▁miss es ▁Billy ▁(" S un ▁Is ▁G onna ▁Sh ine "). ▁Back ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Jimmy ▁Ray ▁tells ▁his ▁a iling ▁father ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁meet ▁Alice ▁in ▁Chap el ▁Hill . ▁When ▁Mayor ▁Dob bs ▁conf esses ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁the ▁baby , ▁Jimmy ▁Ray ▁dec ides ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁after ▁real izing ▁he ▁can ' t ▁possibly ▁tell ▁Alice ▁the ▁truth ▁(" He art bre aker "). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁D ary l ▁and ▁Lucy ▁encounter ▁a ▁cre atively ▁fr ustr ated ▁Billy ▁while ▁sharing ▁an ▁after - work ▁drink ▁and ▁try ▁to ▁cheer ▁him ▁up , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁Lucy ▁and ▁Billy ▁sharing ▁a ▁d run ken ▁kiss ▁(" An other ▁Round "). ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Alice ▁tells ▁Billy ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁stories ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Journal . ▁He ▁conf esses ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁writing ▁about ▁Hay es ▁Creek ▁before ▁inv iting ▁her ▁to ▁see ▁where ▁his ▁stories ▁take ▁place . ▁She ▁agre es ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁after ▁a ▁planned ▁visit ▁to ▁R ale igh ▁to ▁complete ▁some ▁un fin ished ▁business . ▁ ▁In ▁R ale igh , ▁Alice ▁requests ▁permission ▁to ▁look ▁through ▁ad option ▁papers ▁draft ed ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁when ▁her ▁son ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁registered . ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁find ▁what ▁she ▁is ▁looking ▁for , ▁Alice ▁enc oun ters ▁Jimmy ▁Ray ▁and ▁lear ns ▁about ▁Jos iah ' s ▁actions ▁(" I