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She always used to say to Carmichael that you were the best birthday
present he ever gave her. True. After that party, if there was
a treat or even if she just wanted to get someone's attention,
she would use your phrase. "Mes enfants," she'd say,
and clap her hands. Where did that come from,
that phrase, "Mes enfants"? "My children," why that? Merely a verbal flourish. People found it entertaining, and when you are a stranger
in a strange land, it helps to be entertaining. Yes, I can only imagine
present he ever gave her. True. After that party, if there was
a treat or even if she just wanted to get someone's attention,
she would use your phrase. "Mes enfants," she'd say,
and clap her hands. Where did that come from,
that phrase, "Mes enfants"? "My children," why that? Merely a verbal flourish. People found it entertaining, and when you are a stranger
in a strange land, it helps to be entertaining. Yes, I can only imagine
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She always used to say to Carmichael
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that you were the best birthday
present he ever gave her. True.
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After that party, if there was
a treat or even if she just wanted
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to get someone's attention,
she would use your phrase.
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"Mes enfants," she'd say,
and clap her hands.
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Where did that come from,
that phrase, "Mes enfants"?
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"My children," why that?
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Merely a verbal flourish.
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People found it entertaining,
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and when you are a stranger
in a strange land,
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it helps to be entertaining.
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Yes, I can only imagine.
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Movie Summary
In 1933, retired detective Hercule Poirot is targeted by a taunting killer who sends letters signed "ABC", which Poirot must decode in order to discover the identity of the murderer.
