She Who Must Burn Page #2

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I don't know. I don't know.

I went to church yesterday.

I came back, and she's not here.

She's just gone!

Everything in the house is gone.

Her clothes are gone.

I don't know.

She's been acting

very strange lately.

What do you know, Caleb?

What are you hiding?

She's been

acting very different.

Something's changed in her, and I

intend to find out what it is.

Caleb, you're hiding something!

What?

She hasn't been praying lately.

She hasn't been praying with me.

She hasn't been going to church.

What, Caleb?

Caleb, what are you hiding?

I don't...

Talk. Talk!

Caleb!

I saw her. I saw her.

- What?

- What?

Where?

At the clinic.

She was, uh, in a van with

one of the old clinic workers.

I see.

And that woman

was there too, from the clinic,

that Angela.

So what did you do?

I didn't do anything.

I... I was walking,

and they were in the van.

You coward.

You talk big, Caleb,

but you can act.

No, I... I can't...

I wonder if you

have what it takes?

You just let her leave?

What do you want me to do?

I couldn't do anything.

What did you want me to do?

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.

Well, I've tried everything.

I've talked to her over and

over, and she won't listen.

She... she... she thinks she's

going against... I don't know.

She, uh... she says

she's willing to die.

I can't lose her,

you know, I can't.

I'm sorry.

No, you don't have to apologize.

I don't know what to do.

This is my family,

and I'm, uh... powerless.

And the church has no

flexibility on their stance?

No, none.

Daryl... you can't give up.

You need to keep talking to her.

You need her to

understand what this is

gonna do to your family.

I was religious all my life.

Been raised that way

since I can remember,

and I know that this isn't

sinning in the eyes of God.

I don't care what any book

or any man says.

This isn't that.

You need to leave this place.

You need to think

about your children.

You need to go somewhere else.

You can get another job.

Something isn't right here.

Murderer!

Get outta here!

Get off my property!

It's illegal for you to

come on this property.

I'm gonna say it one last

time... get off my property!

You're not allowed to be here.

I'm gonna say it one last time...

get off my property!

I'm gonna say it one last time.

You wanna play,

you piece of sh*t?

You throw that, and I

will bash his head in.

Whoa, whoa, enough.

We're not a violent people.

You tell them that.

Please, Angela.

Everyone.

Angela...

They're breaking the law

by being on my property.

You get them off of my lawn.

OK, everyone, that's enough.

You can go.

There we go, OK?

What do you want?

I just want to come

in and talk to you.

No.

Angela, please.

No.

Look.

They're gone.

It's just me and you.

We can settle this inside.

It'll take no time at all.

You have five minutes.

Your people are breaking

the law by being on my lawn.

Not only that, but

they're throwing sh*t

at me and my house.

What the f*** do you want?

I think you know.

What?

I want my wife back.

Where is she?

I want the address

where you sent her.

I think this would be a lot

better for everyone involved

if we just settled this

right now.

I think it's time for you to go.

You have no right to come

between a man and his family.

Your wife came to see me.

Where is she?

You beat her.

I would never do that.

I saw her face.

She told me everything.

What happens between my wife

and I is none of your business.

Like rape?

Rape?

I have every right to

perform my conjugal duties.

Rape is rape no matter

what you want to call it.

We're here to procreate.

What happens here, the sins

committed in this place,

that's why our children

are dying.

The sh*t that the mine

is pumping into the water

is what is hurting

the children, not me.

You're just a woman.

You couldn't possibly

understand the church's views

on marital union.

And when did the church

say that it's OK for a man

to beat his wife for

using birth control?

Premier objective of the

union is to procreate.

It's a man's divine right

to fulfill this objective.

- Says you.

- Says God.

A woman has the right to do

what she chooses

with her own body.

Our bodies belong

to the one who gave us life.

I don't believe this sh*t.

Where is she?

I'm not telling you anything.

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