Army Wives (2007–2013): Season 4, Episode 13 - Army Strong - full transcript

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Previously on "army wives"...

I really don't need all this
macho, man-of-the-house crap.

It's not good for me, and
it's not good for the boys.

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.

You're deploying?

Me... Frank... Everyone.

For how long?

Probably a year.



You'll miss the baby.

Oh, you'll miss everything.

Thanks for the
heads-up, general.

I'll be sure it's added to
this afternoon's briefing.

Yeah.

Yes, sir.

I look forward to working
with you and n.A.T.O.

I'll see you downrange.

Mm. Scrambled or over easy?

Actually, I've heard
that fresh fruit

Is a rare commodity
in Afghanistan.

Would a smoothie be out of line?

Of course not.
Strawberry sound good?

Sounds perfect.



Whew. Hey, honey.

Morning.

Good workout? Yeah.

How's the knee?

Better every day.

Dr. Hollander said
that I might be able

To get back on the ice next week.
Hmm.

Oh, I wish I could be there.
Me, too.

You want a smoothie? No, thanks.

I'm making one for your dad.
I'm not really

in the mood. I've gotta
get ready for school.

She misses you already.

You've spoiled her,
being around so long.

Mm.

Mm. Me, too.

You're at it early.

Hey.

Don't want little Milo
to smash his fingers.

Milo?

Yeah, just wanted to hear
what it sounded like.

No?

No.

Well, looky he. You just
push on this button,

It pops right open. We
had those with Jeremy.

We did? Mm-hmm.

Jeez. It was so long
ago, who can remember?

Ooh. whoa.

Got someone doing the two-step
in there this morning.

Oh, yeah? Here.

Where?

Right there.

D., let's decide.

What?

Names. Let's decide right now.

Right this minute? Yeah. I don't want
to deploy tomorrow without knowin'.

Okay.

All right, for boys, we had...

Thomas, Samuel

And... Matthew. I like Thomas.

I like Matthew. Oh.

Right. All right, well, here's...
here's a wild card.

How about... how about Woodrow,

You know, like that character
from "lonesome dove"?

Woodrow Sherwood.

Woody Sherwood?

Oh. Yeah, I get your point.

Uh, yeah.

Well, for girls, we got,
what, Eleanor, Molly...

Olivia, mm-hmm.
Olivia and Laura.

Oh, I like Molly. Yeah? I
was leaning towards Laura.

How did we ever agree on Jeremy?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Rock, paper, scissors, I think.

So how about this...

If it's a boy... Matthew,

And if it's a girl... molly?

Deal.

Hey, t.J., find Charleston.

Here.

All right, good man.
Now hold steady.

Now tomorrow I fly to Germany,

Then off to Kuwait And
then finally to...

Afghanistan.

Mom, carpool. Yeah.

Excuse me.

Thanks, mom. All
right, bye, dad.

Bye. When do we go, mom?

Now. Go to the van, and
I'll be right there.

Bye.

Bye.

What's that for?

I'm sorry.

For what?

For fighting lately.

Yeah, me, too.

Look, deployment... it's...
it's hard on everyone.

Well, I've been thinking, and
you know how I always said

That I wasn't gonna have another
kid without you being here?

Mm-hmm. Well, I kinda
changed my mind.

Whoa. Wait.

You... you want a...
you want a baby now?

Yeah.

Babe, I deploy tomorrow. I know.

So... So... I want your sperm.

What? Oh!

Mom!

Yeah, okay. Sorry, honey.
We'll talk later.

Milk... this is
something that you...

Drink.

This is a magazine,
Something that you...

Read.

Earrings... Something that you...
Wear.

Nice.

What, can't I be proud of
my wife for keeping up

With her therapy? Well, I feel
like I'm back in elementary school

With these flash cards.

Meanwhile, my soldiers
are preparing to deploy.

Sweetheart, I know
it's frustrating,

But you're on the road back.

