In Mexico, the imprisoned Pa and Ma are separated, while back in Half Acre, James and the real Paul Allen Brown conduct a secret meeting.

Pa commandeers the ice-cream truck, as James provokes a rattlesnake encounter and Felipe undertakes astronaut training.

Pa gains control over Hector, demanding that Hector lead him to Ma, who is in dire straits.

Pa and Ma face off against the cartel sisters in Mexico, as James faces increasing pressure from Wesley back in Half Acre.

Pa and Ma are driven to the killing fields in Mexico, while James prepares for a funeral in Half Acre.