Soda wants to keep it from Darrel that he's gotten a girl pregnant; and Pony Boy becomes "protective" when Scout is courted by a nongreaser.

Tim Shepard returns from prison and is tempted to take a job offer from two men he met in the joint.

Pony Boy regrets not taking Cherry's bait to tackle the school dance---until he's hooked by a stronger line; the Northside Greaser Band makes its pro debut.