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Consider the resolution of Jimmy Quinn’s murder case. Was it just? How do the citizens of Jewel move forward individually, and together?
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“Justice isn’t always about what the law dictates.” There were any number of people in Jewel who would have wanted Jimmy dead. I think Marta killing her husband because he was going to sexually abuse their daughter was just, but not what the law would have dictated. Because Jimmy was such a bully, I am afraid he would have threatened and bullied the jury to find him innocent. As when Jimmy attacked Sissy, but Marta intervened and took Sissy home. When Sissy’s father pulled Quinn aside after Sunday church, “Jimmy denied everything and threatened that if they pursued the issue, he’d sue them for all they owned. And you know that with Jimmy it was no idle threat.”
“We all die, but some of us–those who are blessed or maybe just lucky–have the opportunity before that end to be redeemed. We can let go, forgive others, and also forgive ourselves for the worst of that we are or have been . . . For Charlie, Quinn’s death has always been a reminder that we need to be kind to each other and ready to forgive. Brody Dern understood this, and Angie. Charlie believes that Scott will, too, someday, where his own guilt is concerned.” With the needless and sad death of Noah and Sam’s editorial and book, hopefully the town will lay aside its racism and prejudice.
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In the sense of fairness or righteousness, the resolution of the investigation of Jimmy Quinn’s death was just. As Nancy quotes, “Justice isn’t always what the law dictates.” Jimmy Quinn had abused many people and especially vulnerable young women and girls. It would have been profoundly not right for his wife, protecting her daughter, to have stood trial or been imprisoned.
While only Charlie knows the full story (and Brody obviously figures it out), I think there is an unspoken agreement that justice has been done. Not that Noah was the murderer; I believe people see Noah, his death and the prejudice that played a role as fundamentally wrong. I would like to have read Sam’s editorials. The people of Jewel don’t seem to need very detail to move forward. They can be open to one another.
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Certainly in the eyes of Marta, Charlie, Noah and Brody’s eyes it was just. Although Charlie, Noah, and Brody would not necessarily agree with killing as the resolution, I think they all have a pragmatic view of the law and are well aware of the the ways that Jimmy Quinn could have leveraged his wealth and power to manipulate the court (affluenza). I thought it was telling that Brody made sure to raze the barn just like he had wiped away the fingerprints to ensure nothing came back to haunt Marta in her remaining time. He, and the others who know the secret, step up to protect Marta and her family. Nancy and Jane, you’ve both highlighted how I think the Jewel citizens move forward. Although Jimmy’s real cause of death remains hidden, other truths have surfaced so the people can forgive and heal.
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