The search dies down; most residents and officers merely go through the motions, and the girls are allowed to continue practicing for the race. After a run, they go to Joe’s Mountain Market!, and the woman working there insists they leave their bags behind the counter before they can go get their drinks. She points to a sign on the door stating the policy, but Nora and Lizzie point out that it’s never been enforced. Elidee composes a rap battle between the woman, herself, and Nora capturing this discrimination and Nora’s efforts to stick up for her, which she sees as a losing battle. The next day after running, Elidee skips going to the market. Nora and Lizzie hear on the police scanner that the inmates have been sighted farther downstate, prompting another frantic search that finds nothing. Elidee writes to Troy to explain that she forgot to buy him Starbursts because of what happened at the market, but is happy that he’s able to start receiving packages again. Everyone is relieved to think the inmates are far away.