Brendan faces a dilemma after getting caught cheating on a math quiz. He had been threatened with not being able to play baseball if his grades didn't improve. At a parent-teacher conference, Brendan's father expresses disappointment. However, Brendan's father also regularly lies about his older brother's age to get child tickets at the movies. Brendan wonders if this is hypocritical since no one gets hurt by his cheating, unlike his father's lies. He questions whether he should stay silent the next time his father lies.