Cold and cramped, a newlywed couple argue under one quilt as petty fights and sleep squabbles expose bigger worries. Ethan snaps when called an idiot, then jokes "My name is Ethan," while Mom reports there’s no food and they’ll have snake soup. The family learns a research institute will buy their meteorites, but they need a car. Searching for funds they find a child's passbook listing villagers' IOUs, with the village chief owing $1,800, and argue over its validity. The episode ends with a dilemma: could these disputed debts buy the car they need?