Rushing back to Earl's trailer, Cane tries to stop Tyler from buying the water rights, but when Earl phones the bank to verify Cane's check, he learns that it is worthless because Charlotte has already withdrawn most of the money to pay Kevin's bail. All seems lost for the Kensingtons, but at that moment, Ethel's attorney arrives: he explains that Earl cannot sell the water rights that day because Earl will not legally inherit Ethel's estate until after the reading of the will at 2pm the following day.