Summary

Chapter 22: Emmett is still not home and Sam is worried something horrible has happened to Emmett and Moon Pie. She goes into the basement to see if he was doing work and hurt himself. The basement is dark and dank and scares her. She then inspects the ditch that Emmett has dug outside and worries he may have fallen in the hole under the foundation. When she is inspecting it, Irene pulls up in her new Trans Am with Emmett and her new baby girl, Heather.

Emmett did not go home with Anita the night of the dance. Instead he and Jim drove to Lexington and Jim stayed there to visit his wife, leaving Emmett stranded. Sam is intrigued by the baby, but keeps her distance. Sam and Irene watch MTV together, but Irene is not interested like Sam thought she would be...