Greenleaf | Revival | Season 2 | Episode 4

The Greenleaf family is gearing up for revival at Calvary. The Bishop (Keith David) is in such a good mood he’s singing old hymns. Lady Mae (Lynn Whitfield) is in her glory as she directs the staff in getting the house ready for a pre-revival party. The Bishop leaves to go pick-up the guest speaker, a man named Pastor Jeffries.

There is a brief scene of Sophia walking into the house. She speaks to her grandfather and goes over to speak to her mom, Grace (Merle Dandridge), and Pastor Rebecca (Sharon Conley) an old friend of Grace’s, who is in town for the revival. The two are reminiscing over glasses of champagne and Sophia asks if she can have a glass.

Next we have Kevin (Tye White) and Charity (Deborah Joy Winans). Kevin walks in as Charity is talking on the phone with Jabari (Sean Dominic). She looks annoyed when he walks in and tells Jabari she has to go. Kevin lays his cards on the table and asks Charity if they can start having sex. Charity is surprised that he wants to sleep with her, but Kevin assures her that he loves and desires her.

The Bishop and Pastor Jefferies are heading back to the house. The two are talking about life. Jefferies wife has recently passed and he talks about finding a suitcase in the closet that was full of shells. The Bishop starts talking about Jacob (Lammon Rucker) when they pass a billboard with his picture on it. Jeffries was in awe or shocked.

Back at the Greenleaf estate the party is in full swing. Pastor Rebecca tells Sophia that she Grace, Faith and Charity used to have a gospel group. The Bishop brings Jeffries into the den to see Lady Mae and when he leaves to get them some champagne we learn that Jeffries and Lady Mae have history.

After the party Lady Mae lets the Bishop know that he needs to go see the doctor. She points out that the shaking in his hands has gotten worse and was noticeable at the party. He tells her that he did go to the doctor but the medicine he prescribed made him nauseous. She lets him know he needs to do something because it was embarrassing and Jeffries noticed.

Charity is still wearing the clothes that she wore to the party, but Kevin is already undresses and ready to make love to his wife. The two have a conversation about the babysitter and it is evident that Charity is upset that the baby isn’t asleep. She tells Kevin that she is overwhelmed and it feels strange to make plans to have sex with your husband. Kevin says that he understands.

At the church the Bishop and Jeffries are talking. He shares that Basie Skanks (James Dirden) says he is the son of Darryl James and he lured Jacob to lead Triumph 2, to get back at him for his father’s death. Jeffries says that his son, Aaron (William H. Bryant Jr.), works in zoning in Nashville and he can have him come to Memphis and walk the site to see if there are any improprieties. The Bishop thinks it is a good idea and they call Aaron.

In the sanctuary, Charity and Jabari are performing and the two are looking very comfortable together. Kevin is enjoying the performance until he senses something is amidst. The Bishop comes up and welcomes everyone. He introduces a Comedian by the name of Rev. Adenoid.

Back at the house Kevin confronts Charity and asks if there is something going on between her and Jabari. Charity laughs at first and then realizes he is serious. She denies that there is anything between the two and dismisses what Kevin saw as a mutual passion for singing. Baby Nathan starts crying and Charity goes to see about him.

The following morning Kevin apologizes to Charity for questioning her, and she says she appreciates the apology.

Grace is stalking Uncle Mac (Gregory Alan Williams) again. He returns home from a date and when he goes upstairs Grace runs over to the woman’s car and tells her that Mac is a child molester. He comes back and tells the woman to leave. After she drives away he tells Grace she needs to leave him alone. Grace says she will never do that and Mac calls her Christianity into question. As he walks back inside Grace looks on as if his words have convicted her.

The next day Grace and Pastor Rebecca are reminiscing and she asks Grace why she isn’t preaching any longer. Before she can answer Darlene (Roxzane T. Mims) walks in and lets Grace know there are two police officers there to see her. Pastor Rebecca asks what’s going on.

The officers tell Grace that if she doesn’t stay away from Mac and his apartment she will be arrested. Grace wants to know why they are protesting a child molester, but they let her know it is her they are protecting.

Lady Mae goes in to confront Jeffries about the information the Bishop shared about running across Aaron’s name and giving him a call. She knows it is a lie and Jeffries made the suggestion. Jeffries asks if she wants him to call Aaron and tell him to forget about coming, she says no.

