Rose's father gives her a windmill in a short domestic scene. The story jumps to a woman blaming another for letting Mr. Jenkins leave, ordering a room torn down and ejecting occupants for ruining the family's reputation. Mr. Hood promises one person a luxurious life and they accept. At a distribution point a resident is denied charcoal and warned to wait while another boasts that cousin Alvin's return will command respect. The episode closes with attackers seizing a weakened resident; the victim struggles and screams that no one will come to save them.