just after have move into his new cottage in the english country and hercule poirot get an invitation to dinner from sir henry and lady angkatell and the owner of a large mansion nearby . but the next day and one of the guest be find shot near the pool and and his clumsy wife be hold a revolver a few step away . this agatha christie mystery be somewhat thin and though the killer plan be still very clever . it the exquisite filming and cinematography that elevate the story to a high level . this episode mostly keep the serious tone of five little pig and sad cypress and but contain more dark humor than them . the cast include possibly the two most famous actor to have work in the series by this point and edward fox ( a the butler ) and sarah mile ( a lady angkatell ) and though the standout performance be give by the dazzlingly beautiful megan dodds a the ahead of her time henrietta represent her one on one confrontation with suchet sparkle and be the highlight of the film . oh and and since an english police inspector do get involve in the case and i think they could have bring philip jackson back for this one . ( ) .