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Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

The sleeping draft bottle. It was yours? I wasn't sleeping. And, um… Oh, God,I was so...

The sleeping draft bottle. It was yours? I wasn't sleeping. And, um… Oh, God,I was so tired, and I-- I just broke. And I told Lady Cooteshe was costing me sleep. And she gave me the bottle, and said it would help,but that she expected me to do better. -You gave it to Gerry Wade?-No, of course not, milady! I've never even passedmore than two words with him, God rest his soul. No, it was taken. From in here, the night of the party.I came back, and it was just gone. Who do you thinkcould have given it to him? Well, he couldn't have taken it. He wouldn't be up here. And besides, hardly anyone knew I had it. It was ever so strong. You were only supposedto take the tiniest amount, and… well, if he had the whole bottle, well… Well, no wonder he gave out

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The sleeping draft bottle
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It was yours
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I wasn't sleeping
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And um Oh God I was so tired and I I just broke
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And I told Lady Coote she was costing me sleep
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And she gave me the bottle
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and said it would help but that she expected me to do better
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You gave it to Gerry Wade No of course not milady
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I've never even passed more than two words with him
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God rest his soul
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No it was taken
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From in here the night of the party I came back and it was just gone
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Who do you think could have given it to him
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Well he couldn't have taken it
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He wouldn't be up here
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And besides
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hardly anyone knew I had it
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It was ever so strong
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You were only supposed to take the tiniest amount and
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well if he had the whole bottle well
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Well no wonder he gave out
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Duration
60 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:38
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
1
Episode
1

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Movie Summary

England, 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths—the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent—to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery.