This story begins with Mr. Luther telling Uncle Abe, one of his Black tenants, that he and his family has to move off the farm on which they are living. Abe, upset by this information, asks Luther if he can stay, explaining that, although he is 60 now, he can still work just as well and as hard as anyone else. Luther refuses to listen, to Abe's argument. The next day, Abe and his wife are sitting in their house when a truck drives up and two white men knock at their door. One of the men, who turns out to be a deputy, serves Abe an eviction notice and a warrant. He explains that he has come to not only evict Abe but also to place him under arrest. Abe, completely confused, asks to go find Mr. Luther so that he can clear everything up, but the deputy informs him that Luther is the one who signed the papers to begin with. The deputy claims that the warrant is because Abe threatened to kill his landlord, and Abe attempts to explain and rectify the situation, but although the deputy feels sorry for the couple, he has to follow through on his instructions. The two men who had packed the couple's belongings into the truck suddenly stop, unload Abe's furniture, and instruct his wife to get out as well. They inform Abe that he must stay in the truck until they reach the jail, and that he will not be released until his court date. That Saturday, Henry, Abe's oldest son, goes to multiple lawyers in attempt to find someone help him with his father's case. Henry visits his father in jail to relay the bad news. Abe asks his son why he thinks that no one will help him with his case when it is so clear that he has always been respectful and never meant to harm Mr. Luther. Henry responds that he thinks it is because they are Black. The jailer then tells Henry that is time is up and escorts him down the hall. Henry does not look back at his father.