Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director best known for portraying Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film series. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances. Wikipedia
A boastful girl at a Halloween party tells Mrs. Oliver that she once witnessed a murder; the same girl later drowns in an apple-fishing bucket, and Poirot must solve a two-pronged mystery: who killed the girl and what, if anything, did he witness?