When the power goes out, everyone is scared. Ed tells a false story about the power outage being caused by Mole Mutants, and everyone panics. Coincidental events occur that further convince the kids in the cul-de-sac that Mole Mutants exist.

In this enactment of Chapter XXIII of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Wishbone, playing as Tom, is in the courtroom with Huck for Muff Potter's trial. Tom can't ignore his conscience, and when he is called to the stand, he reveals that Injun Joe murdered Doc Robinson. Joe then jumps out of a window in the courtroom and dashes away as fast as he can.

John discusses the corruption of the Gilded Age. He goes in to depth about Tammany Hall and how political machines utilized voter fraud and corruption to further their own agendas.

The instructor asks her class what "the good lie" means in Huckleberry Finn, and her students respond. They explain that a "good" lie is essentially a lie that helps another person.

DeAngelo Barksdale and other inmates discuss The Great Gatsby in the Maryland House of Correction.