Jeffries assures Lady Mae he is not there to cause her any trouble. He says after he preaches and Aaron reviews the property, they will be on their way. Lady Mae affirms that what happened between them was a mistake and she is sorry she couldn’t run off with them.

On the second night of revival, gospel artists Mary Mary are the guest performers. Jacob is at home watching the service online.  he says he doesn't know why he's watching.  Kerissa (Kim Hawthorne) agrees and closes the laptop before taking it away from her husband.  Pastor Jeffries preaches on folks who sleep when the pastor is going through his biggest trials. Lady Mae sheds a tear and the Bishop hands her his handkerchief.

Aaron reports that the land Triumph is building on has some issues, and if a hurricane of Katrina proportions hit the church, it wouldn’t survive. He adds that Calvary is in the same boat but because the church was built before the new zoning laws went into effect they can file for an exception. He tells them how they can delay Triumph from building and cause them to lose enough money that Triumph will give up on the plans.

That night, Kevin tries to make love to Charity but she says that she can’t make love to him and she doesn’t want to try and make their marriage work. She declares that it is over between them.

In their room, Lady Mae apologies to the Bishop for he must be feeling having Jeffries there. He tells her it is okay and that he is looking forward to bringing the heat to Skanks.

Sophia finds a video of the gospel group Grace, her sisters, Pastor Rebecca were in.

The following evening before revival, Kevin walks into the bathroom where Charity is getting dressed. He asks her what they will tell people, and she tells him nothing for now, they have time to figure something out. The two share an intimate moment.

The Bishop is doing alter call and Sophia decides to give her life to Christ. Pastor Rebecca walks her up to the pulpit and Sophia tells her grandfather she wants to get baptized. Sophia returns after changing into a baptismal gown. Charity is singing I Surrender All as the Bishop leads Sophia into the baptismal pool. He tells her to hold her nose and then dips her back into the water.

After the service Grace asks Sophia how she feels. Sophia say “infinite” is the only word that comes to mind. She hugs her mom and says she loves her. Outside Lady Mae tells Jeffries that she is glad he came. The Bishop comes out with good news. Aaron can work remotely from his job in Nashville, so he has invited him to move into Jacob’s old suite. This will allow him to be nearby to help bring Skanks down.

The show ends with Lady Mae standing outside in disbelief and then moves to Grace standing inside waiting on Detective Ivy Sutton (Tess Malis Kincaid) to discuss how she can get back at Uncle Mac.

Afterthoughts

•  If Lady Mae and Jeffries has a past, why did he invite him to Calvary
• Why does Lady Mae seem so bothered by the presence of Aaron
• Grace is showing worldly characteristics dealing with Uncle Mac. Is she going to drive herself over the edge seeking revenge
• I wish Charity would let Kevin go if she really doesn’t want to be with him. It’s evident he chose her because she has the same domineering personality as his mother.
• Jacob was watching the Calvary service being live streamed on the internet.  How is this different from having the service televised, which the Bishop was against

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Tracy

Tracy L. Darity is the author of three novels, He Loves Me He Loves Me Not!, Love...Like Snow in Florida on a Hot Summer Day, and The Red Bear Society. Available in print and e-book. To learn more, visit www.TracyLDarity.com or Amazon.com

Greenleaf | A Mother’s Love | Season 2 | Episode 3

NOTE: My blog is only a recap of the show, in my video recap I share my thoughts on some of the scenes.

The show opens with Grace (Merle Dandridge) rushing to the hospital. Danielle (Carlacia Grant) attempted suicide by taking a handful of pills. Danielle says she feels dumb, but the kids are bullying her in school and on social media after learning about the accusations against Uncle Mac. She says someone broke into her locker and wrote slut on her underwear.

Danielle wants to know why Uncle Mac is not in jail and is feeling as if coming forward was a waste of time. Grace doesn’t really have any answers.

Lady Mae (Lynn Whitfield) is mourning the absence of Jacob (Lammon Rucker) and his family. They took every piece of furniture out of their suite when they moved out. Sh is running her fingers over the height markings on the wall when the Bishop (Keith David) comes in and suggests she paint the suite a new color.

Uncle Mac (Gregory Alan Williams) has had to move from his condominium and is now living in an apartment that looks to be beneath the lifestyle he is accustomed to. He is looking out the window when a mom and her two kids walk by. They are looking at a flyer and then up at him. He smiles at the family but this causes the woman to hurry her kids along.

It turns out the flyer is a copy of his mugshot with the charges leveled against him. Someone, probably Grace) has gone through the trouble of placing the flyers on the windshield of all the cars.

