This episode is the last of on the one-off adaptations from this series. The remaining four episodes are all dedicated to a multi-part novel adaptation, so this is the last of the self-contained episodes. It’s based on The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, a story about a respected banker who walks out of his house one morning and is never seen again. Poirot sets out to prove that his detective powers are of the highest quality by solving this mystery without even leaving his office, which is a good premise for a story, but it ends up not feeling like a big part of the mystery itself, which is quite standard and predictable. 2 stars.
tl;dr – story has an interesting meta-hook, but it isn’t explored particularly well; a pretty middling and predictable episode. 2 stars.
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