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A man wakes up in his own grave and scares off grave robbers
TLDR In the short story "One Summer Night," Henry Armstrong wakes up in a coffin and frightens away grave robbers. Later, it is revealed that a mysterious man took care of the situation.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
Ambrose Beers' short story "One Summer Night" follows the protagonist, Henry Armstrong, who struggles to believe that he is actually dead after being buried.
02:03
A man named Henry Armstrong, who initially believes he is only very ill, wakes up in a coffin and falls back asleep, unaware that three men are digging up his grave.
04:10
A group of men attempt to rob a grave, but flee in terror when the body in the coffin suddenly sits up, except for one man named Jess who remains calm and later reveals that he took care of the situation.
06:17
A discussion about Airbnb and Nissan car advertisements leads into the next topic of "President of Hanging."
08:02
In 1853, an old man named Daniel Baker was suspected of murdering a peddler who had stayed at his house, and seven years later, a Baptist minister named Mr. Cummings drove by Baker's farm one night.
10:04
A minister encounters a mysterious man on a bridge, who later disappears, and upon returning home, discovers a hanging body beneath the bridge.
12:15
The coroner's jury determines that Daniel Baker died by suicide and Samuel Moritz was murdered by unknown persons.
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Society & Culture
