In the summer of 1984, when Paul Holt opens a camp counselor training center in the Packanack Lodge near Crystal Lake, Ted decides to attend, arranging to have his out-of-town friends Jeff and Sandra Dier pick him up. Called by Jeff for directions at one point, Ted, to make sure his friends reach him in a timely manner, has local gas station owner Max do him a favor by towing Jeff's pickup truck through town. When Max arrives with Jeff's truck, Ted greets Jeff and Sandra, who were forced to chase after Max, and reveals the towing was all his idea.