Homer tries to help Bart build a racer for the Soap Box Derby, but Bart wants to do it himself. Using reverse psychology, Homer convinces Bart to let him help.
Gen gets two more people to man their balloon vehicle in a card lottery game. He specifically targets Ryusui in hopes of him falling for his trickāto pay Gen for the ticket instead of him paying Ryusui to man the vehicle and get oil supplies.
Opie decides to run away from home but doesn't know how to go about doing it. Andy uses reverse psychology to convince Opie that he doesn't really want to run away after all.
Trevor meets with the principal, who tells him about an cafeteria incident in which his daughter, Annie, put cake on another student's face after he was bullying her. The principal states that Annie will be suspended if she acts aggressively again. Trevor defends Annie and states that she's been bullied by the same student constantly and that no one from the school has helped handle the situation. He concludes the meeting by saying they'll take the matter into their own hands.
Annie confronts a bully who wants to beat up Sean again. She succeeds in stopping him, and in turn, hopes that being nice to Sean will prevent him from bullying her further.