在这部首相绑架案剧情/悬疑/犯罪片中,英国首相前往巴黎参加一个国际性裁军会议，途中受袭而遭到绑架，唯一目击证人、司机等各色人等全部神秘失踪。
会议即将召开，必须于三十二个小时零十五分钟内将首相找回。
在总检察官加普的推荐下，国家终身秘书找到了波罗，但波罗不停逛来逛去“和一些与此案毫无关联的人谈话”的办案方式显然无法得到秘书官的认同。
更离谱的是，案子还没半点头绪，波罗竟提出要回家睡觉以“恢复体力”！随着时间的不断流逝，总检察官加普开始感觉自己的退休金面临严重的危机…
En route to the train station to attend a disarmament conference in Paris, the Prime Minister's car is attacked by what the press describe as ruffians. The PM is slightly injured and does make it across the Channel to French soil, but never arrives in Paris. Poirot is called in by senior government officials as it appears the Prime Minister has been kidnapped. He soon comes to the conclusion however that the evidence from the first attack doesn't quite add up and all is not what it seems.
首篇。Agatha Christie is good at the bad weather or nights。
