Jack Salmon tries to handle his daughter's death by seeking revenge, roaming the streets at night with a baseball bat to confront her killer. His attempt fails, leaving him injured. Ultimately, what truly aids in healing from loss is love. When Samuel Heckler and Lindsey Salmon share their first kiss, Susie describes the experience as "glorious. I was almost alive again." Key moments of restored harmony in The Lovely Bones include Jack and Abigail Salmon's reconciliation, Susie taking over Ruth's body to be intimate with Ray Singh, Abigail Salmon expressing her love to her deceased daughter, Susie's grandfather sharing a loving dance with her in heaven, and Samuel and Lindsey purchasing their dream house and getting married. Love emerges as the sole genuine remedy for loss in The Lovely Bones.