
Patrick Redfern takes out a boat and invites Emily Brewster (he earlier invited Poirot who turned him down).Hastings replaces Mr Gardiner as the fourth person at the tennis game.This is like in the original novel except that in this case the bottle lands on the grass near the stairs and not in the sea. She does apply the fake tan and throws out the bottle containing it before she leaves to join Lionel and it almost hits Miss Brewster. Christine does not make a claim that she has a fear of heights this detail is omitted.Lionel does not do anything in the episode directed at harming Arlena. The witchcraft subplot featuring Linda in the original is not used.

He is found to be reading a book about dangerous chemicals and poisons, but he doesn't attempt suicide in the course of the investigation. Linda Marshall is changed to a son called Lionel.Poirot is mainly there to recover from ill health, after collapsing during the opening night of Hasting's new restaurant when the case is completed, it is revealed his collapse was from food poisoning caused by the poor standards of hygiene at the restaurant. The hotel is a health retreat known as the Sandy Cove Hotel.Hastings provides assistance in the case Japp is the investigating officer Miss Lemon makes inquires into Alice Corrigan's murder at Poirot's request.