Jacob goes in to see Basie Skanks (Jason Dirden) who is going over graphics for a billboard. Jacob is there to let him know there are issues at the construction site that will cost about $400K to fix. Skanks suggests that Jacob go visit a Calvary member who won the Powerball a few months back, and ask her for the money.

Jacob arrives at the home Clara Jackson (Donna Biscoe) to try and get her to donate, but after she starts to talk about the money being a curse, he has a change of heart. She asks how he is doing at Triumph and states that she hasn’t seen a Greenleaf in a while. She also says there is room for two churches in the area and she isn’t upset that Jacob went to Triumph. After a brief pause she asks Jacob why he decided to visit after so much time has passed. Jacob replies that he just wanted to see her.

Sophia (Desiree Ross) and Zora (Lovie Simone) are having lunch but Zora is receiving text after text after text. Sophia asks who is texting her. When Zora replies “Isaiah (Roshon Fegan),” a sudden sadness comes over Sophia. Zora is totally oblivious to the violation she has committed and to the fact that she has hurt Sophia.

Grace goes to pick-up Sophia from Jacob’s and asks Kerissa (Kim Hawthorne) if she can make some connections to get Danielle into another school. Kerissa doesn’t seem happy to see Grace. When Grace says that the house isn’t that bad, Kerissa tells her to save her pity, because had she not come back to Memphis, they wouldn’t be in this house. They would still be living at the Greenleaf estate.

The following day Zora and Sophia arrive at an event at Triumph. Isaiah is performing and Zora doesn’t try to hide her infatuation. She is totally smitten by Isaiah. Sophia lingers in the background hurt and disappointed. Isaiah asks Zora if she wants to go somewhere with him. She asks Sophia is she wants to tag along. Sophia declines the offer and the two sneak out leaving Sophia to cover for them.

While listening to a female speaker (Kat Logan) a young guy sitting behind Sophia introduces himself as Roberto (Antonio J Bell) and the two engage in conversation about the speech. Tasha Skanks (Asia'h Epperson) comes up looking for Zora and Sophia says she is in the bathroom. Tasha replies that she has been in the bathroom for two hours, to which Sophia replies she is having female issues.

When Kerissa arrives to pick up the girls, she is met by Tasha who asks again if she can help decorate the house. Again Kerissa brushes her off. Tasha tells Kerissa she has plenty of things to keep her busy and just wants to help, but Kerissa is still cold and distant. In response, Tasha decides to let her know that Zora made like Elvis and left the building for several hours, and that Sophia covered for her. There is definitely some tension between these two that probably stems back to Kerissa’s insecurities, coupled with her not wanting to move.

Kerissa goes in to see Grace when she drops Sophia off to let her know that Sophia covered for Zora so she could sneak off. She also lets Grace know she found a spot for Danielle at another school.

At home, Jacob tells Zora she is forbidden from seeing Isaiah again.

Kevin (Tye White) is at his support meeting and he opens up about his mom coming to visit. He sees Charity’s (Deborah Joy Winans) willingness to host his mother as a step in the right direction.

Sidney (Neko Parham), the leader of the group hands all the participants a bottle of Ipecac syrup, a drug that is generally used to induce vomiting. For the purpose of the group, he wants them to take a dose every time they begin to have unwanted feelings or desires. We see Kevin take the medication at least two times.

Kevin’s mom Ethlin (Denise Burse) arrives at the Greenleaf estate and is so happy to see her grandson. When the two are alone she asks Kevin why it took so long for her to be able to visit. She believes the delay is due to Charity suffering from Post-Partum depression. Kevin lets her know that was not the reason. Ethlin tells Kevin she needs to go to the grocery store to get the ingredients for some chicken bouillon stew (guessing that is what she called it), but he lets her know Marisel (Vickie Eng) has gotten everything she needs. His mom is not impressed with the lifestyle the Greenleaf’s have exposed her son to.

Later Ethlin is alone with Charity and it is an awkward moment. She tells Charity with all the help she has, motherhood should come easy.
Grace has lunch with Darius Nash (Rick Fox). They order crab legs from a food truck but its obvious Grace knows nothing about eating crabs. She shares with Darius that Danielle attempted suicide after being bully, and describes her angst with knowing Uncle Mac is still free.

I am wondering when will one or all of these “off the record” comments are going to come back and bite Grace in the behind.

