"Three Act Tragedy" with Poirot Quiz

Answer: Crow's Nest

Sir Charles Cartwright is a retired actor. He is hosting a dinner party at Crow's Nest. Hercule Poirot will be attending it too. Cartwright's friends also include Sir Bartholomew Strange, the nerve specialist, and Mr Satterthwaite. Lady Mary Lytton Gore will also be attending, with her daughter, Hermione (better known as Egg).

Answer: Dress shop

At the dinner party, the local vicar, Reverend Babbington, has a seizure and dies after drinking a cocktail.

Answer: "Daily Mail"

Sir Bartholomew Strange was hosting a house party, at his home, in Yorkshire. He had a seizure, very much like Reverend Babbington, while drinking a glass of port. Some of the people who attended Sir Charles's house party attended Sir Bartholomew's too.

Answer: Monte Carlo

Sir Charles Cartwright went away from Loomouth because he thought Egg Lytton Gore was in love with Oliver Manders. Sir Charles plans to return to England, after reading of Sir Bartholomew's death. Mr Satterthwaite plans to, too. Hercule Poirot seems bored of Monte Carlo.

Answer: Colonel Johnson

Sir Bartholomew Strange was poisoned with nicotine. His butler has also disappeared. The local Superintendent is Superintendent Crossfield.

Answer: Nervous breakdown

Sir Bartholomew had a sanatorium built inside the grounds of his home. Ellis had only recently become his butler, his old butler had been ill. Sir Bartholomew seemed more cheerful than usual, on the night of the house party. He received a telephone call about his new patient, Mrs de Rushbridger during the party.

Answer: Knitting needle

Sir Charles Cartwright finds a draft of a blackmailing letter, written in various ways, under the gas fire. John Ellis knew something about Sir Bartholomew's death and was planning to blackmail someone.

Answer: Gilling

Sir Charles Cartwright and Egg go to see Mrs Babbington, to find out more about her husband.

Answer: Mrs Dacres

Hercule Poirot returns to England. He plans to assist Mr Satterthwaite, Egg and Sir Charles Cartwright, to find out who killed Reverend Babbington and Sir Bartholomew.

Answer: Muriel Wills

Muriel Wills is a playwright. Captain Dacres is fond of drinking. Reverend Babbington's death is from nicotine poisoning, like Sir Bartholomew's. Egg meets Miss Milray, Sir Charles Cartwright's secretary. Her mother lives in Gilling, where Reverend Babbington used to be Vicar. Miss Milray is disturbed by the verdict.

Answer: "Little Dog Laughed"

Sir Charles Cartwright goes to see Muriel Wills to see if she noticed anything at Sir Bartholomew's house party.

Answer: A birthmark

Miss Wills noticed that Ellis had a birthmark on his wrist, when he was serving dinner. With Sir Charles Cartwright's help, they established it was on the left wrist. Sit Charles urges her to tell the police about the birthmark.

Answer: Mugg

Egg and Sir Charles Cartwright go to see Miss Milray's mother, in Gilling. Sir Charles admits that he loves Egg. He changed his surname to Cartwright when he became an actor.

Answer: In liquor chocolates

Mrs de Rushbridger sends for Poirot and Mr Satterthwaite, saying she has information for them. However, she dies before they get to see her. There was nothing to say who the chocolates were from. All the chocolates in the top layer had been tampered with. Mrs Wills has gone away for a few days, without any luggage.

Answer: Sir Charles Cartwright

Reverend Babbington's death was only a dress rehearsal. The real murder was Sir Bartholomew Strange. Sir Charles was Ellis, the butler - and Sir Bartholomew had suggested this. He wanted to surprise his house party. Sir Bartholomew also knew that Sir Charles had been married in his youth and that his wife was in a lunatic asylum. Egg admits that she has always loved Oliver Manders.