jo looks towards ben helplessly. mrs. drayton is between the two of them and any possible exit. ben immediately eases his way along behind a column which hides him somewhat from the front, but not from the side. jo endeavors to shrink her body behind a tall woman in front of her, but she is not entirely successful. we can see mrs. drayton getting closer to them.
as the astonished mrs. drayton turns to go back down the aisle with her plate of coins and bills, we now see the surpliced mr. drayton ascending the pulpit. he looks down to his wife.
the mckennas take a seat along with the rest, and as yet they are relatively inconspicuous from the front of the chapel. ben takes a piece of paper out of his pocket, examines it, and satisfied it is the right one, hands it to his wife. the congregation falls silent as drayton is apparently about to begin his sermon.
drayton glances down to his bible, opens it a certain page, and as he does so, he looks at his wife who is sitting near the organ. she half-turns to look up at him. she seems frightened. drayton fumbles with the pages of the bible, apparently trying to make something out of his wife's attitude. failing, he looks up and begins his sermon. he speaks into a microphone.
half-glancing at drayton as he delivers his sermon. ben talks to jo. their conversation is whispered.