll said her ladyship was wearing
When she visited his lordship.
By jove, you'’’re right!
And that'’’s not all.
Carlotta adams had a make-up case,
Which contained, among other things,
A wig, made so as to resemble exactly
Jane wilkinson'’’s coiffure.
Poirot, you'’’ve done it again.
I'’’ll have her picked up immediately.
Oh, she'’’s been picked up already, my friend.
She'’’s dead.
Yeah, yeah.
That'’’s right, she is.
What was the cause of death?
Your report will no doubt say it was
An overdose of verinol.
Well... Well, there you are!
Look, she goes to edgeware
In her jane wilkinson get-up, right?
Yes. Why?
Well, I don'’’t know , do i?
I'’’m hearing this for the first time.
She kills him... Perhaps...by accident.
Impulsively.
Then overcome by guilt or fear,
She takes a drug overdose.
It makes sense, poirot.
All great minds think alike.
I withdraw my comment.
All right, come on, come on!
It'’’s a better angle than "the butler did it."
And the rest are all accounted for.
Look, the nephew was at the opera,
The daughter was at the opera,
The wife was at the dinner, right?
Oh, you'’’ve hit on it, poirot.
Just a pity there'’’s no motive.
[Telephone rings]
Hastings.
It'’’s all right. A little spade work
Will soon bring it to light, I expect.
Well, while you'’’re at your excavations,
Perhaps you'’’d dig up the letters
Carlotta adams sent to her sister in america.
Oh, and by the way,
Find the taxi driver who accepted a fare--
No, 2 fares--
From covent garden to regents park
At 10:40 on the day of the murder.
10:40.
Because, my friend, this case is not yet closed.
All right, I'’’ll fish around.
No more fish, please.
It'’’s bryan martin.
He wants you to go to his film set.
No doubt in order to inform me
He no longer requires my services.
[Indistinct chatter]
Man: pay attention, bryan!
Ok, cut!
I wouldn'’’t like doing that for a living.
Nor would i.
Print that.
That was terrific, bryan.
No, man, I want another one.
Why? What'’’s the matter?
I don'’’t know. It just wasn'’’t good.
I mean, when he was coming--
It was terrific! It was great!
The explosion wasn'’’t big enough.
That'’’s why I want another one.
Do it again.
One more on that, boys!
Look, I talked to that lady
About the personal matter we discussed.
Yes.
She wants to keep a low profile
On the whole thing, so I don'’’t think
I can put you to work on it. Sorry.
How on earth could you have
Foreseen that, poirot?
A supposition.
Now, wait a minute.
You knew I wouldn'’’t need you?
Well, you must be very gratified
In any case that lady edgeware
Will now appear in your film.
Yeah, yeah, but I don'’’t understand how you knew--
Oh...[Speaking french]... We are extremely late.
Best of luck with the rest of the filming.
As they say in show business,
Break a leg.
Right. Thanks.
But I still don'’’t understand how--oh.
What, um,
What--what are we late for?
An unannounced visit to the duke of merton.
Ah.
I don'’’t care who they are,
I shan'’’t see them without an appointment.
But your grace, mr. Poirot threatens
To remain here all day if he must.
All right, send them in.
Mr. Poirot and mr. Hastings.
Ahem.
What is the reason for this interruption?
We are investigating the circumstances
Of the death of lord edgeware.
I was not acquainted with him.
No, but perhaps
You are acquainted with lady edgeware?
That is correct.
Then I will ask you pointblank, your grace--
Do you intend to marry lady edgeware?
When I'’’m engaged to marry anyone,
The fact will be formally announced.
I consider your question an impertinence.
Good day.
I wait for the formal announcement
With breath which is bated.
Good day.
That didn'’’ t go too well.
I achieved my purpose.
What was that?
Lady edgeware is an emotional woman
Who says whatever comes to her mind
At any given moment.
