Pat finds a long string across the road and follows it to see where it leads. It leads to a tree where Katy and Tom's kite is stuck. Pat needs to find someone with a ladder, so he can rescue the kite.

Pat offers to paint the ceiling for Granny Dryden, but some paint spills down his trousers. Pat goes home to change and gets an odd pair of trousers and Sarah can't help laughing. During his rounds, everyone wonders why on Earth Pat is out doing his rounds in shorts.