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.

A chain-gang fugitive is "one of us" to Pony Boy, whose aid to the man further alienates Pony from Darrel---and results in a bullet for Soda.