Army Wives (2007–2013): Season 4, Episode 11 - Safety First - full transcript

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Previously on "army wives"...

We have a new officer joining us today.
Meet Pamela Moran.

Clay Boone will be her
field training officer.

I know you'll all make
officer Moran feel welcome.

Item two... I got
new orders today.

I'm not a recruiter anymore.

What?

I deploy to Afghanistan
in a month.

I don't know what you're
talking about. Really?

Really. I'm talking
about p.T.S.D.

What? We've been here before.



Shut up, Roland! Just shut up!

Baby, what happened?

You're okay.

Hey.

I-I fell.

Oh, it's okay.

Sara Elizabeth's fine.
Everything's okay.

No, it isn't, Roland.

Something is not right.

Morning.

Oh. I was thinking about
making pancakes this morning.

Scrambled eggs. And
I'll make 'em.

You had scrambled
eggs yesterday.

That is correct. And
the day before.



You want some?

No, thanks.

This wouldn't have
anything to do

With, uh, it being
day 99, would it?

Shh!

Did you just shush me?

We're not talking
about what day it is

Or anything else
related to that.

We're not?

No.

Mm.

When a pitcher's got
a no-hitter going,

No one mentions it.
It's bad luck.

Team doesn't even talk to the
guy until the game's over.

I see.

So fort Marshall is pitching
a no-hitter right now,

And I can't talk
to you about it.

I don't remember you being
this superstitious last time.

I wasn't in charge of
the post last time.

I got two brigades
getting ready to deploy.

We've got live-fire
exercises today.

I'm not leaving
anything to chance.

Okay.

I still can't decide.

Decide what?

Whether to double my
shrimp order or not. Move.

What are you talking about?

It's day 99,

And if the post makes
it to a hundred,

Then y'all get a day off, right?
Right.

Well, that means a
crazy 3-day weekend

At the hump...

Lots of celebrating,
so I gotta be ready,

But the post hasn't reached day
a hundred since we got here.

There's always been some
crazy training accident

Or a drunk driver or whatever.

I mean, God forbid something
bad should happen.

I can't afford a dumpster
full of shellfish.

Babe, I'm a little
busy right now.

Sorry.

Are you nervous?

A little. We're doing
live-fire exercises.

Gotta shake off the rust.

Wait. Y'all are doing
live-fire exercises today?

Yeah. We gotta train
under combat conditions.

Don't you think
that's kinda bad luck

To do that on day 99? I don't
think the army worries about it

When they schedule these exercises.
Well, they should.

Babe... You need to relax.

I promise you, no
one's gonna get hurt.

That includes you, Trevor.

I mean it!

Yeah, the safety record's
on everyone's mind. mm.

Frank won't let me
talk about it, either.

He's nervous about
passing 99 days, too.

Oh, I know. I've never
seen Michael like this.

It would be funny, if
he wasn't so serious.

These are really cute, by the way. Yeah,
the committee did a nice job with them.

I think the new moms
will really like 'em.

Well, speaking as one, I can
guarantee you, they will. Ohh.

I should get going.

My, uh, supervisor's
on vacation,

And the sub they brought
in is a real jerk... Ohh.

So I don't need him
breathing down my neck

for being late. Yeah.
How's that job going?

Mm, it's okay. Yeah?

Yeah. Being a dispatcher
is just not the same

As being out in the field. Oh, you'll
be back in your paramedic uniform soon.

Oh, I don't know, Claudia joy.

I'm not sure what I'm
gonna do about work

Once the baby's born. Well, you still
have time to think about it, right?

Yeah. Yeah. Mm.

I'll see you later. Mwah. Bye.

Thanks.

The loading mechanisms
on the m-249s

Have all been checked? Yes, sir.

All right. Thank you.

Problem?

Yeah, staff duty officer
called in sick.

I need a replacement.
Keep me posted.

Yes, sir.

Wah me, mom! Yeah, I see ya.

I did it, mom! yeah, you're
doing a good job, honey.

Capitan Houston.

Oh, good morning, Captain. This
is lieutenant colonel Sherwood.

