The setting for "Murder in the Mews" is in London, so Hercule Poirot doesn't have to dirty his shoes as he sometimes does in trips to the country. All of Poirot's usual entourage are in this episode of Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective.
On reflecting, after having watched this episode again recently, it seems that some keys clue were given more obviously than in most Poirot mysteries. But of course, that's on reflecting and knowing what it was that we had seen. Poirot's gray cells register many miniscule details and store them. Then, when added to during the course of his sleuthing, the solution comes to light as these bits and pieces come together to form a picture. Trouble is, it doesn't work that way for most of we mortals. And that's all the more food for entertainment in these wonderful mysteries.
The humor in this episode concerns Poirot's over-starched collars and the seeming inability of the laundry to correct the matter. Poirot has written them many letters about this problem. Some great dialog ensues over this between Poirot and Miss Lemon. Here are some favorite lines from "Murder in the Mews."
Miss Lemon, "You won't forget your dental appointment at 11 will you, Mr. Poirot?" Hercule Poirot, "Hercule Poirot does not need to go to the dentist, Miss Lemon." Miss Lemon, "You've put it off once already." Hercule Poirot, "My teeth are perfection. It's sacrilege to tamper with them."
Hercule Poirot, "But, why do we not do something constructive about my collars, Miss Lemon, hmmm? That laundry is in the pay of my enemies."
Chief Inspector Japp, "Never mind about jumping to conclusions, Poirot. This is a murder we're dealing with."
Miss Lemon, "The trouble is, Mr. Poirot, they just don't understand the letters." Hercule Poirot, "Why not?" Miss Lemon, "They're Chinese Mr. Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "The Bulldog Breed Laundry is Chinese?" Miss Lemon, "Yes, Mr. Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "What is the world coming to, Miss Lemon?"
Hercule Poirot, "The name of Poirot is feared on golf courses all over the continent."
Hercule Poirot, "Do you really wish to destroy the... the mind of any human being?"
Chief Inspector Japp, "Not murder disguised as suicide, but suicide made to look like murder."
On reflecting, after having watched this episode again recently, it seems that some keys clue were given more obviously than in most Poirot mysteries. But of course, that's on reflecting and knowing what it was that we had seen. Poirot's gray cells register many miniscule details and store them. Then, when added to during the course of his sleuthing, the solution comes to light as these bits and pieces come together to form a picture. Trouble is, it doesn't work that way for most of we mortals. And that's all the more food for entertainment in these wonderful mysteries.
The humor in this episode concerns Poirot's over-starched collars and the seeming inability of the laundry to correct the matter. Poirot has written them many letters about this problem. Some great dialog ensues over this between Poirot and Miss Lemon. Here are some favorite lines from "Murder in the Mews."
Miss Lemon, "You won't forget your dental appointment at 11 will you, Mr. Poirot?" Hercule Poirot, "Hercule Poirot does not need to go to the dentist, Miss Lemon." Miss Lemon, "You've put it off once already." Hercule Poirot, "My teeth are perfection. It's sacrilege to tamper with them."
Hercule Poirot, "But, why do we not do something constructive about my collars, Miss Lemon, hmmm? That laundry is in the pay of my enemies."
Chief Inspector Japp, "Never mind about jumping to conclusions, Poirot. This is a murder we're dealing with."
Miss Lemon, "The trouble is, Mr. Poirot, they just don't understand the letters." Hercule Poirot, "Why not?" Miss Lemon, "They're Chinese Mr. Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "The Bulldog Breed Laundry is Chinese?" Miss Lemon, "Yes, Mr. Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "What is the world coming to, Miss Lemon?"
Hercule Poirot, "The name of Poirot is feared on golf courses all over the continent."
Hercule Poirot, "Do you really wish to destroy the... the mind of any human being?"
Chief Inspector Japp, "Not murder disguised as suicide, but suicide made to look like murder."