"[Birds chirping] ♪♪♪ mayfield." "Sirgeorge." "Showme." "♪♪♪ better be good." "Damnsighttoogoodforhismajesty'sgovernment,ifyouask me ." "Youexpecttoomuchfrom thedefensecommittee,mayfield." "♪♪♪ so,thisis it at last,isit?" "A mayfield kestrel." "Untilwecanthinkofabetter name." "♪♪♪ [engine starts]  petroleum jelly, hastings." "That is the secret." "You rub it well in, and it will prevent the cracking, yes?" "Howwouldyouworkoutcubic what-you-call-'ems?" "Come?" "Cubicthing-a-mies." "How do you work them out?" "I mean, this ceiling's, what, 10 feet up, yes?" "So, do you multiply 10--  hastings, I am trying to instruct you in the care of patent leather, something that will be of use to you in later life." "Well,sowillcubicwhat 's-its." "Suppose I had to survey something or something." "Youdonotdeceiveme,hastings." "You are having these eccentric thoughts because of this girl of yours, huh?" "This student of architecture." "Well,weneverseemtohaveanythingtotalkabout." "I tried reading a book about bernini." "She's very keen on bernini." "I couldn't make head or tail of it." "No,no,no ,no ,no ,no ,hastings." "Women do not wish to talk about bernini and cubic thing-a-mies." "Idon'tknowthatshewants totalkaboutanything ." "She's never in when I call 'round to see her." "I end up having tea with her mother every day." "[Plane engine]  how does it compare with the messerschmitt 109?" "Moremaneuverable." "Got a turning circle of 800 feet." "Visibility is better, too." "Fuelinjection?" "No." "Pity." "'s very keen on fuel injection." "Yes,he'sright." "But we just haven't got a reliable system yet." "♪♪♪ [whoosh] [laugh]  there's a lady keeps telephoning, mr. poirot." "Sacre!" "What a terrible circumstance." "There'snoneedtobesarcastic,mr.poirot." "I was going on to say that i didn't put her through to you because she wouldn't give her name." "Oh." "Itoldheryou don 'ttakeanonymousphone calls ." "ButI do,misslemon." "Sometimes I think anonymous telephone calls are the only ones worth taking." "ButhowwillIknow wheretofileherifIhaven 't gotaname?" "Life,first,misslemon." "Filing, second." "Verywell,then." "Next time she calls, I'll let her talk to you." "And on your own head be it." "Youshouldn'tteaseher ,poirot." "Shemakesit irresistible." "♪♪♪ [plane engine] [gunshots] [explosion] ♪♪♪ it'slikeasolidwall oftwofeetsquarecomingstraightatyou." "[Bang]  the main spire must be tremendously strong to withstand the g-force of that turning circle." "Andtherecoilfromtheguns." "[Plane engine] it's brought up in layers, so the whole thing acts like a giant leaf spring." "And we're still improving on it, too." "But I can't go on pouring my own money into the kestrel forever." "Youseemnottounderstandthepositionthatthe defensecommittee isin,mayfield." "They like you; most of them are 100 percent behind you, but that japanese business only bught the government down." "One more scandal like that--  there are no more scandals you're saying they don't trust me." "It'snotaquestionoftrust ." "Yes,itis !" "Very well, then." "If they want me to prove to them that they can trust me, that's what I'll do." "Howdoyoumean?" "How will you do that?" "vanderlyn down for the weekend." "Mrs.vanderlyn?" "[tires screech] you've invited her down here?" "Andbeforetheweekendisout,I promiseyouI'll havevanderlyn ,reeledher in,and gaffedher." "How?" "Byusingtheplansofthekestrelasabait ." "Youidiot." "You can't go using top secret papers like that." "This is madness." "[Plane engine] [typing] [phone ring]  hercule poirot's residence." "Yes." "What name is it, please?" "Hold on one moment, please." "It's