Always Do the Right Thing

**"Always Do the Right Thing"** was the sixth episode of the first season of *Ordinary Joe.*

## Synopsis

With Jenny out of town for work, Nurse Joe faces the challenges of parenting Christopher alone. Music Joe brings unexpected attention to his son, Zeke. Cop Joe and Amy struggle with a major decision that could upend their world.

## Summary

Musician Joe decides to try and bond with his lost son Zeke after seeing his musical talent on Tik-Tok. Joe joins him in a duet on the social media platform. But the video quickly draws unwanted attention. Jenny points out that it now casts the boy into the spotlight and will now bring questions from both of their partners. Jenny's daughters Lindsay and Megan saw the video along with Kokoro and Joe's management team. He talks with Eric and gets the courage to tell his wife Amy about his long-lost son. It's revealed that Amy is having an affair with Bobby in this timeline as well and hiding it from Joe. At Amy's rally Bobby acknowledges he made mistakes but the two share a warm embrace. Wayne Coleman comes to the rally and assassinates Bobby.

Nurse Joe is doing physical therapy with Bobby after his near-fatal shooting. It starts weighing on the powerful politician that he may never walk again. Joe does his best to comfort him and give him hope despite the revelation that he has Parkinson's. He brings Bobby to meet his son to show what's possible despite physical limitations. But Bobby starts talking about quitting politics. Chris tells him that he's going to be an astronaut despite being in a wheelchair and not to give up.

Officer Joe is struggling with the revelation that Bobby may have plotted the murder of a young intern. Amy finds out that Bobby helped put pressure on Internal Affairs to drop a case against Frank. His uncle tries to convince his nephew to drop the investigation to protect him. Joe struggles over whether he should turn over the evidence to the police or stand by his family. In the end he decides to give assistant district attorney Jenny a photo of the check so they can get an arrest warrant for Bobby.

## Quotes

* "This is crazy guys! Joe Kimbreau liked my Tik-Tok. Joe freaking Kimbreau." - Zeke
* "I got your back, brother." - Eric
* Bobby: You and I both know I’m never going to walk again. There’s no point in playing this charade.
Joe: Therapy is critical to your rehab. I see miracles in patients a lot worse than you are.
* Chris: I’m not really into hamsters. I just took him to impress a girl.
 Bobby: So Evie is into hamsters?
 Chris: Well, if I get him fat and happy for one night and hand him off to her, I can give her all the tips and tricks and impress her.
* "I’m going to be the first disabled astronaut to go to space. If I’m going to do that, why can’t you be a congressman from a wheelchair? Don’t you just talk and shake hands?" - Chris
* Joe: Jesus Frank, so two wrongs make a right?
Uncle Frank: We don’t know Diaz had anything to do with that girl’s death. My guess is he didn’t but if you push this you’ll make that IA case against me reappear.
* Joe, out of Amy and your uncle, only one of them is doing what’s right. I know this is hard for you. What do you think your dad would do? - Jenny