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Chapter 1, The Majestic Hotel and Chapter 2, End House

• Reader meets Poirot, a Belgian detective.

• Poirot and his companion, Hastings, go to St. Loo.

• There have been murder attempts on the life of Nick Buckley.

• Buckley is engaged to Michael Seton.

• Nick's cousin Maggie is dead.

• Nick is poisoned.

• Poirot believes Nick caused Maggie's death.

• Nick is now an heiress.
• Hastings wonders if Poirot will come out of retirement.

• Poirot says he is happy being retired and has just turned down an assignment.

• Michael Seton, a pilot attempting a round the world trip, is missing.

• Poirot meets Nick Buckley, owner of End House.

• There is a discussion about hats.

• Nick leaves her hat behind.
• Poirot finds a bullet hole in the hat confirming the murder attempts on Nick.

• Despite ambient noise, Poirot questions the fact that he did not hear a gun shot.

• Poirot meets Nick's companions.

• Nick scoffs...

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