Army Wives (2007–2013): Season 4, Episode 2 - Scars and Stripes - full transcript

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We're having a baby?
- Nós vamos ter um bebê??

Yes! - Sim!

Yes! Yes! This is me happy.
- Uhu! Uhu! Isso, sou eu feliz!

Because you said, it's not the right time. This is the
greatest thing you've ever said to me - Como voc~e

disse que esse nao era o melhor momento.. O que vc
está me dizendo é a melhor coisa que vc já me disse.

Since "I do." Depois
de eu aceito.

Joan's in surgery right now.
- A Joan esta em uma cirurgia agora

She was wounded, and they're
trying to save her sight.

Okay, colonel,
let's take a look.

Megan, do me a favor.
Dim the lights.



I expect you'll have
a little blurriness

In your left eye.

My left?

I thought my right took
most of the damage.

It did.

Let me go over it again, okay?

You were a little out of
it the last time we spoke.

Both of your eyes were damaged
by debris from the r.P.G.

Now the left was scratched,
but it should heal by itself.

And my right?

The damage was more extensive.

During surgery, we decided
to replace the cornea.

Now the good thing about
that is, you should actually

Be able to see better out
of that eye immediately.



Hmm?

Ready?

Okay. Go ahead. Open up.

How's the vision?

Blurry.

Both eyes?

Well, let's just try the right.

How about now?

I can't see.

They got strollersin here.

I mean, for that kind of
money, it should push itself.

I bet they're cheaper at the p.X.
Well, it doesn't matter if they are.

We gotta beg, borrow and
steal everything we can

Before we spend a
dime on anything new.

Besides, you can't go
poking around the p.X.,

'cause I haven't told anybody about
the baby yet. Rox, you're killin' me.

Why haven't you told
your friends yet?

When was I supposed to tell 'em?

After jeremy tried
to shoot himself?

Oh, or when pamela left chase?

Or maybe I should've done it...
okay, okay. I get it.

Just don't let other people's
stuff stress you out.

It's not good for the baby. I'm not
stressed about other people's stuff.

I'm stressed about my own stuff.

Like the ban on the hump bar.

The mustang's on its last legs.

We gotta get all
this new baby gear.

Babe, I got a plan. oh, really?

Mm-hmm. What's
that, a bake sale?

That's funny, but no. I'm
getting a second job.

What?

A lot of guys moonlight.

Yeah, but you work
24/7 as it is.

Oh, come on. It's not that bad.

I just gotta find something
with flexible hours.

I got a couple things
lined up already.

No, I don't want you to have to...
oh, no, no, no. Shh. Come here.

Babe, I want to do this, okay?

It's for our family.

Besides, it's only temporary,

Till the hump gets
back on its feet.

If the hump gets
back on its feet.

Wow. Okay. You need to
tell your mom to re-lax.

Daddy's got everything
under control. Mwah.

I love you.

I'll see you tonight.

Okay.

Why don't you get a job, huh?

Your kibble isn't
free, you know?

Hey, you look at me when
I'm talking to you.

Yes, I treated him last year.

When was he admitted?

Okay. I'll be by for a
consult this afternoon.

Thank you.

Your wife. Line two.

Joan?

They take the
bandages off today?

Yeah, they took 'em off.

And?

They put 'em back on.

Wh-what?

Yeah, I'm...

I'm having a little bit of
difficulty seeing. Uh...

The doctor says I just need
more time to heal. That's all.

Well, that sounds right.

Everybody heals differently.

Joan?

What's going on, babe?

I'm scared, roland. I'm...

I'm really scared.

I wish I was there with you.

Me, too.

All the shoes against the wall.

That's perfect. I'll fold 'em.

Hey.

Got another batch for ya.

Thanks, pamela.

Women's or... No?

Yeah.

Doesn't really
have a size in it.

Hmm.

So, pamela, how are things
with you and chase?

Well... He left yesterday

For special training
at fort carson,

So I'd have to say, not great.

Um, mom? Can I go to a party
tonight at heather's?

Parents? Yes.

Me by 11:00. Midnight?

