Furthering the focus on interfamilial relations - albeit in a much different way - is Hood's "The Deeper In", which tells the story of the only two people in the United States to be serving prison time for consensual brother/sister incest. This somewhat cryptic title is actually part of a tongue-in-cheek expression -- "The closer kin, the deeper in." The story of the song appears to closely resemble the story of Patricia Teernstra Muth and her brother Allen Muth, who were convicted and served time following their conviction for incest in the case Muth v. Frank. Isbell plays electric mandolin through an Ampeg Gemini amp. "The Deeper In" signals John Neff's return to recording with the band following his absence from "Southern Rock Opera".