Dead Man's Folly Page #2

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
549 Views


Thanks.

It was I who introduced him to Sir

Hattie George.

If... the deliberately influences.

Was a very good turn calculated.

Why do you say that?

After everything housing won with that.

Do you know these lines of Spencer?

Sleep after work.

Puerto, after storms.

Paz, after the war.

Death, afterlife,

always pleased.

This is a very wicked world,

Mr. Poirot.

And there are many people in the perverse.

Probably you know as well as I do.

Do not say this to young

people, could discourage...

.

But the world is very evil.

Shuttle, sir?

Do not do that.

Is extremely dangerous.

Shuttle, sir?

- Shuttle? no thanks.

Just take a walk.

I am at home Nasse.

Again be like old times.

The last Folliat leave the collapse...

...only interested in the

horses... and the bottle.

Lost a fortune in both. That made.

I, I focus my vices.

No, I do not, please, no.

I do not want.

Is it French?

'm Belgian.

You sure do not want a drink?

On another occasion.

Rare and cunning are the Folliat.

Why do you say that?

There will always be at home Folliat Nasse.

Well now owned by Sir George Stubbs.

Wine at night, he did.

He and his lady.

The worst gale remember.

The trees were falling right and left.

Even the big tree where you put the flag.

It was..

.. Everyone left.

Tell me more about Folliat.

There will always be at home Folliat Nasse.

There will always be at home Folliat Nasse.

Will always be a Folliat,

Folli, Folli..

There is always a Folliat in Nasse.

Nasse, Nasse.

There is always a Folliat in Nasse.

There's always Folliat Nasse in the last.

Will always be..

'Morning.

- Good morning.

Madrugador. Dying to know Marylin Gale

right?

Who?

- Good morning.

Marylin Gale, the movie star.

Comes to inaugurate the fair.

'Hello.

- Hi.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Hi all.

Good morning, dear.

- Good morning.

Sir George not find the mail today.

Lady Stubbs, you know

mail is my responsibility.

Oh, just wanted to see my vogue.

Take.

Wait, let me see If something else for me.

Thanks.

What is it, dear?

Eddie South comes...

..... Today.

Who?

Eddie South, a boy from my village.

He was..

Was it you?

Nothing. It was long ago.

My head hurts.

I will lie down for a while.

Lady Stubbs left his reading.

It'll take.

Oh my Lady.

Forgot this.

- Thanks.

Sorry, the news of an old friend...

...seem to worry her somehow.

Not my friend Eddie.

Do not want to see him.

I do not like.

Is bad.

He does very bad things.

- Well..

Hattie, my poor dear.

Let me sleep.

He does very bad things, George.

Headache?

As there.

Sr. Poirot, forgetting his book.

- My book.

Now, Do you see what I mean?

The things are not normal here.

My everything seems normal.

Do not be serious?

Does your intuition tells you

that there is something strange?

My intuition tells me that...

I finish my breakfast.

Well.. this is my big day.

Hey..

Sorry, but this is not a shortcut.

This is private property.

Are invading.

Please..

This invading.

Can not pass here.

This is private.

But we come to the fair.

Devils.

It opened and need a ticket. From the door.

Door?

If Puerta.

Reja, closed road.

'Road' includes road?

What, Hattie?

Okay.

Forget. Come on.

Okay, dear Hattie.

I'm coming.

Marlene, there you are, dear.

This is my new body.

No one will believe she is

the second wife Yugoslav...

...a nuclear scientist.

You look lovely, dear.

This is Marlene,

Our crime victim.

Mr. Poirot and Captain Hastings.

But I will not blood.

Do not? Shame.

A:

must have blood murder and a sex maniac.

There was one around here a while.

Grandfather

saw a dead woman in the forest.

At least that's what he says, but he's crazy.

Oh, yeah. Well..

Let the boathouse to get ready for murder.

Apologize.

WELCOME TO THE HOUSE FAIR Nasse.

Is a great pleasure for me...

...welcome you...

...y...

...welcome the return of

this wonderful exhibition...

...in the beautiful land of

Sir George and Lady Stubbs,

y his lovely home.

Now, if you're ready,

declare the fair opened.

Dorothy, it's been years.

Nasse had to see back to its glory.

Came to see Marilyn Gale.

Is that big hat?

No. That is Lady Stubbs.

Tell me, Amy,

is always exaggerated.

It's a lovely young.

I'll introduce later.

I'm sure they liked.

Not have time.

I die for my tea. I get off at four.

Ten minutes to four.

Enough to tell me my fortune.

Okay. Give me your palm.

This.. okay.

Do not do that.

He?? gets a large amount of money.

A sea voyage.

And have everything

you want for Christmas.

Incidentally missing 9 minutes to four.

Goodbye.

You broke my rhythm.

Unforgivable break the

rhythm of someone. Forgive.

Please.

Bad luck.

I'm three, please.

Keep this and hit.

Do not have time to acquire

my pace do you understand?

'Please, give me that.

- Please, sir.

Thank you.

This is for you.

I did not win.

I do not deserve.

I'm sorry, too bad for you.

Ladies and gentlemen,

'The hunt of a crime'

of A. Oliver is about to begin.

The maps indicate the first track...

...are available at the South gate.

'The hunt of a crime'

of A. Oliver is about to begin.

Make way for large.

Sorry. Is not this the house of a man named

Stubbs?

It is.

My name is Eddie South.

I wrote to Mrs. Stubbs

would come, but not if she...

If you talked about at breakfast.

'Then if you received my letter.

- How strange. I replied.

Miss, do you know where

Lady Stubbs, the Knight seeks?

No. I've been looking.

Contest for luxury children's costumes.

Well, I suggest you try to look at Sir George

.

Come with me. Sir George.

Sir George, I present Eddie South;

Stubbs lady's friend.

Like this?

- Very nice place you have here.

Gladly show you.

Magnifico, but I'd like to see Hattie.

Must be somewhere. Such

time in the hunt for a crime.

Do me a favor, Poirot,

try to scare her.

The first track, if I remember

well, tennis is mesh.

I can not see Poirot.

I have something here.

Malla courts, this hydrant..

falling water around here?

Let me see MAP.

Yeah, yeah. said cascade.

Cascada?

Ms. Oliver.

Enjoying Your waterfall.

Well, I was hoping that you

or someone was playing...

...my game.

I'm afraid I did very difficult tracks.

No way, not, Mrs. Oliver.

That's Orfeo,

Greek god of music.

What is the name of that building?

The temple of music.

If. It has columns, classic..

The next track should be..

Right. You amazing,

like you do not.

Little gray cells.

Now, should row up there.

Let's see if the next track gets.

Why the water?

- Si.

Oh, no, no, no..

Also I find Lady Stubbs.

You can do it later.

Come on, hop on the boat.

I am waiting in the boathouse.

Not say where we expect,

Mrs., spoils the fun.

If you want, help others,

but not us.

Your first and tell me if it is dangerous.

You're away, you are receding...

returns.

Take the oar and pull.

Care.. that's it.

My hand.

I'll give you a nudge, there they go...

Remember, see in the boathouse.

Arrived.

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