Poirot (TV Series)

The Adventure of the Cheap Flat (1990)

Philip Jackson: Chief Inspector Japp

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• [Mr. and Mrs. Robinson commiserate with Poirot, Hastings and Japp over the break-in to their flat, unaware that Hastings and Poirot were the culprits, who broke in to protect them from an assassin] 

  Captain Hastings : I say!

  [Hastings picks up a burglary tool left behind] 

  Captain Hastings : Look at this! Now there's a real professional's tool if ever I saw one.

  Chief Inspector Japp : [taking tool from Hastings and examining it closely]  Hm, and very careless to leave it behind, if you ask me. Perhaps I should have it checked for fingerprints.

  Hercule Poirot : [takes tool from Japp]  You will find nothing, Chief Inspector. For the real professional...

  Hercule Poirot : [smiling, holds up tool with gloved hand]  ... he wears the gloves.

• Chief Inspector Japp : May I introduce Hercule Poirot, the private detective, and his associate Captain Hastings.

  Hercule Poirot : The American crime buster, hm?

  FBI Agent Burt : Japp, I hope you're not so short of manpower you're hiring a shamus. What are they good for... chasing lost dogs. This is a matter of international security we're dealing with here.

  Chief Inspector Japp : I have no intention of hiring anyone, Burt. And if you must know Mr. Poirot here has an outstanding reputation.

  FBI Agent Burt : Oh... a gumshoe... of distinction. And I suppose Al Capone's running for president.