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Edolobheni elincane elibizwa nge-Willow Creek kwakukhona imfihlakalo eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Case 12u. Impicabadala yayimayelana nentokazi ethandekayo egama layo linguSheila White elahleka. USheila wayethanda ukwenza ingadi nokusiza abanye, futhi wonke umuntu edolobheni wayemthanda. Wonke umuntu wayemangele lapho enyamalala ntambama libalele.
USheila White wayehlala emaphethelweni edolobha endlini encane. Besimbona ngaso sonke isikhathi, enakekela ingadi yakhe enhle, enezimbali eziqhakazile nezinyosi ezinomsindo. USheila wayenobungane futhi evame ukubhakela omakhelwane bakhe amakhekhe futhi evolontiya endaweni yokukhosela izilwane.
Ngolunye usuku, uSheila wanyamalala ngemva kokuba eye esitolo. Omakhelwane bakhe baqala ukukhathazeka lapho engabuyi ukuzodla isidlo sakusihlwa. Ummeli wendawo, uSheriff Sam, waqala ngokushesha ukufuna uSheila ukuze afunde okwengeziwe ngokunyamalala kwakhe.
Ukuthola umgexo kwaholela emibuzweni eminingi. Yayifihlweni? Futhi ubani ongafuna ukuphuma ngomgexo okhethekile kangaka? "Ushonephi uSheila?" abantu basedolobheni bahleba; babezama ukuthola imfihlakalo yokushabalala kukaSheila.

Lapho uSherifu uSam eqhubeka ephenya, yilapho efunda khona okuthile okumangazayo. Umngane omuhle kaSheila uNkk. Hawthorne wayenemfihlo enkulu. UNkk Hawthorne wayenomona ngomusa nokuduma kukaSheila futhi waba nesandla ekunyamaleni kwakhe.

UNkk. Hawthorne wenza ukuhlakanipha okukhazimulayo ngesikhathi esingavamile sokumangala, nokho, lapho evuma izenzo zakhe futhi ecacisa ukuthi wahlakazeka uSheila ukuze amvikele. Uvumile ukuthi webiwe umgexo ngenxa yomona nokuzama ukuqamba uSheila ngento angayenzanga.

Idolobhana lase-Willow Creek likwazile ukuhlangana futhi lisekelane ekwelapheni ngemva kwezehlakalo ze-Case 12u, futhi nakuba u-Sheila White kungenzeka ukuthi uthathwe ngokushesha, labo ababemazi futhi bemthanda abakaze futhi bazothwala inkumbulo yakhe nabo kuze kube phakade.