your anonymous telephone caller again." "She's calling herself miss smith this time, but it's her." "Putherthrough,misslemon." "Yes,mr.poirot." "Are you there?" "poirot will speak to you now." "[Phone ring]  hello." "Monsieurpoirot." "Yes,misssmith." "Ineedto meetyou ,thisisanationalemergency." "No, no, no." "I can't come there." "Somewhere where nobody will know us." "I'msurethatcan bearranged,mademoiselle." "Where do you suggest?" "[Penguin noises] [clears throat]  monsieur poirot." "Youarenotmisssmith." "Yes,I am." "Whereisyourgreencarnation?" "Iwantedtimetostudyyou." "Besides, green doesn't suit me." "Iwascarryingmy" times"." "These arrangements, once made, should be adhered to, miss smith." "[Bird cawing] [bird noises]  [sigh] this is so difficult." "My husband--  yes?" "Myhusbandhasinvitedawoman tostaythisweekendatourhouse." "No,misssmith." "Go no further." "Poirot does not handle this type of work." "No,no.youdon 'tunderstand." "This is a dangerous woman." "I know that a man as distinguished in his field as you are wouldn't handle sordid domestic cases." "There's more at stake here." "Isee." "Mynameis notreallymiss smith." "Imastounded." "Mynameis mayfield." "Lady margaret mayfield." "Andwhois lordmayfield?" "I'm only mrs. mayfield, really." "My father was an earl." "Andwhois thisdangerouswomanyoutalkabout?" "Mrs.joannavanderlyn." "vanderlyn is rumored to have pro-german sympathies." "There was a scandal, two years ago, with johann marcus of luftstoffe." "He shot himself." "Iremember." "Mrs. vanderlyn was involved?" "Yes." "It was thought that he passed on to her certain secret information." "Ididnotknowthat ." "Itwaskepthushedupas muchaspossible." "His regiment had been involved in testing the galahad tank." "Andyouthink--myhusbandisengaged inalotofprojects thatarecrucialto the futureofthiscountry." "If an enemy should gain access--  surely, you do not suspect your husband of treachery?" "No,ofcoursenot ." "But, the government has treated him very badly ever since that japanese business." "You must have read about it." "Even though his name was cleared, they still don't give him the backing he needs." "Bitterness may make him less careful than he should be." "Please, help me, monsieur poirot." "There is so much at stake for england." "♪♪♪ goodevening,ladycarrington." "Hello,dawson." "Where is everybody?" "Onthelowerterrace,lady carrington." "Wecanonlyput our trustintheleague ofnations ." "Pray for peace." "Isn'tthataratherpeculiarthing foran armsmanufacturertodo,sir ?" "What is it beverly nichols calls you?" "Merchants of death." "mayfield is an armaments manufacturer, reggie, because this particular game can only be [chuckles]  oh, quite right, sir george." "Oh,sorry,dad,didn'trealizeitwas allagame." "Wherehasthefabledmrs. vanderlyngotto ,Iwonder?" "Ihaven'tthefoggiest." "She arrived hours ago." "You'vemetherbefore?" "NotsinceIwas achild." "Please." "she's the daughter of h.k. griffin." "[Indistinct] to an american ambassador over here." "Apparently, we all have to very nice to the americans, these days." "Ready, for when the war starts." "Oh." "Huh?" "Mother's finally arrived." "[Background laughter]  all these exciting people." "I wasn't warned it was going to be a route." "Isabelle." "I'm so glad-- [kisses] you could come." "I'mjustsorryI'm sounforgivablylate." "Will I be completely [indistinct] if I don't change?" "You'llbethetalkofsteeplebumstead." "Oh,god,Iwouldn'twant that ." "[Chuckle]goodjourney--lovely,george." "The [indistinct] is particularly enthralling at this time of year." "Hello, tommy." "MayI