Army Wives (2007–2013): Season 5, Episode 6 - Walking Wounded - full transcript

Pamela Moran...

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Now I noticed that empty lot
down the street was for sale.

You wanna buy it and
build a truck stop.

Rox, I want you
to be my partner.

What do you know about
truck stops, babe?

If it's really that
important to you,

we can talk about it
when I get back, okay?

Never mind.

Put her there, partner.



- Is that a Unit coin?
- Yeah.

Jeremy Sherwood gave it to me.

Specialist Sherwood's personal effects
have arrived from Afghanistan.

Personal effects?

Claudia Joy, it's Frank.
Is Denise with you?

- No. Why?
- She's gone.

How did you find me?

I remembered how much
you loved this place.

I'm not going back, Claudia Joy.
I can't.

You shouldn't have come.

Frank called.

He's worried about you.
We both are.

- Well, I left a note.
- You did?

Of course.



You sure? He didn't find it.

Yes, I'm sure.

Where did you leave it, Denise?

On the counter.

I was gonna put it
on the counter.

I got my things together,
and Molly started crying.

Well, you've had a
lot on your mind.

Tell Frank I'm okay.

- Why don't you tell him?
- No.

- Denise...
- I cant!

Everything reminds
me of Jeremy...

Frank, the house, even you.

I understand.

I don't want your understanding.

I don't want anything. I
want to be left alone.

Please. Go.

So she's at Oceanvale?

Yes, and Denise and
Molly are both fine.

She meant to leave you a note.

- All right. I'll be right there.
- Frank, I don't think

that's a good idea,
at least not tonight.

Why not?

She's angry.

She's angry at me?

Well...

She's angry at everything.

She needs some time to
sort things through.

Well, how much time?
When's she coming home?

I don't know. I
will stay with her.

- I won't leave her alone, Frank.
- Will you let me talk to her?

She's with the baby.

She doesn't want to talk
to anybody right now.

So she meant to leave me a note?

Yeah. I-I saw it.

It was in her purse, so she
didn't want you to worry.

You're sure I
shouldn't be there?

I know it's hard, Frank,

but I... I-I do think
it's for the best.

I'll call you in the morning

and let you know
everything's all right.

Okay. Okay. Thank you.

All right. Good night, Frank.

Good night.

You called Frank?

I did. And I told him
not to come tonight.

Thank you.

I don't think you should
be alone right now.

I'm not gonna do anything.

I know.

Still, I thought I'd
sleep on the sofa.

Suit yourself.

Okay.

Good night.

- Morning.
- Morning.

Hey.

Guys...

Your dad's here to
take you to school.

You know what? I got an idea.
How about I drop the kids off

and come back here
in 20 minutes?

Um, well, I'll be
on my way to work,

but I'm off at 4:00,
and Katie has ballet,

- and Lucas has soccer.
- Oh, I got a weapons Seminar.

- When does that end?
- 00. What are you doing then?

- Parent-Teacher conference.
- I could meet you in the Coatroom.

Yes, please.

Oh, Chase. What are we
gonna do about this?

This is driving me nuts.

Well, how about you let me take
you down to the courthouse

and make an honest
woman of you again?

An honest woman, huh?

I don't even know when we'd find
time to get to the courthouse.

Plus, I-I think it's too
soon, don't you think,

with Jeremy and all?

Yeah, I do, unfortunately.

So I'll see you in the Coatroom?

Mm-hmm.

It's crazy. I am spending
less time with Chase

than I did before we got back
together, and we're paying

for two apartments,
which is totally nuts.

Well, it won't be
much longer, right?

Soon as you're remarried, you'll
be back on Post in a nice house.

Thank God. You wouldn't believe

how hard it's been to find
time and space to... you know.

Yeah. I know. And that's all
I can think about lately.

It's like I'm having some
weird teenage flashback.

And this is bad why?

Because I have a job to
do and kids to raise,

and I can only fool around
with my "fiance" once a week.

