Hercule Poirot is approached by an old lady who asks him to keep an eye on her young friend; she is afraid that her husband might be planning to kill her. Poirot goes to a party to meet this man, but he does not come. What's more, the following day his body is discovered inside a big Spanish chest that was in the same room where the party took place. And the house belongs to a man who may have had more than a friendly affection for the young woman....
A lesser episode in the "Poirot" series. For one thing, I was able to guess the murderer correctly (though admittedly not his entire plan and method) about halfway through - to avoid explicit spoilers, let's just say after the phrase "Did you notice the scar?". But it does have some atmospheric touches (like the opening sequence, a sword duel in the past), and Caroline Langrishe is quite possibly the second most beautiful actress to appear in the series up to this point, after Polly Walker of "Peril at End House". (**1/2)
A lesser episode in the "Poirot" series. For one thing, I was able to guess the murderer correctly (though admittedly not his entire plan and method) about halfway through - to avoid explicit spoilers, let's just say after the phrase "Did you notice the scar?". But it does have some atmospheric touches (like the opening sequence, a sword duel in the past), and Caroline Langrishe is quite possibly the second most beautiful actress to appear in the series up to this point, after Polly Walker of "Peril at End House". (**1/2)