Homecoming

In the taxi on the way to the hospital, Jess studies photos of the Tambilla area. She has never been to that part of Australia and now wants to know everything about it. After reading part of Miller’s book, she has a different perspective on Isabel, whose feelings of isolation she understands. However, she doesn’t believe that such feelings constitute a motive for murder. When Jess reads that the coroner suppressed evidence, she becomes sure that she will find answers there. Looking forward to questioning Nora, she is disappointed to learn that her grandmother is sedated.

In Nora’s depictions, Thomas was always a hero, and Jess wonders what her grandmother thought of Miller’s portrayal. She reminds herself that Miller’s perspective is not objective truth either; while she admires his craft, she wonders how he knew or surmised so much. On the way to the park to meet Mrs. Robinson, Jess searches online for Daniel Miller but finds very little information, and nothing after the book’s reprint in 1980. Finding Miller’s lawyer online, she drafts an email but doesn’t send it. Mrs. Robinson worries about betraying Nora, but when Jess reminds her how long ago these events occurred, she decides to talk.