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Josh
is attacked by some street kids while on his way home from the grocery
store. Fifteen-year-old runaway, Dylan
Grady, witnesses the incident and scares off Josh's attackers who steal Josh's
motorcycle. Dylan notifies the Greenes
as Josh is taken to the hospital and treated for injuries. Dylan leads the Greenes to believe that he
lives in a wealthy neighborhood but they eventually discover that Dylan is in
fact homeless. Josh is traumatized by
the attack and becomes afraid to leave the house. Russell and Claire disagree over how to deal with Josh's
fear. Claire urges Russell to back off
and give Josh the time he needs. The
debate over what to do with Josh creates tension between Hattie and
Claire. So much so that Hattie
considers going back to Chicory Creek to prevent causing unnecessary strain on
their marriage. Dylan weaves a tall
tale about how his mother took off with a biker and he wound up in an abusive
foster care setting. When Dylan
disappears with a figurine Hattie's husband had given her, Russell goes looking
for him. Russell finds Dylan scrounging
for food behind a supermarket and gives chase until he finds him and his little
sister, Gretchen. Dylan explains the
real reason he left home began when his father (an off duty cop) went into a
convenience store (with Dylan's older brother, Danny) during a robbery. Shots were fired and Danny was killed in the
crossfire. Russell takes Dylan to the
police department where Detective Pena confirms Dylan's story. Detective Pena says that Dylan's father
(Joseph Grady) was in bad shape after the death of his son. But their running away shook him up and he's
cleaned up his act. They inform Dylan
that his dad's on his way. But Dylan is
unwilling to forgive his father, who neglected them after his brother's death. While Russell goes to get sandwiches, Dylan
steals the gun out of the detective's desk drawer and takes off with
Gretchen. Russell returns home to fill
Claire in on what's happened. Josh
knows about an old railroad siding where Dylan likes to hang out. LT acts reluctant to go along as a way of
coaxing Josh out of the house.
Together, Russell, LT and Josh go to the location. Russell has LT and Josh call the police
while he confronts Dylan. As Dylan aims
a gun at him, Russell convinces Dylan to give his father a second chance. Reunited with his children, Joseph Grady
apologizes for the past and promises to do his best to make it up to them. Dylan returns Hattie's figurine -- but she
asks him to keep it. It got her through
a rough patch and she hopes it will do the same for their family. All's well that ends well as Hattie changes
her mind and decides to stay on with the family and Josh's motorcycle is
recovered. |
