The Right of Way — Complete

A pivotal courtroom moment early on alters the fortunes of several residents of a tight-knit parish and sets a long chain of events in motion. Over ensuing years the narrative follows Charley and other central figures such as Rosalie, Jo Portugais, and Kathleen as hidden pasts, rivalries, moral dilemmas, and romantic entanglements emerge. Episodes of theft, ambush, mistaken identity, and public reckonings complicate village life, while the seigneur, the cure, and other local personalities intervene, bringing disputes to trial, revealing secrets, and forcing choices about loyalty, justice, and redemption.