The Shunning Page #4

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Are you truly sorry

for these transgressions?

I suppose I am.

And do you agree

to turn your back

on songs not

found in the Ausband?

I do.

Then, Katie Lapp, today you have

been restored to your faith.

And the church forgives

your indiscretions.

Just as God does.

But there is one more thing.

The scripture tells us that

"if thine eye offend thee,

ye must pluck it out."

I think you know

what you must do.

Destroy the guitar.

DANIEL:
B chord.

Gut.

And then E.

Excellent. Now F-sharp.

And E again.

That's it. You've got it.

# A cool summer night was

spent watching the fireflies

# dance in

the light of the moon #

I'm just not sure if

we should be doing this.

Because the ordinance

say not to?

They say it's prideful.

Well, I suppose

it would be.

If we were trying

to impress the world.

Like rock stars.

(IMITATING ELECTRIC GUITAR)

(LAUGHING)

But what if the music

comes from the heart

and is our way

to please God?

Wait, can we try that again?

What's the matter?

Was the kiss not right?

I can do better if

we practice more.

No, the problem was,

that kiss was perfect, Katie.

Everything I had imagined

it would be and more.

Could you ever

leave Hickory Hollow?

You mean move

to another Amish community?

I wouldn't want to live

far away from my family.

Listen to me, Katie Lapp.

If anything should

ever happen to me,

I want you to promise me

that you'll keep on singing.

Why are you acting so strange today?

Nothing's gonna happen to ya.

Just promise me.

Okay. I promise.

I'm sorry, Daniel.

I'm so sorry.

(GRUNTS)

So you spoke to

the Bishop then?

Jah, confessed.

Like Dat asked me to.

It's gut to set

things right, Katie.

Get to the plain truth.

You'll feel better.

Mam, who's Laura Mayfield?

Mama.

You cut yourself.

I'm okay.

What happened down there?

She found a scrap of

the letter in the stove.

Tea, Mam.

With two sprigs of mint,

just how you like it.

Go see to supper, Katie-girl.

Let your mama rest.

How much did she see?

Just a name.

What if she starts

asking questions?

What do I say?

Nothing.

We say nothing.

For 20 years,

I've been praying this

day would never come.

She's been our daughter since

the day we brought her home.

I will not allow this English woman

to interfere with our lives.

Mam, whose dress is this?

Where did you get that?

In the attic

with my keepsakes.

There's a name stitched into it.

Katherine Mayfield.

Same name that was

on that scrap of letter.

It's an English name.

Ain't so?

REBECCA:
Katie, I...

Katie, go.

What are you not telling me?

Go. Go.

Samuel! Time has come.

Katie.

That fancy dress there.

It's yours.

I'm Katherine Mayfield?

Jah, you were.

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