
9:00 PM, Monday
Boarding the Orient Express
At the station, M. Bouc learns the train is unexpectedly full. Using his authority, he arranges for Poirot to take berth No. 7 in a second-class compartment already occupied by Hector MacQueen. The young American initially objects but graciously offers Poirot the lower berth. The train departs, beginning its three-day journey across Europe.