[s9e1] Five Little Pigs File

Poirot investigates by interviewing the five other people present on the day of the murder:

: A stockbroker and Amyas’s best friend. In the TV adaptation, he was secretly in love with Amyas.

: The "other woman" who sat for Amyas's final portrait. [S9E1] Five Little Pigs

Through his psychological analysis of their testimonies, Poirot discovers a heartbreaking truth:

Fourteen years before the main story, Amyas Crale was found dead at his estate, Alderbury, poisoned by . At the time, he was having a flaunted affair with his young model, Elsa Greer . Because Caroline had discovered the affair and allegedly stolen the poison from her neighbor's lab, she was convicted and hanged for the crime. Before her execution, she wrote a letter to Lucy claiming her innocence. The "Five Little Pigs" (The Suspects) Poirot investigates by interviewing the five other people

: Philip’s brother and an amateur herbalist from whom the poison was stolen.

: The devoted governess who witnessed Caroline's behavior at the scene. Before her execution, she wrote a letter to

Poirot concludes that while Elsa got what she wanted—Amyas's death—she ended up with a "living death," spending her life in bitter emptiness while Caroline died at peace.