What does helen do upon hearing about Toms death?

Helen had been supportive of her husband and trusted Atticus to defend him ... When Atticus and Calpurnia go to tell Helen that Tom has been killed, Helen reacts the way one might imagine if they had just found out their husband had been killed. "Scout," said Dill, "she just fell down in the dirt.

Helen reacts the way one might imagine if they had just found out their husband had been killed. "Scout," said Dill, "she just fell down in the dirt.