Bernie is in Jail. Chapter 2 pics up with Hogan going to the jail to get her. We are introduced to Hogan’s wife Kate who met him at the Jail to get Bernie. We also meet officer Dunlop. We see Hogans impatient and brutishness here as he telling Jimmy that he is their for Bernie. We see Dunlop is an order follower and timid. He also states no one has called to release Bernie…but the phone is off the hook. We get more examples of Dunlops timidness. Then we get another look at Hogans personality and that he is also very blunt. What was Bernie arrested for prostitution. We find out that she was asking questions and 2 prostitutes start wondering what Bernie is doing and tag along one propositioned a police officer. The police officer didn’t give Bernie the chance to ID herself or listen to her made the assumption since the 2 where prostitutes the 3rd must be too and arrested her with them. As Dunlop approaches to let Bernie out she clams up as Hogan asked about police chief Bremmel being there after she mentions him and how he has a convenient way of disappearing.
We get a formal introduction of Kate and her personality as well as the relationship of Hogan and Bernie, And Hogan and his Daughter Sandy, which is easily summed up in his response of why he thinks its a bad idea to pick her up from class “But Cock fights are illegal in this state” Kate is the opposite of Hogan. She’s patient, considerate and thoughtful. She brought Bernie’s car to her and puts up with bernie interrupting the discussion that hogan will pick up their daughter. Although Kate had already decide it was happening and it seems only allowed the discussion to let Hogan vent and prepare. During this conversation with Bernie outside Bernie lets out that Brummel was at the festival in a meeting and sw everything and that after she snapped the picture was when the prostitutes latched on to her and she was arrested. She thinks it was because of the picture she snapped of Bremmel, The megachurch pastor Young (Hogan’s church not Brummel”s), a “pudgy” fellow and “ghostly” women.
We are not back to Hank and we meet his wife Mary. We find out that Hank was a pastors son. With his father he has live through “a great many glories and hassles” As hank gets his milk that had been delivered he sees a threat painted on his house. He goes in wondering why as his wife is calling for him to shut the door. She picks up on his mood believing its due to worry of the upcoming board meeting goes to comfort him. We find out the upcoming board meeting happened that friday night. It was because Hank had kicked a church member, Lou Staanley> out for having an affair. His friends are upset and want allowed back as a member and leader of the church. We also find out that these same people got rid of the old pastor for preaching the word and not changing or bending it. Hank says that he believes it conviction, that God is putting on them. He shows how he followed Matthew 18:15-17. He went to Lou alone, then he brought a witness John with him then he went before the congregation. He still hadn’t repented so they removed Lou from the fellowship.
The chapter closes with accusations these people have made of him calling him , a bigot, heel dragger, and overly moral trouble maker. They accused him of being a homosexual and wife beater..
What have you been called because you refuse to change Gods word?
What accusations have been made against you?
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