Hercule Poirot drops into Chez Matante in August 1974 and ends up on the spot when an engagement ring reveal goes sideways—because the ring box is empty. We interrogate the key people around the bar/safe, crack the code, and use the game’s “mental reconstruction” timeline to pin down exactly who slipped into the office and why. With the club mystery resolved, the story jumps to Egypt: Poirot arrives at the Imperial Nile Hotel in Aswan and steps into the newlywed chaos of Lynette and Simon Doyle—while Jacqueline de Belfort’s obsession, threats, and “our song” drama start boiling over. The episode closes with a fresh hook: a new investigation tied to Emmy’s murder, stolen AWL documents, and a lead pulling us toward Mallorca.