Darius tells her that when she gets down and distraught Mac wins. He then offers to take her to work off some steam. The two end up at a batting cage where he teaches Grace, how to hit. These two are becoming very comfortable and Grace reveals that she feels like she has all this weight on her trying to clean up her family’s mess.

Lady Mae, the Bishop, Darlene (Roxzane T. Mims) and Karine (Chevonne Hughes) are listening to the interview the Bishop did at a local radio station. Lady Mae is upset when she learns that the Bishop’s interview was only a snippet and they will have to go to the internet to hear the entire show. It seems they were bumped by Basis Skanks and Triumph.

As she and the Bishop are in her office planning for a counter-attack, Karine comes in to let them know that Nana Clara called to say hello and to let them know that Jacob came by to visit. The Bishop asks Lady Mae if she is ready to paint the room now.

Lady Mae goes to visit Jacob at the construction site to confront him about going to see Ms. Clara. She lets Jacob know that Basie Skanks is actually Darryl James son and the only reason he hired him was to get back at the Bishop. Jacob lets her know he is 40 years-old and has nothing to show for his life but his kids. Despite why Skanks hired him, he wants to take full advantage of the opportunity to do something with his life.

Lady Mae says she is embarrassed that he would rather stay at Triumph and make things work with Skanks than come back to Calvary. She lets him know that both he and Grace have disappointed her. Jacob responds that he was afraid that in her tirade she wasn’t going to mention Grace.

Before dinner, Grace lectures Sophia about covering for Zora. Sophia is really in funk and snaps at Grace. Grace orders her to get ready for dinner after Sophia says she doesn’t want to go downstairs and eat whatever the cafeteria smelling stuff is that is stinking up the house.

At the dinner table Ethlin gets a few things off her chest. She lets the Bishop know that she had been trying to visit for some time but Kevin wouldn’t give her a due date for the twins. Poor thing, she just wanted to request time off from her job and buy her bus ticket to Memphis.

Ethlin shares that she felt unwanted and that Kevin was ashamed of her. Lady Mae and the Bishop try to calm her spirit after Kevin walks out. Ethlin excuses herself to go see what is going on with her son. Lady Mae turns to Charity who has been quiet the entire time and accuses her of acting as if nothing is amiss. Charity gets upset and leaves the table also.

Upstairs Kevin confesses to his mom that he had been staying in a hotel and only recently moved back into the Greenleaf home. The two have an unspoken conversation and the mother surmises that Kevin has come to terms with being gay.

Ethlin leaves the following day and she seems to be in a better place, she repeats to Kevin that he is her only son and she is proud of him. Inside, Lady Mae has chosen a color for the suite and the painting has begun.

Jacob is leaving the church when Skanks asks him about his visit to Ms. Clara. Jacob lets him know he didn’t ask for the money. When Skanks asks how he plans to cover the shortfall, he says he will figure it out.

Grace let’s Janice (Tonia Jackson), Danielle’s mother, know that they found a school and although she can’t promise the kids will be nicer, she is there is they need her. Later she overhears Darlene on the phone with her daughter. She is trying to calm her down after the daughter ran into Uncle Mac.

The show ends with Grace going to Uncle Mac’s apartment building. She sits in her car waiting for him to arrive home. After he goes upstairs she takes a bat and busts out all the windows in his SUV. Uncle Mac comes down and the two have an intense stare-off.

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Greenleaf | Strange Bedfellows | Season 2 | Episode 2

Lady Mae loves having a new grand baby in the house.  She comes into the bedroom after checking on baby Nathan, wearing a negligee.  The Bishop is in bed and they briefly discuss Jacob moving and whether he should tell Jacob that Skanks is the son of Darryl Green, the man who died in the fire.

The Bishop is confident that Green only had two daughters, and no sons.  Lady Mae suggests that Green may have fathered a child outside his married, because men are known to spread their seeds across many fields. The Bishop says he will talk to Jacob about moving out but he doesn’t sound like it’s a priority.

Just as he thinks he’s about to get some loving, the baby starts crying and Lady Mae jumps out of bed and goes running to see about him.  The Bishop asks where the baby’s father is, and we get a quick peek at Kevin in his hotel room.

Sophia has a crush on Isaiah Hambrick, the teen singer from Triumph.  Zora, who seems to have changed a lot since season one, is teasing her as she gives advice on how to get Isaiah to pay attention.  Grace walks in and Zora makes a sassy exit as she reminds Sophia closed mouths don’t get fed.

