Mom abruptly insists the children return to school and says she'll work so everyone gets three meals. She sends Zack to stay home and goes into town, prompting his siblings' suspicion that she might be looking for a buyer to sell Zack or Yara. They follow to save him and watch her buy new clothes, meat and cookies from vendors—actions that both contradict and deepen their fears. Some worry the purchases will go to Uncle James. The episode ends with the children uncertain and racing to decide whether to confront Mom before she meets a buyer.