Kasia asked this question about The Reckoning:
So Dexter Bell was the wrong man to kill, but why did Liza sleep with Jupe? Thinking her husband is dead doesn't seem like a valid excuse to me.
Greg Strom It was already inferred that she had an active sex drive and possibly Jupe was the only one paying any attention to her (though we will never know sin…moreIt was already inferred that she had an active sex drive and possibly Jupe was the only one paying any attention to her (though we will never know since he was basically introduced in the 5 minutes of a 14 hour book). Unfortunately it is also inferred that he gave her VD unless that was an infection from the botched abortion. Either way Mr man of few words Pete could have found a few to share with Rev. Bell before pulling the trigger. (less)
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