t were living in good faith. They would help each other out, do kind things for each other, and treat one another like they were family. After the tragic accident however, the entire town's mentality changes, the community brakes up and everyone takes on this "every man for himself" attitude. Billy Ansel, a respected member of the town, is desperate to keep the community alive by not involving himself with a lawyer like most others in the town. He displays his desperation in the scene where he goes to visit Sam and Mary Burnell at their home after the accident. In this scene he pleads with the Burnell's not to get themselves involved with a lawyer. He insists that they can work it out together. He is even willing to pay for their daughter Nicole's hospital bills. Billy sees the repercussions that a lawyer's actions could
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