Army Wives (2007–2013): Season 5, Episode 11 - Drop Zone - full transcript

Previously on "Army Wives"...

The short list for West
Point Superintendent

has gone from three
names to two.

You're not one of them.

I know you were excited
about West Point.

You'll have other opportunities.

There won't be a third
star, Claudia Joy.

Not after this.

I've gone as far
as I'm gonna go.

Stay here in Charleston.
With me.

Who am I kidding? I'm
still in love with Chase.



David, I'd like you to meet Mr.
and Mrs. Burton.

I have one more thing I
need to share with you.

David is HIV Positive.

I'm sorry, and you're
telling us this now?

You said you were open to
children with special needs.

We'd like our daughter to meet
him, see how they get along.

Well, I'll be happy
to arrange a meeting,

but only if you can assure me

that this is purely
about compatibility.

His HIV will not factor
into your decision.

Yes.

Hello?

- I passed the bar!
- Fantastic!

When did you find out?



Just now. Just now.
It was posted online.

Oh, Claudia Joy!

I am so happy for you!
Have you told Michael?

He's not home yet.

Oh. Well, you should celebrate.

Go out for a really
expensive dinner.

We'll see.

Michael's been working hard these days.
He's tired.

So when are you going
to hang your shingle,

Claudia Joy Holden,
Attorney at Law?

I don't know about that.

Why not?

Oh, I need some more experience
before I start out on my own.

Claudia Joy, you can do
whatever you put your mind to.

Oh. Oh, there's Michael.

All right, go. I'll
talk to you later.

Okay, bye.

Michael?

What wrong?

They named the new
superintendent of West Point...

Ethan Brady.

Brady? He wasn't on
the list, was he?

Nope. They reached out
at the last minute.

He was your plebe at
West Point, right?

He was. Used to
deliver my laundry.

- Oh, Michael.
- No, Brady's a good man.

I'm sure he'll do a fine job.

- You want some dinner?
- Not hungry, thanks.

I've got a lot of work to do.

The way they've taken
to each other,

it's like they're already
brother and sister.

Oh. No, it's better.
No bickering yet.

So it's official?

Almost. You know, we've gone
through the interviews,

we've filed the paperwork,
we've had the home inspection.

- So what's left?
- Well, there's a trial period

to make sure everything's
working out.

So "official" doesn't
happen for several months.

But he comes home to
live with us tomorrow.

Oh! That's fantastic.

- Yeah, we're happy.
- Oh! We can't wait to meet him.

You'll get your
chance on Saturday,

for the Burtons are
hosting a barbecue.

Oh, nice. What can we bring?

Please, just your lovely selves.
And your families, of course.

Oh, come on. I'll
make potato salad.

- My famous baked beans.
- Cornbread.

And I got the paper plates.

Oh, and Emmalin's coming home,
so she'll be there, too.

- The semester's over?
- Almost. Study week before finals.

- That went so fast.
- I know.

Hey, there's something else
you need to know about David.

He's HIV Positive.

His mother was a drug addict,

and she passed it along
to him in utero.

Whoa.

Yeah.

So... he has AIDS?

No. He has the virus, but it
hasn't gotten that far yet.

With the proper medication,
we hope that it never does.

It's a scary topic.

But you know Joan and I
would never do anything

to endanger Sara Elizabeth,
or any of your children.

HIV isn't contagious from
saliva or toilet seats

or anything like that.

There's a slight risk from
blood-to-blood contact,

but it's highly unlikely.

There are drugs you can
take if someone's exposed.

At the hospital, nurses get
needle sticks occasionally,

and I haven't heard of a
single case of transmission.

- What about school?
- David will be going to school on Post,

just like any other kid.

We talked to the principal,
the school nurse.

Everything's fine. They've
dealt with this before.

But we're keeping
it confidential,

so none of his other
classmates will know.

But we wanted to
share it with you.

We appreciate that.

Joan and I fell in love
with this little boy.

We weighed the risks,
the pros and the cons.

And this is where we came out.