She'’’s quite capable of announcing to the world
That she will marry the duke of merton,
And the wretched duke is the last man in the world
To find out about it.
Well, he certainly put you in your place.
I don'’’t agree.
How do you mean?
One of the many diplomas I got at police college
Was one for speed-reading upside down.
And the letter on the duke'’’s desk read,
"My dearest jane, I cannot wait.
Oh, my adored one, my angel--"
Poirot, you ought to be ashamed
Of yourself.
Oh, I know. I feel absolutely awful.
Let us expiate my sin with an omelet
And a bottle of... Good wine.
Ha ha ha!
Upside-down.
[Both laugh]
No, my friend, you were wrong
To arrest ronald marsh.
Really? Well, you just listen to this.
Now, this is a transcript of the letter
Carlotta adams sent to her sister in america.
Oh, and by the way, thanks for the lead, poirot.
That was the clincher.
Oh, don'’’t mention it.
Right. Here we are.
"You remember ronald marsh I told you about?
"He loved my jane wilkinson impression.
"Said it would fool lord edgeware himself
And offered me 10,000 pounds to try."
Something about some bet. "Can you believe it?
"Now I can bail myself out of that tax mess
"My business manager managed to get me into.
"Anyway, I'’’m visiting his lordship tonight as jane.
Will let you know how it turns out next week."
I'’’m sorry.
It just doesn'’’ t ring true.
Well, look, you said yourself
That she could have easily
Been drawn into it quite innocently.
Well, there'’’s your proof.
Yeah, and that'’’s not all.
We found a cabbie who picked up a couple
Outside convent garden at the last interval
Right before 11:00 like you said.
He took them to regent gate
And then back before the last interval.
And he identified ronald marsh from the photo.
Well, much as it distresses me
To agree with
The learned inspector here,
I must admit, it does look to me
Frightfully like case closed.
Well, can you think of a motive
For carlotta adams'’’ death?
Yeah. Accident.
She came home all excited,
Took some verinol to calm down,
Some more to go to sleep, and--
Then some more verinol
And a little more, and...
No, I'’’m sorry.
Too many questions are still asked
Which do not satisfy the little gray cells.
For instance,
Who was the companion of ronald marsh
On that cab trip from regents park
During the intermission of the opera?
[Dog barking]
If he'’’s here,
I'’’d like to speak to mr. Ronald marsh.
Yes, ronald is here.
I'’’ll go and get him.
Thank you.
[Dogs barking]
Come on, boy.
Ah, walker. Behave.
[Indistinct chattering]
Thank you.
Mr. Marsh is going to miss all this, isn'’’t he?
Oh, you'’’ll have to release him tomorrow,
Japp, you know that.
Oh, yeah.
I have to say, I'’’m not sure
It'’’s in the best of taste
Going hunting after a murder
In the family.
I don'’’t think taste
Has anything to do with it, hastings.
I don'’’t suppos e you would.
Look--
Ah, great minds falling out with each other'’’s.
So, my little alibi'’’s gone bust, what?
We know of your whereabouts
On the evening in question.
But I didn'’’t go to my uncle'’’s
To kill him.
Well, why did you?
And who was the woman with you?
. I'’’d rather not say
It'’’s all right, ronald.
We should have told them the truth
From the beginning. It was me.
Well, I'’’ll ask you again.
What was the reason for your visit?
Money. What else?
We went to get my mother'’’s pearls.
For me to pawn. A very generous offer
Of dina'’’s, which I swore to repay,
Even if it meant getting a job.
The taxi parked across the road and I went in.
While I waited, when I thought
I saw a man I recognized--
That actor chap, bryan...
Martin?
That'’’s him, yes.
Well, I was very surprised,
I remember, because he strode
Over to the house and let himself in
With a key.
Just as I was coming out with the pearls.
It gave me quite a fright.
Of course, I trotted over to investigate.
And then we hurried away.
And we were back in convent garden
Without being missed.
And then when we learned of the murder--
Well, I thought it best
To keep dina and myself out of it all.
