A penguin pool is not the usual
place to rendezvous with a client, but that is where Hercule Poirot has agreed
to meet an anonymous caller. The problem is, the woman who called does not
abide by the meeting rules she came up with. That’s not exactly the way to get
on Poirot’s good side, let me tell you.
Lady Mayfield finally reveals her
concerns
The woman, Lady Margaret
Mayfield, does end up meeting with Poirot in person. She tells him she is
worried about her husband, Lord Mayfield, and a woman with German sympathies,
Mrs. Vanderlyn. Needing to be nearer the concern, Poirot agrees to go to the Mayfield
estate were both Mayfield and Mrs. Vanderlyn will be.
Poirot and Hastings investigate
Poirot takes his friend Captain Hastings
with him to Mayfield. Hastings, however, is not allowed to stay at the estate.
He must stay at a local pub. Interestingly enough, Hastings ends up sharing a
room with Chief Inspector Japp, who is already in town. This is a great
surprise to Hastings and Poirot.
At the estate, important papers
go missing. They are papers that are a matter of national security. Mrs.
Vanderlyn is believed to be the thief. Poirot believes her to be innocent.
Lord Mayfield was not as oblivious as
his wife thought
The interesting thing is, Lady
Mayfield was very worried about her husband and Mrs. Vanderlyn, but in truth he
was already suspicious of her. He had set a trap for Mrs. Vanderlyn, which did
not go well. To help, another guest, Sir George Carrington, invited Japp down
to be around if an arrest needed to be made. That is why Japp is in town.
A very confusing episode
Overall, this episode consists of
a very muddled situation that ends up with Hastings and Poirot stealing a cop
car in order to chase down Mrs. Vanderlyn.
Could Hastings and Miss Lemon be a
match?
In the meantime, Hastings is
having women problems, again. Poirot instructs Hastings on patent leather care,
even though that is probably the furthest thing from Hastings’s mind.
Poirot also decides to tease his
poor secretary, Miss Lemon about something. In this instance, Hastings sticks
up for Miss Lemon.
You know, I wonder what
Hastings’s true feelings are for Miss Lemon. They always seem to be slightly
more than friendship. But I suspect Miss Lemon truly loves Poirot, so I guess
it will never work out with Hastings.
Main Cast
Hercule Poirot –
David Suchet Captain Hastings – Hugh
Fraser
Chief Inspector Japp
– Philip Jackson Miss Lemon – Pauline
Moran
Guest Star
Lady Carrington —
Phyllida Law
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