The Case Of And Then There Were None

Instead of the law, And Then There Were None cares more about morals, which is much more unclear, objective, and uncertain than the law. For instance, in Emily Brent’s case, she is accused of killing Beatrice Taylor, her servant who got pregnant without getting married. However, Miss Brent did not kill Beatrice directly, but drove her away from her house. Beatrice later committed suicide, but Miss Brent does not think she should be responsible for her death at all. Wargrave, on the contrary, considers Miss Brent to be guilty. This judgement conflicts with Wargrave’s occupation as a judge, because Miss Brent did not have legal obligation to keep her servant at home. In this case, Wargrave relies more upon his vague, personal moral judgement
This group of people, which can be seen as a segregated small society, are under the control of "laws" formulated by Judge Wargrave. Nevertheless, his judgement on his victims is controversial. For some people, like Dr. Armstrong who did an operation while he was drunk and Vera Claythorne who left a child to drown, their deeds are undoubtedly against universal moral values, and also violate the law. They are not arrested because there is no evidence. For these people, Judge Wargrave really acts like a personification of justice, and gives them the punishment they deserve. However, other people’s past guilt falls into the gray area between right and wrong, and it is contentious whether they really deserve death penalty. In Peter Manus’s journal about the book, he questioned: "After all, is not alcoholism a disease rather than a crime? Can those of us who have never experienced the hell of war in fairness revile the temporary insanity of those who have? Don't we all remember driving carelessly when we were young, stupid, and immortal?"
He successfully kills everybody according to the rhyme "Ten Little Soldier Boys", and escaped from legal penalty. The only characters from the traditional detective side, two policemen from Scotland Yard, come to investigate after Wargrave has succeeded and fail to find any clues to solve the case. The justice by definition of law, and the authority of police is not restored in any