I obviously assumed
That aunt jane had done it,
So why muddy the waters
With our little escapade?
Well, that'’’s all very well thought out,
I must say, but you couldn'’’t have seen bryan martin
That evening. He was having dinner
With jenny driver, the designer.
Was he?
Yes, well, you'’’re not the only one
With interesting little tidbits, poirot.
And you'’’ve neglected to mention
The 10,000 pounds you offered carlotta adams.
I don'’’t know what you'’’re talking about!
Oh, we'’’re still playing the little innocent
On that one, are we?
I don'’’t know what you mean!
Where would I get 10,000 pounds?
I was flat broke
Until my uncle'’’s murder.
For which you are under arrest.
Read him his rights and take him away.
No! You-- [stammering]
You can'’’t...
No...please.
Satisfied now, poirot?
Yes. I had dinner with bryan
? The night of lord edgeware'’’s murder. Why
Well, I'’’m surprised you didn'’’t talk to me
About that before.
Well, it didn'’’ t seem important.
So, there is nothing between you and mr. Martin
Which would constitute an "item,"
As they say in the press?
We are just good friends,
As they say in the press.
Yes, I almost wish you had something to tell me
That they do not say in the press.
Yes, but I can'’’t think
Of what it would be, love. Sorry.
Oh! Um... Actually, yes,
There was some-- there was something.
You know you were talking before
? About men in carlotta'’’s life
Yes.
Yes, well, there was someone
She was talking about
With increasing... Regard.
I suppose it'’’s too much to hope
That you remember who it is?
Marsh... Ronald marsh.
What a coincidence.
He has just been arrested
For the murder of lord edgeware.
Oh.
Yes.
Poirot: hastings?
How did you guess?
Never mind. Come up.
Right-o.
[Buzzer]
Well, I must say, poirot,
Your powers of guesswork
Are absolutely...
Good grief. What have we here?
Letters from a dead girl
To her sister in america.
Carlotta adams?
Yes. You know, I was not satisfied
With the mere typescript of the last letters,
Especially not when read aloud by japp.
I had to hold it and to really feel it.
Well, owing to the kindness of the sister,
She sent this, and also some previous letters
For comparison. Come here.
It'’’s quite interesting.
You see, this is the last letter,
And these are the previous ones.
Can you see a difference?
No, no, you can do it with the naked eye.
These, without exception,
Are all folded like a book. Whereas this one...
Has been torn.
Is that significant?
I don'’’t know yet.
But one thing is clear.
The murderer did not anticipate
Lady edgeware'’’s presence at sir montague'’’s dinner,
And had absolutely no knowledge
Of the existence of this letter,
Which states quite clearly
The extent of carlotta adams'’’ involvement in the hoax.
You see, it'’’s rather moving.
This letter is, in fact,
The dead woman talking to us in her own voice.
Yeah, but ronald marsh is guilty.
Sit down there. Keep quiet.
Please. I'’’m working.
Yes, all right, all right.
[Newspaper rustles]
Ahem! Ahem!
[Snoring]
Of course.
[Tap tap]
Hey.
Hastings.
Please, come here.
Look, I want you to look at this.
"You remember the ronald marsh
I told you about?"
It goes onto another page...
"He loved my jane wilkinson impression."
Well, all these letters are very carefully written.
And there'’’s something about that transition
Which worried me, and then I suddenly realized...
An entire page has been torn out
Between these two.
What?
Yes. You see, the murderer
Must have discovered this letter by chance
And found he was named on that page.
But by also cleverly removing it,
He could give the impression
That ronald marsh was in fact
The instigator of the hoax.
That'’’s devilishly clever, if it'’’s true.
Yeah, well, the murderer is certainly extremely clever.
Which practically eliminates
The young gentleman in prison at the moment.
Well, how can you be sure of that?
Well, i...[Mumbling]
I know.
The little gray cells.
Yes.
