She Stands. He Preaches.
They cannot put a man on the scaffold without her word. So they order the beloved pastor to draw the name out of her. She refuses. The town is angry that she will not supply a male target, and still will not investigate. Accountability that depends on a woman's confession is not a system. It is a request that she do their work at her own further cost.
Key Insight
If a rule can only catch the person who cannot conceal the proof, the rule is not about the act. It is about who can be made into a sign.