Hey, it's more than I'm getting.

I know. Bye.

Bye.

Morning.

The, uh, fridge was
empty, so I picked up

a few things at that little
market down the street.

Mm. Yeah, I'm not hungry.

Oh, you need to eat something.

Well, maybe later.

Molly depends on you
for nourishment.

Molly is fine.

She is... And you
need your strength...

And exercise. Uh,
let's go for a walk.

Getting out will make
you feel better.

Really? Is that how you
got over Amanda's death,

a hearty breakfast
and long walks?

That's not fair.

So what's fair
about any of this?

What's fair about my son being
dead, or your daughter?

Does a day go by that you
don't think about Amanda?

And when you think of
her, does it feel like

your heart is being ripped
right out of your chest?

So how can you stand there

and tell me that
anything will help?

I'm, uh...

I think I'll take
that walk myself.

♪♪♪

- Over here!
- Ready? Get it.

Spike it!

Yes!

Get it over! Over!

Claudia Joy?

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have
snapped at you, I...

I shouldn't have
said those things.

Claudia Joy?

Are you okay?

I'm fine. Mm-hmm.

May I join you?

Of course.

I brought the girls here
once for spring break.

Michael was away, and, uh...

I thought it'd be fun,
just the three of us.

I remember Amanda got cotton
candy stuck in her hair.

It's true, what
they say, isn't it?

What's that?

Parents aren't supposed
to bury their children.

How do you do it? How do you
get out of bed every day?

You just do.

I'm not as strong as
you, Claudia Joy.

You find the strength you need.

And if you can't?

You just, uh...

You hang on until you can.

You think of all the things
you have to live for...

And you just hang on.

I'm getting a little chill.

Yeah, we should head back.

I was walking downtown
the other day

and I heard this car backfire.
I started to drop,

but then I stayed cool,
got ahold of myself,

remembered everything
you told me.

That's terrific.

Um, Tom, we gotta stop.

So what do you think, Doc?

About what?

I'm ready, right? I mean, I'm
sleeping through the night, mostly.

Hardly any nightmares. I'm
real centered, you know?

That sounds great.

So you'll sign my release?

I don't think we're
quite there yet.

- My leg's healed. I'm good to go.
- I'm glad you feel that way, tom,

but in my judgment, we still
have some work to do.

Doc, the guys in my Unit
are counting on me.

I understand that, too, but
they need you at 100%.

I'll see you next time.

♪♪♪ I'm gonna let it ride ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ gonna let it ride ♪♪♪

Hey.

Hey. Do you need lunch?

No, thanks. Not hungry.

Listen, have you talked
to Denise at all?

Tried. Her phone goes
straight to voice mail.

Yeah, me, too. What is all this?

Uh, financial documents.

I'm meeting with the bank
today about my loan.

You would not believe
the paperwork.

So you are going through
with the truck stop, huh?

Looks that way.

Wow. Try to contain
your excitement.

Trevor doesn't like it.

Forget the fact that I
turned the Hump Bar around,

and this is a great opportunity.

The thing is, I can't really
tell him why I'm doing it.

Well, why are you doing it?

Look out for myself, look
out for the boys if...

You know.

Roxy, he's coming back.

You don't know that.

Nobody knows that.

♪♪♪ And I just can't
stand in the door ♪♪♪

Yeah.

Hi. I was on my way back

from a city council meeting
on post expansion,

and thought I'd drop in on
you and Sara Elizabeth.

Um...

Can I get you something?
Coffee? Water?

No, I'm good.

Roland, I spoke with captain
Reynolds this morning.

Okay.

You're treating two of his men.

He thinks they should have been
released for active duty by now.

Well, what he thinks
is not my concern.

Furthermore, you know
I can't discuss it.

You know, it's inappropriate

for you to intervene
about my patients.

I'm not here about
your patients.

I'm here about their doctor.

What's that supposed to mean?

Roland, you have
not been yourself

since Jeremy
Sherwood was killed.