You gotta walk before
you can run, huh?

Mwah.

Bye, baby girl. Mwah.

Mwah. Gimmie that leg.

We'll see you later.

Have a good day.

You, too.

This is a letter,

Which no one writes
anymore, but if they did,

It's something you... Read.

Okay, Chase. You
promise me, though,

That the boat's never
gonna leave the Bay

And that the kids are gonna
wear their life jackets

The whole time, right?

Uh, you sure? Okay,
um, I gotta run.

Okay. Bye.

Sorry. That was, um, Chase.

He's taking the kids out
on a boat this weekend

With Kristy and her brother.

So I'm just nervous
mom, I guess.

I guess.

Kowalski... Uh, from property,

Asked me yesterday to
find out if you bowl.

Why, is there a league?

No, I think he just
wants to bowl with you.

What, you mean, like a date?

He's asked about you before.

You gotta be kidding me.
I'm barely divorced.

Didn't seem to stop your ex.

Okay, you know what?

Even if I wanted to
date, which I don't,

Office romances are
just a bad idea.

Plus, Kowalski's a Yankees fan,
and he wears too much cologne.

I mean, you can smell that
guy coming a mile away.

I'll just tell him
you don't bowl.

Good idea.

Well, I think we got everything.

I hope the troops are
hungry tomorrow.

Of course, what soldier doesn't
love hot dogs, right? Mm-hmm.

Oh, I just he we don't
have to spend hours

Waiting on the airfield, you know?
Yeah.

It's so hard on everyone... the soldiers
and the families. We've all been there.

Yeah.

You wanna grab lunch?

Oh, I can't. My to-do
list is so long.

Oh. I've got, uh, pharmacy

And the dry cleaner's,
post office.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Just a little preoccupied.
A lot on my mind.

I'm okay, really.

Good. 'cause I have something
I wanted to ask you.

Shoot.

Well, um, last month, Frank
and I started Lamaze classes,

And, uh, he's deploying,

And I'm gonna need a birth
coach, so I was hoping...

I would love to.

Yeah? Yes.

I know how busy you are.
Oh, I will make the time.

Oh, thank you so much.
We'll have fun.

Yeah.

Good?

Yeah.

Hey, Roxy.

Officer Boone, officer Moran.
What are you doing here?

I figured you'd be spending
the day with Trevor.

Yeah, well, you know him.

He's making sure that his men
are ready for deployment.

So I'm just poppin'
in to check on chief

And then I'm poppin' right back out. Hey,
wait a minute. Maybe you can tell me.

What's her type? Stop.

Her type? Of date. A guy at
the station asked her out.

She turned him down.

You got asked out on a date
and you didn't even tell me?

Okay, no. A guy asked
him to ask me.

It's like passing
notes in study hall.

Yeah. Right. Uh, no,
that is not her type.

Thank you.

Anytime.

Hmm. What is with you? Do I bug
you about your dating habits?

No.

Do you even date?

None of your business.

Come on.

Well, I'm not the one who
needs to get over my ex.

Oh. And I do?

I'm just saying, it wouldn't
hurt to get back out there.

That's all I'm saying.

Honestly, The idea
of dating again...

Small talk, lame jokes...

Shaving my legs...

I haven't been on a
date in 15 years.

Who needs it?

General holden.

Am I interrupting?

No, sir. I'm just, uh,

Well... well, come on in.

Thank you.

May I get you some coffee?

No, thanks. I just stopped
by to have a quick word.

I, uh...

Spoke to the head of
your medical team.

She says that you're
making real progress.

I'm doing my best, general.

Look, Joan, I've been living

With Emmalin going through rehab
on her knee for months now,

So I know how frustrating it is,

Wanting to get back
in the action,

Waiting for the
doctors to sign off.

I appreciate it, sir,

But this is different.

I can't just get on a treadmill

And push past the pain.

But I will work
through this, sir.

