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The Fourth Man------------Awful


The story is so stupid I thought it would get better with John Nettles in it.

Four men are on a train and they are all discussing the death of a woman named Felicie who supposedly had multiple personalities. It is about a girl that was living in a home for children that have no where to go.

John Nettles is not part of the group of 3 but he knows the woman they are discussing because he lost his parents and lived in the same home which is huge.

RAOUL/Nettles goes on to tell the men about some of the people he made friends with Felicie and Annette. He describes how pretty, smart and talented Annette is.

He says him and Felicie were Annette's slaves like it was a joke. He loves Annette. Annette was mean, she called Felicie names and mocked her. That did not seem wrong to Raoul/Nettles.

This is not a Agatha Christie story. She never made the main character look good who was evil and she did not put believe in spiritualism at valid. The characters that were nuts or bad had Crosses around their necks. She did not mock religion like in this story.

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Sorry, but you're wrong. Agatha Christie was very much interested in spiritualism in the late 1920s, during a time when everyone else was as well. Hence the character Harley Quin (Harlequin), and the book Dumb Witness. As for the cross business, why are you evangellical types always suffering from some form of persecution complex? France is a Catholic country, and the lady who took the children in was devout. That's why they wore crosses. Not to be unkind, but you really missed the boat on this one.

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I have recently bought this collection, & have now seen the first four episodes, including this one. Out of the four this is the best so far, and certainly makes more sense & is more compelling than the other three seen.

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