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When she has finished giving her evidence, Poirot (Albert Finney) thanks Mrs. Hubbard (Lauren Bacall) for "playing your part." Later, when she appears with the murder weapon, he asks "Why did you bring this dagger from the place?" This indicates that Poirot has long identified her as actress Linda Arden, famous for her performance as Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth and the quotation "Why did you bring these daggers from the place?" This might be the only suspension of disbelief called for in Paul Dehn's screenplay, as it seems impossible that no one on the investigation team recognizes so famous a celebrity in their midst. Dehn does indicate that Arden has been retired for some time, and thus out of the public eye, but Agatha Christie covers her bases more thoroughly in the novel: Once Arden is exposed, she removes a wig and other elements of disguise and speaks in a mellifluous, theatrical voice entirely different from the one she has been using. Christie also makes a point of stating, through her physical description of Mrs. Hubbard, that Arden has gained a great deal of weight since retiring from the stage.

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