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* The Count's introductory EstablishingCharacterMoment where he beats up a paparazzo can be seen in a different light after rewatching: Considering what he and his wife are about to be involved in soon, perhaps it also a case of nerves rather than just bad temper. Also, it might have been risky to have tabloids with photographic evidence placing them on the train at the same time as a murder - while it might not lead everyone to immediately think they were involved, it could still jeopardise the plan.
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** Not quite, since the person who both gets Poirot aboard the train and then asks him to solve the case is Bouc, who is innocent.
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** Similarly, why they all stare suspiciously at [=McQueen=] when he comes back from his first interview with Poirot; they likely suspect that he's the most probable weak link.
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** And also because it throws a spanner into the plan; even if [=McQueen=] isn't aware that he's now bunking with the greatest detective in the world, it's nevertheless someone else who could throw everything out of order.
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* The suspects are also seated as a visual reference to Leonardo da Vinci's ''The Last Supper'', except there's ''12'' of them -- there's no Judas.
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* Sharp eyes will notice Poirot actually has ''two'' mustaches. This is a visual cue that Poirot hides his true self behind a facade.
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