Hercule Poirot investigates a murder in his own apartment block, Whitehaven Mansions, that of one Mrs Grant (played by Josie Lawrence). Her body was discovered by two young men, Jimmy (played by Robert Hines) and Donovan Bailey (played by Neil Pritchard) after returning from a night out. Their companion, Patricia Matthews (played by Suzanne Burden), has mislaid her key so they attempted to gain entry via the service lift. In doing so, they accidentally found themselves in Mrs Grant's flat. Chief Inspector Japp believes it is a straightforward case since a handkerchief with the initials 'JF' and a letter signed 'Frazer' were found on the body. His assumption is that once he has traced this person he will have his killer. Poirot, however, is curious as to why the body had been moved in a bid to conceal it behind some packing cases. Japp allows him to examine the flat and after he had done so tells Jimmy that the case is solved and he knows who Mrs Grant's murderer is. Poirot deliberately scares the perpetrator into doing a runner, but Captain Hastings' beloved Lagonda sports car is wrecked in the process.
Another thoroughly enjoyable episode featuring some great humour like when Hastings takes Poirot to the theatre to watch 'The Deadly Shroud', a whodunit and bets him £10.00 that he won't be able to solve it. At the interval Poirot hands him a folded slip of paper with the murderer's name on it telling him not to open it until the show has finished. When the killer turns out not to be who Poirot deduced it was, his reaction is priceless. Nevertheless, he still insists on honouring the bet and goes to write Hastings a cheque. But, this is interrupted by the discovery of Mrs Grant's murder. Performances are good all round with Nicholas Pritchard and Suzanne Burden being of particular note. David Suchet is as good as ever as Poirot. In this story he is nursing a heavy cold that he puts down to fatigue since he hasn't had a case to solve for several weeks. Then when he begins investigating Mrs Grant's murder, he springs back into vigour. He was called in by the young people who had discovered the crime and the way he inspires them gives him pride and it is a joy to watch. There is also a moving scene at the climax where he brings a young man and woman together. The able direction is by Edward Bennett who did several episodes in this series.
Another thoroughly enjoyable episode featuring some great humour like when Hastings takes Poirot to the theatre to watch 'The Deadly Shroud', a whodunit and bets him £10.00 that he won't be able to solve it. At the interval Poirot hands him a folded slip of paper with the murderer's name on it telling him not to open it until the show has finished. When the killer turns out not to be who Poirot deduced it was, his reaction is priceless. Nevertheless, he still insists on honouring the bet and goes to write Hastings a cheque. But, this is interrupted by the discovery of Mrs Grant's murder. Performances are good all round with Nicholas Pritchard and Suzanne Burden being of particular note. David Suchet is as good as ever as Poirot. In this story he is nursing a heavy cold that he puts down to fatigue since he hasn't had a case to solve for several weeks. Then when he begins investigating Mrs Grant's murder, he springs back into vigour. He was called in by the young people who had discovered the crime and the way he inspires them gives him pride and it is a joy to watch. There is also a moving scene at the climax where he brings a young man and woman together. The able direction is by Edward Bennett who did several episodes in this series.