But, uh... I know that you need
to think about it for yourselves.

What's to think about?
He's your son.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Okay, so... You're in line.

The door opens, the
wind's howlin',

the jump master shouts...
Green light, go!

Affirmative. Each
trooper jumps in order.

Go, go, go. It's your turn.

You jump, your static
line deploys the chute,

- and then, T.J., order of performance?
- Proper exit, check body position,

check canopy, gain
canopy control,

keep a sharp lookout,
prepare to land, land.

Outstanding. Now, Finn, in
order to stick your landing,

what are your five
points of contact?

Balls of the feet, calf,
thigh, butt, pull-up muscle.

Beautiful. We got two ace
paratroopers in the making.

- I can see that.
- Dad's got a night jump tonight.

I know. And you said we
could put on camo paint.

- Can we, please?
- Fine. Bathroom.

I don't want you getting
any on the furniture.

- Yes.
- Okay.

Hey.

Hi.

What's up?

Just thinking about
how lucky we are.

And down comes daddy
in his parachute.

And the wind blows
him to the right,

and the wind blows
him to the left.

And down, down, down, down.

Down. Wanna do it again?

- No. I think daddy wants to do it again.
- Wanna do it again?

- Frank, you're a little kid yourself.
- Well, there is nothing more fun

than jumping out of a
plane in the dark.

I'll take your word for it.

Okay. Who's hungry?

So what you got on
tap for tonight?

Oh, it's thrill-packed.
I feed Molly...

- Mm-hmm.
- And do laundry.

Ooh.

And if I'm feeling
particularly daring,

brew a cup of chamomile tea.

Oh, wow. Livin'
on the edge, huh?

Mm, exactly.

Baby, you ever thought
about going back to work?

Uh, I've thought about it. I-I
go back and forth. - Mm-hmm.

Okay. Mommy hears you. Yeah.

Come here.

You're home early.

When were you gonna tell me?

Tell you what?

That you passed the bar.

Frank asked me to send
along his congratulations.

Michael, I was gonna tell
you last night, but...

You didn't think I
could handle it.

I thought it was bad
timing, that's all.

I was gonna surprise
you tonight.

Claudia Joy, I've had my
share of disappointments.

Doesn't mean I can't
be happy for my wife.

I know. I was just
disappointed for you

about this whole West
Point situation.

The Army made a mistake.

Blood under the bridge.

Look... the point is, I'm
really proud of you.

Thank you.

Tell you what... how about we
go out tonight and celebrate?

Uh, First Brigade has a
night jump exercise.

So we'll make it
an early dinner.

Plenty of time to get
to the landing zone.

I'm jumping.

- You jumped last week.
- And I'm jumping tonight.

Michael, don't you think
you're overdoing it?

Claudia Joy, I am Commander
of the 23rd Airborne.

A leader stays in front of his troops.
You know that.

We can celebrate tomorrow.

Okay.

I know. I-I should
have called first,

but I've been driving around
with that in the van,

and I was on my way to
The Hump Bar, so...

What is it?

Um, some clothes for
David if you want.

Stuff the boys don't need.

Oh, that is so thoughtful of you.
Thank you.

Sure.

I think it's really great,
what you guys are doing.

Well, we just hope you all
love him as much as we do.

- Oh, I know we will.
- Hmm.

Well, um... Roxy, may
I ask you a question?

Sure.

You already had the boys
before you married Trevor.

How long was it before they
started calling him dad?

Gosh, uh...

I think Finn started
almost right away.

'Course, you know Finn.
He's just that way. Um...

It took T.J. a while longer.

Kids are different.

I-I don't think it's really
something you can force.

Right. Mm. I was just wondering.

For what it's worth, I think
David's a really lucky kid

to have you and
Roland as parents.

Thank you.

Oh. Excuse me.

Oh.

Colonel Burton.

How many casualties?

I'll be right there.

There's been an accident
on the drop zone.

We need an X-ray to determine
the severity of the break.

Get him over to radiology.