Uh, listen, I need a
staff duty officer

For the morning.

I know you're scheduled
for the night exercise,

But I'd like to make switch.

Can you report at 1100? yes, sir.
No problem, sir.

Outstanding. Thank you, Captain.
We'll see you at 1100.0.

Roger that, sir. Change
of plans, buddy.

Mama's gotta go to work,

So we're gonna take you to aunt Lottie's,
okay? But I wanna ride my bike.

I know. Well, you can
ride all day tomorrow.

Come on. Let's go get you cleaned up.
Come on.

I know it's strange,
getting a new team leader

So close to deployment

But sergeant Sullivan's
promotion means

You're stuck with me.

Of course it also mes
I'm uck with you.

Now we're gonna get know
each other very well

In a very ort period of
time, beginning now.

Our goal is to train together,

To fight together

And to come home together.

We clear?

Yes, sergeant!

Good.

W what we got on tap today...

Rimetedefense exercises
withlaymore,

Followed by a ruck
March through area "j"

In full battle rattle,
Ending with an obsn

And a Li-fire exercise.

Grab your gear. Back in ten.

Dismissed.

So what do you think of
sergeant silver star?

I guess we'll find out.

Specialist Sherwood.

Ohh.

Yes, sant!

I ju want to say,

I'm looking forward
to sving together

With a member of the
Sherwood family.

Thank you, sergeant. Of course that means
I'm gonna have to be extra vilant,

Keep you in line.
Understood, sergeant,

But my father's bark's
worse than his bite.

Yeah, it's not your father I'm
worried about. Ger that, sergeant.

Yeah, just keep
his head elevated

Until the paramedics arrive.
They're at the door now? Good.

You're welcome, ma'am. Just good luck.
Ead elevated

9-1-1. What's your emergency?

My mom. My mommy's not moving.

You gotta help me. Hurry.

H-hey, wh-whoa. Slow down. Um,
what's your name, please?

Taylor.

T-Taylor? H-hey, wh-whoa. Slow down.
Um, what's your name, please?

Taylor, what's your last name?

You gotta help my mo she's hurt.

All right, uh, Taylor, just
tell me where you are.

I'm in the car. It crashed,
and she won't wake up.

Uh, Taylor, I-I Ne you
turn down the radio.

I'm in the car. It
crashed, and wake up.

Taylor, are you there?

Taylor?

No one is available
to take your call.

Please leave a message.

Um, Mr. Edmunds.

Now I don't know what to do
with this call I just received.

Let's hear it.

9-1-1. What's your emergency?

My mommy's not moving.

You gotta help me. Hurry.

Slow down. Um, what's
your name, please?

Taylor.

T-Taylor? O-okay, Taylor, what...
what's your last name?

You gotta help my mom.
She's hurt.

All right, uh, Taylor, just
tell me where you are.

I'm in the car. It... it
crashed, and she won't wake up.

Uh, Taylor, I-I need you
to turn down the radio.

Auto-recall? Straight
to voice mail.

It's a prank. You think so?

Boy hangs up, won't answer
when you call back,

He's got a radio or TV going,
he didn't give you a last name.

Probably some kid goofing around
with friends. Happens every day.

So if he calls back, I should...
He probably won't.

But if he does.

If he does, he'll give you
a little more information

And then hang up again.

These kids just like to string us along.
Don't let 'em.

Thought you had
experience, Sherwood.

Hello? Where did you go? Hello?

Mom, please wake up.

Mom? Please!

Please!

The functional m.R.I. Confirms

What we suspected,
colonel Burton.

You're suffering from
traumatic brain injury,

Most likely sustained during your r.P.G.
Incident in Iraq.

Dr. Patterson,

I dove behind the humvee
when that r.P.G. Went off.

Now I caught some shrapnel,

But I was mostly protected from.
Not exactly.

The energy from that explosion
went through the humvee

It literallyrai. An

Still, that was over
six months ago.

How could I get t.B.I. Now?

You didn't.

I-I suspect tyou simplys
have didn't notice them

Or chose to ignore them.

We've found that some
soldiers with t.B.I.

