- Jonathan loses his cool at Jud Larrabee for not keeping his word about not changing their prices when someone comes along to buy grain from them. Later, Larrabee goes to Jonathan's to "get back" but finds his son, Andy, and attacks him. Andy goes to his father and they go back home and they find their barn on fire. They think Larrabee did it so they go and arrest him. He's brought to trial. Larrabee claims what happened to Andy was an accident and that he didn't burn the barn.—edited by Rob
- When the price of wheat goes down, the farmers of Walnut Grove agree to not compete against one another and charge the same price for their crops. One very greedy and racist farmer, Judd Larabee breaks the deal, and tells the mill he will sell his wheat for a lower price if he takes some apples as well .Johnathan Garvey becomes upset and wants to take revenge, He goes to Larabee house and yells at him in front of his wife and sons. , Larabee gets upset and wants to take revenge, so he goes to the Garvey farm looking for him. Johnathan is not there, but his son Andy is. Larabee then attacks Andy and leaves to go look for Johnathan.
After the beating, Andy stumbles up to try to get help and goes to the barn with a lantern, The sparks from the lantern accidentally sets the Garvey's barn with all their wheat on fire and it burns down. Larabee is soon arrested for assault and barn burning (which carries a death penalty) Two days later the judge comes into town for the trial of the abuse of Andy and Burning down the Garvey's Barn. Larabee admits to beating up Andy , but says he did'nt burn down the barn. A jury declares Larabee guilty of beating up Andy but is hung on the count of barn burning which carries a punishment of death. Larabee a known racist, is saved from death when Joe Kagen the only African American on the jury refused to convict him. Andy comes in and says he accidentally burned down the barn after getting beat up by Larabee. The Judge rules Larabee is guilty of beating up Andy, but innocent of barn burning and is ordered to pay the Garveys the original price of the wheat that was destroyed in the fire.
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