Cassie and her brothers have sulked for one week about the bus incident but they are determined not to confess. On the way to school T.J shows Stacey a cheat sheet for the test he rips up the first one but he had made another one at lunch and passes it to T.J during the test who then gets caught by mama. Mama is really disappointed and she gives T.J a few lashes. mama asks him to confess if he cheated but he says no, knowing stacey wont tell of T.J and T.J wont take the blame Stacey gets in big trouble and is annoyed with T.J. Stacey chases him down to the Wallace store and beats him up. luckily for T.J L.T stops and breaks up the fight.

As they approach the house they spot Harlan granges silver car. mama tells them that Harlan Granger has been bothering her about the land again.