Oh, I know you will.

I just wanted to remind
you to stay the course.

Didn't know if I'd get
a chance tomorrow.

Things always get a bit
hectic on the tarmac.

Thank you, sir, but
I won't be there.

Really?

Well, I'm on convalescent leave,

As you know, sir.

Well, I know your soldiers
would like to see you,

But you handle it
as you see fit.

Colonel.

Dr. Burton.

Sherwood.

So... This is it.

Guess so.

I feel good.

I can tell.

I'm ready to deploy again.
Well, I guess I have to be.

You know, like we talked
about in our last session,

You'll probably
see combat again.

It's gonna be stressful, might
bring up some memories.

I know.

But I can think about Rison
now and not freak out,

Just be sad about it.

And if any of your symptoms
start to reappear...

Any paranoia, edginess...
What's your plan?

First thing, I have to
admit what's going on.

Mm-hmm. I have to confront
things, not avoid them.

And then you seek out
mental health resources

Available in theater...
individual...

Individual or group counseling.
I got it, doc.

I think you do.

Okay.

Well, good luck.

Brought you something.

It's a unit coin.

My C.O. In Iraq gave it to me.

I'd like you to have it.

Thank you.

Thank you, Dr. Burton.

Without your help,

I wouldn't be
deploying tomorrow.

Hell, I might not even be here.

Hey, don't you forget, man,

You drove the car.

I just helped to navigate.

Come on. You take
care of yourself.

I will.

So we're here to freeze
sergeant Leblanc's sperm.

Is that the plan?

Right. So that when
my eggs are ready,

His little soldiers
will be, too.

Forward, March.

I'm afraid it's a little
more complicated than that.

To obtain an optimal
sperm sample,

I suggest couples abstain
from intercourse

For at least three days
prior to the event.

Oh.

Oops.

And because we'll have only
one sample at our disposal

Due to sergeant
Leblanc's deployment,

We'll only be able
to perform two,

Possibly three intrauterine
inseminations.

One should be enough,
shouldn't it?

The success rate for the first I.U.I.
Is only 1 in 5.

I suggest couples plan
for at least three,

Both emotionally
and financially.

Financially?

Yes.

And none of this is covered
by your army insurance.

It isn't?

Okay, so how much?

The first cycle, which includes
collection, evaluation,

Storage, medication, ultrasound
and the insemination

Runs $1,200.

$1,200?

Do you have, like, a
buy-one-get-one-free special?

D. D., where are you?

I'm in here.

Hey.

What is it? Look, I
know I'm the one

Who was dead set against
knowing the sex of the baby,

But now that we've picked
names, I can't help it.

I need to be able to
picture the little tyke,

So I need to know if we're having a Matthew
or a Molly. Well, that's a switch.

I know. I know. But I th...

I think we ought to call the doctor and
find out. Okay. Um, wow. Are you sure?

'cause once you know,
there's no going back.

I understand, but I really want to know.
Come on, d.

It's a girl.

What?

We're having a girl.

You know?

For about a month.

But how?

I asked the doctor.

But... We said we
weren't gonna find out.

No, no, you said you didn't
want to know, and I agreed.

So all this time, you... A girl?

Yeah.

I don't believe it.

We're having a little girl?

Oh.

Baby, I-I hope she
gets your smile.

Molly Sherwood.

Molly.

Mm.

Wow.

Wait a minute.

So this mornin',

When you let me choose
names for the boy,

You knew we were having a girl?
Uh-huh.

Okay.

Okay, wee Molly, you'd better
take after your mother,

Because she's a hell of a lot
smarter than your old man.

How long have you been
having these dreams?

Since Michael told
me he's deploying.

And they're the same every time?

I can't make them stop.

I... I can't talk to
anybody about this,

Except... except you, of course.

Because you're the
general's wife.

My best friends are going
through the same thing,

You know, this deployment.

I have to set an example.

