Murder on the Orient Express ROLE-PLAY – sketch 02 – www.onyourmarks.org Characters : Bouc - Poirot Situation : they discover Ratchett’s real identity (syllables in bold letters are stressed syllables) POIROT My dear friend, do you remember the Armstrong case? BOUC Yes, I do. A little girl was kidnapped and found dead. POIROT And do you remember her name? BOUC Of course, it was Daisy! POIROT D. A. I. BOUC S. Y. and ARMS POIROT Daisy Armstrong ! BOUC So you think Ratchett… POIROT No, in fact, the kidnapper was condemned. But the culprit disappeared with the money. BOUC I remember he had an Italian name.

POIROT Cassetti ! BOUC Ah ! What a monster! What a coward! How could he kill a child? POIROT It’s even worse than that! After the death of the child, Mrs Armstrong gave birth to a stillborn baby and she died herself… BOUC …and her husband Colonel Armstrong committed suicide. And Mrs Armstrong’s personal maid was accused. And she threw herself through the window. POIROT That makes 5 victims. You hear me : 5 ! BOUC Fate was fair, then. Cassetti also died a violent death.