No doubt about it-- thomas roland was a superb
Pictorial journalist.
[Indistinct]
They did something--
Real sharks?
With real sharks. They did something
To aggravate them.
I don'’’t know if they poked sticks--
[Man talking indistinctly]
Then, when we get to the love scene,
The director wants me to do it nude.
Can you imagine?
Not even the lovely hat?
...superb pictorial journalist.
Direct descendant of hogarth...
Sweeping on towards gilray...
This detective stuff is really hot
On american tv this year. I mean, it'’’s really hot.
And I'’’ll be honest with you.
Honest is what I do best.
Really, ask anybody. Here'’’s honest.
I'’’m a very talented producer.
You'’’ve a very famous detective.
What does that spell? Miniseries.
You'’’ve got a miniseries in you.
I doubt that.
I don'’’t even have my tonsils anymore.
Ha ha! I'’’m sorry about that, but listen,
If you'’’d like to deal, give my people a call.
The wildburns know my number. I'’’m micky the g.
We'’’ll do lunch. Ciao,chickie baby.
What--what did he say?
What language was he talking?
I don'’’t know. It sounded a bit oriental, old man.
Oh, I see the great actor
And the clothes designer are reconciled.
Oh, yes.
The duke of merton seems to be
Steering well clear of his betrothed.
I don'’’t think we'’’re going to get
An announcement very soon. Ha ha.
Listen, it'’’s a mos t glamorous occasion.
I haven'’’t understood a word
Since I arrived here.
I have a previous engagement, however.
I will leave you to give them myadieus,
My dear hastings.
What? Hey, poirot, poirot! Come back.
You can'’’t leave me here with all these arty people!
I--[stammering]
Hello. Hello.
Have we met? I'’’m sure I know you.
I don'’’t think so.
I'’’m not much of a man for parties.
I'’’ve just seen you last week.
Oh, did you?
I must thank you, miss carroll,
For sparing me
Some of your valuable time.
Lady geraldine requested that I stay on
Until I put the family affairs in order.
I suppose this is part of it.
Lady geraldine seems very fond
Of her cousin ronald marsh,
Doesn'’’t she?
Much too fond, in my opinion.
Oh, you do not share her enthusiasm?
Most decidedly not.
[Chuckles]
But I don'’’t believe he belongs in jail.
Lady edgeware murdered his lordship.
I know it. Oh, she should have never been admitted
Back into this house.
Oh, lady edgeware,
I'’’d be delighted to have your opinion.
We were just discussing the judgment of paris,
And I feel--
They have terrible judgment in paris,
Don'’’t you think?
I mean, the way they treat americans
So rudely.
It'’’s bad business.
No, no, I meant paris the prince,
Whose abduction of helen led to the trojan war.
Oh, trojan war. Heh heh heh.
Must have been before my time.
I barely even remember korea.
Oh, heh heh heh. Isn'’’t she amusing?
Yes, very stylish. Know what I mean?
Thank you again for your great kindness.
It--ow! Oh, forgive me.
Ooh! My glasses!
You--ahh, my dear lady.
Are they broken?
I don'’’t think so. No, I think--
I think they'’’re-- I think they'’’re intact.
I bought these new shoes.
You know, they are so slippery,
And I'’’m clumsy by nature. Forgive me.
Certainly.
Yes.
One moment.
Monsieur poirot,
These are not my glasses.
But how is that possible?
I have my own, of course, but they'’’re not very si--
Oh, they are.
Isn'’’t that extraordinary?
How extraordinary.
Yes, these are mine.
Good-bye.
Good day, monsieur poirot.
Uh, mr. Hastings.
Yes. Excuse me. Excuse me.
Could I have a word? Has mr. Poirot gone?
I'’’m afraid he has.
Yes. Did you want to talk to him?
Well, I think I should.
It concerns lord edgeware'’’s death.
What jane said earlier about paris...
Hmm. Yes?