You're not sleeping,
you've been crying,

you won't talk about it...

In fact, I think
you're hiding from it.

So what, now you have a
doctorate in psychiatry?

No.

But I do think 12
years of marriage

gives me a certain license
to express my concern...

Especially when I see
my husband's in pain.

I think that you feel guilty that you
released Jeremy for active duty...

and now you won't
release anyone else.

We are not having
this conversation...

- We are having this conversation...
- This is totally unprofessional...

- I'm worried about you...
- Don't be. Okay?

- I'm fine.
- What about the soldiers?

You're not helping them if
you're holding them back

from what they've
been trained to do,

what they want to do,
which is to fight.

Soldiers fight, and
sometimes they die.

- Hey, thanks for that.
- Will you... listen to me...

No! you listen to me, Joan.

I don't tell you how
to run your Post,

so you don't tell me how
to run my practice. Okay?

See you at home.

I had to come, D. I
tried calling, but...

My phone's off.

What's going on, D? Huh?

Why'd you leave like that?

I had to get away.

- For how long?
- I don't know.

Well, don't you think we could
have talked about it first?

- What is there to talk about?
- What is there to talk about?

You're not the only one
going through this.

He was my son, too.

You don't think I'm hurting?

You don't think there are times
when I'd like to run away?

You are running away. You're
going back to Afghanistan.

No, I am redeploying as ordered!

- You had a choice.
- We talked about this, did we not?

I asked, "are you okay
with redeployment?"

- You said yes.
- As if I could stop you?

- All you had to say was no.
- It's what you want!

It's my duty!

It's the easy way out, Frank.
And you know it!

Easy??

You want to get back there

so you can lose yourself
in that damn war.

Is that what you think?

It's the truth...
That's what men do.

You leave and let the
women stay behind

to bury the dead and
care for the rest.

If you think this is easy,
you don't know me at all!

Amanda?

Amanda.

Amanda!

I'm sorry. I-I thought
you were someone...

Hey, Roland. Looks like
you had a good one.

Yeah.

How you doing, Frank?

Ah, you know, one foot
in front of the other.

Denise?

Well, uh, tell her I'll be by
to see her soon, will you?

I will. I will.

Roland.

Denise and I are both very thankful
for what you did for Jeremy.

You know, I...

I know I-I made some mistakes
with the boy growing up.

I think he enlisted to prove
something to me, you know?

Maybe... The... the first time.

Yeah. Yeah, that first tour,
man, that was tough on him.

Him... his buddy getting
killed like that.

I just didn't see how
bad he was hurting

when he got home.

We almost lost him then,
and I think we would have

if it hadn't have been for you.

I was just doing my job, Frank.

No. No, you went
above and beyond,

'Cause that second tour,
he was a different man.

He was proud, he was
confident, and you did that.

He did all the work.

Well, I will always
treasure that...

you know, that... that...

that... that time that we had
together in Afghanistan.

I got to know my son.

And even though it was
only for a little while,

I am very grateful.

Did I catch you at a bad time?
I had a few minutes.

I'm so glad it's you, Michael.

Why? What's the matter?

I'm, uh, with Denise
at Oceanvale.

She came out here
to get away, and...

She's confused.

And?

Well, it's upsetting.

Twice now, I, um... I
thought I saw Amanda.

I know how that sounds, Michael.

I know it's impossible, but it was...
it was so real.

I even followed her.

Where are you now?
Can you get home?

I'm okay.

No, you're not okay.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't
have said anything.

- I-I don't want to worry you.
- Well, I am worried.

I don't know what's happening.

You're tired, and you're upset,

and being around Denise
is getting to you.

You need to go home
and get some rest.

Michael, I can't do that.
Denise needs me...

Claudia Joy, listen to yourself.

You are in no position to
help Denise right now.

Yeah, I know. You're right.

It's stress, that's all.

You'll feel better once you
get a good night's sleep.

I know you will.

Okay.

I wish you were here.

