This short story is about a woman, Mrs. Wright, who is accused of killing her husband. Twenty years ago, she was remembered as Minnie Foster the town girl who was lively, sang in the choir, and wore pretty clothes. How could this conviction be true? In the story, the sheriff’s wife, Mrs. Peters, and the neighbor, Mrs. Hale, helped Minnie Wright to be free from blame for the death of her husband by hiding evidence that they found at the crime scene. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale related to how Minnie felt before and after the death of her hus ....