I have to be strong, you know,

Strong for my daughter...

Strong for my husband.

This is Michael's
first deployment

Since Amanda's death, huh?

Uh, yeah.

And Emmalin graduates this year?

Yeah, she does.

That's a lot of loss.

Look, we've known each other
for a while now, Claudia joy.

You're one of the most capable
people I've ever met.

But you can't control
everything...

What happens to your
husband, for example.

I know that.

You know it, but like a
lot of strong people,

You have difficulty
accepting it.

These nightmares...

They strike me as visions
of helplessness.

You want to protect
Michael, but you can't.

I'm so worried about him.

And you feel alone,

Which is why you're here.

God never promised us a
road free from strife,

But in our darkest moments,
it's important to remember

That he did promise
never to abandon us.

You're not alone.

Dad.

Hey, kiddo.

Hey. What are you doing here?

Thought I'd catch your
workout one last time.

There's not much to see.

Oh, I disagree. I'm
really proud of you.

Thanks.

I can't believe

You're graduating
High School so soon.

I know.

I can't believe you're
not gonna be there.

Well, mom will take video.

I know it's not the same,

But we'll make the best
of it, like we always do.

Hey.

I haven't had to say
good-bye to you in forever.

I know. It's been a long time.

Everything's gonna be so
different when you're back.

I mean, I'm gonna be in college,

Living in a dorm,
Playing hockey, I hope.

You will be.

You won't be there to see
me get back on the ice.

I'll be here in spirit.

It's not the same.

Look, I know that I'm
doing this for myself,

But... I couldn't be
doing it without you.

I wouldn't be doing
it without you.

You're gonna do fine.

But I'm gonna miss you so much.

Thanks for taking
care of that survey.

Uh, no problem. The kids are
with their dad tonight.

Wanna grab dinner?

Thanks, Bui got a
survey to fill out?

Aw, come on. You gotta eat.

And what's at home, microwave
dinners, box of wine?

Let's hit taco boy.

I don't know.

You know, if we move, we can
still make happy hour...

2-for-1 margaritas.

You'll be home in plenty of time to
do your homework. After margaritas?

Come on, Moran. Vamonos!

So Michael dropped by?

Yeah.

For encouragement.

That's nice.

Yeah, he wanted to talk
before deployment.

Uh, thought I'd be at
the airfield tomorrow.

Wait. You're not going?

Nope.

Why not?

Roland, do I really need
to explain it to you?

If you want me to
understand, yes, you do.

Okay.

I'm on convalescent leave.

Mm-hmm.

It'd be embarrassing.

Why? What do I say to someone

When they ask me why
I'm not deploying?

You tell them the truth. You were
injured in combat. What injury?

When I had stitches in my face,
it was easy to understand.

But now... now what?

Well, it's not like I can
put my brain in a sling.

Hey, people understand t.B.I.S

A lot better than
they did before.

Still, it doesn't look good.

So what, you're afraid
of looking weak?

It is still the army, Roland.

I am a senior officer
without a visible injury

Being held back.

I get it. I do.

But you have an
opportunity here, Joan.

I mean, you've always
encouraged your soldiers

To get help if they
needed it, right?

Isn't that the attitude the army
wants to promote? Yeah, but...

Look, I know the culture's
more complicated than that.

But going tomorrow, you have
a chance to show everyone

That there's no shame in having a t.B.I.
Or p.T.S.D.

Or any kind of mental injury.

And if you don't go,

What kind of message
does that send?

I'm gonna have a sister?

That's awesome.

Um, I don't know much
about girl stuff,

But I can teach her how to throw a
perfect spiral. Yeah, Roger that.

Wow.

A sister.

We're gonna name her Molly.

Molly.

You like it?

Yeah.

I'm just, um, thinking about
ways kids could make fun of her.

You know, like "Anna
banana," "smelly Ellie."

Jeremy.

