How It All Goes Down
Halloran. Going Up the Country
- It's a little before 2 pm when Halloran loses control of his car.
- The weather is horrendous and he can barely see anything. Driving up into the mountains is terrifying. The road signs are barely legible because of the snow sticking to them.
- He feels like a coward, as he thinks about giving up on trying to help Danny.
- Still, the urge to get up there is strong. Also, Halloran is afraid of the visions he'll have to live with if he doesn't try the best he can.
- He hits the snow covered road again. After a time he sees a snowplow coming from the opposite direction. It looks like it might hit him.
- By some miracle, the driver of the snowplow and Halloran manage to avoid a crash.
- After it passes, Halloran's car goes off the road and gets stuck in the snow.
- Luckily, the snowplow driver, Howie Cottrell, is there to help. He's parked the plow just up ahead.
- Halloran explains his urgency to get to the Overlook. The plow driver pulls his car back on the road.
- He tells Halloran where he can rent a snowmobile in Sidewinder from his friend Larry Durkin.
- As Halloran gets within ten miles of Sidewinder, he receives a super intense message in his head:
(GET OUT OF HERE YOU DIRTY N***** TURN AROUND THIS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSSINESS […] TURN AROUND OR WE WE'LL KILL YOU HANG YOU UP FROM A TREE LIMB […]) (49.66) - He spins out his car and it stops.
- Whew, that could have easily killed him if he was on the wrong place on the road.
- He's terrified about what might be happening to Danny right now.
- He gets the car started at half past six in the afternoon, "And he [is] beginning to feel it is very late indeed" (49.74).