The Colonel unexpectedly shows up and invites Alaska and Miles to his house for Thanksgiving. Since the Eagle gives permission, the three friends speed away in the Colonel's car.
After a tour of the trailer and the trailer park in which the Colonel and his mom live, the Colonel explains that's why he dislikes rich people so much.
Miles realizes that the Colonel isn't embarrassed of his mom, just worried that Miles and Alaska will behave in a condescending way—which they, of course, do not.