ray and claude race through the underbrush. dillard and his men follow the dogs through the woods, hot on the scent. ray and claude race up to a chain-link fence. on the other side, an old ford is parked on a dirt road. hearing the posse closing in behind them, ray and claude fling themselves onto the fence. the posse is gaining ground. dillard takes two men off to the left, sending the rest of the men straight ahead. claude clears the fence first and scrambles for the old ford. ray's shirt snags on a piece of wire as he drops down from the fence. stuck, he dangles helplessly a few feet off the ground.