A missing scene for “May I Ride With You,” written for the Sunday Challenge prompt.

When Peter finds Caine teaching Mary Margaret, old insecurities rise beneath the surface. What begins as teasing and sparring becomes a quiet wound over closeness, belonging, and the fear that something once private between father and son is no longer his alone.

When retired schoolteacher Chang Po is murdered in Chinatown, the investigation leads Peter Caine to a shocking suspect: Jase Stewart, an old friend from the Police Academy. Refusing to believe Jase could be involved, Peter risks his career, his relationship with Paul, and his standing at the precinct to prove his friend’s innocence. But as the truth unfolds, Peter is forced to confront betrayal, guilt, and the painful realization that loyalty cannot always protect the people we love. Through it all, Paul and Caine guide Peter back from anger and self-blame, reminding him that even the deepest wounds can heal.

Acoustics... is what you hear.

Peter takes a dive. Will Kermit make it in time?

Estranged from Kermit, Savannah returns to Sloanville carrying his child in her womb. The lovers struggle to find a way to get together again. When time comes for giving birth, nothing goes as expected.