Summer Hill Inn is a story about three travelers, William and his wife Martha, and her sister Mary who decide to travel to Raleigh North Carolina to attend a family funeral. After picking up Mary in South Carolina, Will decides to take a less traveled road instead of turning around and picking up I-40 in order to save time. Several miles later, Martha notices that they have left the main highway and are on a much smaller road and fears that they are lost. She voices her concern to her husband and asks him if he has taken a wrong turn. William pulls over to the side of the road, turns off the car, and asks Martha for the map. She fishes it out of the glove compartment, trying her best not to criticize him for the delay, and hands the map to him. Tracing his finger over the correct route, he realizes his mistake and tells his passengers that he just has to go back a few miles and then they will be able to get back on 15/501. He hands the map back to his wife and turns the key in the ignition. The car emits a clicking noise, William takes a deep breath and turns the key again. Now there is not even a clicking noise. William exits the car, goes around to the front and pulls up the hood. Not being a mechanic, William can't find out what is wrong. Will returns to the car and asks Mary if she has a cell phone. William explains that he and Martha hadn't as yet bought a cell phone because they were still trying to figure out the best prices, besides they have a land phone and hadn't really seen the need to spend the extra money. (Martha grits her teeth and refrains from telling her husband that she had told him that they needed a cell phone for just such an emergency). Mary looks in her purse and after several minutes of searching, she realizes she must have left her phone on the kitchen counter. Martha, who is now upset, is unable to keep her words from becoming an accusation when asking William what they were supposed to do without transportation or a cell phone t