Sep 14, 2026 · 23 min · 8 segments
Part four of The Tree, in which a tribunal of the town founders is formed and a vigorous debate occurs as to whether Constance has been corrupted by diabolical influence or saved through divine…
William StantonHost
This is nothing other than a miscarriage of justice, Charity Dempsey proclaimed.
She had interrupted the speaker at the pulpit, stomping her foot and jumping up from the third-row pew that her family had donated a year earlier.
Their name had been carved into the bench end, lest anyone forget their contribution to the church, although their patronage paled in comparison to that of the stained-glass window that the Dugans had donated for the apse.
Designed by a studio in Minneapolis, the Noli Mi Tangere window, featuring Christ and Mary Magdalene at the tomb, per the canon, also included multiple figures in the background tending fields, a scene that, as far as anyone knew, had little, if any, biblical or art historical precedent.
the installation of the window had cultivated more than a little gossip, not only for its opulence, but also for the unmistakable resemblance the face of the Magdalene and the sprawling farms behind the tomb bore to certain parishioners and their property.
As the Bible says, whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.
We agreed, continued Charity as she paused and turned at the waist to look to those around her.
The Clancy girl must answer for crimes against God and nature in accordance with the Ten Commandments and the law of the land.
I believe it is inaccurate to imply the town came to this decision when it was a judgment decided by this body.
As founders, we have always spoken for the vital interests of Helia, Anthony Dugan said, and we will continue to do so.
What reason did you have for informing me, and the rest, that Constance had survived the hanging? You are responsible for this gathering.
Why question us? Anthony Dugan, the patriarch of his formidable clan, had been among the founding families of Helia when Mother Dempsey had made her prediction before the tree.
The family consisted of his wife Frida, their eldest son Samuel, their second son David, and their twins, Florence and Timothy.
Florence and Timothy, who were just learning to walk, had been left at home with a family servant, Missy.
Samuel and David, both at a sufficient age of maturity, had been instructed to accompany their parents to the meeting, because their father believed they should take greater interest in the handling of town affairs.
The Dugans likely felt entitled to speak on the welfare of Helia, and most in attendance could claim similar patrimonial privilege.
This is nothing other than a miscarriage of justice, Charity Dempsey proclaimed.
She had interrupted the speaker at the pulpit, stomping her foot and jumping up from the third-row pew that her family had donated a year earlier.
Their name had been carved into the bench end, lest anyone forget their contribution to the church, although their patronage paled in comparison to that of the stained-glass window that the Dugans had donated for the apse.
Designed by a studio in Minneapolis, the Noli Mi Tangere window, featuring Christ and Mary Magdalene at the tomb, per the canon, also included multiple figures in the background tending fields, a scene that, as far as anyone knew, had little, if any, biblical or art historical precedent.
the installation of the window had cultivated more than a little gossip, not only for its opulence, but also for the unmistakable resemblance the face of the Magdalene and the sprawling farms behind the tomb bore to certain parishioners and their property.
As the Bible says, whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.
We agreed, continued Charity as she paused and turned at the waist to look to those around her.
The Clancy girl must answer for crimes against God and nature in accordance with the Ten Commandments and the law of the land.
I believe it is inaccurate to imply the town came to this decision when it was a judgment decided by this body.
As founders, we have always spoken for the vital interests of Helia, Anthony Dugan said, and we will continue to do so.
What reason did you have for informing me, and the rest, that Constance had survived the hanging? You are responsible for this gathering.
Why question us? Anthony Dugan, the patriarch of his formidable clan, had been among the founding families of Helia when Mother Dempsey had made her prediction before the tree.
The family consisted of his wife Frida, their eldest son Samuel, their second son David, and their twins, Florence and Timothy.
Florence and Timothy, who were just learning to walk, had been left at home with a family servant, Missy.
Samuel and David, both at a sufficient age of maturity, had been instructed to accompany their parents to the meeting, because their father believed they should take greater interest in the handling of town affairs.
The Dugans likely felt entitled to speak on the welfare of Helia, and most in attendance could claim similar patrimonial privilege.
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