Justice is a woman
The day Joe Remington brought his new bride to Fell Rise, he already sensed that she might not settle in well. She disapproved of his familiarity with the servants and the donations he made to miners' families. Joe didn't need this kind of aggravation -- especially in the hard times of 1926. Elaine's pregnancy, which she saw as a disaster of major proportions, only fanned the flames of discontent.