![]() ![]() The Commissary thinks a train robber killed Ruth. Katherine identifies the body - Ruth's face has also been disfigured. The famous detective, Hercule Poirot, is also abroad the train and assists the Commissary. The lady who Katherine dined with - Ruth Kettering - has been strangled. The Commissary of police - Monsieur Caux - tells her that there has been a murder. When the Blue Train arrives in Nice, Katherine is stopped from leaving. Mirelle is jealous that Ruth has the expensive rubies. Mirelle is fond of Derek, but if he were poor, it would be a different story. Ruth is seeing the Comte again - this is what Derek meant. Van Aldin stopped the friendship immediately, and married Ruth off quickly. Before Ruth married, she was close to a supposed nobleman - the Comte Armand de la Roche. Van Aldin has also employed a Mr Goby, a private detective, to find out everything about Derek. Derek advises Van Aldin to find out about Ruth's friends. Derek is amused that Ruth wants a divorce. Van Aldin tells her to leave the rubies at the bank - he doesn't want her murdered for them. ![]() She plans to journey to the Riviera soon. After some persuading, Ruth agrees that her father can set the wheels in motion. Ruth is married to the Honourable Derek Kettering, but the marriage is not a happy one. ![]()
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