James Be□t□ey is tried for□the murder□of Abigail McGinty,□□he char□om□□ of □roadhinny who □lso took in Bent□ey □s her□lodger. □□e □□i□ence□is ov□rwhelmi□g,□□nd soo□□after he□is senten□ed to ha□g. Superintendent Sp□n□□ is not convinced of □he □a□□#39;s guilt, and □o he v□s□□s Po□rot, asking□him to□look into th□ case.□Poirot then hea□s □ff to□the v□□la□e□ where h□ beco□e□ the pay□n□ guest of□Mauree□ □nd □ajor Johnnie Summerhayes. Ar□adn□ □liver, Poirot□9;s n□veli□t fr□end, □as also come to B□oadhinny to c□llabo□ate o□ a st□ge adapt□tio□ of one o□ h□r □o□els w□th dramatist□Robin Upwar□.□With the clue o□□a bottle □f□i□k purcha□ed by the dead □om□n□□hortly before□her □eat□, □oirot□searches Mrs.□□cGint□'□s belongings and fin□□ □n□edi□ion of □he Sunday Come□ news□ape□, w□er□□□n article concerning two□women connecte□ with □amou□ m□r□e□s has□been □□t out. W□□h□the□s□ory ar□ □wo photogr□□h□ of the wom□n. Poir□t□dis□ov□rs that Mrs. Mc□inty h□d se□n one of the p□oto□raphs □efore, □nd□□new □o whom it belonged to. But which wo□□n □as t□is case□□onnected with? Ar□ any o□□t□e□peo□le □ivi□g in Br□a□h□nny related□to these w□m□□, as one of□□he□r child□□n? Or □e□□□p□□one□of them is one of□□□e□actual□women?□The puzzle piec□□ begin to fit i□, espe□ial□y □fter P□i□ot is□sho□ed in□□ □he p□th□of an oncoming □rain□by an unknow□ entity. Bu□ will the mu□dere□ strike agai□?一刀将那路障□🏄)劈飞□三人并没(🌼)有大肆杀戮,而(🚱)□跨上马背(🖌),扬长而去,守关的百夫长满头冷汗地(🔬)吞了吞口水,看向□人消失的方□,却是□有敢下令□□,就在这时,他们身后又有急□的马蹄声传来,形如惊□之鸟的众军士毫不犹豫□哗□🍪)啦一声□□,根本就连阻□的心思都没有□□然□,当他□看清只□过是两个人的时候,却已经□有追击的机(🅰)□(🐾)了。