Angry and upset, Janet runs outside and throws the latch hook rug in the trash. Ben tries to apologize for rushing, knowing he did it because of his “last day” mentality. Janet starts to cry harder, and Ben can tell that there’s more going on than Janet is letting on. Ben desperately wants Janet to feel better. When Janet reveals that the latch hook rug was a project her father was working on before he died in a car accident, Ben is taken aback, as Janet has never talked about her dad to him. He looks at Janet with deep concern and wonders what he can do to help. At the same time, he wonders about all the things he hasn’t done with his own parents yet. Suddenly, Janet’s mood shifts, and she realizes that although her father can no longer live his life to the fullest, she can. She decides it’s time to cut her very long hair.

Janet shows Ben a fashion magazine with a fancy haircut that reminds Ben of Saturn’s rings, and tells him to get to work. Ben hesitates at first, but soon his scissors are flying, and Janet ends up with a haircut that resembles a pineapple. She loves her new look and immediately wants to move on to the next exciting thing.

Janet tells Ben to cover her face, head, and entire body in sticky notes. By the time he’s done, Janet looks like an elaborately ruffled bird. Ben offers to run home and get his mom’s camera, but then realizes that his mom will be home soon, and he needs to leave.

On the way home, Ben decides to finally jump Mr. Hoggenweff’s hedge. He doesn’t see anyone around and almost clears the hedge, but then he sees his neighbor on the other side painting rocks. Ben suddenly panics and lurches, landing in the paint tray and covering Mr. Hoggenweff’s cat in blue paint. Ben keeps running, hoping he wasn’t recognized, as his neighbor glares and yells at him.

Ben crosses the jump off his list and then thinks about Janet’s wishes. He knows he could pick an apple for her, but still fears the potential risks involved. He decides to enlist the help of his five-year-old neighbor, Patty. Ben asks to borrow Patty’s bike, offering her marshmallows in exchange.

Ben stacks Patty’s bike on top of her baby brother, Eli’s, trike to climb over the fence. Patty and Eli watch, unimpressed. While on top of the fence, Ben takes a moment to reflect on whether Janet really needs the apple. He thinks about Janet’s father, who was unable to finish his latch hook rug, and decides that he has to seize the chance to get the apple.

Ben climbs up the apple tree and gets lost in its branches. When he finds the perfect apple, he starts to climb down, but then sees Mrs. Ezra standing under the tree.

Rather than scolding Ben, Mrs. Ezra hands him a basket and tells him to pick some apples for her. She asks him to tell her a story while doing so, so Ben tells her the story of a boy living the last day of his life and all of the good things that happen. Mrs. Ezra asks Ben if his story has any “bumps,” so Ben admits all the mistakes he’s made, too, and Mrs. Ezra invites him inside. Ben tells himself not to make assumptions or believe the rumors that she’s a witch, but he still feels worried as he follows her into the house.

Mrs. Ezra asks Ben to help her peel the apples, and as they do so, she asks why he snuck into her apple tree instead of just asking. Ben doesn’t want to admit that he and the other neighborhood kids think Mrs. Ezra is a witch, so instead he explains that it could be the last day of his or Janet’s life. Mrs. Ezra agrees, which startles Ben, who is used to people telling him his life couldn’t possibly end today. Ben looks out the window at the sun and realizes that he and Mrs. Ezra are both deep thinkers. Mrs. Ezra tells Ben that if it were her last day, she would play a duet on the piano, so Ben offers to help her. Mrs. Ezra rewards Ben with a smile and the biggest, reddest apple she has.