Summary

In chapter 28, the group waits out the storm at Mr. Jesse's. Miss Lana tells the Colonel, Mo, and Dale how she came to be Slate's hostage. Miss Lana thanks Dale for his and Mo's hard work in getting her to safety. Starr handcuffs Slate and sees the metal box under the floor where Slate had pried up a floorboard. It's the cash from Slate's bank robbery and the source of Mr. Jesse's church contributions.

Starr tells the rest of the group that Mr. Jesse's cousin was a guard at the bank where Slate committed his robbery. The cousin got shot in the hold-up and died a week later, with Mr. Jesse by his side. Mr. Jesse took the cash as revenge for Slate not going to jail. Slate wanted his share of the cash but Mr...