Pass That Along

Five Minutes in America · Oct 29, 2026 · 5m

T.C. stops at Mercer’s Market for coffee and a few things for supper. When he mentions the Halloween music on the Bagnell Dam Strip, Dudley reaches for his walkie-talkie.

Mitchell answers from Cecil Boone’s barber shop, where his father is getting a haircut. Jack Floyd is standing right beside Dudley. That ought to make arranging the evening easy.

First they need permission. Then a departure time. Then somebody needs to let go of the button.

And somewhere in the conversation, an old dryer hose becomes a matter requiring a father’s attention.

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