Looten Plunder and Argos Bleak exploit an agricultural worker's illiteracy by putting him in charge of spraying pesticides. Because he couldn't read the warnings or the barrels of pesticides (which he was told were plant nutrients), a lethal cloud of pesticide was formed that threatens a nearby town.
This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
- Buried Alive: Plunder and Bleak trap Kwame, Wheeler, Linka, and Gi in a silo, which is continuously filling with corn kernels.
- Grand Romantic Gesture: At the end of the episode, Joe learned to read under his girlfriend, Angela. Once he managed to learn enough, he writes on a piece of paper a marriage proposal to her, which she accepts.
- Never Learned to Read: Joe is an illiterate man who can't read, which Plunder takes advantage of.
- The Scapegoat: Plunder tricks Joe into signing a contract that states he'll claim full responsibility for the damage caused from the pesticide overuse that threatens the town.