introducemonsieurherculepoirot." "Howniceto meetyou ." "[Background talking] foreign, yes?" "Ah--you'llsoonbecomeourlittle ways." "Talking of which--  oh!" "how english." "How very, very english." "We'vegotsomeveryamericandrymartinismixed,ifyou'dlike one." "Oh,thatwouldbewonderful." "♪♪♪ troublewiththeforeignofficesis,it 'sverylongonprotocol." "And whether the prime minister of timbuktu should take precedence over the king of ongo-bongo." "[Laughter] very short on what winnie describes as intestinal fortitude." "I'msurethat'snot trueofyourforeignsecretary." "Imustbowtoyour superiorknowledge,mrs.vanderlyn." "eden a great deal better than us humble souls, eh?" "Oh,I wouldn'tsaythat." "But when I had lunch with him yesterday, he was saying more or less the same as you about the foreign office's passion for protocol." "[Chuckle] no, thank you." "♪♪♪" "Irefuseto letmen wastetheirtimedrinkingportwhenthere'sbridgetobe played ." "[Laughter] sir george." "Youseewhatsortofawomansheis." "Thesortof womanvanderlynisdoesnotmakeamatterofnational importance." "Idohopeyou 'reright." "Monsieurpoirot." "Actually,thewholeeuropeansituation'sratherlikeabridge game,atthemoment." "On the one hand, we have the diminuti fuhrer, and on the other hand, signor mussolini, the bullfrog of the pontine marshes." "In the end, they'll both need taking down a peg or two." "Andwhataboutthe emperorhirohito,sir?" "Will he need taking down a peg?" "Whatdidhe say?" "Hashesaidsomethingnastyagain ?" "He's such a little snot, aren't you, darling?" "[Laugh]tommy'sworkingtoohard." "Hebelieveswe 'reon thebrinkofwar." "Andthathe canstopitsingle-handed?" "Somethinglikethat." "Mmm." "Thetruthis ,of course,hecandomorethanmostpeople." "Mmm." "[Laugh]a  littleslam,Ithink." "Congratulations,pater." "Aren'tyougoingtogive usour[indistinct]?" "GeorgeandIhavework todo ,I 'mafraid." "Theplansarereadyforyou,sir." "We'lljoinyouina minute." "Come along, george." "If you'll excuse us." "Iwilltakeapromenadeinthe garden before turningin." "[Sigh] it will clear my brain." "Youmight'vedonethatbeforeweplayed cards." "Madamistooagreeable." "Goodnight." "♪♪♪" "♪♪♪ there you are, my friend." "Whycan'tIstayatthethat's whatIwantto know." "Numberone,hastings,you werenotinvited." "Apureoversight." "Numbertwo,Ineedyouatthisstageincognitoandverynearby ." "Myincognito'sgonefor astart." "Why?" "whyis this?" "Well,thepub'ssocrowdedI'mhaving tosharearoom." "And you'll never guess who with." "No,hastings,Iwillnot." "Japp." "Withthechiefinspectorjapp ?" "Andtheroomhas onlygotonebed." "Iwonderwhythe chiefinspectorjappishere ." "You'renotverysympathetic." "Weallhaveour troubles,hastings." "I would rather share a bed with the chief inspector japp and three of his sergeants than to be partnered at bridge with the lady carrington." "I've been hearing about her from the chauffeur." "Apparently, sir george is trying to get her to give up cards altogether." "Yes,well,I'mverypleasedtohearit ,mon ami ." "She plays abominably." "No,butshelosesalot ofmoneyatit." "She's heavily in hock to money lenders." "Really." "Hastings, try to find out for me, if you please, who asked the chief inspector to be here." "That is most interesting." "♪♪♪ goodnight,[ indistinct]goodnight,darling." "Whatdoyouthinkofthisideaof detectingaircraft byradioechoes?" "Rdf?" "Feasible." "We've put a certain amount of money into research." "Howmuchmoney?" "[Laugh]I 'mnotgoingtotell youthat." "Oh,hello." "I just came in to fetch my bag." "Don'tmindus ." "[click]  goodnight." "Having that woman here is a mistake, mayfield." "No matter what your intentions are, it'll do you no good." "Itwilldo