11:30. Have fun. thank you.

I should get going. I'm meeting
frank at the hospital.

Oh, well, give jeremy our love.

From all of us. aw.

Absolutely. I will. See
you guys later, okay?

Okay. this is the
clothing drive program

I started when general
baker and I ran the post.

Oh, it's so nice to
see the tradition

Being carried on by all these
wonderful young wives...

And claudia joy.

Nice to see you, lenore.

I thought the spenser awards
committee would be interested

In some of the programs that I
initiated at fort marshall. Oh.

Oh, you know what
they say, dear...

A picture is worth
a thousand words.

Hey, keep up the
good work, ladies.

Well... I thought we'd visit
the memorial rose garden next.

I mean, it was my
design, you know?

I supervised the
planting myself.

Is this good?

Some things never change.

Oh, she's changed all right.

Now that she bagged
general big shot,

She's ten times worse.

Oh, forget lenore.

We've got work to do.

Oh.

Hey.

Hey. Hi. Banana bread!

Your favorite.

Aw.

Well, you look... you look good.

You look good. You
feeling better?

Yes, sir.

Dr. Burton says I should be able
to check out in a day or two.

Really?

Well, I'll still be
seeing him twice a week,

And I'm, uh, part of
this therapy group now,

But, um, I don't need to be
in here to do any of that.

Not saying everything's perfect,

But it's a whole lot better.

Well, that's...
that's fantastic.

We're very proud of you.

Look, I wanted to, um...
I wanted to apologize

For all the trouble
that I've caused.

Honey... Please, mom,
I screwed up bad.

And I know it's
been hard on you.

Both of you.

We appreciate that.

But what...

What's most important
to your mother and me

Is that you're okay, all right?

Nothing else matters. Nothing.

You got that?

Thank you, dad.

None of this gets
fed to the dog.

I mean it, finn.

If I find one crumb
on that mangy mutt,

You are in big trouble.
Yes, ma'am.

What? Yes, ma'am!

Okay.

So what have you told the kids?

Nothing. I mean, what's to tell?

I'm just pretending
everything's okay

When it's not.

Mm. Believe me, before trevor,
I did a lot of pretending.

"your daddy loves you,

Even though he doesn't
want to see you again."

Somehow they still
turned out okay.

It always drove me crazy...

Women complaining about
being army wives.

Even got me kicked
off the radio.

Now look at me.

Well, it's different.

Chase is the one that
changed, not you.

You never gave us
anything to drink.

Oh, right. Sorry.

Okay.

Be careful with that.

When is dad coming home? Not
until after you're asleep.

Now get. We need
some grown-up time.

Why so late? Trevor
took a second job.

You're kidding. Doing what?

Ah, ah, I got it.

I'm coming! I'm coming.

Oh.

Sergeant leblanc.

Emmalin.

Uh, two pepperonis and
a veggie special?

Wake up.

Wakey, wakey.

Oh, no, babe. It's too early.
No.

I know, but I was asleep

When you got home last night.

You smell a little
bit like pizza.

Sausage or pepperoni?

Both.

Mm.

How'd your first night go?

Um... Mm. It was okay.

I delivered three pies
to emmalin holden.

What? I thought you weren't
gonna deliver on post.

She was at a party off post.

What?

Now she's gonna
tell claudia joy.

So what if she does?

It's not like I'm the only guy
in the army with a second job.

I know, but it's claudia joy.

I don't want her thinking that
we can't handle our money.

Babe, she's not
gonna think that.

Look, it happened.

It's not a big deal, okay?

Mm.

Hey, don't forget, I got that
pentagon trip next week.

D.?

Hmm?

What are you looking at?
College guide.

I figured jeremy would
want to go back to school

Once he's discharged.

And he always loved-
loved architecture.

What are you talking about?

The boy's going back to the barracks.
The barracks?

He's getting a medical
discharge, isn't he?

What for?

He almost killed himself.

Yeah. But he's better now.

All right? You said so yourself.

No, I said, "he looks better."

That doesn't make him
fit for duty, frank.

