Appointment with Death Page #2

you and me together?

Why, Mr. Cope, the things you do say.

Young man, look through here.

And this is how you get it to focus.

You understand? You move this.

But not until I tell you.

Ready?

One, two, three.

You took it too soon.

- This is charming.

- Yes, indeed.

Have a good time.

- Sarwazi Swizzle.

- Si, signore.

Hello.

- We met in Trieste.

- Yes. You're from England?

We went there. It rained.

It often does.

What's that?

When we get to Jaffa, let's just disappear.

What do we use for money?

I'm not trained for anything.

You're not even a qualified nurse.

It'd be hopeless.

Not as hopeless as living with your mother.

She can't live forever.

She'll live.

Good morning, Monsieur Poirot.

How are you feeling today?

You're going to administer

the last rites, Doctor?

I have some hyoscine syrup.

Here, two drops will cure you.

Four drops will kill me,

so count them carefully in that case.

Don't mess with me, Jefferson.

You're having an affair

with a married woman...

who happens to be my daughter-in-law.

When we get to Jaffa, I suggest you

leave us and go back to America.

They know about the will, Emily.

Elmer told Lennox, and he told Ginevra.

Why don't you give them some money?

Let them enjoy it while they're still young?

I spent 14 years in prison, Jefferson.

As a matron.

It was still prison.

I'm used to prison.

You're not.

Elmer never made a second will.

Do you understand? Never.

Stay away from my family.

I've done things in my life

that I'm not proud of, Emily.

Right now, I must tell you,

it surprises even me.

I'm ready to do something decent.

I want those children of yours

to have a chance.

You may be right.

I'm sorry that I threatened you, but...

Join us tonight for dinner, will you?

Well...

One way or another

you're one of the family after all.

That's terribly nice of you, Emily.

- It'll all work out.

- I'm sure it will.

Now just let me get some rest.

See you at dinner.

She fixed the will. We're trapped.

You do see, don't you?

She's got to be killed.

She's not even our mother.

Look what she's doing to us now.

She treats us like we're puppy dogs.

Exactly. Can you think of any other way?

Monsieur Poirot, at last you surface

to join us at the Captain's table.

Look at them. So garish.

I am sometimes ashamed

of my fellow countrymen.

Yes, but you are British now,

Lady Westholme.

In fact you are a member of Parliament.

Is that not unique?

I've been British for 10 years, monsieur.

I consider myself merely a colonial

who returned to the fold.

Oh, my dear.

A magnum of Louis Roederer Cristal, 1928.

To celebrate our last night on the ship.

Lennox, darling,

I must have left my watch in the cabin.

Be a dear and get it for me, would you?

Of course.

Nadine, how careless of you.

Cope's coming.

- Mother asked him.

- She did?

Good evening, everyone.

- Good evening.

- Good evening, Jefferson.

Ravishing.

Excellent.

No, no, no! Let me.

It's lucky to pour your own wine.

Your glass, Carol.

Hi. Do you loop-de-la?

Loop-de-la?

Jitterbug?

I nearly tried that once.

I think I fell over.

Jefferson, your glass.

Fell over?

Well, doesn't everyone?

It's such a strange dance.

Well, listen, some of the guys

in the band...

you know, when the old fogies

have gone to bed...

they really start to boogie.

Here, around midnight, would you?

I'd be most interested in boogying with you,

Mr. Boynton.

Great.

Jefferson.

Thank you.

See you later.

Ray, your glass.

Careful, it's very full.

- There you are, my dear.

- Thank you.

Do you think we'll get much time?

Lennox not back?

- He won't be a minute.

- Never mind.

Get up.

To us all, the family and our dear lawyer.

Health and happiness.

You bastard!

I knew no good would come

from him being here.

Good God!

He's such a nice young man usually.

Oh, no.

"To my dearest Nadine,

may we always be together. "

Lennox shouldn't have hit him.

It's no way for a gentleman to behave.

It was just a figure of speech.

Get him... Get him away from me.

Off.

All right, let's settle it down.

Take it easy.

Did you see him? He's a mad man.

These Americans, scandalous behavior.

What next, I wonder?

Next, madam, we arrive in the Holy Land.

Come along, Dr. King.

I've arranged a little priority for us.

- Priority?

- Baksheesh is the word.

Poirot.

Poirot, good to see you, old fellow.

Yes, Colonel Carbury.

May I present Dr. King?

This is Colonel Carbury.

He's an old friend of mine...

and he is responsible

for keeping the peace in this Holy Land.

Colonel.

Colonel, are you here to meet me?

I am Lady Westholme,

a member of His Majesty's government.

Your Ladyship, the Governor's representative,

Mr. Bickerstaff, is over there.

- Where have you been?

- Good morning, Lady Westholme.

Are you staying at the American Colony,

Miss King?

- We are on the same tour.

- Well, let me take you there.

Thank you.

Poirot and I are old friends.

We were together in India.

In Burma, I believe it was.

What on earth has brought you out here,

old chap?

Oh, I don't know.

A nose for murder, perhaps.

Murder? Where?

Oh, no, it hasn't happened yet.

I hope it doesn't happen.

Quite enough to keep us busy here already.

This vehicle is disgusting.

We have you down for six days

in Jerusalem, Mr. Cope...

and then Qumran for another four.

Qumran is particularly interesting.

It's on the Dead Sea.

Excuse me.

I'll wait for you here, sir.

Miss Quinton, isn't it?

Oh, you were the young man

who was involved in the incident last night.

How nice of you to call me young.

Where are you going in Palestine?

To Qumran. I'm an archaeologist.

I love digging.

I'm a lawyer. I like digging, too.

- How long have you been an archaeologist?

- About 10 years.

I'll deal with this, Nadine. Jefferson.

Would you excuse me?

I think it best, Jefferson, if you

distanced yourself from us for a while.

As a matter of fact, Emily, I have only just

made arrangements to forego Jerusalem.

I will be going directly to Qumran to dig.

Digging too much can be dangerous.

Jerusalem was the capital

of Judea and Samaria.

The Jewish people had a state here

in Biblical times.

Yes, now they flock in

from every country in Europe.

Makes a lot of trouble for us,

I can tell you.

Well, I thought that man, Weizmann,

put it rather well the other day...

before Lord Peel's commission

here in Jerusalem.

"There are six million Jews in Europe,"

he said...

"for whom the world is divided

into two parts.

"Places in which they are not allowed to

live and places they cannot enter. "

It will have to be solved.

Do you want to go out tonight, Poirot?

Give me one good night on terra firma.

I'll do anything you want tomorrow.

- Well, let me see you in then.

- Oh, yes. Thank you.

Isn't that the girl from the ship?

Smile.

Lennox, if Daddy had intended to leave me

a lot of money...

wouldn't he have told Mr. Cope about it?

And why did Mr. Cope disappear?

I haven't seen him since yesterday.

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