 Cane makes an anonymous phone call to the police, implicating Kevin in the death of Ethel Duke, and Kevin is also arrested and charged with murder.Ethel Duke's sudden death triggers a desperate struggle between Tyler Cane and the Kensingtons to buy the water rights from Ethel's boorish husband, Earl (Pat Corley).Tyler initially gains the upper hand by agreeing to give Earl $250,000 and (at Earl's insistence) a new Chevy Impala, but when Cane learns of Tyler's bid, he makes a counter-offer of $300,000, which Earl accepts.