Japp gives Poirot a tour of the Scotland Yard forensic lab. There is a strong background thread of the forensic science in the film.Poirot and Bonnington are actually dining at the Bishop's Chophouse on the Saturday of the murder of Henry Gascoigne and actually saw the impostor ordering food uncharacteristic of Henry. The show begins later into the sequence of events.In the film it becomes Wednesday and Saturdays. Henry Gascoigne's routine was Tuesday and Thusdays at the restaurant.Poirot and Bonnington dine at the Bishop's Chophouse, not the Gallant Endeavour.The storyline is embellished with some additional characters for dramatic reasons but the main premise remains the same. Miss Lemon, Hastings and Japp did not appear in the original story but play significant roles here. The adaptation is largely faithful to the storyline of the original story. When he is later found dead, Poirot is curious and decides to investigate. Henry Gascoigne, an elderly man and a regular at the Bishop's Chophouse restaurant, deviates from his usual eating habits.
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