Murder on the Orient Express Part 2

Hey Readers!
Last time, I gave you a list of characters for future reference. Now, I'll tell you what has happened in the first hundred pages and which clues point to certain characters.
First, though, here are the last few characters that may be mentioned in this post:

• Pierre Michel- French conductor
• Dr. Constantine- the doctor who examines the victim's body

Now that you have learned of all the characters, the next step is discovering what the crime is. The murder happens in the night, as Poirot hears people moving around outside his room.

He has already met the others on the train. During meals, he observed everyone with his friend M.Bouc. When he saw Mr. Ratchett, he had the impression "as though a wild animal...had passed me by" (p.19). Later, Ratchett asked Poirot to protection, offering him big money. Poirot refused though, saying "I do not like your face." (p.32) All this had happened earlier that day.

This is what happened during the night:

1. Poirot hears a cry out.
2. Poirot rings for the conductor, who is speaking with Mrs. Hubbard. She is saying that there was a man who entered her room. The conductor says that is impossible, because her door was still bolted from the inside.
3. There is a knock on Ratchett's door, and he says in French that he accidentally rang the bell.
4. Poirot hears a noise, looks outside, and sees a woman with a kimono down the hallway with her back turned to him.
5. Poirot rings to get water, and is told the train is stuck in the snow.
6. Poirot hears a thump.

Mr. Ratchett's body is found in the morning. There are multiple and varying stab wounds. His room is next to Poirot's.

The following are clues found and deductions from the scene of the crime:

1. Dr. Constantine says the victim was drugged or already dead when stabbed.
2. There were 12 stab wounds. Some were lethal and some were practically scratches.
3. There is a false clue- an open window, but no tracks outside.
4. There are two unalike matches that were used sometime that night.
5. A piece of handkerchief with the initial "H"
6. A pipe cleaner.
7. Ratchett's broken watch with the time saying 1:15.
8. Burned piece of paper that says "Armstrong"

Here were the theories of different characters:

1. Pierre thinks a woman did it, because there are some weak stabs and really deep ones that could have occurred when she was really angry.
2. M. Bouc think a gunman, maybe the "big American" did it. The accused was reported by Michel to have never left his room in the night.
3. They think maybe an man and woman did it.

M. Bouc concludes: "The murderer is with us- on the train now..." (p.51)

Come back next Wednesday for Part 3.