Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) s03e07 Episode Script

The MYSTERY OF the SPANISH CHEST He cannot be speaking it seriously of all.
It was a joke, it swims more.
I was playing! We are Englishmen, for the sake of God! Good Lord! Is it ready? He did not know that it was liking opera, Poirot.
For standard, I do not like, mon ami, but the "Rigoletto" A jealous father.
A disgraced daughter.
Because he plans the perfect crime.
But it has no capacity to understand the psychological aspect and the result is catastrophic! And it is that that interests me.
The music is not bad of all.
Monsieur Poirot! Monsieur Poirot, I wait what forgives me the intrusion, but when I saw it, it did not even want to believe.
- Is not Lady Chatterton, so? - Remember him of me! But also it is normal that yes, it was present when it decided I was one of the suspicions.
It was so exciting! And I must say, Monsieur Poirot, that the man was magnificent.
It is true.
Never again I will forget to have seen it in action.
Therefore I remembered Something goes on, Lady Chatterton? Effectively, yes.
But not with me, with a friend, you.
Clayton.
I am certain what is in danger, Monsieur Poirot.
- That is you.
Clayton? - No, he is only a friend.
Major Rich.
Can it be going to visit me tomorrow? I know that he is an occupied man, but Lady Chatterton, I will be at his home ás 11 hours.
Thank you, Monsieur Poirot.
Marguerite Clayton is one of my most dear friends.
Since it could note, she is a woman very pretty.
And famous therefore.
They say that you hurt his admirers they fought a duel for her, there are 10 years.
- In England? - Yes! Nobody realized because it chose Edward Clayton.
He could have married with the one who wanted.
He is a violent person, Mr.
Poirot.
Marguerite is immensely afraid of him.
Recently it has been held in strange way.
It has been walking very quiet and removed.
Since something was planned.
Monsieur Poirot, dressing what Edward Clayton it intends to kill the woman.
- Do favor of saying, gentleman.
- Good morning.
Will it be that it can help me? I look for something, I do not know them to myself how to describe it It is a sort of knife.
Edward? - You came early.
- Yes.
This night I am not going to be able to go to the party of Major Rich.
Cannot you why? I will go to Edinburgh.
There are a few problems with the case Gordon.
- Because you do not order your employee? - I will be personally.
But I am certain what will be amused without me.
- Do you prefer that I do not go? - No, I prefer that you go.
There is no reason to be at alone home.
Did you already say to Major Rich? No, I treat that this afternoon.
I am in the Club up to ás 16.
00 h, I go on them at his home on the way of the estacão.
- One is that that you want, Edward.
- Yes, it is that that I want.
It enjoys yourself.
I have nothing to do with your life.
Did you tell him that you were going to Scotland? I do not know if I am able, Curtiss.
- Do you want to know, do not want? - Will it be that I want? In these last six months it seems to you to waste away.
I know.
I keep them to myself on thinking that this is a madness.
Well then? I am going to do it.
I am going to do it.
They are four shillings and 9 dinheiros, chief.
Thank you.
- Good afternoon, Burgoyne.
- Good afternoon, man.
Is Major Rich? I lament, but the Major left soon in the morning.
- Did he say when he was returning? - No, man.
It must not to me delay them.
Then I wait.
One will not return soon, I leave a ticket.
- Certainly.
Does he want a pen? - No, thank you, I have one.
It can go to his life, Burgoyne.
I leave a ticket in the room.
Very well, man.
I want to give him a chat, Major Rich.
You.
Clayton it is a friend whom I appreciate very much, Major.
Two has been spoken very much on you.
When it exaggerated, Rich.
This subject that him does not concern, Curtiss It is me who knows if it me concerns or not.
You.
Clayton considers his offensive courtesies, gentleman.
Hear there No, not, Major, his courtesies they are not received well, see if it takes that into his head.
They will be continued, I will be obliged resolving the subject personally.
Did I do to myself opinion? - Good afternoon, man.
- Hello, Burgoyne.
You.
Clayton it is to his wait in the living room.
- The Clayton? - Yes.
Nobody is here.
He said that he would wait for a few minutes and it would leave a ticket, but I did not even hear it leaving, man.
The Beauty queen Lemon is he on vacation for much more time? I do not understand anything of these his filing cabinets.
It is going to be in Frinton one more week, mon ami.
For what it looks? I thought that we had something on Edward Clayton.
- It is very elegant.
- Thank you, mon ami.
I go to a party with Lady Chatterton, to know sinister Edward Clayton.
It must think than when coming, it is going to stop killing the woman.
Everything is possible.
Admit it! Only it goes to hear the Lady Chatterton it to boast.
