▁feet , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁actually ▁bapt izing ▁Bud dy . ▁While ▁C . C . ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁explain ▁to ▁the ▁still ▁singing ▁town spe ople ▁that ▁he ▁isn ' t ▁bapt izing ▁the ▁boy , ▁Bud dy ▁wal ks ▁further ▁down stream , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁pulled ▁under ▁and ▁d row ns . ▁The ▁play ▁is ▁book ended ▁by ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Bud dy ▁L ay man , ▁with ▁Bas il ▁and ▁De we y ▁rec ount ing ▁their ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁Bud dy ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Bud dy ▁L ay man : ▁A ▁boy ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁special ▁gift ▁to ▁find ▁water . ▁He ▁suff ers ▁from ▁brain ▁damage ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁d row ning ▁accident ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁mother . ▁He ▁is ▁very ▁curious ▁yet ▁fright ened ▁when ▁learning ▁about ▁different ▁things . ▁C . C . ▁Show ers : ▁A ▁former ▁pre acher ▁batt ling ▁his ▁own ▁dem ons ▁who ▁be fri ends ▁the ▁boy . ▁He ▁and ▁Jenn ie ▁Ma e ▁have ▁an ▁att raction ▁that ▁ends ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁it ▁begins ▁due ▁to ▁major ▁age ▁differences . ▁Ferr is ▁L ay man : ▁Bud dy ' s ▁father ▁and ▁local ▁mechan ic . ▁He ▁is ▁short ▁temper ed ▁and ▁hes it ant ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁that ▁might ▁cause ▁his ▁son ▁an gu ish , ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁good . ▁Jenn ie ▁Ma e ▁L ay man : B ud dy '