After Duddy recovers, he invites Yvette and Virgil to move with him into his uncle's mansion, which Duddy inherited on the condition that the house not be rented out or sold. When Duddy hears of the last bit of land around the lake is up for sale, he exhausts his few remaining contacts trying to raise the money he needs, but still comes up short. Pressed for time and desperate, especially knowing Dingleman has expressed interest in the land and has the money for it, Duddy forges Virgil's signature on a cheque to get the money. Yvette finds out and tells Duddy's grandfather, who is embarrassed and unhappy with the way Duddy has obtained the land. This theft also prompts Yvette and Virgil to move out of the mansion and forbid Duddy to ever see them again.