▁the ▁children ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁down ward - sp ir aling ▁career . ▁He ▁runs ▁into ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁cow ork ers , ▁Bobby ▁Kn ite ▁and ▁fellow ▁rep orter ▁Way de ▁McK en zie , ▁who ▁are ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁out ▁of ▁town . ▁Later ▁they ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁corn field ▁after ▁taking ▁a ▁shortcut ▁in ▁their ▁van ; ▁a ▁myster ious , ▁powerful ▁storm ▁which ▁last s ▁only ▁minutes ▁causes ▁the ▁surprising ly - sharp ▁corn stal ks ▁to ▁w re ak ▁hav oc . ▁Back ▁in ▁town , ▁John ▁meets ▁bed - and - break fast ▁owner ▁Ang ela ▁Cas ual ▁and ▁they ▁soon ▁become ▁lo vers . ▁Looking ▁to ▁distance ▁himself ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁D anny ▁be fri ends ▁or phan ed ▁local ▁girl ▁L ace y , ▁who ▁tells ▁him ▁some ▁disturb ing ▁details ▁about ▁G at lin . ▁ ▁Mic ah ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁children ▁murder ▁local ▁woman ▁Ruby ▁Bur ke ▁by ▁sab ot aging ▁the ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁j acks ▁supporting ▁her ▁house ▁while ▁she ▁is ▁under ne ath ▁it , ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁descend ▁and ▁cr ush ▁her . ▁Mic ah ▁then ▁k ills ▁another ▁town sp erson ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁David ▁Sim pson , ▁during ▁church ▁services ▁with ▁a ▁kn ife ▁and ▁a ▁wooden ▁vo od oo ▁doll , ▁which ▁causes ▁him ▁to ▁ble ed ▁to ▁death . ▁John ▁starts ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁town ▁doctor ▁about ▁what ▁is ▁going ▁on , ▁but ▁the ▁doctor ▁acts ▁susp ici ously