Can function well in the field
in highly routine tasks.

It's when they come home

And face the challenges
of everyday living

That the problems
more fully emerge.

Uh, headaches, sleep disorders,

Mood swings, physical
balance issues.

A lot of that overlaps
with p.T.S.D.

That's why I thought she could
be having a recurrence.

I told you I wasn't. It's
a common misdiagnosis.

The fact is, every t.B.I.
Has unique qualities.

We're talking about
the human brain.

There's still so
much we don't know.

So what's your
prognosis, doctor?

Well, the good news is that
the injury is diffuse.

And given your mental and
physical health, colonel,

I'd say there's a good
chance for recovery.

Great. How do we do that?
Surgery?

There's nothing
to go in and fix.

The treatment for t.B.I.
Is rehabilitation...

Retraining your
brain, essentially.

Um, teaching the damaged nerves
to communicate again properly.

But I can still work, right?

Minimally, I'd say we're
looking at restricted duty.

These therapies take time.

A-and you need to avoid stress,

Which can complicate
your recovery

And even make your
symptoms worse.

Stress comes with
the territory, doc.

Yeah, I understand.

Um, your neuro team will
meet again this afternoon

And send our recommendations
to your C.O.

In the meantime, given your
physical balance issues,

I'm afraid you're not
medically cleared to drive.

And there are some other
short-term guidelines

We should discuss.

Well?

This is good. We
have a diagnosis.

I'll get a treatment schedule.

Before you know it,
I'll be good as new.

She said the therapy may
take a while, Joan.

She also said I'm
in great shape.

And the not driving?
What's the big deal?

I'm used to having
a driver anyway.

Well, a good attitude's
half the battle.

Then the battle's half won.

Well, Mr. Driver,
headquarters, please.

Maybe we should head
home, get some rest.

I have work, Roland.

See your braves win last night?

Yep.

Three straight.

Is this some sort of
hazing or something?

What?

Well, you've hardly said
two words to me all day.

Hell, you've hardly
said two words to me

In the last couple weeks.

I like to stay focused.

56.

Hit it.

Call it a mother's intuition,

But I can't get that call out of my head.
You try the number again?

A few times. It keeps
going to voice mail.

Check with the phone company,

Find out who the number belongs to?
Yeah.

The name on the account
is Scott Hoffman.

Address in springdale. Well,
if the kid is with his mother,

Why is he using a man's cell phone? Well,
maybe the phone is in her husband's name.

Mm, I hate to agree
with edmunds, Denise,

But it seems like a prank to me.

But it sounded like
a child's voice.

It always does, honey. Trust me.

I have wasted so much
time on prank calls...

But what if it's real? The
kid could be in trouble,

His mother could
be bleeding out,

And we're just sitting
on our hands.

9-1-1. What's your emergency?

Yes, ma'am.

And what... what's that address?

Cease fire, cease
fire, cease fire!

Range is clear!

Next team, reset claymores!

Now you've conducted the
initial circuit test,

Verified the clacker's in working order?
Yes, sergeant.

Good. Plant the mine,
secure the detonator.

And when you line it up, make
sure you line it up center mass.

Riggs, keep that blasting
cap away from the mine

Until it's set. Put
it back in the spool.

Riggs, giron, start unraveling
the detonator wire.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on.

Hey! Hey! Cease fire!
Cease fire!

What are you doing, private?!

Don't you know cell
phone frequencies

Can set off explosives?! Huh?

Are you trying to get
us all killed, private?

Give me that! We are
taking this up ladder!

Get off my range!

Damn. Dude's a hardass.

Yep.

Colonel Burton.

You have that deployment
readiness report?

Affirmative. I just finished
my section a few minutes ago.

Uh...

Sorry, Frank. It was
just right here.

Is this it?

If it was a snake,
it would've bit me.

Yeah. It happens to
me all the time,

Usually with the car keys.

Thank you.

9-1-1.

Denise, I got your kid...
line four.

Taylor?

Why aren't you here?
My mom needs help!

Taylor, turn off that radio.

I can barely hear you.

You need to come now.

