I runga i te papa korowha French, kua kitea he miriona kei te kati i te tuaraki… He karanga nui mo te awhina ka kawe mai a Poirot ki Parani. Engari kua roa keera kia haere mai ia ki te whakaora i tana kiritaki, ko tona tinana i werohia tona tinana e takoto ana inaianei ka heke ki te urupa pāpaku i te korowha. Engari he aha te tangata mate nei e mau ai te kakahu o tana tama? Ko wai hoki te reta aroha aroha i roto i te pute? I mua i te whakautu a Poirot i enei patai, ka hurihia te keehi na te kitenga tuarua o te tinana i kohurutia …