The episode begins with Poirot lamenting his lack of cases and how it must be that criminals know of him and fear him. His musings turn to how he would be a master criminal should he turn his hand to it, and lo and behold, when a blackmailed lady asks for help, it is just what Poirot must do to help her!
This episode is a splendid mystery with many twists and turns and a showdown chase through the Natural History Museum in London, which would sit well in any feature film. The highlights of this episode however are the escapades of Poirot and Hastings as master burglars. The sight of Poirot in disguise as a Swiss locksmith with beret, overalls and bicycle (even his trademark moustache is combed down!) and of both he and Hastings in black SAS-style clothing makes this episode a pure classic.moreless
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Poirot calls to see the veiled lady of the title (Lady Millicent Castle-Vaughn) at her London hotel. Lady Millicent is about to be married, but a mean blackmailer called Lavington has got hold of a love letter she wrote years before to another man. Lavington wants twenty thousand pounds, and Poirot makes up his mind to recover the letter himself, even if it means impersonating a Swedish locksmith.moreless
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Frances BarberLady Millicent
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Peter GeddisMuseum Guard
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Terence HarveyLavington
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Hugh Fraser
Captain Hastings
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Philip Jackson
Chief Inspector James Japp
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Pauline Moran
Miss Felicity Lemon
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David Suchet
Hercule Poirot
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Hastings: What a stunning girl, though. Poirot: I sometimes think, mon ami, that you are too easilly stunned.
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Desk Sergeant: (checking on Poirot in police cell) What's this, then? Poirot: That is my moustache comb. Desk Sergeant: (to Japp) You didn't tell me he was one of your unnaturals.
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This episode is based on Agatha Christie's short story The Veiled Lady, which was part of a collection called Poirot Investigates (1924). The story was first published in The Sketch magazine on 3 October, 1923.
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Curtain discussion (Spoilers for those who have not yet read the novel)
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