You just don't get over
something like this.

I know, but you do
keep moving forward.

He's got a commitment, d.

He's got a contract, and
he's gotta honor that.

I'm sure he would say the same thing. He
would say anything to please you, frank!

You know that. Now that's not fair.
That's not fair.

Well... The boy can
make his own decisions.

He's confused, frank. He
doesn't know what he wants.

He hasn't known that
for a long time.

Well, I disagree. Oh, frank.

Well, we both have
faith in roland.

If he says that jeremy's ready,

We just have to trust
him, don't we?

Jeremy is his patient...
Not his son.

Uh, dr. Sander called. He wants
a consult on Friday at 9:00.

Your 2:00 needs to
reschedule for tomorrow,

And you have a walk-in,
referred by dr. West.

Dr. Burton?

I'm sorry, patty. You want
to give that to me again?

Only if you listen this time.

Knock, knock. Can we talk?

Yeah.

Uh, five minutes, patty.
Come on in.

Hey.

Sorry to bother you.

No. What's up?

Uh...

Frank tells me that
jeremy will be returning

To his unit when he
leaves the hospital.

Is that true?

Uh, it's not up to me to decide.
That's the army's call.

But you make a recommendation, don't you?
I-I can't discuss specifics.

I'm not asking for
specifics, roland.

I just want to know

If my son is returning
to duty or not.

My immediate responsibility
was to determine

Whether jeremy continues to pose
a threat to himself or others.

And?

In my opinion, no, he doesn't.

So the decision's been made.

Uh, the final decision's up to his c.
O. We'll know tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

He's made remarkable progress
in a short period of time.

You should be proud of him.

I am proud of him, roland,

But this is his
chance to start over,

And once he's declared fit for
duty, that chance is gone.

I need him to get a
medical discharge.

Denise, I understand you
wanting to protect your son.

But the army asked for
my professional opinion,

And I stand by it. Why do I feel
like I'm the crazy one here?

My... my son almost
killed himself

Because of what
happened in combat,

And all we've done
is patch him up

So that he can fall apart again!

Does that make any sense at all?

It is possible for soldiers to
recover from battlefield trauma.

Look at joan. She was able to
face her problems, get help,

And now everything is... yeah, now she's
laying in a hospital bed in germany.

Do you think I don't worry
about her every minute?

You have no idea what
I'm going through.

Oh, roland, I'm... I'm so sorry.

That was incredibly
insensitive of me.

Is everything okay?

No, denise. It's not.

What happened?

She can't see.

Look, we all worry
about our soldiers,

But there's nothing
you can do about it.

There's absolutely nothing.

Roland, I'm so sorry.

I should be there with her.

But you stayed to
take care of my son.

Roxy, hey.

Hey! I was just picking
up a couple things.

Dog food's on sale.

Not that you would care, 'cause
you don't have a dog. You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. Great. Terrific.
How are you?

Fine.

Okay.

Roxy... Okay, look,
I know you know,

And I know that it
shouldn't matter,

But it does, because it's you.

I mean, if it were pamela
or denise, even, fine,

But, I mean, it had
to be your daughter.

What are the odds, right?

Emmalin didn't
tell you, did she?

This isn't like you to be
embarrassed like this.

Hey, I get embarrassed.

Roxy, the first time I met you,

You were walking out
of a bathroom stall,

Wearing only a thong.

That's what I admire about you.

You don't care what
other people think.

Well, I didn't know you then.

It made it a lot
easier not to care.

I think you're an
amazing woman...

Fierce, funny, Loyal, unique...

And completely nuts if you think

Something as silly as
trevor moonlighting

Could affect our friendship.

Okay, okay, but think about it.

Hmm.

You're the general's wife.
I am the pizza guy's wife.

I wasn't always the
general's wife.

When michael and I
first got married,

We had tough times, too. Really?

Yes. So what's going on?

I thought things were okay.
Things were okay,

Until the army put the
ban on the hump bar.

Look, no offense, claudia joy,

But I didn't deserve
to get closed down.

I mean, maybe some of those
other places did, but not me.

