 Suddenly Griffin appears with Ella, who confesses that she lied at Cramer's instigation in order to save her father's life.In front of the mob, Ella apologizes to Joey, telling him that Cramer said he would not be harmed and would only be expelled from the white school.Realizing that they have been manipulated by Cramer, the townspeople slowly walk away, ignoring Cramer's exhortations, until only he and Griffin are left on the empty playground.