A farm isn't a charity. I'm not going to pay a woman to play at cleaning a tank anymore. In front of all the workers, Fernand Brisset humiliated Solange Mercier, fired the mechanic, and celebrated the savings. She left without a word, but she left a final warning about a problem he had dismissed. Six weeks later, all nine of the farm's tractors started breaking down in the middle of harvest. And even when the technicians couldn't explain why, Fernand realized he'd made a mistake in firing her.