It's not my fault that
jeremy picked a fight

With that councilwoman's son...
Mm.

Yet I'm the one being punished.
I know.

And it's not like the army made anything
better either. What do you mean by that?

Well, they just moved the
problem up the road.

I mean, every day, you read
about another drunk soldier

Who got into a wreck on
route 52, right? Mm.

Meanwhile, my business
is in the toilet,

My bills are getting bigger,
I've got the baby, and now...

Whoa. Baby? You're pregnant?

Uh... Yeah.

I am.

Ohh. Oh, roxy, come here.

Come here!

Why haven't you told anyone?

Well, I just keep waiting
for the right time,

And then all hell breaks loose.
Oh.

I just need everyone to
be okay before I tell.

Your secret's safe with me.

Ohh!

We considered all
the circumstances

When we imposed the ban. I know.

It was politically expedient.
Maybe it's time to reevaluate.

How would it look
if I lifted the ban

On just one establishment,
run by a friend of yours?

If it was the right decision,

I think it would be
easy to explain.

Michael, I didn't
press you at the time

Because you asked me not to,
but roxy is really struggling,

And, frankly, I don't
think it's fair.

There is a reason we implemented
the ban, claudia joy.

There are real problems...

Drunk and disorderlies, d.
U.I.S...

And the ban hasn't stopped
any of those things.

Roxy said there's
been a huge increase

Of d.U.I. S outside
the strip now.

You know I'm briefed on
every serious incident

Involving a soldier.

Of course. And?

And my staff is looking into it.

Michael, we both
know that's code for

"they'll get to it
when they get to it."

If, in fact, we have a new
problem on our hands,

Then we will deal with it,

But the underlying issues on
the strip haven't changed,

And until they do,
the ban stays.

Okay.

Claudia joy.

We just can't seem to
avoid each other, can we?

I know.

I was just stopping by to
see general ludwig... Mm.

And I thought, wouldn't
the grand staircase

Make a lovely backdrop for a portrait?
Yes, it would.

Please... Don't let me keep you.

Mm.

I'm looking for data

Since the ban was imposed. We don't
usually break out blotter information

That way, ma'am. Oh, I know.
I understand.

But you could do it,
couldn't you, specialist?

I know general holden
would really appreciate

it. Yes, ma'am. I-I'll
get right on that.

Thank you so much.

Let's take another look.

Wait.

Sure.

What if I still can't see?

Then we reevaluate.

But I have to tell you, colonel,

I have a pretty
good success rate.

I think your eye just
needed a little more time

To adjust to the new cornea.

You let me know
when you're ready.

Ready.

♪ Hold onto hope, love ♪

♪ I've searched ♪

♪ high and low for you ♪

♪ for you ♪

♪ each day gets closer ♪

♪ so hold on stronger to me ♪

♪ and you ♪

♪ someday soon ♪

♪ I'll find you ♪

Roland?

♪ I'll know you ♪

Can you see me, baby?

♪ Someday ♪

yes, I can see you.

I can see you.

I can see you!

Oh, my gosh. What did you...

I caught a hop with the 437.

Michael arranged it.

I can't believe it.

I'm sorry I couldn't
bring the baby.

You're here.

You're really here.

♪

Yes, sir, those files
are on the way.

Excuse me, specialist.

Was mrs. Holden just here?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh, shoot. I was
hoping I'd catch her.

We're working on a
project together.

Did she already get the
information from you?

The blotter information for general holden?
Yes, exactly.

It's going to take
me a little while

To generate the documents,

But I can call you when they're ready.
Perfect.

Thank you so much for meeting me.
Of course.

It was outstanding, what you
did for roland and joan.

Oh, I was happy to do it. Yeah.

Of course, now we all
have babysitting duty

Until he gets back. right.

You said this was about jeremy.
Yeah, he's, uh...

He's gonna be released from the hospital
soon. I heard. That's great news.

It is, but I've thought
about it, and...

I don't want him to go
back to active duty.

It's just not right.

Jeremy was never cut out
to be a soldier. Denise...

