During breakfast, Detectives Pike and Gracey question the family about the vulgar harassment of their neighbor, Dottie Hinkle. After the police and her family leave, Beverly disguises her voice to make obscene phone calls to Dottie as retaliation for Dottie having taken a parking space from Beverly. Later that day, Mr. Stubbins, Chip's math teacher, criticizes Chip's interest in horror films, believing they are affecting his mental health; and questions Beverly's parenting. Subsequently, Beverly runs Stubbins over with her car, killing him; the act is witnessed by Luann Hodges, a marijuana addict, nearby. The next day, Misty is upset when Carl Pageant stands her up for a date. Beverly spots Carl with another girl at a swap meet and fatally stabs him with a fire iron.