They are spotted and followed by a group of country children (shepherds). The strains of We three kings can be discerned in the score as Kathy, her brother and sister march with the food gifts they have acquired for the man in the stable. After the boys third denial, a train whistle is heard (representing Peters denial in Luke 22). In one scene, a child is mocked and beaten into denying he had seen Jesus. Heavy in allegory, many of the characters and events parallel those found in historical Christian literature. The film contrasts the childrens innocent faith with the pragmatic and suspicious adults in the town. Resigned to his fate, Blakey tosses his revolver out of the barn door and surrenders to the police. He forgives the girl and, after much prompting from Kathy, promises she will see him again. Convinced that she has let Jesus down, Kathy sneaks behind the structure and apologies to Blakey that she can no longer protect him. The children of the village, perhaps 100 of them by now in on the secret, converge on the barn. When the news finally reaches an adult, Kathys father, the police are called in to apprehend the criminal. Most of the children in the nearby small town eventually become aware that "Jesus" is living in the barn, complicating Kathys attempt at keeping it a secret. We learn from a poster that he is wanted for murder. The fugitive makes no attempt to correct their mistake, especially when he discovers the eldest child, Kathy, is determined to protect him from discovery by the local police. The bearded man, referred to as "Blakey" by the police, is mistaken for Jesus Christ by the children, who are influenced by stories they have heard at Sunday school. The plot follows the lives of three Lancashire farm children who discover a fugitive hiding in their barn.
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