The title refers to a card missing from the table where the family said that they’d been playing bridge for over an hour, quite unbelievable without a king; Poirot noticed and understood, the police didn’t and didn’t :-p
They were too busy checking out local gypsies.
This is one of the nice episodes, I liked it, very true to Poirot's old softy self. :-p
A film producer was blackmailing Valerie, an actress whose father’s real identity is that of a man accused of embezzlement. The family changed their name, and Valerie kept secret her relation to them, but if made public the scandal would make it impossible for her to marry Prince Paul. It’s him who calls Poirot, asking his help in keeping their names clear after the police gets involved.
She declares that she found the man dead in his library and ran to the house that she could see from the window for help (which was actually her home family). The truth is, she was not alone is his house, her brother was with her, and when he hit him, the man fell, hit his head and died.
Poirot, old romantic that he is, keeps her secret so to spare her any scandal. The case will remain unresolved… :-)
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