Talk:Lord Edgware Dies/@comment-90.219.249.79-20150608185530

I just finished reading this book and I was left confused about one thing. Why did Bryan Martin lie to Inspector Poirot about being followed by a man with a gold tooth? In the Inspectors original "unveiling", when he was trying to punish Bryan for lying to him, he accuses Bryan of having done it to cast suspicion on Jane, and cover himself up. However, as Bryan had committed no crime, this is not an explanation, in the end. Did anyone else discover a motive for Bryan's taking the time ot sit down with Poirot and tell him a completely bogus story?