The Grace Card

Ubuntu.

It's an African word.

Roughly translated,

it means "family."

The spirit of it is that our creator

made us for one another.

To be connected as a family

is the essence of being human.

To reach out

and take care of any one of us

is to take care of us all.

And to hurt any one of us

is to hurt us all.

- I can't do it, Daddy.

- Don't look down, look straight ahead.

- I want my training wheels back.

- Come on, Tyler, don't give up.

- Yeah.

- Mama.

Mama.

Oh, goody.

Here comes the mailman.

That's our cue, vato. Let's go.

Police, stop right there.

Get out of the car. Get out of the car.

Let me see your hands.

Look, Daddy, I got it.

- Daddy. Daddy.

- Tyler!

You all right?

Fine.

Let's go, Blake, 7:20.

Plan on cleaning this place up

or are you waiting for FEMA

to declare it a disaster area?

In other news,

the Memphis Police Department

conducted a round-up

of over 100 violent criminals

as crime in Memphis continued

to drop a reported 17 percent

over a three-year period. Many...

See how long that lasts.

- as the primary reason

for this decrease.

This program identified

certain hot spots...

Is Blake up?

Yeah, doing his morning yoga.

What do you think?

Who's renting

the Johnson house?

Debbie said he's a mortgage broker.

They're Hispanic.

This used to be

a nice place to live, once.

I've got

that appointment today.

- What appointment's that?

- The counselor.

What counselor?

We've talked about this.

She's a family counselor.

- It's mostly about Blake.

- Mostly?

I thought you might wanna come

along and check it out with me.

No, thank you.

Hey.

- Hey, you hungry, honey?

- No, coffee's cool.

I won't be home till dinner.

Why is that? Get a job?

Nick and I are going to

South Haven to look for a car.

For him or for you?

Nick's got a car, Dad.

This one's for me.

And you're paying

for this with?

I said we'd help him a little.

With what?

We got one income stream here,

and the stream's getting shallow.

How could we forget? You only

remind us every single day.

Let me put this to you

another way.

If you can afford

this little recreational vehicle,

you can afford your own car.

Care to talk about this,

Doobie Brother?

Strike two.

Probably bought it

from our new neighbors.

- Hey, Reverend.

- What's going on?

- Doing good?

- What's up?

Bless me, Father,

for I have sinned.

I told you before, Johnson,

I'm a Nazarene.

- Yeah, yeah.

- I don't wanna hear no confessions.

- Especially yours.

- He looks like a priest to me.

Y'all boys go to

church last weekend?

I know you showed up

for my sermon, I know that.

Roll call.

Relax, guys.

We've got two more car break-ins

at the Cordova marketplace

and complaints

about some non-handicapped

using the handicapped

spaces there.

While we're on the subject

of the mall,

one of us sideswiped

a parked Mercedes there Friday.

Not me.

It was me, lieutenant.

And I reported it immediately

to the shift supervisor.

I see. And how did

this happen, Sanders?

See, I was backing the car up

when I...

- Rookie.

- Rookie.

Lieutenant, he just got

his learner's permit.

Just be more careful next time.

Yes, sir.

Okay, well,

our digital collectors are back.

They sure go

for that home entertainment stuff.

Shockingly,

they don't wanna pay for it.

Last Friday, Big Screen Superstore

on Appling was hit about 3 a.m.

The alarm was disabled,

but the backup surveillance camera

got them.

It's the same guys, same MO.

They got about 20 grand

in plasma screens and laptops.

Probably sell them on eBay

on some offshore e-mail account.

We're gonna have to catch

these guys in the act.

Okay, last item, the director's office

has issued a promotion.

Yeah, looks like we may be losing

our patrolman pastor, Sam Wright.

Sammy.

May I be the first to congratulate you,

Sergeant Wright?

- Couldn't happen to a better man.

- Thank you.

All right, let's go to work.

Wow.

We gonna meet up for lunch?

Y'all take care

of each other out there.

Oh, McDonald, Wright,

a word, please.

Mac, you've been lone ranger

long enough.

You guys ride together

for the time being.

- Is there a problem here?

- No, sir, no problem at all.

- May I speak to you alone, please, sir?

- Sure.

What's this about?

- It's about you not flying solo anymore.

- Yeah, why don't I believe that?

You're sharp enough to notice

you've been passed over.

For a guy with half my time, and he

just happens to be black. What a shock.

That's got nothing

to do with it.

I'm as good as any cop

in this department and you know it.

Mac, you really wanna know?

It's an attitude thing.

And I've determined yours

needs a little adjusting.

Look, Sam will be reassigned

in a couple of weeks.

In the meantime, you might learn

a thing or two by riding with him.

Was there anything else?

No, sir.

Three-two-three.

Three-two-three.

Hey.

Pull over up here,

The Bagel Company.

I thought cops

ate donuts.

So are we in a fight?

No.

You're not returning my texts.

My phone's acting up.

Since you started

hanging out with...

Don't come between me

and my friends, Jen.

I'm just sorting some

things out right now.

I'll call you this weekend,

I promise.

Mrs. McDonald?

I don't know where to begin.

How about with your son?

Blake's a sweet boy.

Good student

when he wants to be.

Which, as you can see,

isn't all that much lately.

I think it's just a case of senioritis.

He and his father,

they seem to fight a lot.

What about?

We lost a child.

There was an accident

when Blake was just a baby.

And Mac, my husband,

he's...

angry.

How long ago

was this, Sara?

Seventeen years.

How is Mac to you?

Things definitely changed

after we lost Tyler.

I fell at work.

I've been on disability.

We're not doing well financially.

So we probably

can't even afford this.

We'll talk about that later, okay?

I came here to talk about Blake.

But I think I need to talk

about a lot more than that.

- Do you always sing at work?

- When I'm in a good mood, I do.

It's a little annoying.

Can we 86 it, please,

and the Sunday school lesson?

You're not crazy about

this arrangement, are you?

You know, I'm really not.

I'm gonna be honest

with you, man.

I'm not crazy about

this arrangement either.

But for the moment,

we now are stuck with each other.

I'll respect your wishes.

But we do have a job to do.

So whether we like it or not,

we're partners.

Whatever you say, sarge.

Oh.

I believe I get it now.

Maybe you do,

maybe you don't.

Is it just the sergeant thing?

Or is there a little black

in there too?

You know,

I think the less you and I talk,

the better we get along.

- Stop chasing me.

- No, Winky's mine.

- No, he's not.

- Will you hold it down?

Daddy's still studying.

- Give him back.

- Ha! You don't get Winky.

Give me Winky.

- Hey, hey, hey.

- No.

- Daddy, Winky's mine.

- No, she's mine.

Wait a minute.

Who bought Winky?

- Mommy.

- Mommy.

Right.

With her money.

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