me agreatdeal ofgoodwhenIgether putintohollowayprison." "Ah,it'sallnonsense." "All this talk of trapping her." "[Dog bark]  what was that?" "What?" "Someoneranacrossthe terracethere." "Ididn'tseeanything." "Anyway, how do you intend to trap her?" "I'msureIsaw something." "Why do politicians treat everyone else like idiots?" "Hmm." "Probablybecausetheyvotedforusinthefirstplace." "[Laughter]  I've laid everything out on the desk, sir." "[Clearsthroat]willyouwantmeanymore ,tonight ?" "No.we'llprobablybelate ." "You might as well turn in." "I'll lock these away myself." "Right." "Goodnight, mr. mayfield." "Sir george." "Justa minute." "You've forgotten the most important paper." "Idon'tthinkso, sir ." "Sheetnumberthree,the mathematicsforthealuminumstressing." "Iputit on thetop ." "[Scoffs]itisn'there." "♪♪♪ Idon'tunderstand." "I put it here." "I know I did." "No,youmusthavemade aitmuststillbe inthe safe." "No." "I put it there." "I looked for it particularly and put it on the top." "Doyoumeantotell meit 's gone ?" "Who's been in this room?" "Noone,at all." "Well,itcan'tjusthave vanishedintothinair." "Someone must have taken it." "Canpoirotbe of assistance?" "Finding the lost property is something of a profession of mine." "What is missing?" "Thisisamatterofnationalsecurity." "Ithinkwe shouldalerttelephonehimat the threecrowns, wouldyou,mr.carlisle?" "Wheredoesthatdoorlead ?" "♪♪♪ [clearsthroat]welldone." "Thiswasn'tmeanttohappen." "you said--  not like this." "She's turned the tables on us." "Oh,mygod." "Iknew it." "I knew it." "I told you not to play with fire." "What am I going to tell the pa?" "Nothingforthemoment." "You mustn't panic." "I'mdamnedif thatwomanisgoing toget awaywiththis." "♪♪♪ monsieurmayfield,forgiveme." "I do not wish to delve into the secrets." "But, please, can you give me some idea what is on the paper?" "Idon'tknowhow closelyyoufollowinternationalevents, poirot, butgermanyhasjustannouncedthatshehasparitywiththiscountryintheair." "AndsoIunderstand." "Well,whatthatmeansisthatpieceofpaper is perhapsouronlychance ofkeepingourcivilianpopulationsafefromaerialattack." "Am I exaggerating?" "Nota jot." "So,thetechnicalbreakthrough,huh?" "ha." "And worth a considerable amount of money." "Oh,moneydoesn'tenterinto it." "Well,itmightwithsome peopleandin certainquarters." "Traitors,youmean." "Indeed." "But anyone, me included, could knock on the door of the german and when I come out, i could be a rich man if I had these papers?" "Definitely." "Hmm." "Monsieur carlisle, before I went for my promenade in the garden, you volunteered to get the papers ready in here?" "Yes." "Andshortlyafterthat,everyonewentupstairstoprepareforthebed ?" "Ipresumeso ." "Idon 'tknow." "Yes." "They did." "[Clearsthroat]mrs.vanderlyncame down again." "Indeed?" "That'sright." "She'd forgotten her bag." "Ah." "The old gasp, huh." "No, no. pardon." "The old wheeze to return for something you say you had forgotten." "Quite." "Monsieurcarlisle,afteryou had openedthesafeandgot out the papers, didyouleave the study again,evenforamoment?" "No.notforasecond." "So,everyoneelsewas upstairspreparingforthebed ,vanderlyn,whocamedownforher bag." "And yet, the plans are stolen." "Hmm." "Monsieur carlisle, do you still want to say you did not leave the study?" "Idon'tknowwhatallthisabout, poirot ." "Carlisle has been my confidential secretary for nine he has access to all my private papers." "He could have made a copy of that sheet any time he liked with no one being any the wiser." "Why would he need to stage a rather clumsy robbery?" "Thankyou,mr.mayfield." "If monsieur