Pa and Ma find themselves surrounded by cartel members in Mexico, while James learns new skills in Half Acre.
Pa gains control over Hector, demanding that Hector lead him to Ma, who is in dire straits.
James has a discussion with Glenn while New Leaf’s problems mount.
Pa commandeers the ice-cream truck, as James provokes a rattlesnake encounter and Felipe undertakes astronaut training.
In Mexico, the imprisoned Pa and Ma are separated, while back in Half Acre, James and the real Paul Allen Brown conduct a secret meeting.