Look, a medical discharge

Would give him a second
chance, michael.

I know I'm way out of line here,

But you're the only person
who can help me now.

I'm asking you...

I'm begging you, as a
mother to a father...

my family has already
given enough to the army.

Please just let me
have my son back.

I'm sorry, denise. Really, I am.

But I cannot release a soldier

Who's been declared
fit for duty.

No, it's not official.
You could stop that.

I can't... I can't do that.

I know that you're concerned,

But so is every parent
of every soldier.

They all want to keep
their kids safe,

But the reality is,

Their sons and daughters chose
a very dangerous profession,

And we should thank
god for that,

Because our country stands
on their shoulders.

The hardest part of my job
is sending soldiers to war,

Knowing that some of 'em
won't be coming back.

But what gives me the
strength to carry on

Is a belief in what we're doing.

Frank and jeremy
share that belief.

It's a course we've chosen,

For ourselves, for our families,

Which means,

We need to be brave
for each other.

That's not what
you want to hear,

But it is the only
answer I can give.

Denise...

What does jeremy have
to say about all this?

What do you mean?

Have you asked him
what he wants?

No.

Maybe you should.

Did you get it?

Oh, I got it, baby.
Mint chocolate chip.

Yes!

Mmm.

Mmm.

I can't imagine anything
better in the world right now.

You can't? 'cause I can.

Roland, we are in a hospital.

I thought we were
talking imagination.

You haven't mentioned
anything about my new look.

That's true.

It's a little asymmetrical.

Could use so work
on the other side.

I'm serious.

You're alive, joan.

There's nothing more
beautiful than that.

I want you to like what you see

When you look at me.

I do.

Ahem.

Oh.

Hey, doc. Pull up a spoon.

I sense a disturbing
lack of discipline

In this room, colonel,

But I think I can overlook
it just this once.

Indulge me.

Good.

Good.

Everything looks great.
How's it feel?

Like my own eye.

What is this cornea,
some kind of plastic?

It's a donor cornea
from a cadaver.

A cadaver?

Mm-hmm. He was a soldier.

A soldier? Who? What unit?

I'm afraid I can't tell you that.
Confidential.

Now you get some rest, hmm?

I'll check back tomorrow.

Doctor.

Joan?

I wanted to see again, roland.

I prayed that I would see again,

But... Not because
another soldier died.

Hey, you can't think
about it that way.

I know, but here we are,

And... and somewhere out
there, a family is...

I want to know who he was.

I want his family to know

That his death meant
something to me.

Buy you a drink, soldier?

I'm married.

Mm.

Bet your wife doesn't
understand you.

Mm.

Colonel reed's running
a little late.

Well, look at the lovebirds!

Lenore. Sir.

Mike. Claudia joy.

How are you? Glad
I ran into you.

It's come to my attention
that you're considering

Lifting the ban on one of
the bars on the strip.

No, sir, that's not correct.

Really? You're not preparing
a report on the subject?

It's not just one bar, sir.

All of the businesses
affected by the ban

Have lobbied for a review.

I thought it would be prudent
for community relations

To let them make their case.
It may be

We inadvertently created a worse
situation for our soldiers.

Corrective measures
may be called for.

Well, we certainly don't want
our soldiers suffering, do we?

Uh, however, I am concerned

About the appearance
of influence peddling.

Now I don't mean to
sound indelicate,

But I have heard that
one of the bar owners

Is a close friend of claudia joy's.
What was her name again?

Oh, you know the
one, claudia joy...

Tattoo and miniskirt.

Her name is roxy leblanc.
Her husband's a sergeant.

And, yes, we're friends. And
I would never do anything

That goes against the
army's best interests.

Of course not.

Still, I feel that I should
be in on this discussion.

Now I'm going to
washington tomorrow night.

How's a meeting at 1400 sound?
I'll have my staff set it up, sir.

Excellent. If you'll
excuse us, our dinner

guests are here. Certainly.
Enjoy your dinner.

Thank you. Be sure to wish
roxy lots of luck for me.

Mm-hmm. bye now.