Could you ask him to phone me
As soon as possible?
Yes, um, I think the thing to do
Is to telephone him at his flat just about 5:00.
Tea time, you know.
Thank you.
[Humming]
Ah!
[Continues humming]
Poirot, I must say I rather resent
Your abandoning me like that.
Oh, don'’’t go on.
I had my reasons.
[Telephone rings]
That will be donald ross.
Who?
The young actor gave us a lift.
In the open car? Yes.
Hello. Poirot.
Yes, mr. Ross.
What can I do for you?
What? Of course. I'’’ll wait.
He'’’s been called to his own front door.
What did he want?
He, um, he wanted to talk to you
About lord edgeware'’’s death
And what lady edgeware said about paris.
Paris?
Hmm. Yes, I'’’ll explain later.
Uh, hello.
Mm-hmm.
Hello! [Sighs]
Do we know where he lives?
Oh, yes. I'’’ve got his card.
We must hurry.
I'’’m afraid.
[Doorbell rings]
[Ring ring ring]
[Ring]
Let'’’s go.
Go that way. I'’’ll go this way.
[Off the hook signal]
He'’’s dead.
Stabbed at the base of the skull.
I blame myself.
I mean, if--if I possessed
A tenth of your deductive abilities,
I should have known that boy was in danger.
Oh, my poor hastings,
You don'’’t know how lucky you are.
If you had my suspicious nature,
I dread to think.
What is it that lady edgeware
Could possibly have said
To that young man
Which so offended him,
About paris of all things?
I have no idea.
I mean, the thing was that sir montague
Was pontificating aboutthe judgment of paris,
And then she misunderstood and thought
He was talking about the city,
But I mean, that'’’s hardly surprising.
I mean, she obviously has little latin
And less greek, as they say.
Yes. The other paris.
Hmm.
Can I have been wrong all the time?
I don'’’t think so.
I'’’m not usually wrong.
I do not understand.
Who are you, uh, telephoning?
Lady edgeware.
Oh, that'’’s no good.
Uh, she said that she'’’d be
Having costume fittings all the afternoon.
So much the better.
I merely wish to speak to, uh--
Hello.
Ah, is lady edgeware there, please?
Cost--a costume fitting?
But, ellis-- is that you?
You don'’’t recognize my voice?
Poirot. Yes.
Oh, that'’’s nice. Thank you.
T well, it'’’s very importan
That I see you at once as soon as possible.
Could you come around here, do you think?
You know my address.
Yes, but 52. 52.
That'’’s right.
I will see you presently, then.
Thank you.
It'’’s through here, miss ellis.
Ah, my dear miss ellis.
How good of you to come.
I know how little time you have.
All that will pass here
Is confidential, of course.
I just wanted to ask you a few questions.
For instance,
? How long have you been in lady edgeware'’’s service
Oh, 7 years, sir.
7 Years. In other words,
Adequate time for you to have known
About her affairs. Oh.
Oh, I chose the word badly.
I mean her acquaintances,
Her enemies.
I'’’d say so.
And so you would also know
That in less than a year ago,
She and mr. Bryan martin
Were more than mere friends.
Yes. How did--
And in fact, she would have married
Bryan martin had lord edgeware
Given his consent.
Yes, but--
But then--but then the duke of merton
Made his somewhat monkish appearance.
He surely did.
Yes.
Well, you have confirmed what I thought.
That'’’s really all.
Oh, have-- have one of these--
Oh! Confounded carpet!
I'’’m so sorry.
I told you to fix it.
Oh, my dear.
Oh, I'’’m so sorry about that.
Yes.
That'’’s all right.
Perhaps, uh-- what?
My glasses.
If your glasses are broken,
I will of course reimburse you.
They'’’re all right.
Would you please look and see
Whether they'’’re all right?
They'’’re fine, thank you.
Are they? Oh, that'’’s wonderful.
Wonderful. Yes.
L. Well, that'’’s really al
Thank you very much, my dear.
