Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped by a rival gang called the Socs. One night things escalate and Johnny kills a Soc named Bob in self defense. Fearing repercussions, Ponyboy and Johnny run away. They hide out in an abandoned church, but eventually resurface. Johnny saves some children from a fire in the church but is severely injured. He later dies in the hospital while Ponyboy looks on, devastating the gang. At a rumble between the greasers and Socs, Dallas is shot dead by police after refusing to flee, ending the feud between the two gangs.