![]() ![]() These details were not present in the original book. According to Poirot, who was told this by Mrs Raikes herself, John had loaned her the money to purchase a freehold for her cottage. Mrs Raikes denies that there is anything improper with their relationship. ![]() In one instance, the prosecution asserts that John Cavendish had given her a cheque for two hundred pounds. ![]() She is shown being questioned in court about her relationship with John. ![]() However, she "intrigue" with John Cavendish is embellished greatly. As in the novel, she provides the alibi for Inglethorpe. Here she is portrayed as a widow and her role is slightly enlarged. Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles Format: DVD 40 ratings 2895 DVD 28.95 DVD FebruDVD Video 1 16.31 11.00 3.50 DVD 28.95 28.95 DVD 70.26 70. In the 1990 ITV adaptation of The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Mrs Raikes is portrayed by Penelope Beaumont. Much later it transpired that it was John Cavendish was the one conducting an affair with her. He showed that at the time Inglethorp was alleged to have purchased strychnine from the chemists, he was in fact walking Mrs Raikes back to her home. Indeed, later Poirot established an alibi for Inglethorp through Mrs Raikes. Hastings described her as a beautiful woman with a gipsy face.Įarly in the book, Evelyn Howard suggested that Alfred Inglethorp was spending a lot of time with her. In the novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Mrs Raikes is the pretty young wife of a local farmer and neighbour of the Styles Court estate. ![]()
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