jordan has been useless after her story with cyrus ended and her marriage to curtis ended
she made a big deal of leaving her job as deputy mayor to independently go undercover to get sidwell and she has been completely useless at that. she has missed every single crime he has committed despite working closely with him and being on the island all the time
killing jordan makes it easier for the show to cut the last tie to tj. although tj is an ashford, he hasn't been shown with them since after irene's memorial and the breakup of his relationship with molly
