Dead Man's Folly Page #6

Synopsis: Hercule Poirot is called in by his crime writer friend, Ariadne Oliver and discovers that she is troubled. She has been asked to create a "Murder Hunt" game for a fair at Nass House and she is puzzled with all the help she is getting. Poirot and his assistant, Captain Hastings arrive at the fair to see what is going on. They find a couple on the brink of divorce, a rich Lord and a dizzy Lady, an old lady, trapped in the horrors of the past and a womanizing architect. Things take a turn for the worse when during the "Murder Hunt" the girl playing the "dead" body is murdered for real, an old man's body is pulled from the local lake and the Lady of the manor goes missing when a face from her past shows up. It is clear to Poirot that someone is playing the game for real and he sets out to discover who it is...
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Clive Donner
Production: Warner Bros. Television
 
IMDB:
6.4
NOT RATED
Year:
1986
90 min
518 Views


Blackmail is always a possibility.

O if he saw someone throw a body

the river from that yacht...

O..

- Thank you, Mrs. Oliver.

Sir George You know what happened?

Certainly not.

Sir George

makes their pools at this time of day.

His what?

Pools. Nadar.

Sir George always does

50 pools before you.

I would talk to the now.

Inspector, Hastings and I Can we join him?

Unofficially, of course.

Be my, be honored.

I can go too, please?

Perhaps this out a book.

Sir George, I regret to inform

who has committed murder...

...inside your property.

Really? Ms. Oliver Do not take this too far?

Did this police farce is really necessary?

Detective Inspector Bland, sir.

I'm sorry.

Is Marlene was killed in the boathouse.

Yeah, I know.

I mean really was murdered.

Where is Hattie? Do you?

- No Lady Stubbs locate.

Devils.

This news the scare.

Amanda, the lords,

all necessary assistance.

Terrible tragedy.

And find Hattie.

Well, simple and direct:

girl was strangled with a rope.

There was no struggle. He did not

know what was happening until...

...happened.

Signs of rape?

None.

Inspector, I can make a contribution?

Probably negligible,

But here is a tray with a plate and a glass.

I brought that.

Lady Stubbs thought it would

be nice to bring her a snack.

And I did.

What time?

- About four.

Estimated time of death.

Between 4:
00 and 4:30.

Miss Brewis, when he came back or when,

Met someone?

No one.

You know what this is right?

Imitated my crime.

Studied my crime and

decided to make one himself.

'That's not possible, Mrs. Oliver..

- I know where this lady Stubbs.

OK?

Escondida.

- Escondida where?

I do not know where.

But somewhere it hides..

That...

...of who received the letter

this morning at breakfast.

Oh, Eddie South.

Yes, Eddie South.

That over there is your yacht, inspector.

Received a letter advising arrival today.

That seemed to upset her greatly.

Official, a boat.

I'll talk to Mr. South.

Can we come aboard?

Police matter.

South, found murdered a girl...

...boathouse in front.

Are you kidding?

Around the time that you arrived.

Can you turn that off, please?

If.

Can you tell me if you see or

hear any activity specified...

...in the boathouse while approaching land?

No, I... look, I just docking.

These gentlemen here I

presented to Lord George.

Sir George.

Yeah, whatever.

Already saw Lady Stubbs?

What Hattie? No.

Walk around with Lord... Her husband,

but apparently does not like

far, so I returned to the yacht.

Said he would call me when she appeared.

Where is?

Disappeared.

Disappeared?

What do you mean with missing?

Vanished or

went to town to buy some beer?

Mr. South, when police say missing...

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