dddPoirotpayswhatappearstobearoutinevisittoDr.Morley,hisdentist,butshortlyafterheleavestheclinic,thedoctorisfounddeadwithagunshotwoundtohistemple,anapparentsuicide.Poirotsuspectsfoulplay,andallthosewhoenteredthedoctor'sofficesafterPoirotleftaresuspect.TheyincludeAlaistairBlunt,aprominentandveryinfluentialbankdirector,FrankCarter,ayoungfascistthugwithapersonalgrudgeagainstMorley,Mr.Amberiotis,anenigmaticrecentarrivalfromIndiasufferingfromatoothache,andMabelleSainsbury-Seale,acharityworkeralsorecentlyreturnedfromIndia.WhenAmberiotisisfounddeadinhishotelroomfromanoverdoseofNovocaineandSainsbury-Sealedisappears,PoirotrightlyexpandshislistofsuspectsandconnectsthecrimetoeventsthatoccurredinIndia12yearsearlier.
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