After The Man in the Yellow Suit threatens to kidnap Winnie and to sell the life-giving water from the spring to the public, Mae Tuck hits The Man over the head with Angus' shotgun. A constable who has just arrived on the scene witnesses this act of violence and has Mae arrested. The Man in the Yellow Suit dies later that night and Mae receives her punishment: she will be hanged on charges of murder.
The Tucks know that if Mae is publicly hanged, their darkest secret will be revealed: their immortality. Mae will not be able to die in the noose, and the family will most likely be captured or forced to reveal the truth behind their everlasting life. It is for this reason that the Tucks will never be able to return to Treegap.
Thankfully, the Tucks and Winnie are able to rescue Mae from her fate before the truth comes to light; unfortunately, this means that the Tuck family are all fugitives of the law and must flee the town. Returning to Treegap would simply land them all back in trouble and, once again, cause far too much public interest in monetizing the spring water that made them immortal.
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