Hercule Poirot British government, including foiling the attempted abduction of the Prime Minister. Readers were told that the British authorities had learned of Poirot's keen investigative ability from certain members of Belgium's royal family. After the war Poirot became a private detective and began undertaking civilian cases. He moved into what became both his home and work address, Flat 203 at 56B Whitehaven Mansions. Hastings first visits the flat when he returns to England in June 1935 from Argentina in "The A.B.C. Murders", Chapter 1. The TV programmes place this in Florin Court, Charterhouse Square, in the wrong part of London. According
Convoy JW 56B on 29 January JW 56B was sighted by "U-956" and reported, though "U-956" came under heavy attack when she was detected. By the morning of 30 January the U-boats had assembled, but JW 56B had also been re-inforced, being joined by the ocean escort of JW 56A, seven destroyers led by "Hardy". Six of the U-boats made contact, mounting a total of thirteen attacks during that day. They were unable to reach the merchant ships, but "U-278" hit "Hardy" with an acoustic torpedo. She was crippled and abandoned, to be sunk later by an attending destroyer. In response "U-314" was