Violet passing information to Eve was instrumental in getting Oxalta to agree to Sharon’s every demand, even resulting in Manny being freed before his time and Three Rock’s well source being cleaned up using Oxalta’s funds. However, this success came at the price of truth never coming out, as Oxalta didn’t admit culpability and Manny was freed only after signing an NDA. The deal threatened Bode and Sharon’s relationship in Fire Country season 3, episode 17, with their incessant fights moving from home to the firehouse, but Manny and Bode’s actions in the end risk upending life in Edgewater too.
Bode & Manny Choosing To Fight Oxalta Threatens To Fracture Edgewater’s Community
Their Loved Ones Have Different Stakes In The Fight Against Oxalta
Fire Country season 3, episode 17 opened with celebrations at Smokey’s, with Gabriela stopping Sharon to thank her for getting her back her father. Sharon’s successful deal with Oxalta indeed made everybody happy but Bode and Manny, who couldn’t stand by as Oxalta went unpunished. At the same time, Gabriela was happy she got Manny back, Sharon and Eve were satisfied with Three Rock being cleaned up, and Violet and Jake had solved their relationship’s first big problem in the form of his friends partially despising her for representing Oxalta.
It made sense why Bode and Manny couldn’t accept that Oxalta got away scot-free, as they lost who once was their fellow inmate Birch. Coupling that with the honesty and fairness that characterized Bode and Manny when sober and Renee’s talks about a class action to bring Oxalta to their knees, it was impossible for them to get away from that opportunity, no matter how much they’d risk as a result. Still, it’s unlikely Bode and Manny can keep their involvement with Renee secret much longer, and whenever it’s revealed, it will undoubtedly upset many in Edgewater and divide them.
