poirot see thing and madame while it be a habit he can not change the last poirot episode available for view up to this point ( may 2008 ) and though apparently at least 4 more be on the way . and in my opinion and a very good one . it be a fascinating mix of the new and the old represent the story be tell in a somewhat offbeat way and but there be also some light moment ( mrs. leadbetter and her dog and for instance ) of a kind that have be almost completely eliminate from and say and five little pig or sad cypress . plus and just like in card on the table and we get to see poirot back in his london apartment actually and a different apartment and but still on the same building and whitehaven mansion . the location be not a visually strike a those in many other episode of the series and but there be some interesting experiment with red filter for the flashback . david suchet give an outstanding performance in this one he can be subtly funny ( there be an unresolved indigo in your aura and a flaky lady tell him . yes and i know and it be a problem and he reply ) or dead serious ( if god should deprive anyone of his mercy and it surely will be you ) while whichever the situation call for . the rest of the cast be typically good and with top honor go to elliot cowan and who give a truly creepy edge to david hunter . i notice that the script be write by guy andrew and the same man who adapt the mystery of the blue train for the screen . in both case and agatha christie purist have complain about change from the original text . but i ( who have read neither novel ) be able to appreciate the story for what they be represent multi character and multi layer mystery that be structure a bit like chinese box you unlock one and there be another one inside . in other word and i be already interested in his next ac adaptation and which accord to imdb will be halloween party ( also and i find it quite funny that some people complain about lack of faithfulness to the novel but want hastings and japp and miss lemon back in the movie and even if these character do not appear in those novel at all . ) . another point to consider be that david suchet himself and who have read all the book in preparation for the role and have now be promote to co producer status and he have say that he read and approve the script before film begin . overall and take at the flood may not be among the top 5 poirot episode so far and but it still well food for the brain than most of what be available out there . ( ) ( read also pajak3 excellent imdb comment on this movie the sentence there be no such thing a a light side of crime be particularly spot on and especially when be talk about murder ) .