![]() ![]() And one more person - Countess Rossakof, the ballerina who hired Nita. ![]() And here Poirot sees someone from his past as well - a criminal who was also one of his great loves. The story itself is a little confusing, with red herrings all over the place. There is no more jaunty Poirot - we have ventured a long way from the sunny office, Miss Lemon, and Hastings. There is murder, mayhem, and plenty of the criminal class. The quest for Marrauscud and Nita converge, and Poirot and others are stuck in a Swiss hotel during an avalanche. He is so devastated that Poirot promises him that he will find Nita and bring her back to him. ![]() Some time later, his chauffeur Ted (Tom Austen) is lamenting the loss of his love, Nita, a maid who left to return to Russia when her ballerina mistress (Orla Brady) did. However, he's too fast for them, and the murder committed strikes Poirot right in the heart. In the beginning of the episode, Poirot and others are waiting for the masked man to strike, as some famous jewels are in attendance. ![]() Here Poirot is on the trail of a master criminal, Marrauscud, who kills without compunction. "The Labors of Hercules" is one of Poirot's last cases, and it's a wild one. ![]()
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