
evening, Wednesday
Poirot Propounds Two Solutions
Poirot assembles all passengers in the dining car. He presents two solutions: first, an outside assassin who escaped before the snow; second, the true solution—a conspiracy of twelve people, each connected to the Armstrong tragedy, who jointly executed Ratchett. He reveals that Mrs. Hubbard is actually Linda Arden, the actress and grandmother of the murdered child, who orchestrated the plot.