So, despite all the chaos – all the moving parts involving Keith and Darcy, their daughter, the citizens, and the police force of Stockard Creek and the omnipresence of The Arm and all its' resources – it came down to the two main players clashing in a thunderstorm up in the rocky hills. And the ultimate battle featured no witnesses other than a little girl who had her eyes squeezed so tightly shut she saw white spots behind her eyelids.

After Darcy had carried ...