Oh, man! Right there.
Right there.

Denise.

Frank, you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

- What happened?
- Hell, all I know is,

one of our planes came
in too low, too fast.

Outta the way.

We were supposed to be
jumping at 1,000 feet.

We couldn't have
been more than 500.

I wasn't prepared for impact.

- You're sure it's just a sprain?
- Yeah.

I'm lucky. We got guys with
concussions, broken bones,

- one guy broke his neck.
- Oh, my God.

And they're still
bringing guys in.

Sir, so far no fatalities.

We have three soldiers in the O.R.
right now,

including a serious spinal
injury, possible paralysis.

All right. Keep me posted.

Yes, sir.

Sir, you should get
that looked at.

I'll be okay. Thank
you, Colonel.

- Michael!
- Hey.

- You're hurt!
- I just landed a bit hard.

- Did you get it X-rayed?
- I'm okay.

No, you're not.

If it gets worse, I'll
have it looked at.

There are plenty of soldiers
who need help more than I do.

- How'd it happen?
- I intend to find out, believe me.

- I gotta go.
- Of course.

Frank's okay?

Yeah. Michael?

Tweaked his back.

- Could have been worse.
- Yeah.

I should get back to Molly. I
left her with Jane Sutton.

All right, let's go. Nothing
more we can do here.

Can I help you with
anything, corporal?

Y-your head hurts? Okay,
here, have a seat.

Okay.

Okay, listen to me.

I want you to raise both
arms over your head.

Dr. Lewis,

I think this soldier's
having a stroke.

Headache, slurred speech,
his left arm is weak.

What day is it, corporal?

Friday.

Okay. Squeeze my arm
with your right hand.

Okay, good. Now your left.

All right. Judy,
start an IV of TPA

at 0.9 milliliters per kilogram.
Give 10% over the first minute,

and then the rest of the
infusion over an hour. - Okay.

Good catch.

Thanks.

Pamela. Hold up.

Hey, Boone.

You hear? We're gonna be
ridin' together again.

What?

I'm doing your 6-month eval.

You're doing my evaluation?

Well, don't act so surprised.
I was your T.O., wasn't I?

Uh, no, I'm just... um....

Well, that's great.

Yeah. So I gotta be in
court this morning.

Why don't you come by the
station after lunch?

And then we'll get started.

- Okay, sure.
- Okay.

It's gonna be fun, Moran.
Just like old times.

Right.

Are you ready to go, David?

Who's gonna get my toys?

That's a good question.
Why don't you decide?

Okay.

Can't he take his toys with him?

They're not really his. They
belong to the facility.

But children get attached
to certain things.

Come here.

Sasha, I'm gonna give you fuzzy.

Aaron, I'm gonna
give you the blocks.

And, Jayden, I'm gonna give
you "Charlotte's web."

Now the little kids
really like it,

so you have to promise
me to read it to them.

David, would you
like to keep that?

Really?

You love that game.

Take it to remember us by.

Thank you.

Bye.

Take care of fuzzy.

I'm ready.

Here we are. Home at last.

Wanna see your room?

Come on.

We thought we'd let you
decorate it the way you want.

I don't have to share?

No, sir. This is all yours.

Would you like me
to help you unpack?

No, thank you. I
can do it myself.

I tell you what...

We'll go downstairs and
put together some lunch,

let you settle in.

♪

How's Trevor?

Mm, ankle's better,
thank goodness.

The Army... Just when
you get 'em home,

you think you can relax, but...

Tell me about it.

So what's new with you?

Well, I'm up for
my 6-month review.

And?

Boone is my evaluator.

- Okay. Awkward.
- Right?

He hasn't said five words
to me in two months,

and all of a sudden,
he's acting like

- nothing's happened between us.
- But nothing happened, right?

Other than he proposed
to me, essentially,

and I turned him down.

Guys tend to take stuff
like that personally.

- So what's going on?
- I don't know,

but I don't buy this "just
like old times" routine.

Why not? It sounds like he's
looking for a new start.

