Summary

Chapter 4 begins the following day with Mr. Jesse at the cafe. Mo wants to go fishing but Dale doesn't want to until Mr. Jesse is less upset about his boat. Dale claims he's not afraid of getting caught, he just doesn't want to go to jail. Mo and Dale head to Lavender's place to watch him work on his own racecar. Mo goes ahead of Dale, as Dale goes to check on his mom.

Mo has a huge crush on Lavender and is convinced she will marry him someday. Lavender treats her kindly, not indulging in her claim that they'll marry but not being unkind, either. When Mo expresses concern to Lavender that the Colonel lied about when he purchased the Thunderbird, Lavender is concerned, too, because everyone knows...