In Justice Perverted a young woman is finally able to marry her betrothed after her aging father dies. Sandy had been caring for the ailing gentleman in New Orleans while Jon, the man she loves, works as an attorney in Texas. No longer responsible for the daily care of her beloved father, Sandy quits her teaching job and relocates to a small Texas town: Richmond.
Apprehensive about being accepted, Sandy quickly endears herself to the staff in her husband’s law office. With their help, she arranges a small but meaningful marriage ceremony. When Jon’s brother cannot attend the hastily arranged wedding, Jon asks his best friend, his lawyer partner, to serve as best man.
Each year in Richmond, selected townsfolk re-enact a historical feud that took place in the town in the years following the Civil War. At that time, a critical battle arose over who would run the town. Now, the tightly scripted, well rehearsed, yearly reenactment involves plenty of action: loud shouts and screams, real rifle shooting, and colorful but fake bloodletting. One side hunts, shoots down, and captures, their enemy. The entire staged affair draws most of the townspeople as spectators.
As a participant during the phony battle, Jon’s lawyer
partner actually kills a man. A real steel ball had been stuffed inside his ancient ramrod rifle in addition to the gunpowder and cotton wad. Arrested for outright murder, Jon decides to defend his lawyer friend in Court who insists that someone tampered with his rifle.
Another theme runs through Justice Perverted. The sheriff of Richmond has become famous for drug busts among town teenagers, especially newcomers whom he views as disrespectful foreigners. In fact, his notoriety for quick action in locating and stopping illegal drugs has won him reelection time after time for many years. The popularity of the town’s judge has grown along with the Sheriff’s because of his quick sentencing of any captured or admitted drug offenders.
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