Only it accepted this case, because of the polish that it links it gave to him.
And is there some problem in that? To like that " give us polish ", as is said by him? No, will it me them be so obvious? That is not English at all.
But perhaps be a Belgian.
Because I will be a hypocrite, Hastings? To blush when I am praised and, like you, to answer: " It was not at all ".
I have the organization, the method and the psychology.
There have, I admit it! I am the best.
I am Hercule Poirot.
And now, it is time to go away.
A truthful gentleman it does not leave a lady to the wait.
There the Lady Clayton is.
Yes.
But I do not see the husband in side none He is speaking with the friend, Major Rich.
- Caroline.
Good what to have come.
- John This is Hercule Poirot, a friend of mine.
Major Rich.
Hercule Poirot I know this name.
- Is he the writer? - No.
- Where Edward is? - Unfortunately, it could not come.
- It is here on holidays, Mr.
Poirot? - No, I live here.
Take a drink.
It is an informal party.
Lady Chatterton? Merci.
Immense lament, Monsieur Poirot.
Edward Clayton did not come.
- In this case, I can enjoy oneself.
- So certainly.
There was not waiting for seeing here, Colonel Curtiss.
- Was it preferring not to have invited myself? - No.
Mary was adoring to dance.
- John lost the wife recently.
- My condolences, Major.
Edward hates this modern music.
Just as well what did not come.
Is his husband ill, Madame? No, it had subjects to negotiate in Scotland.
And it is his custom to abandon it frequently? I guarantee that for standard you.
Clayton it does not lose sight of the wife.
Do not release it, you want to say.
It makes something more mixed up.
- " These Foolish Things "? - No! - " Nobodys Sweetheart "? - Yes, it can be.
Music for rabble, conceived by inferior races.
That is not very nice on his part, Monsieur.
- I did not see it dancing, Mr.
Poirot.
- Not even to think, Lady Chatterton.
This music is for young people, with light legs.
- I am certain what dances lovely.
- No, believe that not.
Say, Lady, who is that one unpleasant gentleman, of walking stick? Unpleasant? Colonel Curtiss? He is a friendly old man of Marguerite.
Because it finds it unpleasant? Come from there, Monsieur Poirot.
I insist.
The "Charleston"! I cannot drink this.
My tisane cannot have more than three spoons of sugar.
And so what the Beauty queen Lemon does.
- I put three spoons.
- Since his spoon must be bigger! I I answer.
- Inspector-chief.
- Hastings.
Good morning, Poirot.
Bonjour, Inspector-chief Japp.
It must be important, since it comes so early.
- Does he want a tea, Inspector? - No, thank you.
Do favor of sitting, Inspector.
- I calculate what comes to ask for me help.
- Yes, one can say that yes.
- In fact, I came to question it.
- To question me? - Like witness.
- Witness of what? It was last night in the party of Major Rich? Yes.
This morning I fastened Major Rich for the murder of Edward Clayton.
Mon Dieu And say that I am it testifies? By chance it noticed in a lindíssima it deals of wood, in the room where they were? I think what is called a " Spanish Chest ".
It does not look to me Burgoyne, the employee, it discovered the body inside the chest, when it was doing the cleaning.
The blood of the Clayton it had dripped for the carpet.
It was stabbed in the eyes, even even to the brain.
It means that the body was there while While you were hearing music, they were drinking cocktails and were dancing, or there what they do in these parties.
- Macabre what, it does not find? - It is disgusting.
Inspector-chief, does it think that Major Rich is the murderer? Rich was in love for Marguerite Clayton.
The motive was this.
And he had the opportunity.
The Clayton he saw it, hours before of bringing the first guests near.
It thinks that Major Rich reached house, it killed Edward Clayton, it put it inside the chest and then did it receive the guests in the same room? - Exactly.
- No.
No, Inspector-chief.
And I say to him more: No.
It is impossible that Major Rich it has killed Edward Clayton.
I swear for God that I did not even see it, Poirot.
Does it do idea because it will have been going to visit it? None.
According to Marguerite you.
Clayton, he was going on the way of Scotland.
Sometime he spoke on you.
Clayton with the husband? Because there would be of doing it? One allows me, Major Rich, is there how much time died his wife? I know what it is insinuating, Mr.
Poirot, but it was not going on at all between us.
Certainly, man Colonel Curtiss it is going to receive it now.
Smithy! It takes these men to the Room of Visits.
Yes, man.
This way, gentlemen.
- Around there it is the secondary school.
- Does the Club also have secondary school? There is pesos, fencing and parallel bars.
The partners appreciate immensely.
- Are they intending to become partners? - No.
It is this way.
