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Hercule Poirot: Monsieurs, Madames. What I am about to do might surprise you a little. You'll probably think of me as eccentric-perhaps mad. You might say, "the little Belgian is taking leave from his rocker", huh? But I must assure you, that behind my madness is, what you English say... method.[Poirot lifts the cover of the hidden object on the table; revealing a small, simple, leather suitcase]Hercule Poirot: [sotto voce] Voila! A suitcase![slightly sarcastic]Hercule Poirot: How interesting![normal]Hercule Poirot: Of course, nothing's interesting about suitcases. [chuckles] But you may know that suitcases... have contents.[Poirot opens the suitcase very slowly but full of anticipation; the audience of the passengers watch in expectation. Poirot opens the lid, gasps slightly and slowly lifts up the object in the suitcase... which is revealed to be a cute, porcelain doll]Mrs Tolliver: [smiling; recognizing] Why... It's a doll!Hercule Poirot: Ah! Yes, a doll. Now, this doll... is an important witness to the truth of the death of Madame Clapperton. [pause] But how does it know? It is a doll. But THIS is a doll...[sotto voce]Hercule Poirot: ...That can speak![Poirot makes the doll turn towards him, so that their faces are parallel from one another and their noses are two inches apart; the passengers look at him as if he had lost his mind, slightly disturbed]Hercule Poirot: [he senses the passengers disbelief and quickly turns to them; rapid fire speech] You never seen dolls that could speak?[normal voice]Hercule Poirot: Of course, you have!Hercule Poirot: [as he slowly and gently puts the doll back in the suitcase] All we need to do is to put the doll back into the suitcase, where she cannot be seen... She doesn't want to be seen; this little lady.[to the concealed doll in the suitcase]Hercule Poirot: Can you hear me, mon poup?e?Ismene: [as the doll's voice] Aye!Hercule Poirot: [speaking loudly yet slowly] Now, Can you tell us... about the death... of Madame Clapperton?Ismene: [imitating Madame Clapperton] What is it, John? The Door's locked... I don't want to be disturbed by the stewards.Colonel John Clapperton: [he begins to twitch his eyes and hyperventilate; he glares at Poirot, who glares at him back sternly; revealing the Col. Clapperton is the murderer] You! [He bolts forward]Captain Hastings: [as he and Bates stop the enraged Col. Clapperton from reaching Poirot] Stop him!Colonel John Clapperton: [after being restrained; he glares at the stern Poirot; finally caught; snarling with hatred] YES.

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