Corrine waits for Michael in the antiques barn. Corrine has always been the one to tell Michael any bad news that has happened to the Mulvaney family, including the time Patrick was kicked by a horse and lost the sight in his left eye. When Michael finds Corrine in the barn despite the cold, all she tells him is that Marianne's been injured. Michael knows from the look in Corrine's eyes.
After Corrine hit the animal, possibly a raccoon, she made a u-turn back into town and rushed Marianne into Dr. Oakley's office. Dr. Oakley calmed Marianne down, as much as he could, and took her into a room to examine her. When he came back, he told Corrine that her daughter had been sexually assaulted. Dr. Oakley assured a shocked Corrine.....
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