Summary

In chapter 16, the Three Day Rule has passed and the Colonel still hasn't called. Both Mo and Lana are worried, though Lana is acting like she's not. Mo and Dale leave the cafe to go to Lavender's then to look for clues. The three of them discuss the Colonel and whether or not they should tell Starr that he's missing; they decide not to because the Colonel doesn't like Starr. Instead, they decide to tell Deputy Marla.

Lavender tells Mo and Dale that he won't be able to race in the Sycamore 200 because his car won't be fixed in time; they don't have the money to purchase the parts they need. Mo offers to raise the money for him, which she does, along with Dale, by selling advertisements to be displayed on Lavender's car for...