Poirot (TV Series)

The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman (1993)

David Neal: Bruno Vizzini

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• Captain Hastings : [at Eliso Freccia showroom]  What do you think, Poirot?

  Hercule Poirot : I think it looks very untidy, Hastings.

  Captain Hastings : Well, it's not meant to be tidy. Tidy's got nothing to do with it. It's compact, though. You have to admit that. They're using twin overhead camshafts, you see, with a desmodromic valve gear and a hemispherical combustion chamber.

  Hercule Poirot : I see.

  Captain Hastings : Ah, Mr Vizzini!

  Bruno Vizzini : How are you today?

  Captain Hastings : Oh, pretty well, you know. This is Monsieur Hercule Poirot.

  Bruno Vizzini : Oh, the great detective. I must watch my step, eh? Hahaha, so pleasure to meet you, Signor Poirot.

  Hercule Poirot : Delighted, Monsieur Vizzini.

  Bruno Vizzini : Well, Signor Hastings, you, ah, you place the order today?

  Captain Hastings : Well...

  Bruno Vizzini : Oh, Signor Hastings.

  Captain Hastings : It's a big decision.

  Bruno Vizzini : Seven weeks, Signor Hastings! At the factory of Eliso Freccia in Milano they stand and wait: Will the order of Capitano Hastings come today?

  Captain Hastings : Well, I've been thinking...

  Margherita Fabbri : Mr Vizzini, excuse me, you'll be late for your lunch with Mr Andreotti.

  Bruno Vizzini : Ah, thank you, Margherita. Gentlemen, I will leave you in the capable hands of Signorina Fabbri. Mi scusi.

  Captain Hastings : I was just going to say to Mr Vizzini, with this new trailing link front suspension, I wonder if you don't need some sort of stabilizer? You see..

  Margherita Fabbri : No.

  Captain Hastings : No. No?

  Margherita Fabbri : The radius roll trailing from the crossmember locates each hub fore and aft.

  Captain Hastings : Yes, I'd appreciate that...

  Margherita Fabbri : And each unit is damped by inclined telescopic struts.

  Captain Hastings : Right. Yes.

  [Poirot is smiling]