Taylor, I can't send help if
I don't know where you are.

We're in a field. There's a De.
We... we hit a tree.

Okay, uh, do you know the
name of the road you're on?

No! We're in a field!

Can you cover me a minute?
I'll be right back.

Okay.

Denise?

Hey. Sorry to bother you.
I know you're busy.

Not really. What's up?

Well, um, I got a 9-1-1 call

From a boy who says he was in a
car accident with his mother,

But I can't keep him on the
line long enough to... to get

A location, and my supervisor
thinks it's a prank. But you don't.

No. I got an address for
the cell phone account.

I was hoping maybe you
could check it out for me.

If the caller's at home,
we'll know it's a prank.

But it sounds real to you?
Yeah, that's my gut.

The boy says his
mother's unconscious.

And if she's been out
this long, then,

Well, she could be in serious trouble.
Every minute counts.

Okay. Uh, what's the address?

2045 sunnymeade in springdale.

2045 sunnymeade. Got it.

Um, I'll see what I can do.

Thanks, Pamela.

All right. Let you know. Bye.

Um, that was a friend of
mine from county dispatch.

And she thinks she has an
emergency on her hands,

But she's having
trouble confirming,

So she wanted us to check out an
address in springdale. Unofficially?

Yeah. Well, her supervisor
won't let her roll units

Without more information. Yeah,
well, he probably doesn't want

To waste our time or
taxpayers' money.

Listen, I-I don't... uh,
not to be out of line,

But my friend wouldn't have
asked without good reason.

And we're about to go code 7,

And I know this great
burger place in springdale,

So lunch is on me.

They have good fries?

Yeah. Sweet potato,
paprika and cinnamon.

What's the address again?

2045 sunnymeade.

Oh, thank you for dropping
these off at Mercer, Roxy.

Sure. Happy to help new moms.

You okay?

Um... Yeah.

Just going to the hospital
today kind of freaks me out.

Why?

It's nothing.

Roxy?

I'm just worried about Trevor,

You know, with this whole
100-day safety thing.

Well, what about it?

No. It's silly.

No. If it bothers
you, it's not silly.

Okay. So if we make
it to a hundred days,

It's gonna be like one big party
around here, right? Mm-hmm.

So I went ahead and I ordered

A boatload of shrimp
for the hump,

And now I kind of
have this bad feeling

Like maybe I jinxed everything.

Nah. You're showing
confidence in the 23rd.

You're betting on success.

That's true.

And I don't think a food order
could affect field exercises.

Okay. Well, now I feel silly.

No. No, no, no. Soldiers
are superstitious.

Michael wore the same t-shirt

every day when he was in the Gulf.
That's gross.

Yep. And unhealthy.

And in the last week, he's eaten
nothing but eggs for breakfast.

And Trevor always gets dressed
in exactly the same order.

Soldiers need to feel lucky.

Mm-hmm. So do we.

So if eggs can work for Michael,

Then I guess shrimp can work for you.
Thank you.

Thanks for doing this. Sure.

Okay. I'll talk to you later.
See ya.

Damn! Head in the game, Riggs!

Stay alert for enemy contact!
Yes, sergeant.

Giron, weapon points out!

Yes, sergeant!

You just earned the
team an extra mile.

Way to go, giron.

Make it 2 miles!
Come on, gentlemen!

Let's move!

Nobody home.

Well, while we're here,

It wouldn't hurt to do a
little canvassing, right?

Thought you were
gonna buy me lunch.

Oh, come on. Ten minutes.

Somebody's life
could be at stake.

Okay.

Okay.

Pamela?

So there was nobody
at your address,

But we found a neighbor
that says that

There's a couple that lives there with a
boy around 7. Was the boy's name Taylor?

She didn't know any names,

But she did say that the husband
and wife were both soldiers,

And that she hasn't seen the
husband in a while. Deployed?

Or divorced maybe. Okay. Um, thanks. I-I'll
have Frank look up the army records.

Okay, good idea. Hey. Tell her if the
kid calls back, get him to describe

What kind of road he's on, any landmarks.
Um, my partner says

If he calls back... yeah. No, I heard.
I'm way ahead of him.