Get her a taxi, will you, please?
[Mouthing silently]
[Clattering]
Poirot.
You are up to something.
I'’’ve never known you to be clumsy.
Oh, clumsy, am i?
S. These are miss ellis'’’ glasse
You gave them back to her.
Yes, indeed.
The pair I discovered
In carlotta adams'’’ make-up case.
She saw through them perfectly well.
This must be her spare pair.
That is the degree of my clumsiness.
You know, uh, hastings,
I have been a fool.
Oh, yes, yes.
But now is the time
For the gathering of those responsible.
Ah.
Cut!
Marvelous, jane. Great!
Thank you, everybody.
Lunch. One hour.
I want another one.
What do you mean, you want another one?
I want another one.
But that was perfect.
No, it was not perfect.
Now, look. Jake slagel would...
Well, he'’’d do it a lot better.
Ok, bryan, we'’’ll talk after lunch.
Thanks.
Hello, poirot. What are you doing here?
Oh, the investigation is nearly over.
You will find out soon enough.
I hope it doesn'’’t take long.
I usually get a massage at lunch.
Yes. I'’’ll be as brief as possible,
Once the others have arrived.
Others? What others?
Uh, japp, I find myself having to admit
That I have made a mistake in this case.
Well, that'’’s very big of you, I'’’m sure,
But we'’’ve got the murderer locked up,
So why waste everybody'’’s time?
No, bear with me for a moment longer
And I will show you how I was misled.
From the beginning of this case,
I suspected monsieur martin.
[Laughing]
Oh, that amuses you? Ha ha ha.
Well, be generous, mr. Martin.
Share your amusement,
Perhaps with lady edgeware.
May I tell her, the day after your party,
This romantic actor waylaid me
In order to try and convince me
That yourwasting of lord edgeware
Was not a joke.
What?
Now, look, I just wanted
To talk to you about a personal matter.
Yes, and what could be more personal
Than to incriminate lady edgeware?
But I was disturbed about the motive of this.
What should it be-- and then I remember
That lord edgeware had told me himself
In a tone of bitterness
That his wife had left him hoping to marry,
And I quote, "some actor."
But then, of course, this adorable creature
Is tempted once again.
She changed her mind.
And instead of marrying some actor,
She desired to marry some duke.
Well, of course,
The idol of millions was furious.
He was humiliated
That there should be such a reflection
On his drawing power.
And he planned a revenge,
And the revenge took the form
Of killing lord edgeware while making it seem
That lady edgeware was the guilty person.
Now, wait a minute.
You were seen entering the building.
You had a motive to commit the murder.
And you had the opportunity for the crime.
. Yeah, but I didn'’’t do it
All right, look. I admit I wanted
To get back at jane for dumping me,
But I swear to you,
That night that I talked to you,
I had no idea that the next day
The old man would be killed.
! All I know is, is that I didn'’’t do it
Of course you didn'’’t do it.
Huh?
But what you wished to do was to use hercule poirot
As you use a stunt man
To do everything that is dramatic,
That is unusual, that imaginative,
Or dangerous in your work.
Yes, uh, you were followed, were you?
And you were close to a crime,
The ultimate crime, murder.
You did everything you could in order to excite my curiosity.
It was an egregious performance.
A what?
"Love you." Ohh.
Mr. Marsh,
I have never seen your moving picture,
Whatever you call it,
But if that night by the side of the river
Was anything to go by,
I would rather stand in line for a dentist.
Oh, now wait a minute, fella.
Oh, so, the ego of the actor is offended.
Well, the ego
Of hercule poirot is offended, also.
You thought that you could actually influence me
By such things?
Of course you didn'’’t commit a murder.
Poirot, I don'’’t-- I really don'’’t understand--
No, this gentleman,
Everything he says is written for him.
Everywhere he moves,
Someone else does it for him.
All he'’’s capable of doing
Is standing still and loving people.
