![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Resigned to his fate, Blakey tosses his revolver out of the barn door and surrenders to the police. He forgives the girl and, after much prompting from Kathy, promises she will see him again. Convinced that she has let Jesus down, Kathy sneaks behind the structure and apologises to Blakey that she could no longer protect him. The child inhabitants of the village, perhaps 100 of them by now in on the secret, converge on the barn. ![]() When the news finally reaches an adult, Kathy's father, the police are called in to apprehend the criminal. Most of the children in the nearby small town eventually become aware that "Jesus" is living in the barn, complicating Kathy's attempt at keeping it a secret. We learn from a poster that he is wanted for murder. The fugitive makes no attempt to correct their mistake, especially when he discovers the eldest child, Kathy, is determined to protect him from discovery by the local police. The bearded man, referred to as "Blakey" by the police, is mistaken for Jesus Christ by the children, who are influenced by stories they have recently heard at Sunday school. The plot follows the lives of three Lancashire farm children who discover a fugitive hiding in their barn. ![]()
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