Okay. And have him
step out of the car

And read you the license
plate number, too,

'cause we can use that to confirm.
Right. Thanks, Pamela.

All right. Sure.

Sir, your wife is on line two.

Hey, d. Hey, Frank. Um, I need
your help with something at work.

All right. What's going on?
Well, I need you

to look up some
information on a soldier.

Okay.

Who is it?

Name's Scott Hoffman.

All right.

Major Hoffman is currently
deployed to Iraq.

Uh, and... and his wife?

Huh. That's funny. What?

Well, his wife is
Captain Lydia Houston.

And I spoke to her
just this morning.

She was supposed to report a few
hours ago, never showed up.

Lydia Houston. Any children?

Um... Yeah, a son...
Taylor, 7 years old.

Frank, I think Captain Houston

Was involved in a car accident,

And her... her son is...

Calling, asking for help.

Well, is she all right? I don't know.
We can't locate them.

Um, can you tell me if they
have any relatives in the area?

Uh...

Yeah. She's got a
sister up in Raleigh.

But other than that...
9-1-1. Denise.

Uh, Frank, I gotta go.

All right. Well, call me as soon
as you know anything, all right?

I will. Taylor?

Why aren't you here?
My mommy needs help.

Taylor, honey, I-I need to
know how your mommy's doing.

Um, did she wake up?

Yeah, but she fell asleep again.

She's hurt!

Okay. Look, I-I need
you to do me a favor.

Um, can you put your hand
on your mommy's tummy? Why?

Because I want to make sure that
she's breathing comfortably

So... so I can tell the people

That are coming to help you.

Is it moving up and down?

Y-yeah. A little.

You need to come now!

I just need a little
more information.

What kind of road are you
on, smooth or bumpy?

Bumpy.

Is it a dirt road? Yes.

Can you see any houses or...
or buildings nearby?

No. Just grass.

I-I hear a train. Do you
see any train tracks?

No!

Okay, uh, all right,
listen, honey.

I need you to do one more thing.

I need you to get out the
car and read me the numbers

On the license plate. Can you do that?
but I don't want to leave my mom.

Okay, Taylor, I just need you to
be brave for me and your mother,

Okay? It'll only take a minute.

O-okay.

All right. Let's
do this together.

Let's get out of the car and
go to the license plate.

Okay.

I'm at the back now.

Okay, good. Um, can you
read me the license plate?

P-x-9-1-t-7.

P-x-9-1-t-7, right?

Yeah.

Okay. You did a
great job, Taylor.

Now can you tell me where you
and your mommy were going

When you crashed? We were
going to aunt Lottie's.

Where does aunt Lottie live?

Taylor?

Hello? Hello?

So we ran the plate.

It belongs to a 1998
tan Mercury tracer

Registered to a Lydia Houston.

That's Hoffman's wife.

So it all fits.

That's it. Thanks, Pamela.

Yeah?

That call I got earlier...
it's no prank.

The cell phone involved belongs
to army major Scott Hoffman,

Currently in Iraq.

He's married to Captain
Lydia Houston,

Who failed to report for duty
at fort Marshall this morning.

And she has a son named Taylor

Who read me the plates
on the crashed car.

It's licensed to
Captain Houston.

You contacted the phone company,
have them triangulate the call?

They haven't gotten back to me. Let me pull
a few strings, get that pushed through.

Meantime, put out an a.P.B.

Right.

You wanted to see me, sir?

Yeah, Joan. Come on in.
Please sit down.

I received your medical report

From the neurological
team at Mercer.

Yes. I know I have some
work ahead of me, sir.

Based on their strong
recommendations,

I'm ordering you on
convalescent leave for 30 days,

Pending your next evaluation.

But, sir, we deploy before then.

Joan, you won't be deploying
with the brigade.

Sir, I've been training
my troops for months.

They're counting on me.

You're not fit.

I don't know what they
put in that report,

But, sir, I can function fine.

Yes, I have experienced
a few difficulties,

But they're minor.

Nothing that will stop
me from doing my job.