It is not possible to speak.
- His guests, Coronel.
- Thank you, Smithy.
- Colonel Curtiss.
- How it is? - I introduce to him the Captain Hastings.
- Much pleasure.
- Do favor of sitting.
- Thank you.
It is not even worthwhile to say to what it comes.
It is a terrible event.
Terrible.
- Does he already know? - Yes.
That type of the Scotland Yard great billet cheeped to the fact of the man to have been in the party.
And the man? I find the best.
After all, he is a detective.
I am "o" detective, Coronel Curtiss.
In this case it is not necessary to say to him what Major Rich would be incompetent One allows me, Colonel Curtiss, how it knew Edward Clayton? You already knew.
Clayton before marrying.
- You.
was Clayton his friend? - Clear.
He was a husband of Marguerite.
It is true that yesterday Edward Clayton did to have come I get to the Club? Exactamente.
What went on between you? Little thing, we took a drink joined.
One said what was going to Scotland, but what was passing at home of Rich on the way of the estacão.
Did there say which his purpose? No.
I calculate that to be excused because of being lacking to the party.
He sometime insinuated something indecent goes on between Major Rich and Marguerite Clayton? Certainly what not! My excuses, Colonel, I am alone trying to determine facts.
- It was not a great help, is not it? - Did you notice the scar, Hastings? Yes, it seems that be compulsory to all the partners.
- You must not have coming, Marguerite.
- He was having to see you - I do not know what to do, John.
- You cannot do anything.
Do not be able to leave us alone, it guards? - If the police officer to question me - Margo I did not kill it.
There is also a private detective asking questions.
- Only you have to say to him the truth.
- How I can?! I know that it is difficult, Margo, but if you will say the truth I me them do not manage excuse to be here.
- It forgives for me, John.
- Marguerite It must not have coming.
I left you.
Clayton here, at the door of the living room.
Somewhat of the 18.
00 was passing.
And I was to pass to iron the fact of Major Rich.
- And he says that you.
did not Clayton leave? - One had gone out, I would hear.
Call, please, did it see his boss reaching house? I heard the door closing, man.
- But did not it see it entering? - No, man.
Thank you.
If one does not matter, we go even there inside.
Billet what the Major was it waiting for the Clayton? It is possible, Hastings.
It kills Edward Clayton, it puts the body inside the chest, it goes out and closes the door to seem what had just entered.
We are going to give a peep to such a Spanish Chest.
The room is different.
- The carpet was withdrawn, man.
- Is he seeing, Hastings? The chest is perfectly visible of the door, is not it? But The screen hides the chest of the rest of the room.
If one does not matter, Hastings What it finds of this, Hastings? Animal from the wood? We go, Hastings.
There is not here more not at all than it interests us.
It is obvious what Major Rich had opportunity for killing the Clayton and as for motive, one does not even speak! - Continue, mon ami.
You.
Clayton, for example.
Them things do not seem famous for him.
Billet what not, Hastings? What will have the beautiful Lady Clayton saying is this left completely? Romaine Gardens, favor is done.
Gentlemen help me, please.
Something terrible happened.
She was closed in there, man and it does not answer when I slam.
Call a doctor, quick one, mademoiselle.
I did to him a washing to the stomach.
Now it needs to rest.
Only we need of two minutes.
The doctor understands the urgency of this situation.
Yes.
But not more than what five minutes.
Oui, dacors.
Merci beaucoup.
The fault was mine.
The fault was completely mine.
I and Major Rich we were always friendly, it swims more.
Until his wife dies.
The fault was completely mine, a Mr.
Poirot.
What it did? I prayed for the death of my husband.
I wanted that Edward was dying! Major Rich was up to date of these my feelings.
We spoke on that.
Only what he must have understood badly.
He must have thought that it was asking for him to kill my husband! Therefore the fez! Good Lord! Good Lord! It is complicated, Hastings.
Very complicated.
Tarte of strawberries s'il vous plâit.
I only want a coffee, please.
Merci.
To commit a crime, it is a thing.
But then to invite 20 persons for the same room ? Major Rich it stabs Edward Clayton.
It puts the body inside the Spanish Chest, minutes before the party to begin.
But and the employee, Hastings? It is obvious what would discover the body in the morning.
Major Rich had to know that.
Then because it was not released of the body during the night? I will return to the Scotland Yard to speak with the Inspector Japp.
- I go with you.
- No, no.
I want that it goes to the Military Club.
Is there there a secondary school, is not it so? What has the secondary school seeing for the case? That is exactamente what it is going to discover.
The investigation is already not what it was.
Now also we do secretariate.
- How does one make this return behind? - What it means? I want to write for top.
