After falling down the stairs into the basement, Homer finds an old journal of one of his ancestors, Pete Simpson Jr. Once he reads it he figures out that Pete had secretly conspired with Ben Franklin to free America and had a big part to play in the American revolution. However, James Burns, an english commander related to Mr.Burns, didn't make it easy. Homer figures out that Mr.Burns lied to the town and reversed the roles of Pete and James, so Homer sets out to tell the town the truth.