Your doctors disagree,
and so do I.

Sending you to Afghanistan
would endanger not just you,

But your soldiers.

I know how
disappointing this is,

But you are a valuable asset.

We need you at full health

So you can return to duty
as soon as possible.

This is a serious
diagnosis, Joan.

You need to give
yourself time to heal.

I know sitting on the
sidelines isn't easy,

But that's what's happening
right now, understood?

Yes, sir.

That's all.

The phone company says
the calls were picked up

By only one cell tower... here.

Which puts our accident
anywhere in a 6-mile radius.

That's a big area to cover. Yeah,
but not a whole lot of roads.

The boy said that they were on
their way to aunt Lottie's,

But army records don't show
any relatives by that name.

Dirt road, deer habitat,
train tracks nearby...

It's gotta be back there somewhere.
Hang on.

Hey. Slow down.

Aunt Lottie?

Afternoon, ma'am.

What can I do for you, officers?

Uh, sorry to disturb.
We were wondering

If you know a boy named Taylor.
Taylor Hoffman.

His mom called earlier asking
if she could bring him by,

But I haven't seen him yet.

Why, has something happened?

If they were heading to
Lottie's from springdale,

I bet Captain Houston took
wood road number 2. Shortcut?

Old logging road, good
hunting along there.

It's impassable if it rains,

But she could shave ten minutes
off her trip on a day like this.

You gotta help us! 803 to dispatch.
Located an accident. Stand by.

803, dispatch. Please update situation.
You gotta help my mom.

It's okay. We're
here to help now.

Okay, okay. We will, I promise.

I need e.M.S. And fire
at wood road number 2,

One mile West of sycamore.

I have a 10-50, single m.V.A.
With injuries. Roger.

E.M.S. Has been notified. E.T.A.
Three and a half.

It's okay. It's okay.

Call just came in.

They found your kid.

What about the mher?

She's breathing.
That's all I know.

Hey, you did great
today, Taylor.

Your mommy's gonna
be so proud of you.

Okay?

You ready?

Okay.

Bye.

Great kid.

Yeah. I hope his mom makes it.

Ah, it's out of our hands.

Yeah.

Well, what about that lunch?
I'm starved.

Take a rain check? I gotta
pick up my kids at school,

Drop 'em off at a friend's.
The ex is out of town.

Excuses, excuses. Yeah.
Divorce is so convenient.

It was a good day.

Yeah, it was.

Go, go, go!

Let's go! Move in!

End x! End x!

Weapon safety on!

Nice shot, boys. Let's go home.

Nice toss, hotshot. You should
see me with a launcher, bro.

Boys and their ts.

Hey, you watch yourself, man.

No!

Medic! Medic! Sherwood!

Sherwood!

What is your major
malfunction, Taylor?!

Sorry, sir. I tripped.
It was an accident.

The rifle just went off. Medic!

I got it, sergeant.

Specialist!

What the hell happened? Specialist!
Specialist!

Idiot from team four misfired!
Come on!

Can you hear me?

What happened? You were hit.

Where? I don't know.
Where does it hurt?

I don't know.

My head.

Whoa! Holy...

Looks like it clipped
your helmet.

Follow my finger.

Think you could get up?

Yeah. Easy.

Is he gonna be okay?

Still need to check him
out, but I'd say yeah.

Whoo! Looks like this is
your lucky day, Sherwood.

Guess so.

All right. I'm wanna make sure
this is handled properly.

Giron, you're in charge.
Roger that, sergeant.

I'll see you back
at the barracks.

Hey!

Sergeant Leblanc... he's okay.

Yeah. Come on.

You know, dude, an
inch to the left,

You'd have cost us a day off.

I'm just kidding.

Give me my helmet.

Okay, baby girl.

We are home.

Uh-oh.

Joan, what are you doing here?

General holden placed me on
convalescent leave today.

For how long?

At least 30 days.

They're not letting me deploy.

I'm sorry.

They're overreacting.

But, Joan, you heard
what the doctor said.

Yes, I did.

Diffused injury. Excellent
chance for recovery.

