45 pages 1 hour read

We Are All Guilty Here

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

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Chapters 17-20Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, death, sexual violence, and substance use.

Chapter 17 Summary

Jude is overcome by memories of Henry’s death while she reviews Madison’s and Cheyenne’s autopsy reports. She and Henry were drinking together at the Falls one night when Jude finally told him what Adam had done to her. Devastated, a drunk Henry waded into the water and drowned.


Jude rejoins Emmy and Cole to convene about their review of the Broken Angels case files. They speculate about why the perpetrator would have put Madison’s and Cheyenne’s bodies in Millie’s pond, deciding he must’ve wanted the bodies to be seen. They also recall that they never found Cheyenne’s burner phone and that the tire tracks and boot prints didn’t exactly match Adam’s. Finally, they realize there must have been more than one person working together. They wonder if there was something on the phone SIM card and how the perpetrator would have controlled two teenage girls at once.


Emmy, Jude, and Cole speculate about other North Falls residents. They want to find another suspect who has had access to, or relationships with, children. They recall Woody’s involvement with Cheyenne, and realize that Walton Huntsinger, Adam’s dad, is the local family dentist. They also return to Dale. Emmy explains why they didn’t end up pursuing him 12 years ago.

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