poirot has any suspicions, I should like all my belongings searched." "No,no,no ,no ,no ." "Monsieur carlisle, I cast not the aspersions." "It is a small problem, merely." "But a problem that will agitate the little gray cells most adequately." "♪♪♪ withcarlisleon guardall the time,Idon 'tseehowanyonecouldget intothatroom." "Yes,well,it is no userunningtoconclusions,monsieurmayfield." "It is from there that you saw mrs. vanderlyn in here." "Alittlefurtherback,ithink ." "from where I was in the garden, I could see that the dining room was in darkness." "But it would have been quite possible for someone to use those doors to get out onto the terrace, and from there, into the study." "ItoldyouIthoughtIsawsomething!" "Bygeorge,youdid ." "There!" "Across the lawn to a waiting car. he'll be miles away by now." "No,no,no ,no ,no ." "The one way through the garden would have taken him directly past me." "What'sgoingon ?" "Getbackto bed,reggie." "Hmm." "So, an interesting situation." "The only person who could possibly have stolen those most important papers is one of us." "Ormrs.vanderlyn." "[Car pulling up] ♪♪♪ goodevening,mr.mayfield." "Sir george." "Poirot." "What's all this, then, about a theft?" "Averyimportantsecretpaperhasbeenstolenfrommystudy,chiefinspector." "Rightlads,fanout ." "Whittaker, take the north end of the house, dobson, the upstairs landing, bleis, the servants' quarters." "Itisnot,perhaps,assimpleasthat ,monami." "Whoever stole this paper will not leave it lying around where we will find it." "Leavethisto theprofessionals,poirot." "Missing documents are an everyday occurrence to my lads." "[Chuckle]I 'llbet." "Andwhomightyou be?" "Hisson." "IthoughtItoldyoutogotobed!" "Sorry,chiefinspector." "It's all perfectly simple, really." "You see, we know who stole those papers." "Indeed?" "George,I dowish--aguest inthishouse." "A mrs. vanderlyn." "Really?" "Well--so ,Isuggestwegetstraightupthere ,and--pardonmeforasking ,sir,buthow,precisely,doweknow--vanderlyn." "Can't go into details, now." "Matter of national security." "All you've got to do--  george." "I don't know that this is the right idea." "Sorry,mayfield." "I know it's your house and all that sort of thing, but it's my pigeon, now." "Come on, japp." "♪♪♪ [door knock] [door knock] mrs. vanderlyn?" "Whatisit ?" "Thisissirgeorgecarrington." "I have the police with me." "♪♪♪ whatdoyouwant?" "I'dlikeyoutogetdressed,vanderlyn,andaccompanymetothelocal police station." "Whatareyoutalkingabout?" "Ifyou'djustget dressed,madam." "DamnedifIwill.what for?" "Somepapershavebeenstolenmayfield'sstudy, mrs.vanderlyn." "And?" "Ifyoucouldjustgetdressed,mrs.vanderlyn." "Didyouplanthis,mr.mayfield?" "I'll get dressed." "♪♪♪ [clapping]  care to join us at the station, mr. mayfield?" "♪♪♪ itmustbe here.itmust be." "Where's she hidden it, poirot?" "You're used to this sort of thing." "She's got it with her." "That's what it is." "They'll find it when they search her." "♪♪♪ let's imagine you're a woman, poirot." "Byallmeans,sir george,ifit willhelpyou." "Right." "You're a woman." "You're in a strange household." "You steal some papers." "Where do you hide them?" "Sirgeorge,thereisonething inall thisthatIdo notunderstand ." "Keepgoing." "Idemonstrated,quitecogently,Ithink ,thatofallthepeopleinthehouse ,onlyyou,monsieurmayfield,monsieurcarlisle andmyselfcouldpossiblyhavestolenthosepapers.yes?" "Aye." "Andyet,yougoontalkingasvanderlynwas,withoutdoubt,themiscreant." "Hmm." "Huh?" "Oh, yes." "[Chuckle] well, that sort of thing is all very well, I'm sure." "But it's only theory, isn't it." "We're practical