![]() ![]() I have read this novel before, and even though I don’t remember the details, I think I didn’t like it as much as other Poirot mysteries. Then Poirot and Hastings leave, and while they are on the train, Poirot starts saying that he has been a fool, and he and Hastings finally leave the train and rush towards the apartment. He says that Number 1 is Li Chang Yen Number 2 is believed to be an American Number 3 a French woman, and nothing or next to nothing is known about Number 4. ![]() Then suddenly the man starts talking and tells them about the Big Four. When the doctor is called, the physician says that the man is in a state of shock. The Big Four has a particular meaning in this episode of Poirot, but to those of us who love him as played by David Suchet, the Big Four can only refer to Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser), Chief Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson), the inestimable Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran), and the brilliant Belgian himself. ![]() Poirot is ready to go when they hear a noise, and they find a dishevelled man who keeps repeating Poirot’s name and his address. ![]() Just as he reaches the door, an explosion occurs, followed by the. He also mentions “The Big Four” that refers to four sought criminals. Poirot gets a call to go to a 4 PM meeting in a London flat, where his movements are observed by a sinister old woman. When he gets to Poirot’s apartment, the detective tells him that he is to leave for South America to investigate some case. Hastings returns to England after spending years in Argentina with his wife. I have just read the first chapter of this story. ![]()
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