There must be way.
Will it be that there? He is going to see who is.
Bonjour, Sergeant.
- He is you.
Poirot, man.
- Between, Poirot.
It is completely, Rouse.
One feels, I meet already you.
Rays! So many pile of papers have you a gift for these things? Not and my Beauty queen Lemon is - One does not say what is ill? - Worse.
It is in Frinton.
Inspector-chief, I need of seeing the content of the pockets of Edward Clayton, of the day in which it was taken away of the chest.
The secondary school is very much appreciated for the partners.
- And it was there that it happened.
- It was what they said to me.
- It was completely before my time.
- But a duel happened in fact.
Yes, ás six of the morning.
I do not know them to myself between whom, therefore do not wonder.
- Which the cause of the duel? - A woman, since it is obvious.
- Marguerite Clayton.
- I do not do idea.
And my money? As for these two men some of them had a case with Marguerite Clayton? Therefore it was so rude.
It was completely a joke.
One of them said a joke on the lady and other called it to the stone.
It was completely a joke.
And which joke, does not it find? It finished every cortadinho! - We questioned ourselves on that - But I was already anticipating it.
Voilá.
I am ? It is for you.
He is Hastings.
Am I? Say, Hastings.
The best.
One did not say them who was wrapped? Excellent, Hastings.
Excellent.
Well then? I ask for inspector him what trusts in me, as never before it trusted.
There we go! So perfect crime was never seen.
And committed with so many coldness.
It is of an incredible rarity.
I do not know because I waste time.
Surplus value to be at home treating the garden.
Who wants to what it makes a present now? Does it have new proofs, Inspector-chief? There is how much time it is wrapped in the case, Mr.
Poirot? - It was in charge you fastened.
Clayton? - I do not do comments.
When it caught your things, Rich.
You are going to leave.
I am ? It was deceived, Mr.
Poirot.
I know who killed Edward Clayton.
Meet me to the secondary school of the Military Club.
- With whom am I speaking? - Then he sees.
Am I? Colonel Curtiss.
It was deceived, "franciú" of a ray! It told to fasten Marguerite Clayton.
It humiliated it.
It conspurcated it! It links them to me it had nothing to do.
Two things, Colonel Curtiss: First, I am not a "franciú" of a ray.
I am a Belgian of a ray.
I second, know very well what Marguerite Clayton is innocent.
Continue.
Edward Clayton was believing that the woman him was unfaithful.
They were running a few rumours, but he was not sure.
Therefore it had with you, his friend.
And the man it suggested a fantastic plan.
He hears what I say to you.
Are you going to do as I said? I do not know if I am able, Curtiss.
Monsieur Clayton was living obsessed with the idea what his woman it him could be unfaithful and the man fed this jealousy, for personal questions.
First he says to him to pretend that it goes for out.
A business trip to Scotland it was more than well.
Then he enters at home of Major Rich, under pretext of leaving a ticket.
After that and according to his plan, Edward Clayton hides inside the Spanish Chest.
So he will be able to hear for own you.
Perhaps hear Major Rich making love with his woman, but, at least, the torment will have finished.
He will know.
Only that there is only one more question: To breathe inside the chest.
With the appliance that he bought, it does a hole through which be able to breathe and, more important still, through which it could observe.
But the poor person of the Clayton was not knowing that the man had always been when he fell in love with Marguerite and what had fought a duel, for her.
Is it ready? We are Englishmen, for the sake of God! Who said that to him? His scar.
His plan was to be released of Edward Clayton.
But even with her husband out of the way, it began to be afraid that she was turning round for more young someone.
Major Rich.
His last flat East it would resolve two subjects.
With an alone blow, Edward Clayton is killed.
And Major Rich it will be hung by the crime.
Nobody knows that I am here.
When the police officer finding tomorrow, they will realize that they should not to have set Rich free.
After these years all, he still wants to fight for Marguerite Clayton? But it must not be with me.
- Is it going to fight for her, Colonel? - Cursed be! - I him am eternally grateful.
- It was not at all, Lady.
My husband he was not a pleasant man, but the cold blood is killed ! I do not understand because it was in charge you fastened.
Clayton.
It was necessary to oblige the Colonel to confess.
And to accuse publicly you.
Clayton it was the only way.
- It was fantastic.
Since I usually say, Lady it was not not at all, simply I was lucky.
It swims more.
- We are eternally grateful to him.
- Eternally.
Lady.
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
Was not it at all? Luck?! I am trying to learn, Hastings.
Is it much more English, is not it? All this humility.
I am trying to learn.
I will be the humblest person of the world.
Nobody will be humbler what Hercule Poirot.