The Stand

Larry goes to speak to Judge Farris about infiltrating Flagg’s followers. He isn’t sure how to broach the subject, but the judge has already guessed and consented. He speculates that others will also spy but that Larry can’t reveal their names. The next morning, when he takes a Land Rover and drives west for the task, the judge is frightened but exhilarated by the adventure.

That same afternoon, Nick, Stu, and Ralph go to visit Tom. Days earlier, a professional hypnotized Tom, and the delegation has come to embed his programming. Tom receives a false story to tell if questioned. He is to say that the Boulder colony kicked him out because he’s simple-minded and might get a woman pregnant, thus creating a new generation of morons. Stu tells him that if he sees a lone person on the road, he’s to kill him. If he sees a group of people, he’s to run and hide. They also instruct Tom to return to Boulder during the next full moon and reveal what he has learned.

The next morning, Harold awakens to spend another day burying corpses. His thoughts turn to Frannie, and he feels that he still might care for her despite his sexual escapades with Nadine.