As Rose takes the clothes off the line, Cory returns home from football practice. Rose warns him that Troy was angry that he went off without doing his chores, and tells him to hurry up and get started on them before Troy comes back. Cory goes inside to make himself a sandwich.
Troy returns and caresses Rose suggestively, but Rose tells him to leave her alone. Troy asks whether Cory's come home, and when Rose tells him he has Troy shouts for Cory to come out and talk to him. Rose goes back in the house. Troy then starts sawing wood for the fence, and a few moments later Cory comes out. Troy asks whether he's just getting back, and Cory casually says "yeah." Troy reminds him to call him "sir," then.....
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