If curiosity killed the cat today, the CSI unit would have the case tied up in a matter of hours. Hercule Poirot would have taken a few days longer to solve the mystery, but we would have been introduced to many fascinating friends, servants and family members of the cat. And there would also be that red herring where curiosity would drink poison in order to throw off suspicion. But in the end, of course, at a gathering of all the suspects, Poirot would announce, "There is only one of us here who had the perfect means, motive and opportunity to end the life of the cat. Isn't that true, Monsieur Curiosity?"