Yeah, maybe.

Or maybe he's just
trying to set me up

so he can trash me on my review.

Hmm.

♪

How you feeling?

Good. Doc said I might
have gotten brain damage

if you hadn't stepped in.

Oh, right place, right time.

I owe you.

Make a complete recovery,
and we'll call it square.

You miss it, don't you...

- Nursing?
- Oh, I do.

Why don't you go back?

Frank asked me that, too.

And?

Paramedic hours don't work with
the baby and all... - Yeah.

I liked working here.
I loved working here.

- But... that door's closed.
- Mm.

So you find another door.

Maybe.

Like one?

How about some milk
to wash that down?

Sure.

- What's the matter?
- It has nuts in it.

You don't like nuts?

Not in brownies.

Sorry.

How 'bout a cookie?

What kind?

Chocolate chip.

- I don't know that type.
- They're really good.

My grandma made the best
chocolate chip cookies

- in the world.
- What was in 'em?

I don't know, but
they were the best.

Try one of these.

It's okay.

May I go read now?

Sure.

Okay, that's it.
We're good to go.

You sure?

I'm yankin' your chain, Moran.
Relax.

Vehicle looks fine.

It was okay this morning.

Uh, could be a belt

or maybe a bad
plug or something?

Yeah. Or maybe the fact that
the parking brake's on.

Ugh!

Okay, what's with you, Moran?
You haven't been this rattled

since the first time
we rode together.

I know. I think I'm...

I think I'm a little
nervous because of our...

Margaritas together?

Yeah, exactly.

- You think I hold a grudge.
- I don't know. Do you?

Well, I never did get
invited to the wedding.

- Look, Boone, you...
- Wow.

You really are
nervous, aren't you?

You used to know
when I was kidding.

Yeah, well, you
haven't exactly been,

uh, warm and fuzzy
lately, you know?

True enough.

But you haven't checked

my Facebook page
recently, have you?

I'm "in a relationship."

Really?

Don't act so surprised.

No, that's great. Who is she?

Her name's Lisa.

Why didn't you tell me?

I just did.

Now assuming we can get
this vehicle moving,

how 'bout we get going, officer?

Yes, sir.

There you go. Comfy?

Yes.

There's another blanket
if you need it.

Would you like me to
read you a story?

Could he do it?

Sure.

All right, good night, David.
See you in the morning.

Uh, how about...
"Treasure island"?

What's it about?

Uh, it's about pirates
and buried gold.

Okay.

Okay.

"Chapter one...

The old Sea-dog at
the Admiral Benbow."

You sure you don't want
any help with that?

- Mom.
- Just asking.

Honey, it's so good
to have you home.

- Where's dad?
- Right here.

Hi.

Mm!

- Hi, dad.
- Let me look at you.

- Not much to look at.
- Oh, I beg to differ.

- I thought you were working late.
- I am.

Yeah, I gotta get
back right away,

but I had to see my college
girl, all grown up. - Dad.

All right, give me a quick debrief.
Everything good?

Everything's great.

Good. I'm so proud of you.

We had a jump accident. I'm
leading the investigation.

I gotta go.

It's fine.

It's not fine.

I'll see you in the morning, okay?
Oh, I've missed you.

I missed you, too.

Don't wait up.

Dad looks tired.

Well, he's going
through a lot lately.

Seeing you is probably the best
therapy he could have right now.

Mm. Hungry? I made
vegetarian lasagna.

Maybe later. I've
got homework to do.

Tonight? Aw.

I thought we could watch
a movie or something.

It's college, mom.
I've got a lot to do.

Okay.

Maybe come down for
a snack at least?

Sure.

He's asleep.

Took a while.

I wouldn't take it
personally, Joan.

I know.

You know, he's a boy. It's his
first night in the house.

He just felt more comfortable
with a guy reading to him.

I'm fine.

How can she still be sleeping?

She's a teenager, Michael,
and she looked exhausted.

I gotta go.

It's the weekend.

I don't need to be reminded
what day it is, Claudia Joy.

