Poirot has teamed up with Professor Charlie Eppes to retrace a fugitive's steps across the 118 episodes of Eppes's career. What was the fugitive's way out?
| Investigation | Lead | Beginning episode | Intermediate episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | [the puzzle answer] | → ____ (**) | ** ____ (##) |
| Amelia Bedelia | [the puzzle answer] | → ____ (*) | * ____ (##) |
| The Clocks | [the puzzle answer] | → ____ (*) | * ____ (##) |
| Across Words | [the puzzle answer] | → ____ (**) | ____ ** (##) |
| Find x | [the puzzle answer] | → ____ (*) | * ____ (###) |
| ↓ | ↓ | ||
| ↓ | Final answer | Index into intermediate, ignoring *s | |
| ↓ | ? | ← ## mod 20 - 3 | |
| ↓ | ? | ← ## mod 26 | |
| ↓ | ? | ← ## mod 19 + 2 | |
| ↓ | ? | ← ## mod 25 | |
| ↓ | ? | ← ### mod 15 + 2 | |
| ↓ | |||
| Index into lead | !! (written out) | ||
| ## mod 17 → ? | ↑ | ||
| ## mod 17 - 1 → ? | Final episode | ||
| ## mod 11 → ? | → ____ (!!) | ||
| ## mod 23 → ? | |||
| ### mod 20 - 3 → ? |