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When
a cancer patient is taken by Andrew, Gloria’s curiosity about death is
piqued. Monica suggests she take a “ride-along” with Andrew.
Meanwhile, Robby McGregor locks his sister Sarah in a bomb shelter to
protect her from their abusive father. He then returns the key to his
father’s key-chain. Later on, mailman Chuck Parker comes upon the
McGregor house. Robby answers Chuck’s “easy” baseball trivia
question, then asks about a special package he is expecting. Chuck
hasn’t seen it, but assures Robby that he’ll keep an eye out. Robby’s
father, Gary, hollers for him to “Get in here!”. Robby does, and
Chuck gets back into his truck, only to discover the package. Chuck
hurries up to the door, but before he can knock , he hears an
argument. At the sound of a slap, and Robby’s “Ow!”, Chuck rings the
doorbell. When Gary answers, Chuck presents the package and insists
that Robby sign for it himself. Gary refuses, so Chuck leaves. Gary
demands to know what’s in the package, Robby says “I can’t…it’s your
birthday present.” This changes Gary’s attitude, and he goes to buy
Chinese food for dinner, but not before Robby can once again steal the
key to the bomb shelter. With Gary gone, Robby frees Sarah from her
hiding place. Chuck meets Grams’ new nurse, Monica. Monica
leads Grams to her room, and is surprised to find Gloria and Andrew
waiting. This is part of the “ride-along”. Andrew takes Grams Home.
Across town, Gary is drunk again, so Robby hurries Sarah back into the
bomb shelter where she meets an angel, Tess. Chuck, overcome with
grief, delivers Robby’s package: it’s a gun. He loads it and tells
Sarah that everything will be okay. Robby puts the gun back in the
box and hides it under his bed. But, before he can return the key,
Gary wakes up and demands to know where he’s hiding Sarah. Robby
refuses and hides in his room. Robby aims the gun at the door, while
Andrew and Gloria watch unseen. Robby decides he can’t do it, and
returns the gun to its box. When Gary gets into the room, Robby
runs. He hides the box in a bush and takes off. Robby rushes into
the street in front of Chuck’s car. Chuck accidentally hits and kills
Robby. The next day he shows up with a casserole that Gary chucks
into the yard. While retrieving it, Chuck finds the gun. He takes it
home and contemplates suicide in the garage. The angels have a
revelation and Chuck recants, God gave him the gun to save Robby’s
sister. Meanwhile, Gary has found the key amongst Robby’s personal
effects. He opens the bomb shelter and yells for Sarah to come out.
Tess confronts him, and Chuck arrives with the box. He shows the gun
to Gary so he knows how bad it had gotten. Sarah confirms their fears
and Gary crumbles. Officer Dave arrests him. Chuck agrees to stay
with Sarah until she finds a new home.
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