Cruel Summer: Did Jeanette Lie About Seeing Kate in Martin’s House?

Cruel Summer Season 1 came to a close. Despite Jeanette’s repeated denial of seeing Kate in Martin’s house, was she actually lying the entire time?

As Cruel Summer Season 1 ended, a lot of secrets came out. It turns out Jeanette Turner wasn’t innocent in her claim that she did not see Kate in Martin’s house. Even though Jeanette’s lie has finally been caught, it is more complicated than initially believed.

For the majority, of the first season of the show, there was a mystery involving the legitimacy behind Kate’s accusation that Jeanette saw her in Martin Harris’ house. If Jeanette saw Kate being held in Martin’s house and failed to alert anyone, she became an accomplice to the kidnapping. The truth finally came out but the finale of season 1 proved how much thought Jeanette put into her actions.

Cruel Summer: Did Jeanette Lie About Seeing Kate in Martin’s House?

After Kate escaped captivity, she outed Jeanette to the media as a secondary villain. The public shamed Jeanette for not doing anything when she saw Kate being held in Martin’s house. Jeanette countered by repeating that she did not see Kate in Martin’s house despite her having a history of breaking into Martin’s house. In order to clear her name, she went as far as to sue the Wallis for defaming her after learning that Kate initially went to Martin’s house willingly.

Cruel Summer: Did Jeanette Lie About Seeing Kate in Martin's House?

It was actually Mallory Higgins who unknowingly saw Kate in Martin’s house on Christmas Eve night. Jeanette, however, broke into Martin’s house on a later date and heard Kate screaming for help from the basement. She fails to act and allows her classmate to remain in danger. Her repeated denial of seeing Kate in Martin’s house is not a lie in actuality because she never directly saw Kate but only heard her.

During the legal case, Jeanette manages to spin her argument to protect herself. However, Jeanette still deserved the title of a villain as instead of helping Kate rescue, she turned the situation to her advantage by taking over Kate’s status as a queen bee.

Kate still harbors secrets that will be explored in season 2 of Cruel Summer. Meanwhile, Jeanette has leverage over Kate as she knows Kate’s romantic relationship with Martin. Kate doesn’t have anything to use against Jeanette. The truth will however come out eventually as Jeanette will likely slip up.

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