A BBC Radio full-cast dramatization starring Peter Sallis as the great Belgian detective. Tyrannical millionaire Simeon Lee has been estranged from most of his family for years. But now, on Christmas Eve, the old man calls them all together once more. Before they can discover his motivation, they find him lying in a pool of blood, his throat cut. But it is the strangest thing--the door has been locked from the inside and there is no trace of the murderer. With so many possible suspects, it is lucky for Superintendent Sugden that the Chief Constable has his old friend Hercule Poirot staying with him. It seems to be an impossible case. But, as Poirot knows only too well, things aren't always as they seem.

Eine Leiche zum Heiligen Abend, das ist nicht die feine englische Art ... Der Alte war reich - und ein Ekel, das die ganze Familie tyrannisierte. Ein Motiv, ihn umzubringen, hätte also jeder aus dem Clan gehabt. Poirots kleine graue Zellen müssen ganz schön arbeiten, bis klar ist, wer dafür gesorgt hat, dass der Alte den Weg zur Erbschaft freigab ...