Now that's not what I
call a happy face.

Bank only approved half my loan.

Half?

I thought it was all set, then
upper management stepped in,

wouldn't approve
the full amount.

Why not? The Hump's worth a lot
more than you're asking for.

They say they already own
a mess of properties,

and they don't want to add
a bar and truck stop.

How about we find
some more investors?

I told you when we started,
there's not many people I trust.

It's either you and me,
or it's nothing at all.

Okay. Well, um, then we'll
just take the loan,

and we'll build for less.

I may be a dreamer,
Roxy, but I'm no fool.

I mean, starting a construction
project underfunded...

I just can't afford to
lose my retirement.

I mean, can you afford
to lose the Hump Bar?

So that's it?

Gotta know when to hold 'em,
and know when to fold 'em.

♪♪♪

it's been nice dreaming
with you, missy.

♪♪♪

You leaving?

Yeah, I have to get back,
you know, work, FRG.

Of course.

Besides, I'm just getting
in your way here.

How'd it go with Frank?

Not so good.

Mm.

I'm just a phone call away.

Thank you.

Denise...

If being here by yourself
really helps, then stay,

but if not, you have a
husband who needs you.

You have a family
to take care of.

Oh. Hey, let me get that.

No, I got her.

You staying?

Yeah.

It wasn't any easier being
there than it is here.

Besides, you'll be
deploying soon.

No. No, I'm not going.

You didn't have to
do that for me.

I didn't. My orders changed.

Word is the Division might be
coming back sooner than expected.

They want me here
to help coordinate.

I'm sorry to hear that. I
know you wanted to go.

Yeah, well, I guess
it doesn't matter

a whole hell of a lot
what I wanted, does it?

There's some, uh, some
food, if you're hungry.

Uh, no, thanks.

D.

Maybe you were right, huh?

Maybe I was trying
to run away...

But... well...

Like it or not, we're
both stuck here now.

- Hey, you.
- Hey.

Where are the kids?

Oh, the kids... Yeah.

Relax. They're at the movies
with Peyton's family.

And you're not there, because...

Because I had other plans.

Such as?

Well, there's this girl I
really wanted to see...

Mm?

And she is a whole lot prettier
than any girl in the movies.

Anyone I know?

Maybe.

And guess what.

What?

The museum has a skeleton of a
crocodile that's 18 feet long.

Wow. That sounds amazing, Bud.
When do you go?

Tomorrow.

Well, you have fun
with that, okay?

I will. Want to
talk to mom again?

Sure.

Thank you.

He's been talking our ears
off about that museum trip

- for a week now.
- Well, that's a good thing, right?

So how you doing?

Okay.

What's going on with
the truck stop?

Nothing.

Nothing? Last time we talked,
it was full speed ahead.

Well, that was before the
bank cut my loan in half.

Why did they do that?

The economy. Money's
still tight.

Sorry, babe.

But who knows? Maybe it was
a blessing in disguise.

What does that mean?

Well, it means, what did
this partner of yours know

about building truck stops?

Shady's driven trucks his entire life.
He knows truck stops.

Okay, maybe,

but all I know about this guy is
that he asked my wife to put up

25% of the money for
a new business.

I trust him, Trevor.

Clearly, Roxy.

And could you have done it? Yes.
But was it really smart...

putting our money in the
hands of a stranger,

- risking the Hump as collateral?
- Are you saying I made a mistake?

All I'm saying is, I'm glad
we don't have to find out.

Rox?

Yeah, I heard you.

Hey... when do you think

we can get into a real
house on Post again?

Yeah... About that...

What?

Well, I went to the housing office today.
Apparently,

another unit is transferring
to Fort Marshall soon.

Something about consolidation.

So?

So the waiting list for
a house is six months.

Six months?

Or longer.

And another thing.

Oh, there's more?

They're not even gonna
put us on the list

until we're married again.

So what do we do
in the meantime?

Your place is bigger than mine.

Barely.

