Wright is the primary suspect. Mrs. Hale was asked to join the party in order to give Mrs. Peters, the sheriff s wife, some companionship. In the story, Mrs. Hale leaves cues of guilty feelings. As an example, the narrator states, Martha Hale had a moment of feeling that she could not cross that threshold. The reason being given that she had been too busy to come by but now she could come (Glaspell 2). Another instance to be noted is a conversation between her and the young attorney. During this conversation, he asked if they were friends since they were neighbors. Her answer was sympathetic, I've seen little enough of her late years. I ve not been it this house-it s been morethan a year. Then she goes on to explain, I liked her well enough. Farmers wives have their hands full, it never seemed a very cheerful place (Glaspell 6). At this point, Mrs. Hale s empathy toward Mrs. Wright is apparent. .
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The two women were left in the kitchen while the men were investigating inthe crime scene. Mrs. Hale noticed the half done work in the kitchen. She hated unfinished things. For example, her unfinished kitchen that she had to leave. Therefore, she made a connection between her unfinished business and the one at hand. She began to think about the possible cause of interruption. Once again, Mrs. Hale relates to Mrs. Wright s burdens. As a matter of fact, there is a point in the story in which she questions Mrs. Wright s involvement in the murder. .
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The ladies continue to look through her items. They noticed that she waspiecing together a quilt and the empty birdcage. These items left them with a confused thought. First, the quilt had nice stitching all the way through except on one end. The stitching was so bad that it looked as if she was nervous about something. Secondly, the birdcage was empty. Not to mention that one of the hinges was pulled apart. Through all these findings, Mrs. Hale wishes that she would have came around (Glaspell 12).
