Dead Man's Folly Page #3

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
551 Views


- If...

Wait a minute.

You can download. Carefully.

'Follow me.

- I'm coming.

A music key,

if I remember correctly.

If. key... F.

Key F.

- Si.

F. key F. Key.

Like folly.

- If, folly.

Folly, key of F, folly,

F key, folly...

Folly.

Folly.

Wait, wait.

The key to the shed in boats this folly.

In folly, it is.

Lord Poirot.

Lord Poirot.

Captain Hastings.

Come quickly to the boathouse.

Please come soon to

the boathouse, please come.

Just like in my crime.

So, Mrs. Oliver.

Exactly to his crime.

Except this girl...

Is dead.

WELCOME TO THE HOUSE FAIR Nasse...

...was my crime, my crime.

And I did.

I did, I did.

Was my crime..

I did, I did.

Was my crime...

Ms. Oliver, man.

Do not feel guilty.

But I feel guilty, I did,

I told my

serious crime not the only this weekend.

Inspector.

Was my crime, I did.

Who are you?

My name is Hercule Poirot and this..

Sure. I was there...

...when crimes solved the ABC.

Extraordinary.

- Si.

I feel doubts since.

And who does not?

I have a..

No, no, not in doubt.

You probably do not remember me.

I think so.

ABC crimes.

You sergeant detective was then.

You should now be detective inspector.

His name began with H...

Bland? That's it.

But that was 15 years ago.

You remind me of me. I Why not you?

And he is..

Hastings, Poirot.

- Hastings. He is Hastings.

Like this?

And this is Mrs. Oliver.

Oliver? Ariadne Oliver.

American detective writer.

So, why?

Just read his last book:

'Axes, blood and parakeet'.

Very Good.

Thanks.

But this is not fiction.

I should not allow that child interpret...

...a Yugoslav

the second wife of a nuclear scientist.

The dead girl is the wife

of a scientist Yugoslav...

?

No, no, no. She was the wife Yugoslav..

.. Of a nuclear scientist.

I think it best to let me get this straight.

Ms. Oliver

invention a 'hunt of a crime' a game...

Where tracks are left here and there.

And you will find them all

first, won the prize.

But unfortunately life itself...

...mysterious as he got into the game.

Could you be more specific?

Well, it could be someone

who likes to kill young...

...o...

...she recognized someone

trying to hide their identity.

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...

...means that we do not know.

Well, Mr. South..

Call me Eddie.

Mr. South,

When Hattie learned..?

Frimple.

Frimple?

Frimple Hattie.

She was the beautiful and

rich girl of the people,

when I was just a poor boy chubby

you know.

And I worked in a record store.

The boys passed it there.

She went to the store a

day we talk about music...

...and my desires arise in that business.

She told me, 'Just do it, Eddie.

I believe in you'.

And a good day did.

Now management actions biggest rock...

...she knew she had what it takes here.

Gray cells.

Please continue.

Well, after she graduated

and came to England.

His parents died and after that I lost track.

Until about three months ago.

I came to find this beauty,

it was my ambition and vi...

.... his name in the papers.

A social review.

I sent a letter.

Sent a letter three months ago?

Yes, more or less.

Was the only one who sent him?

If.

Never answered me.

Anyway I decided to sail

downriver or wherever;

thought would like to see what I am now.

He hoped

allow my men to register the yacht.

What for?

You think I killed that girl.

Not know.

Assumes that maybe I have to

Hattie hidden here.

You should not have a search warrant?

If.

Forward.

I have not anything to hide.

Looks like a decent guy.

Why Lady Stubbs afraid?

If we truly afraid.

Marlene was such a good girl.

We had our fights,

all parents are like that.

No I liked her makeup or the guys who left.

Was late and did not go to school next day.

She and her friends spent all day

painting their nails.

And the music blaring.

What will we do without her?

Ms. Tucker, how.

Marlene was involved in

the hunt for the crime?

Well, Tucker has worked for Folliatt...

...from the house there Nasse.

Enemies, you know?

No, sir. I had boyfriends.

Look, Bland,

I talk to you.

I'm sorry, Ms. Tucker.

My condolences.

Thanks, Mrs. Tucker. That's it. Official

, accompanying Mrs..

Say, Sir George?

I hear that Lady Stubbs

have not found it yet.

What does this?

The seek.

A question, if I may.

Thanks. Sir George...

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