These walls are so thin

you can practically
hear people thinking,

let alone...

How long did you say
before the kids come back?

♪♪♪ Time ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ to tell me the truth ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ to burden your mouth
for what you say ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ no pieces of
paper in the way ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ 'cause I can't continue ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ pretending to choose ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ these opposite sides
on which we fall ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ the loving you
laters if at all ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ no right minds
could wrong be ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ this many times ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ my memory is cruel ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ I'm queen of
attention to details ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ defending intentions
if he fails ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ until now ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ he told me her name ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ it sounded
familiar in a way ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ that I could have sworn ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ I'd heard him say
it 10,000 times ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ oh, if only I had
been listening ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ always be ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ you and me ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ always be ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ I tell myself ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ all the words he
surely meant to say ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ I'll talk until ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ the conversation
doesn't stay on ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ wait for me ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ I'm almost ready ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ when he meant let go ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ leave unsaid ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ unspoken ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ eyes wide shut ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ unopened ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ you and me ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ always be ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ you and me ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ always ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ between ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ the lines ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ between the lines ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ between the lines ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ mm ♪♪♪

What are you doing?

Oh, putting stuff away.

What are you doing?!

- D, it's a tube of toothpaste.
- It was his.

What are you gonna do with it?

Okay, don't.

Come on, D... D!

- You're not making sense!
- No, just give it to...

Well, open it.

I can't.

All right.

"Dear mom and dad,

"if you're reading this,
it means that I'm gone.

"I hate to think of what you're
going through right now.

"I know how I felt
when Rison died,

"and this has got to be
a thousand times worse.

"But there are a few things
i wanted you to know.

"First... I love you
both very much.

"Please don't blame
yourself for my choices.

"Mom, I know how hard it was
for you to let me reenlist,

"but it was so important to
me to have your blessing.

"It meant you believed in me.

"And always remember,

"I was proud to be a soldier.

"I put off writing
this for a long time,

"but two amazing things
happened today...

"Tanya agreed to marry me,

"and Molly was born.

"I hope you get to meet Tanya.

"I know you'll love
her like I do.

"About Molly, promise
me you'll give her

"all the love and attention
that you gave me, okay?

"She deserves it,

"every time that she
laughs, I'll know,

"because I'll be watching.

"I love you all forever.

Jeremy."

If I could trade places
with him right now...

Frank, don't even say that.

Mm. I want him back, D.

Ohh.

We're gonna get through
this, all right?

We will.

We will.

For Molly.

And for Jeremy.

- We build it in stages.
- What's this?

Our new business plan. We start
with six pumps instead of eight.

We can always add more later if
we've got the tank capacity,

which we will, okay?

- Okay. - Ditto for the laundry

room and the maintenance shed.

In the meantime, customers
can use the Wash 'n' Dry

for their dirty clothes

and Gallardo's garage for
mechanical problems.

I talked to Tony, and he'll give
us a 10% break on all referrals.

- You with me?
- When did you do all this?

Last night. I couldn't sleep.

Okay. Well, wait
a minute, missy.

How'd you get the
contractor's fee so low?

I mean, that's half my estimate.

Well, for one thing,
we're building less,

- and for another, I've got a friend.
- A friend?

- A Contractor in Tuscaloosa.
- And he's good?

- He's real good.
- And he'll do it for this price?

I-I don't know. I haven't asked
him yet, but I think he will.

Well, what are we waiting for?
Call him.

Really?

Hell, yeah. If he can get
it done for this price...

We got ourselves a truck stop.

Okay.

Hey, Whit. It's me.

Uh, yeah, yeah,
everything's fine.

Hey, um, this is gonna
sound crazy but...

how would you like
a job up here?

You can tell captain Reynolds

that PFC Reddings will
be reporting for duty.

- You signed his release papers?
- Mm-hmm.

Because of me?

Because he's ready.

I was holding him
back, and, uh...

You were right... About Jeremy.

A doctor is not supposed
to get so caught up

with one patient.