Grace asks about Hambrick, letting Sophia know she was eavesdropping on their conversation.

 In their suite, Kerissa is helping Jacob dress as he complains about Skanks putting him on the spot at the groundbreaking ceremony. I thought it was cute how she took the tie and unbuttoned Jacob’s shirt.  A reminder that Triumph caters to a younger, more relaxed crowd. Kerissa lets him know that Tasha will be taking her to look at the parsonage later that day.

At Calvary, Grace is approached by the reporter, Darius Nash (Rick Fox).  He lets her know that he isn’t there for a story on the church or her dad, but would like to take her on a post-scandal date, to celebrate.

Grace appears to be a little enamored although she turns him down.

At her office, Grace walks in to find a crystal dove on her desk.  She grabs the figurine and storms out.

Over in Lady Mae’s office she and the Bishop are meeting and she is confirming an interview she worked to set-up for him with a local radio station.  Grace storms in and we learn that the crystal dove is how Lady Mae lets her know she needs to speak with her.  Lady Mae says she can’t stand the sound of Grace’s dreadful voice message greeting.

The reason she wants to speak with Grace is to let her know she has decided to fire Carlton and as associate pastor, Grace has to deliver the bad news.  Lady Mae explains that they have to let him go because half of the deacon’s board has yet to submit their pledges.  Of course Grace is highly offended and says she won’t do it.  She turns to her father for support but he lets her know they need to get the pledges up.

Lady Mae reminds Grace that as the associate pastor, this is within her duties and she has to do it, the sooner the better, because Betty Wilcox, the main person complaining about Carlton, is leaving to go visit her grandbaby and she needs her pledge before she leaves.

Over at Triumph Basie Skanks is listening to a female singer rehearse when Jacob comes in.  Jacob is on the job handling his business.  He lets Skanks know he has met with the General contractor and taken care of other tasks.  Jacob gets beside himself when he tells Skanks not to put him on the spot like he did at the rally. Skanks tells Jacob it was his intention to put him on the spot and that he didn’t know he was going to make the announcement until he was up there and God gave him the vision.

When Jacob doubts him, Skanks reminds Jacob of everything he has done to help get him from under his father’s rule.  He also lets Jacob know never to accuse him of being a liar.

Before moonwalking away, Skanks tells Jacob he needs to go canvas the nearby neighborhoods and introduce himself as the new pastor of Triumph Two.  Jacob is reluctant because most of the residents are members of Calvary.

Basie Skanks is a hustler and Jacob really needs to watch out for him.

Equipped with gift bags that contain a recyclable mug and literature on Triumph, Jacob goes door-to-door.  Evangelism isn’t easy especially when he runs into a faithful Calvary member who puts him in his place for trying to recruit Calvary members.  She tells Jacob she doesn’t care if the mug was wrapped in the cloth they wrapped Jesus in when he died, she’s with Calvary, and Jacob should be ashamed.

Over at Calvary, Charity and Jabari are working on songs for her CD.  I think I sense some chemistry between these two.  But Charity may be getting mixed singles again.  Grace comes in to let Charity know their mom wants to fire Carlton.

Grace is such an instigator.  She acts like she is concerned about Carlton, but she is just trying to use Charity so she doesn’t have to look like the bad guy.

Lady Mae is still in with the Bishop when she gets a call from Mac.  Lady Mae says she doesn’t want to have to change her number, but if Mac keeps calling her she will.  Mac tells her that their father is probably going to die today, but she says he is probably lying.  When the Bishop suggests she goes and pay her respects, she tells him that her father saying he wasn’t involved with the fire was resolution enough for her.

Lady Mae is bringing about a change in Corrine.  She’s tapping into her social media skills so she can run Lady Mae’s Twitter page.  Lady Mae has 70,000 followers.  Charity comes in to inquire about Carlton.  Lady Mae says it is purely financial and has nothing to do with him being gay.

When Charity suggests they cut something else, Lady Mae says sure, we can get rid of Jabari because he’s costing us $50,000.  She then says that Kevin can help produce the CD, but Charity doesn’t want that.  When Charity tells Lady Mae that she promised Carlton this wouldn’t happen and it was going to make her look like a liar; Lady Mae flips the script and apologizes to Charity if she gave her the impression that the firing was up for discussion.

Charity goes to see Grace and let her know that their mother didn’t change her mind.  Grace tells her she doesn’t have to take it and she will go back to talk to the mother with her.  Charity stands up to Grace and tells her if she wants to make this her next crusade to go right ahead, but it isn’t her battle and she doesn’t want to fight it.

