Then she and her younger brother Marty quarrel a lot. She feels he gets all her parents' attention because he is crippled and confined to a wheel-chair. Also, Marty can be a mean practical joker.
Unexplained deaths begin to occur in the town.
Marty and Jane suspect a werewolf. They confide in their much-loved Uncle Red the boozy black sheep of the family. The townsfolk decide a psychopath is at large, and form a vigilante group several of which are killed. As he is setting off his fireworks, the werewolf attacks him, but Marty fires off a rocket I which hits it in the eye. The follow-ing day, Jane discovers the town preacher, Reverend Lowe, wearing an eye patch.