2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #2 discussion

When the team arrives at Heathcrest Academy, they learn that Sadie has already jumped and it’s considered a suicide. However, Kim is suspicious and thinks it’s possibly not but she’s alone with that perspective. This isn’t the first time her instincts were proven correct so why so much doubt from her team?

Mostly, Kim's hunches are so different from what the evidence tells the team. When they get to the scene, everyone is saying she jumped. To Bryant and Woody, it screams of a number of witnesses. It isn't until the position of the body, no real witnesses, and the coroner's report all come together that the team, starts to agree with Kim.

I'm not sure why they doubt her, but she can't be right all the time. Maybe they think this time is the time she is wrong.

Kim does seem to think differently from others and often sees things others don't see. Maybe the rest of the team take the more conventional route and wait for the evidence to suggest what has happened.

I was surprised that they thought she was looking for trouble just because. That’s not who she is and it was odd that they gave her misgivings no credibility. They did mention that they were buried in other stuff so maybe that clouded their thinking.

Jonetta, I wonder if it has something to do with the elite school. She does have issues with the privilege sometimes. Maybe they thought it was her bias.

It surprised me that she had to work to convince her team. It could be overwork.

You may be on to something there about Kim’s disdain for these privileged institutions. They probably did think she was leaning into that bias.

Sharon, I think you're right. Most people see an elite school (or anything where the members are in the top 10 percent) and think bad things just don't happen in places like this. Kim is the type of person who knows that bad people are in all societies. The other cops may be harder to convince of that fact.

Exactly.

So true Robin.

Some of you hit on this already, but Kim's tragic childhood changes the way she sees the evidence, especially in a school setting.