She Who Must Burn Page #3

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Stop them!

You should have stood

in front of the car,

and let them run you over.

No, you weren't there.

You're no Christian.

You're a coward.

A Baarker wouldn't

let that happen.

I can be better.

Then why didn't you do anything?

You're no soldier of God.

I am.

Then why didn't

you say anything?

I'll be better.

You make me sick!

Rebecca!

Rebecca!

Don't you know that those

who stand by and watch

sin being committed are worse

than the ones committing it?

Do you?

Yeah, I know.

I know.

I need you

to be stronger, Caleb.

We're gonna be tested.

You cannot fail again.

Let's pray.

Dear God, please forgive us

for the sins we've committed.

Errol!

Morning, Sheriff.

Morning, Errol.

Just finish the night shift?

Yep.

How'd you make out?

Five loads.

Wanted more, but the water

pressure on the drill quit on us.

One of the lines froze over.

Five is all right.

Yeah, boss man don't think so.

Cough sounds like

it's getting worse.

Yeah.

You guys shutting

down for the storm?

No.

What do you mean?

They want us to work through.

No coal, no pay.

All right.

My brother's up in Allendale.

He works the line up there.

They got hit by this storm.

Three men died.

Yeah, I heard.

Terry says this

is the worst storm

we've seen since we were kids.

Yeah, '76.

That's the one.

Bad as that.

Jesus.

Yeah, says they were

setting some pillars.

Water softened the ground.

They couldn't get anything in.

Roof comes down on top of them.

- It's terrible.

- Yeah.

You best stay out

'til it passes, Errol.

Like I said, Sheriff,

no work, no pay.

I got 10 guys in behind me

wanting to take my shift.

Got a mortgage and kids.

You know they cut

our benefits in half.

I got no choice.

Still.

Too old to do

something else, Sheriff.

Yeah, me too, Errol.

You have a good day, Sheriff.

Get that cough looked at.

You payin'?

Have a seat.

I'll just, uh...

I'm, uh, fine standing.

Is Mary with you?

No, she's not.

How is everything?

I don't know what to do.

She, uh... she's getting worse.

She won't change her mind.

What's happening?

Her, uh... she's pale.

Her appetite is gone.

I, um... I found

blood in the toilet.

She needs to seek medical

attention immediately.

Yeah, I know

Is she willing to die over this?

Because that's what's

going to happen here.

Isn't there anything you can do?

I can talk to her,

and I can council her

to get the procedure, but...

How about the law?

This is a decision that

she has to make for herself.

You know, maybe you can...

you can write something up

saying she's unstable.

Maybe we

get the courts involved.

Force her to get care!

I'm afraid that is

not how this works.

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