Good night. Good night.

What the hell was that?

I was trying to gather
data on the ban.

Lenore must've
found out somehow.

Michael, I'm sorry.

I thought it would save time

If I could analyze
the numbers myself,

See if the ban has
been effective.

Well, now you have 18
hours to make your case.

I can't tell you how
much this means to me.

I just wish we had more time.
Seriously, I-I can't thank you enough.

Well, let's get the ban lifted
before we start celebrating. okay.

I'll wrangle the numbers.

You wrangle your
fellow bar owners.

Are you sure I can't wrangle
the numbers instead?

The other bar owners are...

We're not exactly talking the
chamber of commerce here.

Roxy, dial.

We all need to beef up security.

The army was real
specific about that.

So I'm thinking,
we need to agree

To install security
cameras inside and out,

And I called around,

And we can get the stuff cheaper
if we order as a group.

How much is this gonna cost, rox?
Look, I'm not gonna lie.

It's gonna cost. But
it's an investment.

We get the ban lifted, we
get our customers back.

Well, some of us will, anyway.

Your customers probably
figured out by now

That whiskey ain't supposed
to taste like water.

All right, listen up. I've been
around the army a long time.

Believe me, if you don't have a
battle plan, you're through.

Now you've got one shot at this,

So you can either
keep on bickering

And go down one by one,
or you can stick together

And maybe, maybe
survive as a group.

Okay, you have two choices-
you listen to roxy,

Or there's the door. You can use it.
Understood?

Good.

The policy is there
to protect privacy.

Uh, ma'am, I understand.

My wife just wants to
write a thank-you letter,

Like any soldier in
her position would.

Yes, and as I explained,
she's welcome to do so,

And we'll pass it
on- anonymously.

"to whom it may concern"?

I'm sorry, but that's not good enough.
We need a name.

It's totally against regs, dr.
Burton.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

If it was joan who
wasn't coming home,

I'd sure as hell want the
other family to know

Who had made the sacrifice.

She just wants to
know who to thank.

Dr. Burton.

There's something that
I'd like to show you.

I started collecting these a
couple weeks after I got here.

Always seemed to cheer them up.

And I like having something
to remember them all by.

Reminds me why I'm here.

Um... There.

That's him.

The top one.

Staff sergeant jack summerlin.

Lost both his legs to an I.E.D.

Significant burns.

And we did everything we could.

Uh, it was the infection
that got him.

He talked a lot
about his family.

Most do.

He had two boys and
a girl on the way.

And he was real
excited about that...

Having a girl.

I think his wife would want
you to know who he was.

They're here.

I think I'm gonna throw up.

I-I heard on tv once

That if you're nervous
in front of people,

Just picture 'em naked.

Yeah.

I'm not gonna do that.

General ludwig, general holden, welcome.
Thank you for coming.

Thank you, ma'am. We
don't have much time.

If we could get straight
to your presentation?

Sure. Uh, why don't you
all come in and sit down?

Uh, bear, grab the
lights, will ya?

Let's start with an overview.

Here we have the stats
for soldier d.U.I.S

Before the ban...

And we have superimposed the
stats for after the ban.

This is our signed
code of conduct

That lays out our plan.

We like to call it
"the three e's"...

Educate, enforce, encourage.

First, educate...

The charleston police
department's gonna conduct

Special training sessions
for all our employees

To show them how to
spot fake I.D.S,

Control unruly customers and...

Well, it's all listed there.
You can read it.

It's pretty cool.

Bouncers will be
present at all times.

Uh, security cameras
will be installed

And properly maintained,

And the parkining lots
will have better lighting.

In addition to these
increased security measures,

We have all agreed to
enforce drink limits

To cut people off sooner
rather than later.

And finally, in the
area of encouragement,

We are gonna provide free
shuttle to the front gate

For all soldiers who
shouldn't be driving.

That's very impressive, but
I don't know many soldiers

Who want to be seen
by their buddies

Getting into a shuttle. It's...
Kind of a pride thing. Uh, yeah.

We thought of that, too, but
roxy had the best idea ever.

