We meet Will’s extended family and, at a family gathering, hear some family stories.

We see Johnny’s life in the swamp and Linc shows him Lost Lake. Linc has a nightmare about his father being killed and tells Johnny about his past. This brings the two of them closer.

We see Will’s life in the country, meet his best friend, Butch Jenkins and Will and Butch get up to mischief.

Johnny meets Linc’s dog, Hooter, and a huge alligator known as The Garbage Man. Johnny and Linc start their lives together in the Blackwater Swamp.

Will and his father, Frank Jennison, travel to Tennessee in search of Johnny. They meet Aunt Min and Sarah and discover Johnny has run away.

Johnny meets Linc and is taken to his little house deep in the Blackwater Swamp.

We see how Will lives in his home in the country, outside of Birmingham, Alabama.

Sarah gets fired and Johnny hops a freight train to run away. His car is cut out of the train and left by the Blackwater Swamp.

Will finds out he has a twin and he and his parents, the Jennisons, decide to try to find him.

Johnny sneaks out to watch the steam engine on the Birmingham train take on water, and the twins see each other. Johnny is mistreated by Aunt Min and helped by Sara who lets him know that he has a twin.