The Murderer Is With Us-on The Train Now . . .just After Midnight, The Famous Orient Express Is Stopped In Its Tracks By A Snowdrift. By Morning, The Millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett Lies Dead In His Compartment, Stabbed A Dozen Times, His Door Locked From The Inside. Without A Shred Of Doubt, One Of His Fellow Passengers Is The Murderer.isolated By The Storm, Detective Hercule Poirot Must Find The Killer Among A Dozen Of The Dead Man's Enemies, Before The Murderer Decides To Strike Again.