Tracie is upset. Ricky and his family appear to be gone. Tracie is convinced that her dad, the pastor, and the rest of the elders had confronted Ricky and his parents.

This isn't what happened at all, but that's the way Tracie imagined it. What really happened, was that Ricky's uncle was discovered with Ricky ...the revelation being too much for them to handle.  They immediately packed up.  They resolved it was best to get a motel room in Minnesota, until their house is ready.