on the drive, the engine heats up and the car explodes. they buy a new car, but it is stolen. they board a coach and while jane sleeps, joey meets billie by helping her find her wedding ring on the floor. she tells him her husband has disappeared without giving an address. the three dine at billie's sister's house. the next morning, joey, jane and billie are driven to a restaurant by a relative, but jane forgets her purse in the car, so joey elaborates a plan to get them to the bus without paying. the plan does not work but they eventually get into the bus, where they argue about what they've done. the bus driver abandons them in the middle of nowhere. jane decides to go back home and joey reveals her son's letter.