I've got a pile of reports on my
desk that I need to get through

if I want to make it to
Roland and Joan's barbecue.

All right.

General Whitaker is in town

for some retired officers conference.
I have to meet him for drinks after.

Okay, you don't have
to bite my head off.

I'm not, but you have to
realize, I have got...

Morning.

- Mm.
- Hey. She wakes!

A bit early, isn't it?

Ha.

- Oh, no. Dad, I'm... gross.
- Mm. Mm.

Oh. Tell me about school.

Uh, can I get some coffee first?

Coffee? Since when
do you drink coffee?

Mm.

Oh. Is this fair trade?

Yes, it is.

Hey, kiddo, I saw that you have

a game against Cornell
in two weeks.

Your mother and I were
thinking of coming up.

You know, I'm not getting
much playing time, dad.

Well, still, it'd
be fun to see you,

meet your friends.

Got a pretty full
plate right now, huh?

Yeah. Um, you know,
this morning,

I'm working on this English
paper about imagery

in Hawthorne's story, uh,
"Young Goodman Brown."

Yeah, that's gonna be
my cue to get to work.

We'll catch up later.

Bye, dad.

See you at the barbecue.

Don't you want a real breakfast?

Later.

Emmalin, is everything okay?

Yeah. It's finals, you know?

I've gotta write this paper.
I've got tons of reading to do.

Okay.

I'll be down later.

Hey, guys. Welcome.

Potato salad.

And cupcakes, untouched
by human hands.

Chase sends regrets.
Training exercises.

Understood. Anywhere
on the table's fine.

- Can we have a cupcake?
- No, you cannot.

Don't worry about it, Lucas.
We've got plenty of food.

There's pulled pork,
chicken, corn-on-the-cob.

Grab a plate, dude.

Unh-unh. Not so fast.
Let's meet David first.

Yeah, that's why we're here.
Where is he?

Oh, he's feeling a
little shy right now.

Okay, guys, you all know what it
feels like to be the new kid.

Go make him feel welcome..

Hey, David. I'd like you to
meet some friends of ours.

This is T.J. And his
little brother Finn.

This lovely young lady is
Katie and her brother Lucas.

Hey.

Can you say hello, David?

Hello.

Is that "Dragon's Doom"?

That game's awesome. I
got to the fifth level.

No, you didn't.

- I almost did.
- Unh-unh.

I'm on level six.

Wow.

Maybe you could put the game
down for a minute, David.

Yeah, I thought we'd play football.
You like football?

I stink, but I brought
my bug collection.

- You like bugs?
- I love bugs.

Well, cool. hey, look, why don't
we all go play some football

and then, David, you and Finn
can look at his bug collection.

Okay.

Yeah, come on.

♪ No matter what they say ♪

Aah!

♪ I gotta bend the rules ♪

He's got a visor on. It's so...

♪ Just a little to know
that I'm being true ♪

♪ As more than green and blue ♪

- Medium rare.
- Thank you.

Rare.

♪ 'Cause I, I keep
right to the beat ♪

♪ I, I keep right to
the beat, I dance ♪

♪ to the beat of my own drum ♪

♪ Oh, I, I keep
right to the beat ♪

♪ I, I keep right to the beat ♪

♪ I dance to the beat
of my own drum ♪

♪ Oh, I, I keep ♪
♪ oh, I, I keep right to the beat ♪

♪ I, I keep right to the beat ♪
♪ I keep ♪

♪ I dance to the beat
of my own drum ♪

♪ I keep ♪

Looks like David's
found a friend.

Yeah.

Oh.

He is adorable, Joan.

We all admire so much what
you and Roland are doing.

Thank you.

We feel very blessed he's
come into our lives.

Yeah.

May I talk business
for a minute?

It's about Denise.

She doesn't know I'm
talking to you about this,

but she was thinking about
going back into nursing.

Well, that's understandable
with Molly getting bigger.

Yeah. And she'd like to work
at Mercer again, but...

She's been banned.

I remember.

