The Third Floor Flat Summary

Synopsis the third floor flat when a body of a woman is discovered in the third floor flat of friar mansions it is fortunate that hercule poirot lives in the same block and is on hand but can he help.

The third floor flat summary.

Four young people two women and two men are returning after a night out to the home of one of the. Donovan finds that the kitchen light is not working and on entering the lounge the boys discover from post on the table that they are in the wrong flat and then spot the body of mrs grant. The two boys use the dumb waiter service lift in an attempt to let the girls in. Unfortunately for the killer hercule poirot lives in the same building.

This is yet another example of dame christie s superior ability at constructing a clever yet simple plot. Poirot investigates a murder that hits close to home after the new occupant of a flat two floors below his is found shot. With david suchet hugh fraser philip jackson pauline moran. Back at the flats after the play patricia matthews has lost her key.

Directed by edward bennett. From poirot s early cases and three blind mice and other stories.