Poirot "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim" #2.5 (1990) (TV)

"Hein, the pancreas is nothing. Of the digestive organs, the liver is the key.", 23 July 2015

Mrs Pengelley travels all the way from Cornwall to pay Poirot a visit. She fears her husband may be poisoning her. Two things that support her theory are some missing weed killer and the fact that she only feels well when he's out of town. She's certain her husband has his eyes set on his new "yellow-haired hussy" of an assistant. Poirot and Hastings set out for Conrwall the next day to investigate, but find they get there too late. Mrs. Pengelley is dead before they arrive. 

The Cornish Mystery is a very fine episode. I'll be honest, the mystery here isn't really all that difficult to figure out. In fact, the reading of the will all but cinched it for me. No matter, it's still fun to watch Poirot and company get to the solution. The acting of the four regulars is what I've come to expect. Hugh Fraser's Hastings has one of the more memorable scenes. His initial encounter with the "yellow-haired hussy" is hysterical. According to IMDb, The Cornish Mystery was filmed at High Street, Dunster, Somerset, England, UK. What an amazing location! Not only does the village look perfect, but filming it in the rain makes for the ideal setting. Add to that some appropriately moody music, and the stage is set. Like most of the other reviewers, I also got a kick out of the final scene with Japp waving his fist in frustration as Poirot rides off. It's an excellent moment that pretty well sums up Japp and Poirot's relationship in these early episodes.

8/10