We all know Denise
made a mistake

which had nothing to do
with her nursing abilities.

And she's turned her
life around since then.

I think she deserves
a second chance.

We've just had a change in
hospital administration.

I suspect you know that already

or we wouldn't be
talking about this.

Correct.

I understand the value
of second chances.

I'll look into it.

Thank you.

Good. All right,
I'll fill this one.

- I gotta go.
- So soon?

Bryce Whitaker was my
commanding officer.

I know. You don't wanna be late.

Don't let him keep
you out all night.

You know, Whitaker. Get a
couple drinks in him...

- Yes, I do know.
- Oh.

But you've barely spent
a minute with Emmalin.

Well, I'll make it up to her.

See you later.

Okay.

Catch it!

Oh!

Come on!

Finn, almost.

- Hey. Good afternoon, Roxy.
- Hey.

- Sergeant.
- Colonel.

That's a fine bit of soldiering
the other night, Sergeant.

Thank you, sir.

You should be very
proud of your husband.

I am. I always am.

What exactly did he do?

What, he didn't tell you?

No. All I know is that the
plane came in too low.

Yeah, it did indeed.
And your husband here

recognized that as soon
as he hit the ground,

started shouting warnings
to the incoming troops

to slip early, and he broke
out the red chem lights

for the soldiers who were too
wounded to do it for themselves

so the medics could find them,
and he supervised triage efforts

to identify the
seriously injured.

Why didn't you tell me any of that?
Honestly, it wasn't that big of a deal.

Nah. He's being modest, Roxy.

That kind of leadership
can't be taught.

Now I think you should consider
applying to the O.C.S.

The O.C. what now?

Officer Candidate School. You
come out as a second lieutenant.

Yeah, that was my ticket.

I started as an
enlisted man myself.

Well, think about it, sergeant.
I'd be happy to help you

with the process should you
decide to follow through.

- Thank you, sir.
- Oo-ahh.

Ah, no.

- Wow!
- Rox, no.

- Lieutenant LeBlanc.
- Yeah, you like that, don't you?

It kind of has a
nice ring to it.

Honestly, I haven't
even thought about it.

I know. Well, maybe you should start
thinking about it, babe. - Okay, maybe.

Emmalin, hey. It's
so good to see you.

- Hey. Same here.
- Mm.

Molly is so beautiful.

Thank you.

So tell me... how's college?

Uh, it's great.

Yeah?

Yeah. Would you excuse me?

Sure.

- Claudia Joy.
- Yeah.

I think there's something
going on with Emmalin.

Thanks.

Mm-hmm.

Emmalin?

Emmalin, wait.

What's the matter, honey?

I hate school.

I'm dropping out.

Start at the beginning.

I don't know.

I mean, the first few
weeks were fine,

and then between
practice and classes

and rush week...

I've never felt like this, mom.

It's like I can't
do anything right.

Honey, you sound overwhelmed.

I am.

And classes are harder
than I thought.

I'm getting a "D" in economics.

A "D".

In chemistry,

if I don't get an 85 on the
final, I'm gonna flunk.

Emmalin, why didn't you tell
us you were having trouble?

Because I thought...
that I could handle it.

I guess I was wrong
about that, too.

Have you talked to your coach?

Maybe he can reduce
your hockey time.

I'm off the team.

What?

Academic probation.

How am I gonna tell dad?

Oh, sweetheart, come here.

Oh.

- Michael.
- General.

- Damn good to see you.
- You, too, sir.

- So what are you having?
- I'm having what you're having.

- Laphroaig.
- The good stuff.

- Well, we only live once, right?
- Uh-huh.

One for my friend here, huh?
Please.

So I heard about this
night jump cluster.

- It's pretty awful.
- Yeah, it could've been worse.

- No fatalities.
- What happened?

It turns out the plane's radar
altimeter wasn't calibrated.

Couple that with low
cloud layers...

Outstanding.

That's gonna make for some fun
reading down at forces command.

Yeah.

You're on a roll, Michael,
and not a good one.

