- At a rest stop, Ellie's bag gets stolen while she's not looking.
- Peter runs after the thief but can't catch him.
- Ellie still has her ticket, but her money was in the bag, so she's left with only four dollars to get from Florida (where the bus still is) all the way to New York (where hubby King Westley's waiting).
- Peter offers to report the theft, but Ellie asks him not to, since she wants to keep her whereabouts secret.
- This leads Peter to call Ellie an "ungrateful brat."