Grace being the messy conniving person that she is, calls Darius Nash and says she wants to meet.  She is so dirt and underhanded.  Now we know why Lady Mae can’t stand her.  She is her mother’s daughter.

On her date that isn’t a date, Darius takes Grace to a blues club where they have dinner with beer, dance and laugh a lot.  When Darius asks what she wanted to talk about, she says “off the record,” and then tells him all about Carlton.

He asks Grace what she’s going to do and she says she will do her job, and suggests that it is best that it comes from her.  I think she has caught some feelings for Mr. Nash.

Sophia gets a text from Isaiah, inviting her to his rehearsal.  Zora responds to the text for her and agrees to go along.  Unfortunately, the invite to Sophia was just a ploy to get Zora there, because Isaiah actually has a crush on her.

Bishop Greenleaf goes to give Daddy McCreedy his last rites.  Afterwards he asks him whether Darryl Green had a son, but Mac walks in and interrupts.  The Bishop is being hostile towards Mac in a Christian way.

When he leaves Daddy McCreedy says he doesn’t want to die.  To comfort him Uncle Mac tells him his journey is going to be just like the time he threw him into a cold lake knowing he couldn’t swim.  I was really confused by that story and so was Daddy McCreedy.

Darlene stops Kevin to give him a gift card for the baby.  During their conversation she mentions the rash that the baby has and it is apparent Kevin knew nothing about it, and the church members are unaware of the separation.

Tasha takes Kerissa to see the house and we learn that she was once a realtor and she and Skanks lived in the house when they first came to Triumph.  It is apparent that Kerissa is not ready to give-up the luxurious life of the Greenleaf estates for the humbleness of the suburbs.

Kevin has decided to attend the support group on his own.  The group leader lets him know that he should still come to the meetings and Charity’s refusal to attend may be her way of getting him to step-up and be a man.

Kevin storms into their suite with bass in his voice and confronts Charity.  Maybe the group leader was right because Charity seems to have softened and likes it when Kevin takes control.  After tending to Nathan, the two go out on the veranda and talk about old times.  Charity tells him he can stay the night.

Lady Mae is still riding the Bishop about asking Jacob to stay.  He tells her that the only reason she keeps pushing Jacob up to him is because she is jealous of Grace.  He tells her that Jacob has not talents that fit the church and that Jacob is drinking the Kool-Aid that Mae is pouring him.  She tells him at the very least he can tell Jacob that Skanks is Darryl Green’s son.

The Bishop goes down for a late night snack, wave cap on and all.  Jacob is there and the two get into a discussion.  The Bishop is too prideful to ask Jacob to stay.  The two bicker and Jacob calls his dad a false prophet.

Upstairs Kerissa asks if he saw his dad.  Jacob expresses his feeling of how his dad always makes him feel less than, and disrespected as a son, ordained minister, and a man.  He tells Kerissa he knows she didn’t like the house but now they have no choice but to move.

The following day Lady Mae takes it upon herself to do what she asked Grace to do.  She calls Carlton in and lets him know they are facing financial issues and since he was the last one hired he has to be the first one fired.

He asks Lady Mae her feelings on gay marriage.  Lady Mae says she believes it is a sin but still loves him as a Christian, and reiterates it is a financial decision.  Carlton says he doesn’t believe her but he will pray for the broken part in her that has to believe there has to be a broken part in him.

Lady Mae goes to place the crystal dove on Grace’s desk but she is in her office.  When Grace says she will fire Carlton, Lady Mae lets her know that the deed is already done.  She says she has to deal with the dallying of the Bishop, but not with Grace, because life is too short.  I believe Lady Mae was gloating.

Grace decides to go visit Carlton and Reggie at their house.  She wants them to know that she is upset about what happened.  Carlton tells her he is not going to sue and in return Grace asks him to please continue to attend church.

The show ends with Jacob and his family saying goodbye as the moving truck prepares to leave.  The Bishop comes out but his pride still won’t let him say anything.  When Grace goes to follow her dad back into the house, Lady Mae lets her know that she received Betty Wilcox’s pledge and check.

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Tracy


Tracy L. Darity is the author of three novels, He Loves Me He Loves Me Not!, Love...Like Snow in Florida on a Hot Summer Day, and The Red Bear Society. Available in print and e-book. To learn more, visit www.TracyLDarity.com or Amazon.com