Murder on the Orient Express: Difference between revisions

** Of course, rolling stock in this era was heated by steam produced from the locomotive, rather then from an electric generator (rolling stock of this period did have generators, getting power from the rolling from the wheels, which would cease to operate after a period stationary. However, this would only shut off the lights). Unless they [[Idiot Ball|shut down the locomotive or disconnected the steam heat pipes from the locomotive to the carriages]], [[Just Train Wrong|the train would remain heated...]]

* [[Follow the Leader]]: Very influential, inspiring many "trapped on a transportation device with a murderer" stories.

* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Mrs. Hubbard, the Amurrican headed to Parrus.

* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]

* [[Let Off by the Detective]]: Being an [[Asshole Victim]] of the highest order, Poirot rationalizes that his murder meant justice was done. Instead of revealing the real solution to the police, he manages to come up with a plausible enough explanation involving an unknown assassin that doesn't incriminate the guilty party.

* [[Massive Multiplayer Scam]]

* [[Off on a Technicality]]: How Ratchett managed to walk free after the killing of Daisy Armstrong. He still recognized that the public would have torn him apart the moment he left court, hence why he fled America and changed his name.

* [[One Degree of Separation]]: The passengers all are closely connected.

* [[Snowed In]]

* [[Thriller on the Express]]: [[Trope Namer]], along with the numerous examples that use the title format for a reference.

* [[You Said You Would Let Them Go]]: Cassetti kills three-year-old Daisy just after the ransom had been paid and flees the country. [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|He gets what he deserves.]]

* [[Zig-Zagging Trope]]: {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins]]. Trust us, the "bad guy" and "wins" parts are tossed every which way.}}

 

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