It was a quiet day in the Appalachians (?) when our intrepid hero, attorney/seminarian/cassock wearer, came upon a roadside disturbance:

In any event, I was moseying along when I noticed a crowd — 10 or 12 people — standing on the side of the road looking into the river. Among the on-lookers were at least two sheriff’s deputies and a Highway Patrolman. Hmmmm, I thought, must be a jail break.

It’s thrilling, it’s heroic (or at least it offers thoughts about heroism), it’s educational, and it’ll have you laughing your boots off.

Go there right now.