Henderson rejects all women's discussions. As the women tried to figure out if Minnie would actually do it and why, they began to discuss Mr. and Mrs. Wright's marriage, while the county attorney kept saying, "I'd like to talk more about that a little later." (323). ). The lawyer once again demeaned the women by completely ignoring their thoughts. It also speaks to the irony that Mr. Wright's wife is the number one suspect in the murder and the county attorney rejects all conversations about the couple's relationship. The women also discovered the quilt and its checkered pattern which was out of order. The men joked about “whether to quilt it or tie it” (Glaspell 329). Here, men view the quilt as something small that women take time with. Even though the men laugh, the women seem baffled because they don't find anything funny. At this time, women were fed up with men who made fun of their role in society and society.