Elias nodded her head.
They searched under the bell tower.
- Nothing.
Then Ruth started crying.
Her voice rang out up.
Rose joined her.
David covered his ears.
"The room of the bell."
They went up.
Inside the tower, a massive iron bell hung from dark beams.
Elias examined the base.
A screw was different.
More recently.
He twisted it all.
A portion of the floor rose.
Underneath her was a metal box.
David's face has changed.
“My father has been looking for this all his life.”
Elias opened it.
Inside was the original register.
Facts.
support Silver.
Birthday Acts.
Confessions.
You pay.
Names of the people killed.
Families destroyed.
Children taken.
The sheriffs bought.
The judges have bribed.
Preachers have been silenced.
Nearly fifty years of crime.
Mara turned the pages with trembling hands.
Then he stopped.
He looked at a mark.
"No."
- Elias looked.
“What?”
Mara handed him the register.
