e wore pretty clothes and used to be lively. Martha is building a foundation to persuade Mrs. Peters opinion of Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Peters believes that Mrs. Wright murdered Mr. Wright, which is true, but she does not know all the circumstances surrounding the Harris 2situation. Martha asks her if she thought Mrs. Wright murdered John Wright. Mrs. Peters did not give her honest opinion. She said, Oh I dont know (173). She feels intimidating peer pressure from Martha. She does stand up to her. Martha says, it seems kind of sneaking: locking her up in town and coming out here to get her own house to turn against her (173). Mrs. Peters replies, But, Mrs. Hale the law is the law (173). Martha gives a short sarcastic reply, the law is the law and a bad stove is a bad stove (173).Mrs. Peters feels the peer pressure from Martha. Martha has a feeling that Mrs. Wright may have killed her husband but Martha wants to know which side Mrs. Peters is loyal to. Is her allegiance to the farm women in this community or to the law? They are still gathering Mrs. Wrights clothes when they stumble across a clue; a damaged birdcage. The birdcage is empty. Martha explains Mrs. Wrights love for her pet canary. They are gathering one of Mrs. Wrights quilts when they stumble across a beautiful sewing box. The beautiful sewing box contains Mrs. Wrights pet canary. The canarys neck is broken. At this moment, they know Mrs. Wright killed her husband. They are aware of the importance of the pet canary to Mrs. Wright. As they put the clues together, the men start down the stairs. This is it! Mrs. Peters must decide her allegiance. Would the quiet and petite Mrs. Peters swear allegiance to the women and protect Mrs. Wright? Or would she reveal to the men, the clues, which they stumbled across and could use against Mrs. Wright? Mrs. Peters grabs the box and attempts to stuff the sewing box in her handbag. She sides with the women. The peer pressure from Martha has change...
