Characters
The approximate time of the murder of Ratchett...
What is 1:00 a.m.?
Mary and the Colonel showed feelings of romance and passion toward each other.
What is ardour?
Who says, "I have made enough money to satisfy both my needs and caprices. I take now only such cases as interest me"?
Who is Hercule Poirot?
This character seems romantically involved with Mary Debenham.
Who is Colonel Arbuthnot?
The amount stab wounds are found on Ratchett’s body.
What is between 10 to 15?
The chef felt that his entree turned out to be tasteless and unpleasant.
What is inadequate?
Who says, "There's something wrong about that man. My daughter always says I'm very intuitive...And I've got a hunch about that man"?
Who is Mrs. Hubbard?
This passenger is quite ugly, but is also royalty and can be very outspoken and demanding.
Who is Princess Dragomiroff?
He and his wife represent their country, Hungary, and are traveling to France for political reasons.
Who is Count Andrenyi?
Poirot knows the killer is still on the train because, although the window was left open in Ratchett's room, these are missing...
What are the missing footprints in the snow?
The snow-trapped train was an suitable setting for a murder.
What is befitting or apt?
Who says, “I wish to Heaven you were out of all this.”
Who is Colonel Arbuthnot?
This character is the director of the French train system known as the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits.
Who is M. Bouc?
Her face has a sheep-like appearance, and her personality matches that: she is quiet and calm.
Who is Greta Ohlsson, or the Swedish lady?
Two deep stab wounds which cut through bone and muscle, as well as additional weak and random stab wounds, show that the killer must be...
What is a man and a woman?
Poirot's face showed paleness when he learned of Ratchett's murder.
What is pallor?
"Not now. Not now. When it's all over. When it's behind us---then---"
Who is Mary Debenham?
This governess at first seems anxious and worried, but later changes her attitude and becomes calm, cool, and collected...
Who is Mary Debenham?
Poirot complimented this passenger, calling her the "strongest character" of all of the passengers due to her calm, cool behavior.
Who is Mary Debenham?
During the night of the murder, Mrs. Hubbard was complaining about...
What is that there was a man in her sleeping compartment?
The Swedish lady seemed similar in kind to Mrs. Hubbard; they had evidently bonded on the train.
What is kindred?
Said: “Ah! mon cher. I know your reputation. I know something of your methods. This is the ideal case for you..."
Who is Monsieur Bouc?
This character points out that some of the stab wounds were made so deeply into Ratchett's body that the killer must have been either a very strong woman or a man (more likely).
Who is Dr. Constantine?