American actress Jane Wilkinson has long made it clear that she would like to part with her husband, Lord Edger. After all, she had a man in her mind both more knowledgeable and richer... So when Edgeware was found dead in his office, no one had any doubts about Jane’s guilt. Moreover, some circumstances indicated her direct participation in the death of her husband .. The actress asked the great detective Hercule Poirot to help her save her name from the indelible shame. But how can a detective believe Wilkinson that she is innocent if, most recently, the newly minted widow asked Poirot for a completely different service - to help her get rid of her husband? .