hide the sheet. John’s parents take him to a doctor, who says there’s no apparent medical reason for John’s condition, but that some boys have very deep sleep cycles that don’t allow them to wake up. He asks if Arnold had a bedwetting problem since the condition affects boys more and is often hereditary. Arnold denies it. Alice is combative and refuses to take the doctor’s advice to stop embarrassing John. At gym class, the coach orders the class to run a mile on the track. He’s astonished to see John build and hold a huge lead on the other boys. He calls the varsity track coach to tell him John has broken the school record, being faster than even the high school seniors. Impressed, the track coach invites John to practice with the track team after school but John declines so he can run home and hide his sheet. Alice refuses to delay hanging his sheet outside if he wants to run track. John’s friends invite him to a sleepover. Alice accepts for him, believing that it will be proof of whether John’s bedwetting is voluntary or involuntary. John reluctantly attends, then spends the entire night awake after the others go to sleep. Alice believes her accusations are confirmed. Nancy’s father shows up after school to surprise her with his new car, a Ford Thunderbird convertible. He offers John a ride home with them, but John starts running down hills and slopes, desperately trying to get home before the Rizzis. He arrives just in time to see the Rizzis pull into their driveway next door. Mortified that Nancy saw the sheet in his window, he turns and runs away. His parents are worried that night when he doesn’t return home and eventually call the police. John has hidden away in a department store, coming out after everybody else has left. He spies a mannequin clad in the uniform of the Los Angeles Rams, his favorite team, and runs around the store after changing into it. He stops in awe when he suddenly finds himself in the bedroom department, confronted with a large display of beds. He lays down contentedly in one and quickly falls asleep. John is found by store personnel the next morning. The store won’t press charges because John did no damage. John explains to his father that in the relaxed surroundings without the pressure of his