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: To streamline the plot, the adaptation removes the character of Dr. Bauerstein and skips over a detailed subplot regarding Mary Cavendish’s complex feelings for her husband. Community Perspectives

: It provides a more poignant look at Hastings' post-war trauma (the "thousand-yard stare") which was less emphasized in the book. Poirot - The Mysteri...

: The story is told through the eyes of Captain Arthur Hastings, who returns from World War I to stay at Styles Court and acts as the "outsider" perspective for the reader. : To streamline the plot, the adaptation removes

: It famously uses floor plan diagrams and in-text evidence (like chemical prescriptions) to help readers follow the investigation like a game of Clue. : To streamline the plot