When Wallace is assigned to write a report on the book Old Shep, My Pal, he won't lie about his feelings.

Wallace is initially bored, much to the irritation of Mr. Fogelman and Rachel Turner, the president of the drama club.

Everyone else initially regards him as a hero and refuses to believe her, but when one of Wallace's scrimmage jerseys appears during a sabotage attempt, they turn against him.

Despite his ban, the drama club decides to use Wallace's ideas for the play, including having Shep live at the end.

This decision results in disaster when the saboteur blows up the prop Shep with a cherry bomb during the performance—just as the actors praise his miraculous recovery.