Part 2: Cochrane, Chapter 4 Summary

When Sharpe and Harper enter the church, they find that the grave has been repaired since they last tried to exhume the body. Using the same shovels and pry bars, they try to open the grave only to discover that it has been filled with cement. Harper strains to swing a sledge hammer to break up the rock. Cochrane joins Sharpe and Harper, and while Harper tries to break the stone, Cochrane tells the two how pleased he is with the outcome of the attack on Puerto Crucero. He also takes the opportunity of being inside a church to share some of his thoughts on Catholicism in very colorful language.

After Cochrane becomes aware of the difficulties Sharpe and Harper are encountering in trying to reopen the grave, he orders some prisoners to assist in the effort. Major Suarez...