- Tom goes to see Billy-Bob Baxter about how to put a bid in on the Breen property.
- Billy-Bob remembers Tom's grandpa, and Tom feels like he can trust him for advice.
- Billy-Bob says he will look into the cost of taxes on the Breen place, and reminds Tom that a relative might still show up to claim the place, though he doesn't see why anyone would want the property.
- Tom also asks about the possibility of moving the barn off the place after the first year of paying taxes on it, and Billy-Bob says he will have to check on that too, but that it wouldn't hurt to wait until the second year, especially if the barn is in good shape.
- Billy-Bob tells Tom not to worry too much about the people who have been rummaging around on the property looking for money. He adds that Bert Breen wouldn't have hidden the money anywhere people like that could find it.
- After promising again to look into the details, Billy-Bob ends their meeting by saying he thinks Bert Breen would be happy about Tom's plan for the barn because he "set a lot of store by it."
- It's a compliment.