An Uncommon Grace Page #5

We are not hurt, but only

by the grace of God.

Although there's nowa hole

in the kitchen floor.

- What?- Tell them, Albert.

I found it today.

Where did you find it, Albert?

I was climbingthe apple

tree bythe back fence.

I looked downand saw

it in the weeds.

- Did you think it

was a toy?- No.

Then why did you bringthis

thing that killsinto our home?

I wanted it in casethe

bad man came back.

Aye.

It's okay. It's okay.

Okay, so you staywith the gun.

I'm gonna go homeand

call the sheriff.

I don't like youwalking

alone in the storm.

I'm not leaving that

gunwithout adult supervision,

and we can't askyour

mom to oversee it,

so unlessyou're hiding a phone

somewhere in here, I gotta go.

Did the boysee anybody else

aroundwhen he found it?

He said it wasjust lying there.

It's a .38,same

caliber as the gun

that was used to

kill Abraham Miller.

Three rounds have been fired.

Counting the onethat went off

in the kitchen tonight,

that'd be right.

Can you check itfor prints?

We'll run a ballistics check,

but this gun has been

downin a wet field

and now all these people

have put their hands on it.

Deputy Small will drive thisover

to Lexington to the lab

and we'll haveour

boys check it out.

Thank you.

And, Grace, how aboutl

give you a ride home?

That'd be great, thanks.

Grace:
Thank you for

the ride, Sheriff.

Oh, I wantedto show you

somethingbefore you go, Grace.

Look familiar?

- Uh, no.- Owen Peterson,

that local boyl was

telling you about.

He just got out of prisonand

now he's vanished.

So you stillthink he did it?

I don't know for sure,

but if he wasn'tmixed

up in something,

I think he would've

turned up by now.

Well, obviously, his

prints are in the system.

- If you get a match on

the gun, then... Exactly.

Meantime, you see

anybodywith this mug,

- you let me know.- Will do.

Hey, here, let me

get that for you.

Oh, hey. Oh, thank you.

- There you go.- ( chuckles )

That's good, thanks.

- Looks like the sun finally

decided to come out.- Yeah.

Something tells meyou

weren't just here

to help me with my groceriesand

chat about meteorology.

You got me.

You actuallysaved me a trip.

The sheriffasked me to

come downand let you know

ballistics matchedon the

gun found bythe Amish boy.

So it's the murder weapon.

They also pulleda partial print

off one of the

bulletsin the chamber.

Did the sheriffmention

anything to you

about this fellaOwen Peterson?

Did you find him?

No, but he's around.

How do you know?

Turns out he's

beenwriting letters

to a bunch of folksdown

at the church,

some kind of program for...

Yeah, the prison ministry.

- Yeah, that's the

one.- Yeah, I know it.

Yeah, Peterson's

beenwriting these letters,

talking abouthow he can't

waitto have a fresh start.

This fella Peterson,

if he is the killer,

good chance he's

gonnastick around here

and try to getas much money

togetherbefore he skips town.

Do you think thathe's the one

that stolemy grandma's things?

Hard to say. Yeah, hard to say.

Well...

I'm cold.

Keep her warm, Albert.

We'll be home soon.

There's the Conner's driveway.

You see? Almost there.

Hyah!

( Tires screeching )

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa.

Take the reins, Albert.

Wait here.

Grace?

Grace?

Grace.

I thought I heardyou

moving around.

How you feeling, honey?

Mm. I'm okay, Grandma.

Grace, you gave usquite

a scare last night.

Yeah, well, nothing's broken.

Just a few bumps and bruises.

I'll be okay.

It was Levi's buggy, wasn't it?

He was takingSarah

and Albert home.

He had the children with him?

It's okay. Nobody was

hurt, thanks to you.

Oh, my...

I... I couldn't even see him.

Why doesn't hehave

any reflectors?

Swartzentrubersdon't use them.

Believe it or not, they

consider themtoo decorative.

Decor... that

iscompletely ridiculous.

Well, you cantell him yourself.

Yeah, well, I will,

next time I see him.

He's here.

He has been all night.

- Hey.- Grace.

You are well.

- Yeah.- That is good.

I will get the horses

and I will pull your

carout of the ditch,

and then I will fix the fence.

That way the cows, they won't

bother youanymore and...

How are Albert and Sarah?

They were frightened.

I'm sure. I'm so sorry.

- It's not your fault.-

Levi, I don't understand.

Why don't you havereflectors

on that thing?

You don't want to drive a

caror have electricity, fine.

But reflectors?

You're puttingthose

children in danger,

and I know how

muchyou love them.

'Tis not my placeto

question this.

I saw the carcoming last night.

It was coming so fast.

I knew that youcouldn't

stop in time.

All that I could

thinkabout wasdie kinder.

I'm questioning many things.

What is to becomeof us, Grace?

- What do you mean?- I...

I care for you so much.

But it would meanl

leave the church.

No, Levi. I would

neverlet you do that.

I would never let youchoose

me over your family.

But you care for me.

Yes.

Now that we know this...

No, now that we know this,

you need to go home, Levi,

and I need to re-enlistand

go back to Afghanistan.

Good morning, Bishop.

Good morning, Bishop.

Zillah.

I need to speakwith you, Levi.

You and Zillah are to be

wedin two week's time.

What?

We makethe announcement

on Sunday.

No, Bishop, I...

I do not want tomarry

your daughter.

You should have

thoughtof that before.

Before what?

She has alreadytold

me what happened.

The two of you bundledone

night she was here.

Bundled? That's not true.

Zillah!

Tell him the truth.

Oh, Levi, pleasedon't

abandon me now.

Not after all the thingsthat

you said that night.

Bishop, your daughteris

not telling the truth.

I know for a fact she

speaks the truth.

You told me yourself.

You said your ridyourself

of those books

after she came toyour

room in the barn.

You cannot deny it.

She came to my roomin

the barn, yes.

She wanted to, yes.

But I never...

I will now allowmy

daughter to be disgraced.

I have had my eye on youfor

some time, Levi Troyer.

I have seenhow restless you are.

Do you think the churchwill take

your wordover my daughter's?

I do not know whatthe

church will believe,

but I know the truth,

and the truth isl

did not do this!

You must pray, Levi,

pray that God willreconcile you

to beinga faithful husband

to the innocent girlagainst

whom you have sinned.

I will pray, Bishop.

I will pray that Zillahwill come

forwardand make this right.

You will confess your sin,

or you will be

putunder theMeidung.

You will be shunned.

I will not confessto a

sin I did not commit.

Two weeks, Levi! Two weeks!

And you will confess! And

you will be married!

I can't tell youhow glad I am

to come to townand not

have to see a doctor.

Just don't overdo it.

Well, I could saythe

same about you.

Oh, I'm fine.

I just got a lot on my mind.

Are those

yourgrandfather's lures?

Come here fora second, Grandma.

- Hey, there.- Can I help you?

Yeah, I'm wonderingabout those

fishing luresin the window.

- They look pretty old.-

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