Ike has a heart attack from the stress of war-time shortages, and the Waltons pitch in to keep the store going. Ben and Jim-Bob build a sorghum mill to produce molasses.
Tommy tries to help his friend, who won't admit his problem.
An old flame of Hunter's witnesses a murder but withholds information while her husband blackmails the killer.
A man who plays a superhero for a hamburger chain discovers the stores are a front for drug dealers. When a reporter investigating his claims for murder, the icon calls on Ralph for help.