I'd like you to meet
our shuttle drivers.

We call 'em "roxy's angels."

I think your soldiers are
gonna want to take this ride.

Don't you?

Left. Left.

First, on behalf of the army,

I want to thank you for your
presentation yesterday.

It was thorough
and professional.

However, that does not mean

That we agree with all
of your findings.

Some of your evidence
was anecdotal at best.

Nevertheless,

Your proposals are both sensible and...
Imaginative.

It's clear you're making
a good faith effort

To resolve the army's issues,

So we have decided to rescind
the ban on a provisional basis.

Um... English, please.

We're lifting the ban.

But we want to see six months
without serious incident.

Do we have a deal? Hell, yeah!

I mean, heck, yeah!

We did it!

Oh, yay!

Oh!

Down, bear. Down, down.
Okay! Down.

Sorry. Little excited.
It's okay. Yeah.

Uh, mrs. Holden,

There is a frosty one waiting
for you and the general

Down at the cherry pit anytime you want.
That's very sweet, bear. Thank you.

Well, I got a bar to run! bye.

Okay. Congratulations!

Hey, it was all you. Oh,
we make a good team.

Yeah.

But we knew that already, didn't we?
Well done.

My goodness, congratulations
must be in order.

Thank you, claudia
joy, for once again

Making the world safe for...
Tarts in tank tops.

Uh... thank you, lenore.

We never would've gotten that
meeting if it weren't for you.

Oh, just trying to keep the
soldiers' best interests

At heart. aren't we all?

Yeah. See ya later. Bye.

Ugh. Go slither back
under your rock.

Let it go.

Ugh. Oh! I gotta go!

I-I gotta double my beer order...
Oh.

And cook up some gumbo... mmm.

And hire another waitress.

Thank you. Oh.

Thank you, thank you.
Okay, okay. Go!

Right. Okay. Have fun.

Hey.

Hi. Checking up on me?

Yeah, as a matter of fact, I am.

Big step, huh? Going back?

Yeah.

You sure you're ready?

Well, dr. Burton says that
with things like this,

You don't really get over it,
you just get on with it,

So... That's what I'm trying
to do- - get on with it.

Are you okay?

I mean, are you really okay?

Mom, we've worked
out a safety plan,

So if things start
getting out of control,

I know what to do. I've
got people to call.

It's just so soon.

Are you sure you don't
feel pressured?

Pressured to do what?

To go back, return
to active duty.

I-I don't want you to do this

Just to prove something
to your father.

I'm not.

I need to get back to my unit.
I want to.

I'm gonna take care
of myself, mom.

Promise.

How can you promise that?

♪

Wow. Good news
travels fast, huh?

So... No more pizza.

I'll give my notice tomorrow.

No, you'll give your
notice tonight.

Hey.

Hi. Mm.

Mm. ohh. What did I miss?

About a beer and a half.

Yeah.

Wine? Please.

Well, I think this occasion
calls for a toast.

There you go. Thank you.

To the hump. You can't
keep a good bar down.

Yeah.

Really, rox? Water?

Yeah, water.

It's better for the baby.

What? Baby?

I'm pregnant!

Ohh! Why didn't you say anything?
Oh, my gosh!

That's so great.

That's so great!

I know!

"dear mrs. Summerlin,
"I know in many ways,

"this letter will be a
painful reminder for you,

"but it is my sincere hope

"that it might also bring a
pa measure of comfort. Ou,

"I didn't know your husband,

But it is because of
him that I can see."

"how does a person say thank you

For such a remarkable gift..."

"especially a gift that
came at such a high cost?

"there are... "no words.

"my only hope in writing

"is to impress upon
you my commitment

"to living a life worthy of
your husband's sacrifice,

"a life focused on the
things that truly matter...

Duty to country..."

"loyalty to friends...
Love of family."

"I will savor each
day, "each moment,

"and I will never forget
just how fragile life is.

"please know

"that you will always be
in my thoughts and prayers

And that your husband will
live in my heart forever."

"with love and gratitude,

Lieutenant colonel joan burton."