wayne and phil, two deputies, 30s, are near the sheriff, shoring up a sandbag wall that has partially collapsed.
the rain sheets down hard. a lightning flash reveals.
phil is clinging to the statue as the water surges by below him.
the sheriff, wayne and phil motor past the statue. wayne is driving his boat; phil is with the sheriff. the water is up to the general's neck.
jim and tom make the turn onto main street. they look back as.
wayne and hank are alongside the sheriff, engines idling as they look at the church.
wayne is thinking about something. he makes a decision and flicks on his engine.
hank motors up to the sheriff and phil.
the sheriff's boat comes onto main street, moving fast.
hank unwraps himself from around the lamp post. he looks back.