Of course you didn'’ ’t commit a murder.
But now I will tell you
Whodid commit the murder.
As you know, I suspected monsieur martin
From the beginning,
But there were a couple of things that worried me.
What was the nature of the female voice
That spoke to lady edgeware
At lord montague'’’s dinner,
And to whom did those lady'’’s glasses belong
That we found in carlotta'’’s bag?
Glasses? Women'’’s glasses?
[Both talking at once]
What'’’s the significanc e of glasses?
Wait and you will be told.
Then I received carlotta'’’s letter
To her sister.
Once thing was clear at once.
A page was missing.
Probably the page on which the identity
Of the murderer was revealed.
But there were other significant changes.
It had been tampered with.
One letter was missing,
Significantly, on top of a page where it said,
"He loved my jane wilkinson impression."
Now what if that missing letter had been an "s"?
In other words,
"Sheloved my jane wilkinson impression."
Could it be that lady edgeware
Were guilty after all?
Or geraldine, who so hated her father.
Or miss carroll, who wore powerful glasses.
Or miss driver,
Who was so jealous of lady edgeware.
Or else, could--
Now, poirot, please.
Please, before I grow old, retire,
And move to brighton,
Who is it?
Bear with me,
And I will reveal to you
The fruit of my contemplations.
Around 7:00, carlotta adams leaves her flat,
Taking a taxi to an obscure hotel
In a remote part of the city,
Where she has been instructed to register
Under an assumed name.
She carries her make-up case
And is wearing a pair of glasses
Given her as a disguise.
An hour or two later,
There is a knock on the door.
Carlotta opens it to admit...
Lady edgeware. Hi!
Isn'’’t this going to be fun?
It'’’s gonna be very fun. Wait!
The two women exchange clothes--
Jane'’’s white gown and ermine wrap
For carlotta'’’s black dress and pearls.
Then in her jane wilkinson wig,
Carlotta leaves the hotel
To exercise her talent for impersonation
At sir montague'’’s dinner.
[Indistinct chatter]
She impresses both him and donald ross
With her knowledge of greek art.
None of the guests knew each other,
Owing to sir montague'’’s delight in presenting people
To each other not previously acquainted.
And in these circumstances,
Carlotta adams, with her golden hair,
With her voice, with her mannerisms,
Passed herself off very convincingly
As jane wilkinson.
And even if she hadn'’’t, there was provision for that.
With a dark wig cut to resemble carlotta'’’s hair,
And in the black dress and glasses,
Jane calls the montague house
Asking for lady edgeware.
If carlotta has not been found out,
She is to answer simply, "that'’’s right."
That'’’s right.
Hearing those words,
Jane departs to go about her work.
Outside his lordship'’’s house,
She removes and conceals wig and glasses.
Then she rings the bell.
The butler answers and admits her.
And she crosses the hall,
Observed by miss carroll from the gallery,
Goes into the library,
And there she stabbed her husband.
Well, I don'’’t have to listen to this.
Oh, yes, I think you do.
You have a great imagination,
And you are a great storyteller.
But I didn'’’t have any reason
To kill my husband.
He was giving me a divorce.
Now, you told me that yourself.
As you knew I would.
But you knew circumstances had changed.
You were going to marry an actor.
Now you'’’re going to marry a duke,
An aristocrat who cannot be seen
To be marrying a divorcee.
Although, of course,
A widow, under certain circumstances,
Would be acceptable.
Where was i?
Oh, yes.
Her errand completed,
Jane returns to the hotel room,
Where she places a small mother-of-pearl box
With traces of verinol in it
Inside carlotta'’’s make-up case.
But what does she find there?
A letter mentioning her name
And revealing everything.
Probably her first reaction is panic.
It must be destroyed.
But then, on rereading it, she notices something.
By tearing one folded page just so,
She can eliminate any mention of herself
And shift the responsibility for the plot
To ronald marsh.
Even if he has an alibi,
It will still read as the accusation of a man.
