As both Christian and journalist, he is a faithful but somewhat curiously skeptical member of The Covenant. Like most folks, Andy is drawn to The Covenant more because of Minister Johnnie Walker's militant preaching style, than because of a deep faith in The Word. At his new job with The Scabbard, Andy's been put in charge of covering police shootings resulting in the deaths of unarmed black citizens. But the same day he arrives in town, his brother is murdered by a drunk, off-duty police officer.