On the day of the alleged rape, Tom Robinson was returning home when he saw Miss Ewell who had had a thing for him, having been lonely and molested by her drunkard father. She asked Tom Robinson if he could help her and when he walked inside the house she started throwing herself at him and wanted for them to kiss. Her father saw this and beat her severely, making her go to the police and say that Tom Robinson raped her, just so she wouldn't bring shame to family for loving a black man.