She reassures Fess that there is nothing wrong with his being a virgin, and after having sex with him, talks about how he needs to be his own man and not let his father control his life. Fess is still a virgin, so the magistrate has hired Inara to 'make a man of him'. Inara meets with Higgins, who introduces her to his 26-year-old son Fess. Mal's smuggling contact is horrified, fearing that the authorities will catch wind of their presence, but Mal decides to use Jayne's popularity to their advantage by convincing the mudders to throw a celebration for Jayne while they move the goods to Serenity. Jayne is recognized and the mudders surround and honor him. The loot apparently rained down on the mudders, causing them to mistakingly believe that he robbed the magistrate to protest his corrupt rule. Jayne reveals that during the robbery, his getaway vehicle was damaged and he was forced to dump the stolen money to escape. At a tavern, the crew hears a folk song revealing that the locals, who refer to themselves as 'mudders', worship Jayne as their savior. After talking with the foreman, they enter the town, where they find a statue of the 'Hero of Canton', which to Jayne's shock is him. Jayne is fearful, as years before he robbed the local magistrate, Higgins. The crew reaches Canton, with Simon posing as a merchant looking to purchase industrial clay and the others as his employees.

Jayne says he needs it because he has enemies on Canton, but Mal orders him to leave the gun behind. Mal and Simon catch Jayne trying to use medical tape to hide a gun under his shirt, in violation of Canton's no-gun law. Inara departs for an overnight meeting with a client, while the rest of the crew prepares to disembark at the town of Canton to pick up some illegal goods for a client. The episode opens with Kaylee insisting that the always-proper Simon never uses swear words, despite his protestations that he does whenever they're 'appropriate'. ( June 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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