EPA decided to buy out the town and moved it to a different location plus to burn the town. The federal government had sharp shooters standing by to use flame throwers on rats who was trying to escape and sat the whole townon fire. For Ben's family there wasn't anywhere to go to except her parents farm in the next state over. Even there they were harrased and the children was bullied. So she decided to move again and changed not only her name but the children's also. For the rest of Ben's family there wasn't as much refuge that they could take but had each other to lean on. ..