Do You Believe? Page #4

This was a mistake.

I knew I shouldn't

have came here.

Carlos!

Carlos!

Elena!

He's upset.

You're upset.

That's what happens.

It's not good

for you or the boys.

Elena, he's right.

It's better

that I'm not here.

That's not

what I said, Carlos.

It's okay, man, I get it.

You have no money

or anything.

I'm fine.

I don't need it.

You can't just disappear

like that again.

I need to know

where I can find you.

Stop worrying

about me, okay?

I'll be fine.

No, no, I'm not

taking your money.

I'm not gonna take--

No, I'm not taking your money.

I'm not taking your money.

Okay, but let me

give you something.

Here, can you just

take this, please?

Promise you'll call.

Bobby, chief wants

to see you in his office.

The widow was

looking to file a complaint

against the department.

The charge'll be

proselytization

under color of authority.

Well, what

exactly does that mean?

She'll claim you

implicitly threatened

to withhold necessary care

from a dying man

unless he accepted

your religious beliefs.

You know I'd never do that.

And she wasn't even there.

Look, we've got

to defuse this thing

before it gains traction,

so you're gonna craft

a carefully-worded apology

explaining how

you made a mistake

in the heat of the moment

and it'll never

happen again.

I'll help you draft it.

I can't do that.

Why not?

'Cause I'm not sorry

for what I did,

and if I wound up in the same

situation, I'd do it again.

It's my obligation

as a Christian.

But not before my professional

duties as an EMT were complete.

Look, Bobby, if you can't

find your way to apologize,

then the union is gonna have

to distance itself from you.

Your legal defense,

as well as any damages,

are gonna have to come

out of your own pocket.

You're gonna lose everything.

Is that what you want?

So the union's gonna

defend you, right?

No.

They say I acted outside

of my capacity.

And if the union's seen

as backing my actions,

they'll be liable, too,

so unless I apologize,

they're cutting me loose.

Apologize.

I can't.

Not for sharing Jesus

with a dying man.

And especially

since they're looking to turn

this into some kind

of an example.

So to prove a point, you're

willing to risk everything?

I'm not trying

to prove a point.

I'm trying to be faithful.

And you were.

The guy's safe in heaven now,

thanks to you and Jesus.

End of story.

Sure, he is.

What about the next guy?

I spoke with Tom's friend,

Steve Katz.

He's willing to represent me,

but he's asking for a retainer.

Twenty thousand.

Where are we gonna get

that kind of money from, Bobby?

We have one month's mortgage

in your checking account

and all of our cards

are maxed out.

I don't know, but I trust

God'll provide a way.

Bobby, we're not in church.

I need to know where

the money's gonna come from,

especially when

you insist on tithing

on every nickel we make.

Tell me.

Where's it gonna come from?

I can't do this anymore.

What do you

want me to do?

Sign the statement.

Apologize.

Do whatever

they want you to do.

Or what?

Or what, Elena?

Yeah?

You okay?

Yeah, I'm cool, man, but--

but we lost Little B and 40, yo.

I know.

Like, they gone.

I know.

You got the money?

Nah.

You gotta find it, P.B.

Nefarious made it out.

You know he's gonna have

his boys hunting us down.

We need that money.

All right, I hear you.

Thank you.

Have a good night.

Hey!

Hey!

You okay?

Yes.

You?

For some reason,

I expected a little

more privacy.

Yeah, me too.

You want to grab

a cup of coffee?

Sure.

So, Carlos,

why didn't you do it?

You know, like--

It?

I met someone.

Okay.

How about you?

Mmm, I don't know.

I think I'm still

in the beginning stages

of feeling sorry

for myself.

Yeah.

So, you some kind of

religious nut or something?

No, no, hardly.

My sister gave me this.

Her husband got saved

a couple years back,

and so Elena, she--

that's my sister--

she, I don't know,

think she's, like,

half saved, or five-eighths.

I don't really think

it works that way.

No, it doesn't.

What's funny

is that I kind of feel like

this is what kept me

on that bridge.

Then I met you.

You're not God, are you?

No.

Nuh-uh. If I was, I would

change a lot of things.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

Like what?

Like puppies would

be puppies forever.

Everybody would

have somebody.

Like, parents would really

be there for their kids

and fathers wouldn't

abandon their children.

Just stuff like that.

Well, you got my vote.

What about you?

What would you change

if you were God?

No more war.

No more killing.

That's really heavy.

Well.

And what about you,

yours?

Talking about dads, not leaving

their kids behind or whatever.

Fair enough.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm Grace.

I'm Matthew's wife.

Yeah.

I'm the one who turned

you away the other night.

Look, it's not right that you

should be staying here alone.

Look, I'm really sorry.

Will you forgive me?

Okay.

Well, let's get

you out of here.

Yeah. Sure.

That's it.

Yo.

You got the money?

Yeah.

Good.

That's good.

Bring it to me.

Nah, I can't

do that, big bro.

Why not?

'Cause it's not right

what we did, yo.

What you mean,

not right?

Right now, right has

nothing to do with it, brother.

Bring it to me.

P.B., don't make me

come looking for you.

I'm not messing around.

So, have you had

any prenatal care?

No.

My stepmom took me to

what I thought was gonna be

my first appointment.

It wasn't 'til I got there

that I realized

they were looking

to get rid of the baby.

I felt it kick for the first

time on my way into the clinic.

It's like the baby was telling

me not to let them do it.

Just couldn't get that

feeling out of my head.

I just realized that everything

they were telling me was wrong

and I had to get

out of there.

That's why I ran away.

Oh, green beans?

Would you like some corn?

Here you go.

Have a nice day.

Is this your first time

volunteering?

Yes, it is.

And the last.

Just keep serving,

sweetheart.

Would you like some

mac and cheese?

None for me, thanks.

It's 'cause the lactose.

It doesn't agree with her.

Is that so?

Yeah, but I'll

have some of hers.

I'm a big fan of cheese.

You sure know

a lot about food.

Yeah. I know about

a lot of stuff.

I'm Lily.

Well, pleasure

to meet you, Lily.

I'm J.D.

This is my wife Teri.

You know, it's about

time for our break.

Mind if the two of us

join you?

Sure, if it's okay

with my mom.

She gets a little weird

about strangers.

Yeah, that'd be fine.

Thank you, it'd be lovely.

See you guys over there.

Well, thanks

for letting us join you.

Sure.

You're welcome.

Well, for what

we're about to receive,

and the gift

of our two new friends,

may the Lord make us

truly grateful.

In Jesus' name we pray,

amen.

Do you always pray before

your food, Mr. J.D.?

Yes, I do.

Me too, even when they

run out of beds in the shelter

and we have to sleep outside

in the parking lot.

Sleeping in

the parking lot? Huh.

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