Episode 2 opens with Willie (Mary McCormack) receiving some worrying answering machine messages. News of the DWL’s successful South Georgia State Fair show has been getting around, and other people want a piece of the pie. It seems that Willie owes some important people a lot of money, and the company has yet to receive its check from the State Fair people. More on that later, though.

Jack, meanwhile, seems oblivious to the aforementioned financial predicament. That being said, he does have to deal with Staci (Alison Luff) and Thomas (Roxton Garcia) being gone with no imminent plans to return home. Fortunately, Staci and Jack are still on speaking terms, as she calls to remind him about meetings that he has with county officials and Thomas’ school.

Elsewhere, love is in the air as the womanizing “Wild” Bill Hancock (Chris Bauer) has been boinking Constance (Missy Yager), the State Fair commissioner. So, when Willie calls to ask him to retrieve the money they’re owed for the show, he’s confident that he’ll be able to complete the job without much hassle.