Sir?

Well, they jerk you
out of theater early,

and they gave West Point
to that suck-up Brady.

Brady's a good man.

Horse piss.

He's not fit to shine your
brass, and you know that.

Here we go.

Thank you.

I'll have another one, honey.

So how's the conference going?

Oh, bloody awful.

A bunch of has-beens
sitting around,

lying about their
glory days, like me.

Sir, you had a great career.

Michael.

Michael, may the fates spare you

the day that you sit
opposite of a former protegé

and have him tell you that
you had a great career.

Now drink up.

Cheers.

Moran.

Meet Lisa.

Lisa, this is Pamela.

Hey. Nice to meet you.

Same. Um, hon. I
need some gas money.

I left my wallet at home.

And I also need to
get my nails do

if I want to look my best
for that job interview.

Is that gonna cover it?

Perfect.

Wish me luck.

Good luck.

Um, keys?

Thanks, baby. It was
really nice to meet you.

You, too.

She's driving your car?

Hers is in the shop.

- What's she interviewing for?
- Cashier at the Pancake Palace.

- Oh. - She hasn't really

settled on a career yet.

Right.

Let's get going, shall we?

You're the boss.

Enjoy it while you can, Michael.

What's that, sir?

Your career.

You stay in the saddle as long
as you can now, you hear?

I'll try, but without
a third star,

what's there to look
forward to, really,

- pushing paper at the Pentagon?
- And what's wrong with that?

After you've commanded
a division in combat?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What do you think you're
gonna do on the outside,

go to work for some fat-cat
defense contractor?

I tried it, Michael.

Chapped my lips from all the
ass-kissing I had to do.

I was hoping maybe you could
suggest some other options.

Other options?

Sure. Start practicing
your golf swing.

Have fun today?

Yes. I like Finn.

I think he likes you, too.

More "Treasure Island"?

Sure.

Good night, David.

I'll see you in the morning.

"Chapter Two...

"Black Dog appears
and disappears.

"It was not very long after this

"that there occurred the first
of the mysterious events

"that rid us at last
of the captain,

though not, as you will
see, of his affairs."

Joan...

His mother gave him
up when he was two,

his grandmother died,

his last foster mother sent
him back into the system.

It stands to reason
that he'd have issues.

I understand.

It still hurts.

I prepared myself for
all sorts of problems

we might have with David...

Medical, emotional,

bed-wetting,
nightmares, whatever.

I just didn't think
he wouldn't like me.

Sure, I like yellow,

but don't you think it's
gonna clash with the drapes?

Oh, I wasn't thinking we
were gonna need new drapes.

No, no, no. I-I see your point.

Let's... let's talk
about it later, okay?

Hon? I gotta go.

Bye.

Getting a new TV chair,

you know, one with magic
fingers and everything.

Nice.

Yeah. Lisa picked it out.

Spending a lot of
time together, huh?

Yeah. She's kinda moving in.

Really?

Great.

Yeah, just kinda made sense.

You know, why spend money
on two rents, right?

Right.

What?

I didn't say anything.

Well, you were thinkin
kinda loudly, Moran.

No, I wasn't.

Because she happens to
be down on her luck?

Hey, Boone, I'm not the one
waking up next to her.

You're happy, I'm happy.

You don't approve.

I didn't say anything.

Taillight.

What?

Broken taillight.

Evening, officer.

General Holden.

License and
registration, please.

May I ask what the problem is?

Your right taillight's out.

Oh.

Thank you. And I'll have
that fixed in the morning.

Officer Moran.

Excuse me, General.

There's an empty beer
bottle on the floor,

and it smells like a
brewery in there.

Yeah, I got a wiff of that, too.

You know that's General
Michael Holden?

I don't care if it's Robert E.
Lee.

You know what you have to do.

Yep.

Sir, have you been drinking?

Yes, I have.

I've had two drinks in
the last few hours.

General, I'm gonna have to ask
you to step out of the car.

Really? I...

Sir, please step out of the car.