Ike has a heart attack from the stress of war-time shortages, and the Waltons pitch in to keep the store going. Ben and Jim-Bob build a sorghum mill to produce molasses.
Tommy tries to help his friend, who won't admit his problem.
Betty goes undercover at a rehabilitation center for substance abuse addicts to investigate a suspicious death and discovers a sinister scheme where they administer dangerous drugs that keep patients coming back.
An old flame of Hunter's witnesses a murder but withholds information while her husband blackmails the killer.
Ralph teams up with a hamburger helper -- Captain Bellybuster to bust a drug ring.