That's true. But I'm not
sure you're grasping

Just how serious this injury is.

I'm fine, Roland.

You're not fine.

Once you've suffered
a brain injury,

You're that much more
susceptible to getting another.

I heard the doctor.
Then you heard her say

With each successive injury,
the damage gets worse.

It could become permanent, Joan.
You trying to scare me?

No, sweetheart, I'm
trying to help you.

Look, this is my field.

And I'm telling you

That the best thing for
you to do right now...

The only thing to do...

Is to rest and to concentrate
on your rehabilitation.

I'm not your patient, Roland.

I don't need your opinion.

I need your support.

Stop. Specialist Sherwood.

At ease, soldier.

How'd it go today?

Great, sir.

No problems. We had a good day.

Glad to hear it.
Glad to hear it.

And your new sergeant?

Solid leader. I like him.

Good. Good.

Very thorough with his
paperwork, too, it turns out.

You know, an interesting report

Landed on my desk a
little while ago.

Live-fire exercise,
negligent discharge.

Now, son, you wouldn't know
anything about that, would you?

It was no big deal.

It could've been a big deal.

You okay?

Dad, I'm fine. You sure?

Yes, sir. The doctors checked
me out and everything.

Something like that can
really rattle you.

Yeah, but...

It was just a stupid mistake.
It happens.

I've moved on.

Well, good.

You know...

Live-fire exercise
before my second tour,

Some numskull pulls a
pin out of a grenade

And then manages to throw
the thing behind us.

You're kidding. Don't
know how he did it.

It's a miracle nobody was hurt.

Turns out, the thing rolled
into a hole before it exploded.

Hadn't of done that,

Well, you know, who knows
what would've happened?

Point is, some days
you get lucky.

You thank God, and you move on.

All right?

I never told your
mother about that one.

Thought it best
not to upset her.

That's what I was thinking.
All right.

As you were.

Thanks, dad.

♪

So I checked with the hospital,

And Captain Houston's
gonna be all right.

But she got banged
up pretty good.

She had internal bleeding
and a collapsed lung.

Wow. Sounds like you got
there just in time, Pamela.

Well, thanks to Denise. And
you deserve the credit.

The nurse said that any longer,
and she might have died.

And what about the little boy?

His aunt's driving down from
Raleigh to take care of him.

Well, you guys
were heroes today.

And, more importantly,
you saved my shrimp.

What? I'll explain
that to you later.

Hey, thank you for trusting me.

Are you kidding?

It worked out for me, too.

Boone is finally
talking to me now.

Congratulations. Nice.

Yeah. Today was something else, huh?
Yeah.

Well, cheers.

Cheers.

Babe, I am so glad
this day is over.

Yeah, so am I.

You know...

When I made sergeant, it
was to become a recruiter.

I never thought about
leading a team

Until I was told
I had to deploy.

But these guys...

They're counting on
me to bring 'em home.

It's a huge responsibility.

Yeah, I get that.

I thought today was
about testing my men.

But you know what?

It was about testing myself.

And what about you?

What did you decide with
the whole shrimp thing?

I, um, doubled my order.

I figured that I couldn't
lose betting on the 23rd.

Damn straight.

So maybe...

We should celebrate
our good luck.

Yeah, okay.

We're lean and mean
and fight to fight.

We're lean and mean
and fit to fight.

Go anywhere both day and night.
Go anywhere both day and night.

Where bullets fly and rockets fall...
Where bullets fly and rockets fall...

We'll stand our ground
and give our...

Mmm, pancakes!

Absolutely.

Well, game's over. Can
we talk about it now?

We can.

Well, then congratulations
on reaching 100 days.

Thank you.

You don't seem very excited.

No, I am. I am.

It's great for the troops...

Reinforces vigilance,
pride in unit safety.

Just thinking about
Joan, that's all.

I'm sure she understands,
you're only doing what's best.

Well, doesn't make
it any easier.

Oh, you should've seen
the look on her face

When I told her she
couldn't deploy.

We may have reached
a hundred days

Without a fatality,

But yesterday I lost one
of my best soldiers.