The Mechanic's Price

On the eve of the wheat harvest, Jed Shaw, the farm machinery mechanic, conflicts with villagers over his fees. He is driven out, and parts he installed are removed. A storm warning is issued, and multiple combine harvesters break down. Three thousand acres of wheat face the risk of not being harvested. Only then do the villagers realize that the maintenance service they had taken for granted has become the key factor in the emergency harvest.