- The final place Abraham takes Ben to is the most gruesome of all.
- There's still a man hanging from the tree; his fingers, toes, and penis have been cut off, and flies are swarming his body.
- Abraham reports that you can buy a "n***** toe" in the general store for a quarter.
- Ben is nauseous and throws up; Abraham, sadly, is used to scenes like this by now.
- After he's done puking, Ben decides to climb the tree and get the man down. Everyone deserves a burial, and he wants to give this man one.
- Abraham warns that the lynchers wanted the body to be left up there as a warning to everyone else, but Ben doesn't care.
- When he's done, Abraham tells him to hurry—someone will be watching.
- No problem, Ben says. He has a report to write anyway.