Hickory Dickory Dock (#6.2)

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	David Suchet	...	Hercule Poirot
	Philip Jackson	...	Chief Inspector Japp
	Pauline Moran	...	Miss Felicity Lemon
	Paris Jefferson	...	Sally Finch
	Jonathan Firth	...	Nigel Chapman
	Damian Lewis	...	Leonard Bateson
	Gilbert Martin	...	Colin McNabb
	Elinor Morriston	...	Valerie Hobhouse
	Polly Kemp	...	Patricia Lane
	Jessica Lloyd	...	Celia Austin
	Sarah Badel	...	Mrs. Hubbard
	Rachel Bell	...	Mrs. Nicoletis
	Granville Saxton	...	Mr. Casterman
	David Burke	...	Sir Arthur Stanley
	Bernard Lloyd	...	Mr. Endicott

Storyline

When a series of apparently minor thefts plagues a university hostelry run by Miss Lemon's sister, Poirot is recruited to investigate. Celia Austin, a pharmacological major, confesses that she is a kleptomaniac and responsible for most of the thefts but denies stealing several objects including a stethoscope, light bulbs, and a student rucksack. Furthermore, she claims to know the other thief and vows to help return the missing items. Unfortunately someone substitutes an overdose of morphine for one of her sleeping powders, and she takes the identity of the thief to the grave. Japp connects the murderer's m.o. with a cold case he had investigated ten years earlier, but the prime suspect in that crime, a powerful statesman, now lies dying in a local hospital. Despite numerous obstacles, Poirot is able to link the killing to an international diamond smuggling ring but not before the murderer claims more victims. Written by G. Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)  

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