He wasn't just any patient.

No.

I was really looking forward
to watching his life unfold,

you know?

You helped him.

That's what Frank said.

Maybe you should
start believing it.

I'm trying.

Frank and I finally talked,

and we're working through it.

That's great.

You were right, Claudia Joy.

You can't run away from
something like this.

It follows you everywhere.
You have to keep living.

You have to stay connected
to your friends.

I'm so lucky to have
you in my life.

Oh.

So I wanted you to
be the first to know

that Frank and I decided to
have a christening for Molly.

I've been holding it off,

but we both figured that...
Claudia Joy?

Oh, sorry.

Sorry. Hearing, um...

Hearing about
Molly's christening

makes me think about Amanda...

her christening,
the gown she wore.

I've been thinking about
Amanda a lot lately.

Last night I dreamt
she was here,

back home.

And I tried to hold her,

and... she disappeared,
didn't say a word.

She was taken from
you so suddenly.

This morning Frank and I
found a letter from Jeremy.

It was in his footlocker.

He wrote it in case he...

It was a beautiful
thing, really,

to read his words and
know what he was feeling.

It helped me so much.

You never got that.

No, I didn't.

You know, Amanda and I spent
a lot of time together

those last weeks
before she died.

I remember.

If she had had the
chance, Claudia Joy,

I know she would've said the
same things Jeremy did...

that she loved you so much,

that she appreciated everything
you and Michael did for her,

and even though she
can't be here,

she wants you to be
happy, truly happy.

I know.

Ohh.

Thank you all for coming.

As you know, when
Molly was born,

I postponed the baptism

until both Frank and
Jeremy came home.

When Jeremy was killed,

I didn't think I could
go through with it.

Shh, shh, shh.

I didn't want to go
through with it.

But because of your
love and support,

particularly from my husband...

It's time.

Jeremy is home now, maybe not
the way we imagined it...

Yet life goes on.

It has to.

Jeremy's last letter
reminded us of the...

importance of celebrating the
moments of joy in our lives,

you know, great and small.

He was particularly
concerned that...

That his little sister
know love and happiness

and that we all support her.

Jeremy said he'll
always be watching.

I'd like to believe that
he's watching right now.

Chaplain.

Thank you, Denise and Frank,
for those lovely words.

I know we're all honored
to be here today to share

in this particular
moment of joy.

In the Gospel of
Mark, Chapter 10,

we read, "Jesus said,

"'let the children come to me.

"'Do not try to stop them,

"'for the kingdom of God
belongs to such as these.

"'I tell you,

"'whoever does not accept the
kingdom of God like a child

"will never enter it.'

"and he put his
arms around them,

"laid his hands upon them,

"and blessed them."

Frank, Denise, by
baptizing this child,

you are affirming your faith
and committing yourselves

to raising her in the
ways of a loving God.

Do you so agree?

- I do.
- I do.

What name shall be
given this child?

Molly Victoria.

Molly Victoria... I baptize you

in the Name of the Father,

the Son,

and the Holy Spirit.

May I present to you
Molly Victoria Sherwood?

- Well, thank you, Chaplain.
- Yeah.

Well, y'all, there's
drinks and tons of sweets

in the reception room,
so please eat up.

That was so sweet.

- Absolutely.
- Mm.

You think Jeremy
would have liked it?

Oh, yeah.

She's so adorable.

- Yeah, this gown is pretty.
- Claudia Joy let us borrow it.

Wasn't Sara Elizabeth
christened in that, too?

- She was. - Thought it'd be

nice to keep it in the family.

Yes, it is. Pamela, what
is that on your finger?

- Uh...
- Busted.

Well, I wasn't gonna say
anything till later,

- but Chase and I are...
- She said yes!

Ohh! Wow! You're getting married?
When's the date?

Well, we haven't
decided on a time yet.

If you ask me, the
sooner the better.

Yeah?

Absolutely.

Well, in that case,

what's everybody
doing next Sunday?