folk here, poirot." "Yes." "♪♪♪ nothing,sir." "♪♪♪ it'snotin herroom." "Shehasn'tgotitonher,[ sighs]thisis adisaster ,mayfield ." "She must have hidden it somewhere to collect it later." "Froggythinksshedidn'tdoit ." "Froggyknowsshedidn'tdoit ." "♪♪♪ [birds chirping] [thumping]  anywhere you see the dust been disturbed, let me know." "It's just one sheet of paper we're looking for, remember?" "It could be anywhere." "[Thudding] that's got rid of that." "♪♪♪ poirot,mydearfellow,ipromiseyou,you'veneverheardanythinglikeit." "You know those boots he wears?" "Bang." "The other one." "Crash." "When he finally gets into bed, it's worse." "Worse?" "Hetalksin hissleep." "Now, I've got you, young fellow, japp of the yard strikes again." "I thought I'd go mad." "Every time I managed to drop off, he'd start shouting." "Stand back, lads." "He's got a [indistinct]!" "Some of the things he was saying were enough to make a cat laugh." "I can't take much more of it, poirot." "I've been through three days of a jerry barrage." "Whereishe ,now?" "Gonebackup to thehouse." "Oh." "Bytheway,Ifoundoutwhoaskedhimdown." "It was sir george." "Notmonsieurmayfield." "Apparentlynot." "Bon,justas Ithought." "Whathappenedaboutmrs.vanderlyn?" "Oh,she'sleavingthismorninginagreat--huff,yes?" "In fact, the whole house is quite deserted." "Lady carrington and reggie left after breakfast." "Hastings, I want to ask you something." "Askaway." "Lastnightat dinner,one oftheguestssaidsomethingtomonsieurmayfieldaboutjapan." "What is it about japan, hastings?" "Well,thisis afew yearsback ,when thejapstookit into theirheadtoinvademanchuria." "The press got hold of something about mayfield's company supplying them with the howitzers they were bombarding shanghai with." "It turns out, eventually, that the press had got hold of the wrong end of the stick, as per usual." "But, by that time, there had been questions in parliament and god knows what." "And a lot of the mud stuck." "Hastings,I mustgo backtothehouse ." "Well,giveme halfasec, andI 'll driveyou." "I want to change the plugs, this morning, anyway." "I thought I'd do it up there." "No,no,no ." "I need to walk." "And to think." "♪♪♪ mrs.vanderlyn." "You left this bag." "Thankyou." "Dickson." "Postthisforher ,willyou?" "She'll only forget." "♪♪♪ [car starting] she's definitely running rich." "let's have a look at the carb." "Hastings!" "Hastings!" "[Panting] hastings, no more of the tinkering." "We have to follow mrs. vanderlyn." "ButI 'vegottheplugsout." "It'll take me an hour to get them back." "Oh,no!" "mondieu!" "♪♪♪ here, hastings." "Allons ici." "♪♪♪ hey!" "[Car starts] ♪♪♪" "I'massumingthey'reheadingforthelondon road." "[Tires screech] [car horns] [tires screech] there. look!" "Wemustnotlet themseeus,hastings." "Canwegetamove on,john?" "Yes,ma'am." "[Car horns] [tires screech]  damn!" "Whatisit ?" "Theyshouldhaveturnedleft onthea-11." "Whyisthat,hastings?" "Becausethat'stheroadtolondon." "Where are they going, then?" "[Tires screech] get a map out of the pocket there." "Hold tight." "[Tires screech] they're on that road there." "[Indistinct]no ." "Mean anything to you?" "No." "Perhaps,wherethey'regoingisnoton the mainroad." "Look at the villages on either side of the road." "[Indistinct]street." "[Indistinct] stocking belham." "Throcking--  no." "Fellow I knew at the front had a place in throcking." "Right next door to the german ambassador's country house." "Ha." "Hastings." "Oh,mygod!" "Canwegettherebeforethem?" "Wecanhaveadamn good try." "[Tires screech]  where is it?" "Idon'tknow." "Itwason thesalverinthehall!" "Dawson put