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Chapter 30 begins with Boo's and Scout's first actual encounter. Scout takes Boo to the front porch while Heck Tate and Atticus argue over who murdered Bob Ewell. Heck believes that the whole incident was an accident, but Atticus thinks Jem had murdered Bob. Atticus also does not want Jem protected by the law, so he insists that Jem is to blame for this. On the other hand, Heck does not want to take Atticus's statement and says that Bob fell on his own knife and that Jem did not kill him. Heck knows the real murderer, but he does not want to bring any negative attention to him from his neighbors. He knew that Boo Radley defended Jem and Scout by murdering Bob. Heck's important quotation in this chapter was "let the dead bury the dead." He says, Tom Robinson died for no reason, and now the man responsible is dead.
 * Plot- Summary of Chapter 30**

The setting is on the Finch's front porch.
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