Ahh. Pleased with herself,
She tears the other pages
To make the letter look consistent
And she replaces it.
She settles back to await carlotta'’’s return,
Unaware that she has inadvertently
Dropped the eyeglasses into the make-up case,
Glasses she had taken from ellis, her maid.
That was your only mistake.
If I had not found those glasses in carlotta'’’s bag,
I would never have been able to trace the crime to you.
Meanwhile, back at lord edgeware'’’s,
The butler enters the library
To find his master dead.
He goes to the desk to phone the police,
But he finds there
3,000 Pounds in french francs just lying around.
Ah, the temptation is too great.
He rushes out into the night
To hide the money
Or to leave it with a friend,
Planning to let someone else discover the body
The next morning.
Returning, it is he, not bryan martin,
Whom ronald marsh sees entering the house.
Later, when scotland yard starts checking into his past,
The butler gets the cold feet and he disappears.
It is after 11:00 now,
And carlotta returns to the hotel room,
Flushed with the success of her masquerade.
They exchange clothes again.
Jane has brought champagne.
She insists that they toast their escapade
Until the bottle is empty
And carlotta has consumed a lethal dose of verinol.
Before midnight,
Carlotta adams will be in bed asleep
And dying.
Two murders.
There will be one more.
, At the wildburns'’’ luncheon
Jane joins a conversation aboutthe judgment of paris.
This draws the attention of young donald ross.
The jane wilkinson he had met at sir montague'’’s dinner
Was quite conversant in history and art,
But for reasons he cannot comprehend,
This jane wilkinson seems a stranger to him,
A different woman.
As they are leaving,
He approaches hastings, my associate.
Jane overhears their exchange
And is shrewd enough to realize
That in some way or other, she has given herself away.
Later that day, just as monsieur ross is phoning me,
There is a knock at his door.
Jane.
Naturally, he is surprised to see jane wilkinson,
But he'’’s not afraid.
Unfortunately for him,
He is not afraid.
Is my story accurate, miss wilkinson?
Close enough, hercule.
I guess it'’’s close enough.
Poirot...
I don'’’t know how you do it.
The little gray cells.
[Mouthing silently]
I think you'’’d bett er come with me, miss.
Keep '’’em back. Come on!
Get back, everybody.
Come on. Get back.
[All shouting and talking at once]
Stand back, please.
Just one for the papers, jane.
[Laughs]
Jane. Horrible news, jane.
Did you wait
To wave me good-bye, hercule?
Well, make no mistake, madame,
I derive no pleasure from any of this.
Thanks for the sympathy.
Hey, I don'’’t want you to think
I'’’m mad at you.
I mean, you just did what you had to do,
Right?
At your invitation, madame.
Yeah.
Hey, it'’’s ok.
You know, all I ever got to play
Was dumb blondes.
But I can be smart when I want to, right?
I almost fooled you.
Almost.
Please, miss wilkinson, take this...
Oh, thank you. Well, thank you.
You know, I'’’m sorry about what happened.
And not about george. He deserved it.
I dug up some stuff on him
That you wouldn'’’t believe.
Can I have your autograph, please?
Yes.
You know something?
I'’’ll probably be more famous
For my murders than my movies.
Oh, I don'’’t know.
Knowing you a little bit now
And also your public,
I think you may be famous
For the movies ofyour murders.
You think?
I can think of no other leading man
I'’’d rather play with than you.
[Cameras clicking]
See you, hercule.
Excuse me. Pardon.
[Cameras clicking]
[Admirers shouting]
We love you!
After you, your ladyship.
Thank you, inspector japp.
[Crowd cheering]
We love you!
One more!
May I have your autograph, please?
Why, certainly.
You, uh...ever been to america?
Oh, dear.
What a performance.
? What a beautiful woman, don'’’t you think so, poirot
Oh, beautiful, yes, hastings.
Yet no one influences hercule poirot.
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