剧情介绍
JamesBentleyistriedforthemurderofAbigailMcGinty,thecharwomanofBroadhinnywhoalsotookinBentleyasherlodger.Theevidenceisoverwhelming,andsoonafterheissentencedtohang.SuperintendentSpenceisnotconvincedoftheman'sguilt,andsohevisitsPoirot,askinghimtolookintothecase.Poirotthenheadsofftothevillage,wherehebecomesthepayingguestofMaureenandMajorJohnnieSummerhayes.AriadneOliver,Poirot'snovelistfriend,hasalsocometoBroadhinnytocollaborateonastageadaptationofoneofhernovelswithdramatistRobinUpward.Withtheclueofabottleofinkpurchasedbythedeadwomanshortlybeforeherdeath,PoirotsearchesMrs.McGinty'sbelongingsandfindsaneditionofTheSundayCometnewspaper,whereanarticleconcerningtwowomenconnectedwithfamousmurdershasbeencutout.Withthestoryaretwophotographsofthewomen.PoirotdiscoversthatMrs.McGintyhadseenoneofthephotographsbefore,andknewtowhomitbelongedto.ButwhichwomanwasthiscaseconnectedwithAreanyofthepeoplelivinginBroadhinnyrelatedtothesewomen,asoneoftheirchildrenOrperhapsoneofthemisoneoftheactualwomenThepuzzlepiecesbegintofitin,especiallyafterPoirotisshovedintothepathofanoncomingtrainbyanunknownentity.Butwillthemurdererstrikeagain 展开全部