The next morning, Collin accompanies Riley into town to get coffee for the group with the additional hopes of garnering information about Catherine and Verena's circumstances. Arriving in town Riley parks the car in an alley to avoid being witnessed and takes off. Collin tries to keep a low profile in the car but is seen by Mr. County behind the bakery Mr. County owns with his wife.
Mr. County invites Collin in to the bakery where Mrs. County feeds Collin a breakfast of cinnamon rolls and coffee. Collin is the same age as the Countys' son, Samuel, who has run off to join the navy and Collin feels an edge of jealousy listening to the stories of the couple. When the topic of Catherine comes up Collin breaks into tears and is comforted.....
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