Ethel Duke's sudden death triggers a desperate struggle between Tyler Cane and the Kensingtons to buy the water rights from Ethel's boorish husband, Earl (Pat Corley). Tyler initially gains the upper hand by agreeing to give Earl $250,000 and (at Earl's insistence) a new Chevy Impala, but when Cane learns of Tyler's bid, he makes a counter-offer of $300,000, which Earl accepts. That night, Charlotte goes to Earl's trailer with the intention of seducing him to seal the deal, but her plan is ruined when she discovers that Tyler has already sent his beautiful young "niece" Candy Cane, who emerges from Earl's bathroom clad only in a towel.