Hercule Poirot's dentist, Dr Morley, dies of a gunshot wound in his surgery. The police initially believe it is suicide, a belief strengthened when one of the patients Dr Morley treated that morning, Mr Amberiotis, dies later that same day from a Novocaine overdose. The police are concerned, however, that this all may in some way be a plot to kill Mr Alastair Blunt, an influential banker, who was a patient of Dr Morley and saw him that morning. Starting to suspect that it was murder, suspicion falls on Frank Carter, boyfriend of Dr Morley's assistant, as he and Dr Morley do not see eye-to-eye. Then another of Dr Morley's patients, Mabelle Sainsbury Seale, turns up dead.
Intriguing and entertaining, as always. However, overly complex, to the point of implausibility. Certain parts of the plot still do not make sense to me, or hinge on everything going perfectly according to the murderer's plan. Still worth watching though.
Intriguing and entertaining, as always. However, overly complex, to the point of implausibility. Certain parts of the plot still do not make sense to me, or hinge on everything going perfectly according to the murderer's plan. Still worth watching though.