Luck

Work it and work it.

Lucky leprechaun coming in for the chorus.

And hup, and hup, and double to the left.

You got it!

Oh, my goodness.

-Cut, cut, cut. -

You sure have bad luck, Sam Greenfield.

Who, me?

Sorry, Sam.

Before we go again, we gotta get you some good luck.

Come on.

Maybe one of these will help.

Whoa! I see you've added to your collection.

-Yep. My lucky crane... - Ooh, nice.

-...lucky German pig. - Aw.

-Oh, my Japanese waving cat. -Ooh.

-That one's super lucky. - Cool.

My doll horse from Sweden. I put all my good luck charms together

so that my weekend visit will go just right.

Smart thinking.

-They're picking you up on Friday, right? -Yep.

And I see you've got your lucky penny spot ready to go.

Yeah! It's the last one I need.

Find a penny, pick it up...

...and all day long, you'll have good luck.

Let's go finish the video.

-Let's do it. -Sam? Oh, there you are.

-The social worker's waiting for you. -Oh.

Bye, Sam. Good luck!

Where's she going?

She's aging out.

Well, we're all gonna miss you around here.

What if I just stayed a couple more days?

-Sam, we talked about this, and-- -I know. I-- I know.

I just thought, for Hazel's sake,

maybe I could stick around here a bit longer, see her off for her visit.

If it were up to me, yes, but you're 18 now.

-This is how it works. -Just two more days.

I know you're nervous, but you're moving into your own place.

It is gonna be great.

And you can come back Friday for visiting hours,

see Hazel before she goes.

Yeah, okay.

I'll see you downstairs.

Not sure I'm ready for this.

Mmm.

I love hugs.

I know.

Don't think my leaving means we won't finish that video.

In the meantime, I'll keep practicing those dance moves.

- -I'll see you Friday before your visit.

And if you find a lucky penny?

I'll bring it for sure.

Hi, Samantha. Big day.

Those are your records.

My life in a box.

Oh.

-All set? -All set.

- -

I guess we weren't lucky enough to find you that forever family.

Yeah, sure missed the boat on that one.

On the upside, now I can put all that hoping behind me.

Well, I hope you like your new place.

You have to be in school or working full-time to keep the apartment.

I started my online classes last week,

and I start my new job tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.

Excellent.

I suppose you'll be needing these.

- Thank you. Oh! -

I guess that's why Ms. Rivera suggested I bring a spare.

This is probably safer.

Oh.

So, will you be checking in on me weekly, or...

Someone from the agency will call you next month,

but otherwise you are officially on your own.

-Oh. Thanks. -

-Good luck. -

"Don't be late."

Ha!

Ow. Ow!

- -

Okay. Okay, universe, think you're pretty tough?

Take that, universe.

Aw, thanks, Bill. Did you remember to water the daffodils?

Oh, and if you could,

unbox the unicorn night-lights and restock the birthday balloons.

Lastly, I promise you this is it.

Go to the bathrooms and give it a once-over before we open.

Just keep making my store look pretty.

Good morning, Mr. Hammond-- Oh, Harmon.

Sam! Right on time. I love that.

I hope you're taking notes, Bill.

And, please, just call me Marv.

Marv, got it.

You may be the best decision I ever made.

-Oh! -Uh, hi, Marv.

Hey, Sam, you never mentioned that...

...you had circus skills on your résumé.

Unless I read past that or something.

Sorry to bother you.

Oh! How did it get on your--

Y-You know something?

Don't sweat it. I got the perfect task for you.

Here we go, Sam. A job you can do outside.

Cart patrol.

Yay!

You'll have better luck tomorrow. I'm sure of it.

-I keep hoping, Marv. -

I'm really glad you're here.

-Did something happen? -Her weekend visit just got canceled.

Oh, no.

Yeah, she was waiting on the porch when they called.

Did they reschedule?

No, but there's a couple who wants to come for a first visit on Sunday afternoon.

Hey, you.

They're not coming.

I know. I'm so sorry, Hazel.

What if I never find a forever family?

This was just a little bad luck.

Of course you will.

You didn't.

Yeah, but you're not me.

You're the lucky leprechaun, remember?

You always find the pot of gold, and this will be no different.

You'll find your forever family too.

Who knows?

Maybe the couple coming on Sunday.

Maybe it'll be them.

Yeah, maybe.

And maybe you'll find me a lucky penny before then.

Beat it, cat. Take your bad luck with ya.

- -

And now it's a table for two.

Why couldn't it have just worked out?

Oh, sorry, I didn't tell you the first part.

My friend Hazel could have been one step closer to getting adopted today,

but it didn't happen.

Her weekend visit got canceled,

which probably doesn't sound like a big deal,

but believe me, it is.

You only get so many chances to find a forever family,

and the older you get, the harder it is.

She's meeting a new couple on Sunday.

If I could just give her a little good luck...

But you can't give someone something you've never had.

Still, if I could,

and if good luck was something you could actually hold in your hand,

I'd give it all to Hazel.

So that maybe she could find her forever family

and not end up alone like me,

sitting on a curb,

talking to a cat.

Oh!

You're welcome!

Well, what do you know, Hazel.

Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you'll have good luck.

- -

-Huh. -

Lucky pennies are real.

Ms. Rivera, hi. Is it okay if I stop by after work later?

I have something special for Hazel for her visit tomorrow.

Oh, great.

Oh, and please don't tell her. I want it to be a surprise.

Whoo-hoo!

Yes! Yes. Yes, yes, yes!

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

Boom.

Hi, Marv.

Whoa!

-Well, somebody found their groove. -