An Inspector turns up at the house named Inspector Goole and tells them a girl named Eva Smith drank disinfectant and died. He explains that the girl had encounters with each member of the Birling family - and Gerald, each of them mistreated her and this led to her killing herself.

Who was to blame for Eva Smith's death?

Mr. Birling is partly to blame for the death of Eva Smith because after she came back from her holiday and went on strike Mr. Birling fired her. 'And so was the strike.

Why does Eva Smith kill herself?

An inspector arrives at the Birling house. He tells them how a girl called Eva Smith has killed herself by drinking disinfectant - he wants to ask them some questions. The Inspector reveals that the girl used to work in Arthur Birling's factory and he had her sacked for going on strike.