it there!" "Itseemsjusttohave disappeared." "Oh,god!" "Can nothing go right!" "♪♪♪ [doorbell] [dog barking]  good god, poirot." "Yes,hastings." "We have seen enough." "Come, my friend." "[Digging]  I wouldn't have thought she'd have hidden them there, sir." "Haveyougotany bettersuggestions,constable?" "No,sir." "Poirot!" "Youhaveto trustme, margaret." "Idotrustyou ,tommy." "Everything you've worked for is at stake, though." "It'llbeallright." "[Door knock] who is it?" "Bonjour." "Whatdoyouwant,mr.poirot?" "Ihavecomebacktotellyouthatthe planshavebeensafely delivered." "Delivered?" "Tothegermanambassador." "I am sure herr von eckersdorf was very pleased." "Tommy,whatarewegoingtodo?" "Also,ladymargaret,Ifoundthisfromoneofyourguests." "It needed to be posted." "Givemethat!" "Idon'twanttoread it." "Theaddressis probablyalittlecigaretteshopor amusician ,monsieur mayfield ,huh?" "From which you can collect it at your leisure?" "Noneedto go intothat,mr.poirot." "Let sleeping dogs lie." "No,no,no ,no ,monsieurmayfield." "Between the husband and the wife, there should be not the sleepy dogs." "Ihaveno wishtoread aletterbelongingtooneof my guests ." "Really?" "Suppose I tell you that this was vanderlyn and that I could guarantee that you would not understand one word of it." "They'reinchinese." "Japanese." "Buttom'ssignature'satthebottom." "Thisistheone pieceofevidencethatlinksyourhusbandto thesalesof armstothe japanese." "Somehow, they had fallen into the hands of the germans." "It was these two pieces of paper vanderlyn used to blackmail him." "She said, however, she would exchange them for the plans of the kestrel." "Oh,tom." "Ifhewereseentohandovervanderlyn,hewouldberuined,anyway." "So, it had to look as if somebody had stolen them." "And although he tried to persuade us that he saw this mysterious figure on the terrace, it was monsieur mayfield himself who stole those plans." "It was the safest way." "And they were securely in his pocket throughout the whole vanderlyn's arrest." "Andyoukeepsayingeverything'sgoing tobeallright." "you--  let me pass!" "let me pass!" "Please,sirgeorge" "I've hadenoughofthis ,mayfield!" "what'sgoingon?" "I've been kept totally in the dark!" "No,no,no ,no ,sirgeorge." "The germans have got the missing papers." "What?" "Andyou,monsieurcarlisle,iimagineyouknowthis,aswellasanyone." "[Sigh]thegermanhighcommandnowhasplansof ournewfighter,on whichthey'llhavetowaitsix monthsofconcentratedeffort beforetheyrealizethey'vebeensoldapup." "What?" "pup?" "What's a pup?" "Alittledog,sir george." "Alittledog?" "Oh, pup." "Sold a pup?" "Theplansweredoctored." "The maths doesn't make any sense." "But it'll take them a lot of work to find that out." "[Laugh]goodgod." "You cunning old devil." "[Laugh] ♪♪♪ tommy." "Tommy, darling." "♪♪♪ [birds chirping]  it goes against the grain letting that vanderlyn woman go scot-free." "Ah,shewillpay eventually,monami." "For the moment, let her enjoy what she thinks is her triumph." "Ifyouaskme, itjust showsthedangersofmeetinganonymous womenatthezoo." "In you go, chap." "Well,ladymargaretgot whatshewanted,anyway ." "Her and mayfield are all lovey-dovey again." "It must be depressing for you when that sort of thing happens, eh, poirot?" "Whatsortof thing?" "Oh,everythingworkingout for the best." "Some married couple ready for a second honeymoon." "Orphaned children reunited with their parents." "Yes,itis hard.mmm ." "But we must put on it a brave face, huh?" "And not allow cheerfulness to keep breaking through." "♪♪♪" "[Car engine] [captioning made possible by" "[Car engine] [captioning made possible by"