When the townspeople soon realize that he""s a "ni-," they hreaten to shoot him.To divert the mob, hold them at bay and escape, Bart holds a gun to hisownneck, shouting:Hold it.The next man makes a move, the nigger gets it...Drop it! For I swear, I""ll blow this nigger""s head all over this town.Oh Lordy-lord, he""s desperate.Do what he say.Do what he say.When he successfully holds the lynch mob at bay and is allowed safe passage out of harm""s way, he marvels at his accomplishment and congratulates himself for bluffing them: "Oh baby, you are so talented, and they are so dumb.As Tom is belted across his behind by his half-uniform attired father, he resists crying and shedding tears, while maintaining a tough guy, hard attitude.Owen and Claire drove further into the restricted area and discovered he destroyed Gyrosphere, and surmised that the boys "made it out" (muddy footprints revealed their flight) and bravely "jumped" at he waterfall to save themselves.Sandy offers to show him the woman""s apartment building that is close by, further encouraging his curiosity and ultimately leading him into contact with the "woman singer.