But Molly... Good
golly, miss Molly.

Yeah. I approve.

Well, that's a relief.

Nice. You want some more pie?

Yes, ma'am. Here.

I have some news, too, actually.

I changed my will.

It's... Nothing big.

You guys still are
my beneficiaries,

But, um, Once the
baby comes along,

Once Molly comes
along, It'll be her.

I hope you guys
are okay with it.

Yeah, of course.

Nah, that's very thoughtful.

I'm just gonna say it once...

Come back safe, both of you.

Yes, ma'am.

You really made this?

Mom.

She did.

Wow.

It's a vast improvement

Over the very first
meal you ever made me.

You remember that? Not again.

Mm. You sat me down

At your plastic,
pink tea party table

And served slices
of American cheese

And a tower of saltines.

I had to eat the whole thing,
and then you charged me for it.

And you paid. 10 cents.
And a quarter tip.

Mm, yeah.

Mm. I did.

You want seconds?

Twist my arm.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

I, uh, I didn't think
to furky would cut it

For your farewell dinner.

I don't know. Nothing says
"good-bye" like to furky.

Mom?

Claudia joy, I gotcha.

Mm.

Sit down.

Um, glucose, honey.

Yeah, I got it.

Um... I'm okay.

78 on the glucose meter.

I told you I'm fine.

That's still low, Claudia joy.

Oh, it's within my normal range.

I'm feeling much better, really.

I don't know why
Michael called you,

Especially on
Frank's last night.

He shouldn't have. Mm.
Oh, he understands.

We were all concerned.

You haven't had an
incident for a long time.

I checked my levels today.
They were fine.

I just... guess I didn't
eat enough this afternoon.

I didn't have much
of an appetite.

I knew something
was bothering you

When we were shopping.

What's going on?

I don't know.

I've never felt
like this before.

I'm having these
nightmares about Michael,

About him being hurt.

Oh. Why didn't you say anything?

Oh, I couldn't. Why not?

Because I don't want to
put my problems on you.

You have Jeremy and Frank,
yourself to look after.

Claudia joy...

No, we are all worried
enough as it is.

I don't need to
make things worse.

We have to rely on each other.

If you're not feeling
strong, you can say so.

You can always tell me anything.

I'm feeling scared.

Oh.

I feel like I'm...

I feel like I...

Might never see
my husband again.

I am... Oh.

Your mother's gonna be fine.

I know.

Just a little
hypoglycemia, that's all.

Right.

Doesn't take much to get
her levels out of whack.

And she's had a busy week.

That's right.

If you could just do me a
favor while I'm gone...

I'll keep an eye on her, dad.
I promise.

Thanks.

The only downside is
Lucy is a cover hog.

Sometimes I want to just kick
her out of bed. So do it.

Aw. How could I say "no"
to a face like that?

I think it'd be pretty easy. I take
it you didn't grow up with dogs.

Not unless brothers count.

What do I owe? Uh, forget it.

Oh, come on. What do I owe?

No, it's on me. I mean it.

Okay. Thanks.

You are welcome.

That wasn't so bad, was it?

What?

First date.

This is not a date.

Well, I asked you
out, you said "yes,"

We talked about ourselves, I paid...
that's a date.

You didn't even have
to shave your legs.

Okay, you know what? You needed to
get rid of that lame excuse, Moran.

Now you've been out, you survived.
On to the second date.

Not me. I'm over you.

I think we should
see other people.

All right, good
night, sleep tight,

Don't let the...
Don't let the...

Bedbugs bite. Bedbugs bite.
Jinx.

Jinx. You owe me soda.

Hey.

♪

Just hold me.

Babe?

Mm.

Okay.

♪ Makes all the difference ♪

♪ sometimes you
find your own way ♪

♪ without interference ♪

♪ it's not all darkness ♪

♪ it's not all light ♪

♪ you don't have to fix this ♪

♪ sit with me tonight ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

Well, what do you think?

