It's E-Day for the Evans family, and E stands for eviction.
Thelma falls for an African exchange student. First of two parts.
The detectives search for the truth when a white off-duty police officer with a history of racism fires upon an African-American undercover cop. Dolores is arrested for shoplifting.
Jimmy Townsend flees Atlantic City with $50,000 in casino chips belonging to two gamblers who believe the thief's name is George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley).