The Grace Card Page #2

So technically, Winky doesn't

belong to either one of you.

Winky belongs to Mommy.

Mommy, you got anything

you wanna say about Winky?

Oh, I like Winky,

and she'll go great in my room.

Mom.

And if this fight doesn't end right now,

that's exactly where she's gonna live.

Are you with me?

Now go wash up for dinner.

Sergeant Daddy is starving.

I think you need to be the sergeant,

not me.

What makes you think

I'm not?

Are you done yet?

I'd like my husband back,

if you don't mind.

- Yeah. Let's eat.

- Okay.

And Uncle Joseph

and Grandpa George

and for Winky too.

And, Jesus,

thank you for Mama's lasagna.

You know I don't like lasagna,

but Mama says children in Africa

would kill for her lasagna.

So, Lord,

maybe you can send some to them

so they don't have to kill anybody.

And, Lord, please make

Gracie's fanny hurt a lot

when I whip it

in about 10 seconds.

And the Wright family said?

Amen.

If you don't like lasagna,

you give yours to Daddy.

- Because I'm hun...

- Uh-uh. Freeze, officer.

Who wants Daddy

to live a long, healthy life?

Me too. Guess what

came in the mail today.

- Can you girls say "blood work"?

- Blood work?

- Oh, no.

- Somebody's got cholesterol issues.

Somebody's gotta give up

the bagels and the donuts

and, sadly,

Mommy's famous lasagna.

Ben said you got

a new partner.

It's temporary.

Just filling in

till he gets transferred out.

Is the promotion

gonna happen?

Not this time around.

Good thing our son is

such a screwup.

I might be worried if I thought

we had to afford a decent college.

What does your little counselor say

about our problem child?

Not much yet.

I do most of the talking.

Terrific. When do I get his bill?

Her, and she's going

to work with us.

She?

Nice, just what I need,

two against one.

Nobody's against you, Mac.

Work with us? Right.

She'll have a program set up

like your wack-job chiropractor

so we can go to her

for five years and talk.

I'm doing all I can

to keep this family under this roof.

Look, I think we need this,

as a family.

I'm stuck at my pay grade

for at least another six months, okay?

I'm up to my eyeballs in bills,

our son is draining me dry

in the most expensive

private school in the state.

Now you wanna take what's left

and spend it yapping

on somebody's couch

about all our problems.

Where does it end, Sara?

So tell me about your family, man.

Wife, teenage son, you know the

drill. He's putting us through it.

Just one, huh? By choice?

Circumstance.

The defendant will rise.

Mr. Rand, the jury has found you

guilty of second-degree murder.

I therefore sentence you

to the maximum:

Ten years in the state penitentiary.

Mac. Mac.

- What?

- The light's green, man.

- Three-two-three.

- Three-two-three.

Domestic disturbance in progress.

Forest Glen Apartments.

These are always fun.

My baby.

- He tried to kill my baby for crying.

- Who did this?

- Who?

- Just for crying.

- Who did this?

- My boyfriend.

I was at work

and I just came home to...

Is he here? Ma'am, is he here?

I don't know,

but he's got a gun.

Sanders, you take charge here.

Owens, call for backup.

Mac, let's go.

Police, open up.

Cover. I got it.

Clear.

Suspect James Robert Bleams,

black male, late 20s,

last seen wearing blue jeans

and a gray tank top.

Suspect is believed to be armed.

Still here.

Raising a baby in this.

Lord have mercy.

Mac.

Mac.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Be cool, partner.

- I ain't your partner, white boy.

Now drop your gun. Right now.

Now get on your knees.

I said, get on your knees,

right now.

Gun's in the other hand now.

How does it feel, boy?

I said, how does it feel?

Police, drop your gun now.

Don't make me shoot you.

- Come on.

- I ain't going back to prison.

I will take him to hell with me.

Brother, he was just doing his job.

Don't make this any uglier.

- I didn't mean to hurt that baby.

- I know you didn't.

I just couldn't take it no more.

We're gonna get you

some help. I promise.

I don't want no help.

I just wanna die, so go ahead, do it.

No, can't do that.

That would kill you both.

This man has a wife and a son.

Come on, brother,

do the right thing.

We just... No, Mac.

White boy?

Is that what you called me?

Who's the boy now, boy?

Mac, put your gun down.

Mac!

Hands behind your head.

Get up against the wall now.

Get down on your knees.

Sanders, cuff him.

Tyler!

You all right?

Yeah, I...

I didn't see it.

I just didn't see it coming.

You never enter a pursuit

like that without backup.

You been doing this

for how long now?

I don't know what happened,

man, I just...

Just...

I didn't see it coming, man.

I just...

I didn't see it coming.

I'm really proud of you.

You know that, right?

Oh, thanks, baby.

I didn't even know you put in

for a promotion.

I didn't.

Well, what does this

mean to us?

It's a blessing, baby.

More money, for sure.

That's not what I meant.

I know.

I thought we'd be full-time

ministry by now.

Me too.

Wasn't the cop thing

just until we got the church

up and running?

Mm-hm.

Well, isn't it up and running?

We can't raise this family

on that salary.

The church doesn't have

any more budget.

I'm scared, Sam.

Every time I hear a siren, babe,

I think it's you, and I worry.

- Something's on your mind.

- No.

You worked on that sermon

every hour this week.

And I've never even seen you

make notes before.

Something on my heart,

but I ain't got it yet.

I may get booed right off the pulpit.

- I ain't buying it.

- What?

You never worry up there

because this is what

you were born to do.

You tell me every day

before you go to work

if God is with us,

who can be against us?

Why you always gotta use my words

against me?

Because they're not your words,

baby.

I got partnered up

with this guy at work.

- Well, what's the matter?

- Oil and vinegar, that's what.

Or is it chocolate and vanilla?

Yeah, it's a little bit of that too.

You know how it is.

He got something on his mind,

that's all.

Let's get some sleep.

- Are we forgetting something?

- Oh, yeah, right.

Lord, I thank you for another day,

and, Lord, I...

Lord, I...

I'm so hungry.

Well, go get yourself

some more broccoli after prayers.

- Broc...? Ohh.

- Oh, let me do it.

Thank you, Father,

for all your blessings,

for this life

and our beautiful children

and this wonderful man

you've given me.

Speak through him tomorrow, Lord,

and let him rest in that.

And his new partner...

- What's his name, honey?

- Mac.

And we know that you brought Sam

into his life for a reason.

Make yourself known to Mac,

Father.

May the words of my mouth

and the meditations of my heart

be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord.

My strength and my redeemer.

- Amen.

- Amen.

I am under no illusions,

brothers and sisters,

that my message today

will be an easy one to swallow,

much less to follow.

But when the father lays it

on our hearts to speak the truth,

you're messing with fire

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