Norman, Tom, Tina, and Mrs. Livingston all receive a blank envelope in the mail with 10 $100 bills. They're all in shock. In trying to discover their phantom philanthropist, Tom thinks the address was written on a toy typewriter like the one Eddie got last Christmas. Tom hears Eddie on the typewriter that night and walks in to find him stuffing another envelope from a drawer filled with thousands of dollars. He found it the day before in a Western Union Bank bag hidden in the bushes off the street. He doesn't want his dad to tell anyone that he sent the money, as he took to heart a lesson taught about not needing recognition for doing good deeds. Tom explains it wasn't really Eddie's to give and says they must return the money. Eddie feels the bank has lots of money and instead wants to give it to the people, a la Robin Hood. Tom finally gets through when he says the money in the bank belongs to people. They return the money to the bank with some fanfare in the newspaper and a $25 savings bond as a reward from the bank. Norman tells Tom not many people would have returned it, knowing the bank is insured for it. At school, everyone tells Eddie he was stupid to take it back. He feels everyone hates him and doesn't want to go back to school. He blames his dad. Tom encounters similar reactions, leading him to surmise to Eddie that there are a lot of people in the world who aren't honest and respond negatively to compensate for their guilt. Eddie still doesn't understand, and still doesn't want to go to school, forcing Tom to search for the right things to tell his son.
Moral: You can't let how others feel dictate the things you do.
Moral: You can't let how others feel dictate the things you do.