A normal day at home turns into a nightmare for Colleen. She enters the kitchen to make tea and soda bread. When she returns, her mother and Sister Katherine are no longer there. Through her window Colleen sees Father Flannery approach her home. She does not want to be around him so she flees to the barn. Inside the barn she crouches in a rear facing stall to hide. While she hides from the priest, she hears and smells the animals. She feels ready to give birth among them.
Father Rosetti arrives in Maam Cross. His heart condition is worsening and he continues to be haunted by hallucinations and the voice. Upon his arrival, Father Rosetti is greeted by a doctor. The doctor claims to have delivered Colleen at birth and.....
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