Following Sir Clark's case, the ABC Murders received unprecedented attention.
The media distorted the facts and reported relevant news.
The case does not seem to have made any substantial progress, but the police are still diligently conducting a detailed investigation, not letting go of any details, and have detained more than ten people.
Compared to the busyness of the police, our great detective Poirot seems lazy, staying at home alone without much action.
But according to Poirot, his power lies in his brain, not his feet.
During this period of time, he was not doing nothing, but was thinking about the psychological profile of the murderer.
This made Karl feel that Poirot's character became more three-dimensional.
Whether the series can be successful depends on whether the story is exciting or not, and the most important thing is obviously the detective's personal charm.
After the description in the previous "Roger Mystery" and this book, the image of Poirot, the mustached detective, has become full and three-dimensional in Carl's heart.
As we continue reading, Poirot once again visits Sir Clark's seriously ill wife.
Mrs. Clark said in a daze, "It's about Carl's death, right?..."
Karl was a little confused when he saw this paragraph. He was still thinking about escaping, but he didn't expect that Sir Clark had the same name as him.
With a sense of subtlety, Karl continued reading.
Mrs. Clark revealed that it was not that no one visited Sir Clark's home on the day of his death. That morning, she saw her secretary, Miss Gray, standing at the front door and talking to a strange man.
After getting this clue, Poirot received the fourth letter again.
ABC has previewed the next stop, Doncaster on September 11th.
After the police learned about the contents of the letter, they planned to inform the whole of Doncaster to ask people with names starting with D to be vigilant at all times and to deploy police forces on a large scale.
But unfortunately, there will be a horse racing meeting in Doncaster that day, and the situation becomes complicated.
Based on the information he received from Mrs. Clark, Poirot approached Miss Gray again and asked why she had not mentioned the visit of a strange man that day.
Miss Gray was shocked at first, and then suddenly remembered that a man did come to sell stockings that day.
Catching the keyword, Poirot put his head in his hands and suddenly became excited.
The long stockings smoothly connected three cases that could not be found to be related.
In case A, there was a pair of stockings placed on the table in Mrs. Asher's store; in case B, Betty's mother also bought a pair of stockings for Betty on the day of the crime.
And now the product that Miss Gray is being promoted is stockings!
What secret is hidden behind the stockings? Is it the decline of morality or the distortion of human nature? Karl couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Turning to the next chapter, the perspective changes again to non-Hastings' autobiography.
Mr. Custer, who had appeared before, appeared again, still reading the report about the murder with great concentration.
The landlady asked about Custer's travel plan. Custer was going to a small town only six or seven miles away from Doncaster.
This made Carl think that Custer should be the murderer, but he still couldn't figure out the key point.
On the other side, the police began to investigate the stockings manufacturer.
At the same time, Tom, the boyfriend of the landlord's daughter, accidentally picked up Custer's ticket at the station. The destination of the ticket was not a small town, but Doncaster.
In Doncaster on the 21st, the police made strict arrangements for prevention and control at the racecourse, but the murder occurred in the cinema.
Custer ran out of the movie theater and ran back to the hotel with a smile on his face.
After returning to the room, Custer's smile suddenly disappeared and he found a blood stain on his sleeve.
He took out his pocket again and took out a knife that was also bloody.
While cleaning, I was suddenly caught by the waiter and was stunned on the spot, even though he explained that his hand was cut.
But the waiter obviously couldn't believe it. After all, the ABC case was being reported all over Doncaster, so he went out and called the police.
At the scene of the crime, the police checked the body and found that the deceased was stabbed to death. He was a barber by profession and his name was Ersfield.
This made Poirot and others feel strange. We had agreed to kill from A to Z? Why was there a jump number?
However, after questioning, it was discovered that Mr. Downs, who found the body at the scene, had previously changed places with Mr. E, which led to the murderer killing the wrong person.
After receiving the report from the waiter, Poirot and others rushed to the hotel again and saw that the registered abbreviation was ABC.
He didn't take any luggage with him when he escaped, but the suitcase was filled with stockings.
Then the police received another report from Tom, the boyfriend of the landlord’s daughter.
According to Tom's description, Custer was quickly targeted. After searching his house, he found letter paper, a large number of stockings and eight brand new ABC timetables placed in stocking boxes, which can be said to be conclusive evidence.
Then Custer himself fell in front of the police station.
The case seems to be clear at this point, and the murderer has been caught. According to the understanding, Custer is mentally disturbed and is an epileptic patient.
When you are in a sleepwalking state, you may not realize that you have killed someone.
But the letter sent to Poirot is still an unsolved mystery, and Custer said nothing about the letter.
Although the reason behind it is unknown, the case itself can be considered concluded.
But at this time, a middle-aged man in his forties appeared and provided Custer with an alibi.
He claimed that on the night of Case B, he met Castor in a hotel in Eastbourne, and the two played dominoes together until they separated at ten minutes past midnight.
Based on this description, it is unlikely that Custer showed up at Bexhill Beach that night to strangle Betty.
However, in several other cases, especially the D case that occurred in Doncaster, the evidence can be said to be conclusive, and it can also be said to be closed.
However, how the B case was completed is still a question, and Poirot is ready to continue to explore the truth behind it.
After reading this, Karl pinched the remaining thickness of the book.
The thickness of the pages told him that things might not be that simple.
Originally, Carl thought that Custer was more likely to be the murderer.
But after reading this paragraph, he was epileptic and suffering from a disease, which made him think that the murderer must be someone else.
Karl was ready to try to make some guesses, but he was really curious about the follow-up development and did not stop to think. He continued to turn the pages of the story in his hands.
Based on analysis of Poirot's visits and conversations with Custer.
Successfully confirmed the existence of another mysterious person behind Custer.
The murderer may not be one person, but two people!
As the play reaches its final climax, Poirot brings everyone together to launch the final explanation of the case.
Karl couldn't help but lick his lips after reading this, and subconsciously picked up the cup next to the table.
The cup was empty, but he didn't prepare to add water. He just sat there and continued to turn the pages.