I think she's gonna love it.

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ we pray for acceptance ♪

♪ Ba Ba Ba ♪
♪ we pray for deliverance ♪

♪ Ba Ba Ba ♪

♪ we pray for understanding ♪
♪ Ba Ba ♪

♪ like it makes all
the difference ♪

♪ it's not all the way left ♪

♪ it's not all right ♪

♪ you don't have to fix this ♪

♪ sit with me tonight ♪

♪ the sound of our breathing ♪

Feeling better?

♪ In the TV light ♪

I'm sorry about tonight.

Don't be.

♪ Just sit with me tonight ♪

I don't want you to worry
about me while you're gone.

I'll be fine.

I know you will.

You take care of yourself,

Michael James holden.

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ tonight ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ tonight ♪

♪

So who wants a hot dog?

I do. Me, too.

Not me. My stomach's
doing backflips.

Okay. None for you.

Can we bring lucky? No,
he'd better stay here.

Give it to me. I got him.

All right. Let's go, men.

Come on.

It's okay. They'll be back, boy.

Hey, Mrs. Leblanc.

Hey, Jeremy.

Uh, Trevor and the boys
just went to get a hot dog.

Okay. This is, uh, private
Riggs, specialist Giron.

Hi. How do you do, ma'am?

Mrs. Leblanc. How you doing?

Hey, nice to meet you.
How ya doin', boy?

Riggs, here's that dog
we were talking about.

Seriously, man? This is lucky?

It's him, all right.

Saved my skin in Iraq,
didn't you, boy?

Now you take care
of the Leblancs

And everybody else
while I'm gone, okay?

Gentlemen. Sergeant.

These are my boys.
This is Finn and t.J.

Where'd you get those hot dogs?

Over there. Yeah,
we can show you.

Sounds good. See
you around, boy.

Rub his head for good luck.

I keep hoping for a delay.

Even a day or two.

The sooner I leave, the
sooner I can get back.

Okay?

You know, it's just not, so...

That's great. That's great.

Yeah. Excuse me a second, Frank.

Uh-huh.

Fine day for flying, general.

So they tell me. It's good
to see you here, Joan.

Thank you, sir. It's
good to be here.

And I'll see you over there.

Yes, sir.

Colonel Burton.

I've been keeping eye
out for you, ma'am.

Great to see you.

Same here, sergeant Larson.

You remember my wife Ann?

Hi, Ann. And who's this
beautiful little girl?

This is Shelly.

She's a little shy. She's
having a rough day.

It's okay.

You remember my husband, Dr.
Burton?

Sir. Good to see you, sergeant.

A pleasure. Say hi,
Sara Elizabeth.

Hey there. Hi.

How are ya? yeah, she's
a little shy, too.

So you all squared away?

Things are good, ma'am,
but we miss you.

Well, don't get used to it, 'cause
I'm coming back. Yes, ma'am.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I
have some soldiers to wrangle.

Hop to it. Excuse us.

Larson.

Stay safe.

You do the same, ma'am.

Hey.

Hey. Thank you for coming.

Of course.

Oh.

Mm.

So is little Molly doing okay
with all this commotion?

Mm-hmm. Yeah, she's
quiet for now.

Oh, that's good. That's good.

So I guess this is it.

Yeah, I guess so.

Here.

Ah.

Soldiers of the 23rd,

For those of you who have
stood here with me before,

Thank you for
continuing to serve

When your country
needs you most.

For those on your first tour,

Welcome to the company

Of the best-trained, best-led
soldiers in the world.

Trust in your training,

Trust in your leaders

And trust in the soldier
to your left and right.

To our family and friends,

Some who have traveled great
distances to be here...

You are who we fight for.

You give us the
strength to carry on,

And we thank you for
seeing us off today.

We leave with heavy hearts

But with heads held high,

And we will come back

With the satisfaction
of a job well done.

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