T.C. Redford has a boat waiting at Bell’s Marina and an afternoon he hopes to spend fishing—or at least doing something that looks like fishing.

First comes a stop at the Minnow Bucket, where Vern Pruitt sells the supplies, Rusty knows the lake, and nobody charges extra for an opinion.

Then the telephone rings.

We’ve seen what happened when Mitchell and Dudley took a boat out. This week, come along with T.C. and discover how he became part of their afternoon.

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T.C. has a wrench to return and three friends he wants Cecil Boone to meet. Blue has a haircut in mind and a throttle that gets the introductions started.

You may remember this arrival from Mitchell and Dudley’s side of the street. This time, stand beside T.C. as a familiar afternoon unfolds.

There’s a customer waiting, a doorway that needs clearing, and a barber holding scissors.

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Come inside Mercer’s Corner Market, where Earl makes change, June wraps sandwiches, and each has suggestions about how the other could improve.

T.C., Blue, Roy, and Glenn have stopped for lunch before riding down Main Street. Pull up a seat with them. There’s an old coffee table with a story in its worn finish, and Earl would be happy to recommend the potato salad.

June would prefer he quit giving it away.

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