Kate's financial situation is worse than ever, having a few outstanding debts beyond not having paid anything on her mortgage in six months. Making matters worse, Mr. Guerney, the President of the Pixley Bank who has always been as accommodating as he could toward Kate, informs her that there is a new majority shareholder of the bank, which means that Kate has to pay $138 on her mortgage within two weeks or the new majority shareholder will foreclose. What Mr. Guerney does not tell Kate is that that majority shareholder is Homer Bedloe, who has taken this measure solely to ruin Kate. With this $138 deadline, everyone at the hotel chips in to earn money anyway they can, even Uncle Joe and Dog. Kate will however not accept charity, despite many of their closest friends wanting to help when they discover Kate's dire straits. Wil they raise the necessary money in time?
—Huggo