Dead Man's Folly Page #7

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


She killed Marlene in the boathouse.

You do whatever,

to save you, right?

She Merdell drowned in the river.

Do not blame me for all my.

He killed the old man.

Wimp. this lady is that

has guts in this family.

Jamie I did not know she was married.

When given to Hattie.

I expected to come here, back home,

and take care of them.

Hattie and my son.

Instead, let not report a murder.

I want to say,

but could not, could not.

Jamie is my son.

Okay, but I still do not understand...

...how or why they were

killed and the old Marlene.

Why?

Is very easy.

This I believe... they are evidence.

Vera, old despite his drunken stupor...

...recognized James Folliat...

...behind the facade of Sir George Stubbs.

Treatment...

...communicate his secret

and sing that stupid song...

...and nobody paid attention,

except the young Marlene...

.

A she could always buy a little money,

But for how long?

Suddenly something happened.

Three months ago I get a

letter from Eddie South,

saying he would come to visit.

He was the only one who knew Hattie

Frimple the original.

Sir George had always

opposed public events...

...or festivals in their land,

but this was an opportunity to make one,

Including 'murder hunt'.

And if he was skilled...

,

achieve rid of two witnesses

of his previous crime.

I hate being here.

This old house is like a prison.

Soon we will know you if so, ma'am.

Tell me how I recognized.

Thought my costume was very good.

It was a great costume, but always fails

something.

In this case hands.

If set, are much more pallid face.

That was an initial error.

And then I remembered the

young and beautiful woman...

...near pool.

Trying

catch the light of the sun in an emerald.

Her beautiful pale hand

discovered it, ma'am.

Poirot, this is very impressive, as always,

but could you be more specific?

The scene continued next

day at breakfast...

...when the lady, who still call Lady Stubbs,

for convenience,

With e low, which usually...

...is a function of the Miss Brewis.

She was very irritated

by what to Lady Stubbs.

Who delivered the mail

staying with a blue envelope...

...which was sent three months before,

and where Mr. Eddie South warned

imminent arrival that day.

She started sudden a terrible headache,

and she went into her bedroom.

Did not stay there long,

because they change...

...the guise of an Italian

girl who was staying...

...in the hostel.

And appeared in the garden...

...next to the

German girl he found on the road.

While George yelled to leave their lands.

Also spoke with someone at home

a voice no one could hear.

But it was evident from his

reaction, it was his wife...

...asking him to be generous

and let the girls go.

Lady Stubbs came to the garden.

List to open the show as Lady Stubbs.

Just before tea time.

I asked Ms.

Brewis bring him a snack...

...a young Marlene,

in the boathouse.

This would prove that Mrs. Brewis.

Marlene had seen alive...

...shortly before she was killed.

Miss twirled around the tent...

...hoping.

Ms. Legge had just guess

my fortune and to leave...

...a secret appointment

with Michael Weyman...

...in folly.

Activity...

...in the tent and once

again donned his costume.

Italian girl, with black wig.

Then she heads to the boathouse...

...and calls the small Marlene.

Marlene delighted to hear Lady Stubbs...

...gets up, looks out, sees no one,

opens the door and finds...

A totally unknown presence.

Is specific enough for you, Inspector?

Or would we get into the details,

and the motives and feelings?

Was it fun to kill that girl?

How easy was it like in the movies?

Or was harder than you expected?

Or maybe...

felt pleasure in doing so.

Girl was a fat, stupid and greedy.

Received exactly what he

deserved. We blackmailing.

You can not judge.

There is absolutely right to take

something that does not belong.

Greedy said?

What can be more greedy

than destroy someone...

...because it interferes with

their miserable ambitions?

You have much luck...

...that I am not responsible

for the punishment...

.

Where were we?

- In the boathouse.

The boathouse.

If.

So this lady goes of the boathouse...

...and gives you time to take to the water

Hat Lady Stubbs,

and returned to the hostel.

Your part of the conspiracy and finish.

Finally, we turn to Sir George.

Pool swimmer.

maybe a health fanatic?

No, Sir George

is trained for a specific event.

A fatal event was held...

...before the murder of Marlene.

To Sir George this task was easy,

especially after the rigorous training.

A short swim to the pier,

and poor old drunk Merdell...

...drag him underwater

and his song is silenced.

Forever.

End.

Sir George..

...These finish, my old friend.

I did all this for you, mother.

To give back the house Nasse.

May God forgive me for

I loved you so much, son.

I can not help you now.

No one can.

Why not?

You always have before.

Mama.

Get your hands off of me.

I want to talk to my mother.

He did it again, Poirot.

Congratulations.

Maybe a touch more pedantic than

ABC crimes.

It's still up there with the best.

Compared to you, I'm just a beginner.

No.

A policeman.

You know..

There are people who have to

exercise your gray cells...

.

Others just encase the people within them.

Pedant...

Mr. Poirot, thank you I have my next novel.

'Imitation of a crime'

'Imitation of a crime'?

Enjoy the last.

The finish, but no where..

Please, I want to keep this copy.

Tell me when suspect that the time bomb...

...was implanted in the parakeet.

Tuesday.

Okay.

Is it good?

Tell me.

But I tell you what.

The two will be in the next.

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