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Stephen King

The Green Mile

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

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Part 6, Chapters 5-9

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Part 6: Coffey on the Mile

Chapter 5 Summary

The next day, Harry, Dean, and Brutal join Paul at his home for lunch. Janice joins them. Paul tells them what he knows, including his trip to find out more about Wharton’s past. He learns that Wharton was involved in many petty crimes in his youth but began his sexual crimes right before he turned seventeen, when he was caught molesting a nine-year-old girl. Sheriff Catlett had revealed to Paul that he and several deputies beat up Wharton, as a warning. Soon after, Wharton left town on a crime spree. Paul also finds out that sometime during Wharton’s crime spree, Klaus Detterick was painting his barn and had hired a man to help. While the man did not sleep in the house, he did have dinner with the family at least twice and was familiar with everyone in the house, including the twin girls. When McGee went to talk with Klaus, it was revealed that the visitor’s name was Will Bonney, Wharton’s real name. It is likely that Wharton familiarized himself with the family before he returned to rape and murder the two young girls.

Upon hearing this revelation, Janice is excited that they have information that may free Coffey. Paul and the rest of the men say it is not possible at this point.

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