But Jane has also an undisputable alibi she spent the evening in a party, which the other guests confirm. She has the undeniable motif: to marry Duke of Merton - a Catholic man who would never marry a lawful wife of another man.
Jane Wilkinson is, of course, the main suspect. Chief Inspector Japp from Scotland Yard takes charge of the investigation, "assisted" of course, by the inimitable Hercule Poirot. Both acknowledge the woman as Lady Edgware. Before the murder, a woman is seen to enter Lord Edgware's study by two witnesses: the butler, who later mysteriously disappeared, and the secretary, who despised Lady Edgware. On the same night, Carlotta Adams is being poisoned with Veronal, and dies in her sleep. Then the incident which inspires the title takes place Lord Edgware dies, having been stabbed in his neck. Poirot agrees to help her, but on meeting the Baron, is astonished to hear from him that he HAS actually sent Lady Edgware a letter confirming his consent, which Lady Edgware claims she never receives. She has tried few times before to speak about it herself, but the Baron refused to release her. Being herself a terribly egotistical and amoral woman, it's no wonder that the marriage fails, and now Lady Edgware hires Poirot to plea a divorce from her husband, because she is "in love" with the Duke of Merton. Jane Wilkinson has married Lord Edgware, a tyranical, strict man, a wealthy English Baron. After the show, Poirot and Hastings have supper at the Savoy, and there they see Jane Wilkinson and her theater peers in the next table, while Carlotta Adams is in another.
One of her sketches that night is impersonating a famous actress: Jane Wilkinson, who also attends the show, and is apparently quite amused by Adams' performances. Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings are in London, attending the show of an American Impressionist: Carlotta Adams.
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