![]() ![]() For this reason, Poirot keeps Inspector Japp from arresting Alfred, thus making time for Poirot to figure out that Alfred and Evelyn Howard worked together to murder Emily. Because a person can’t be tried twice for the same crime in England, Alfred-who did, indeed, poison Emily-would ensure his own freedom if he got himself arrested right away on feeble evidence. ![]() He then pieces together that Alfred wants to be arrested before there’s much evidence against him, knowing the case would be too weak to convict him. But Poirot senses something strange about his behavior, realizing that Alfred is trying to look guilty. Right away, everyone suspects that he’s the murderer, and it’s true that he doesn’t have a very good alibi at the inquest (the initial court hearing). John Cavendish tells Hastings that Alfred is clearly “fortune hunting” by marrying Emily-that is, marrying a wealthy older woman and waiting for her to die so he can take her money for himself. More importantly, the other people living at Styles Court are all suspicious of him, finding it unlikely that he-as a younger man-actually loves Emily. With a black beard and a distinctive way of dressing, Alfred stands out in the small country town of Styles. Alfred Inglethorp is Emily Inglethorp’s new husband, whom she marries about three months before the primary action of the novel takes place. ![]()
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