After her disastrous night at the school play, Francine has to face the rest of the school. But in her locker, she finds a note from Katina saying that she's leaving town but she wants to see Francine one more time before she does.
Katchoo's mother refuses to face the fact that her new husband has beaten and raped her daughter. Unable to face that kind of treatment at home, Katchoo prepares to run away. She tells Francine she's going to Columbus Ohio to live with an aunt... not the truth, that she's got nowhere to go.
