Army Wives (2007–2013): Season 6, Episode 16 - Battle Scars - full transcript

Je n'ai pas parlé avec lui
depuis qu'il a été blessé.

Le lieutenant Anderson est là.

Car son visage a été
brulé en Afghanistan

Voici le lieutenant Anderson.

Bienvenue chez nous monsieur.

Merci Finn!

Entré

Captain Nicole Galassini...
She's up for a Purple Heart.

And you recommend Bronze Star
with "V" device for valor?

Oui Monsieur

Her actions in the face
of armed opposition



allowed us to evacuate
those American citizens

without bloodshed, sir.

Vous ne m'en avez
pas parlé Franck

She's the genuine
article, all right.

To my Bronze Star winner.

Face it, girl. You are
a hell of a soldier.

Here's to you.

To us.

Veut tu m'épouser?

Oui!

Oui, je le veux

Regarde moi dans les yeux

et dis moi que tu
ne la connais pas

Oh mon dieu



Oh mon Dieu

Gloria!

- Pars!
- Parlons on en s'il te plait

- Degage! Degage! Degage!
- Laisse nous en parler!!

Je t'en pris!

Je ne veux plus te voir! Jamais!

Pars!

Je viens d'avoir
une lettre de TJ!

Sa classe est partie au
Memorial Lincoln aujourd'hui

et ensuite au musée de
l'air et de l'espace

Je veux aller au musée
de l'air et de l'espace

Tu iras un jour, petit

Comment va ta main ce matin?

Uh... the swelling's
gone down some.

Je peut bouger mes
doigts maintenant.

Bien, c'est encourageant!

Tu ne peux pas dire ça

Ils peuvent faire beaucoup de chose en
réeducation aujourd'hui n'est ce pas?

Can you hear out
of your bad ear?

Finn, ne soit pas dur

Papa a demandé pour sa main

C'est bon

Um, yes, I can hear out of it.

Ce n'est juste pas
très joli a regarder

Cool.

Ok, vous avez votre
réponse monsieur

Va préparer ton sac

Désolé

ne le sois pas, c'est
toujours comme ça

Les gens ne peuvent
regarder ou ne font que ça

Oh...

Si tu veux, je peux
te deposer à Mercer

En allant en travail

Merci, ils ont une
voiture pour moi

Ce n'est pas un probleme

Et je peux attendre
avec toi à l'hopital

Je n'ai pas besoin
d'une baby sitter Roxy

C'est simplement un
examen post opératoire

Even Jessica stopped going
to those eventually.

Tu sais, nous sommes vraiment désolé
à propos de ce qui c'est passé

Ca? Ou que ma femme soit partie?

Je parlais de Jessica

To hell with her.

Merci pour le petit déjeuner

Salut

Tu ne vas pas croire ça

Entre

hector m'a trompé

Quoi?

Avec une trainée qu'il a
rencontré dans un bar

Tu te moques de moi?
Comment as tu trouvé ça?

J'ai, j'ai vu un email
qu'il lui a écrit

Et après il a essayé de
me mentir sur le sujet

mais il a finalement avoué

Oh mon dieu, je suis désolé

Oui

Je, je ne peux pas croire
qu'il m'ai fait ça à moi

tu sais

You were right about
that necklace.

That wasn't love.
That was guilt.

Aww. It's okay.

- Hey, Roxy. Uh, do you have any gauze?
- Oh... oh, my God.

Uh, I'm sorry.

Uh, Cody, this is Gloria.

Gloria, Cody.

Uh, yeah. I'll come back later.

Uh, that's our friend I
was telling you about.

I can't believe I did that, Rox.

I'm so sorry.

Don't worry about Cody.
I'll talk to him.

Come on. Sit down.

Let's talk about you, okay?

Lieutenant.

It's Cruz again, sir.

What now?

On top of being late
again this morning,

he's telling me he needs
to move into barracks.

It's a bad situation, sir,

and it's not getting any better.

We need to drop the hammer.

Okay.

Cruz.

Sergeant Wisniewski tells me

- you're still having problems at home.
- A little fight is all.

Any connection between
your personal life

and this platoon ends today.

- Is that understood?
- Yes, sir.

You have 24 hours to present
to me a written plan

on how you're gonna fix this
situation with your wife.

In that plan, I expect to see

an appointment with a
marriage counselor

or a divorce attorney.

Are we clear?

Head and eyes forward!

Yes, sir.

You're down to your
last strike, Cruz.

Failure to comply will
result in an article 15.

We're done here.

May I come in?

It's your house.

I'm sorry about that.

Gloria didn't mean to be rude.

She asked me to apologize.

You look like a monster,

people are gonna react that way.

It's really not
that bad, you know.

Your face, I mean.

You're still the same great
guy underneath all that.

No, I'm not.

- What do you mean, you can't help me?!
- Sir...

- Sir...
- I need my meds!

Bernie. Just calm down.

- Hey, what's wrong?
- Oh, there's my girlfriend.

She'll... she'll
straighten this out.

What... Straighten
what out, Bernie?

- What's going on?
- I'm dead.

You're... you're what?

Look, according to my computer,
this man is officially deceased.

Surprised the hell
outta me, too.

All right, look, Mr.
Wolzoczak's my patient.

He's a vet, and I can
vouch for the fact

that he's very much alive.

Thank you.

Trust me, nothing would
make me happier than

to give him his prescription
and send him on his way.

But I can't do that. The
system won't let me.

See what I'm dealing with?

Look, you can't
override the system?

I'm not gonna break the law.

I'd like to take this pinhead
and twist him into a pretzel.

- Bernie, that's not helpful.
- I need my meds.

Look, if it's a legal matter,
I-I know someone who can help.

Okay?

So let's get this straight,

last week your pension and
social security checks

failed to arrive?

Yes, ma'am.

Uh, th-then yesterday,
I got a letter

"to the executor of my estate."

Hmm. Have you heard of something
like this happening before?

Not exactly.

It sounds like a clerical error.

Let me find out who to talk
to here at the hospital.

Well, thank you, ma'am.

Happy to help.

Gloria.

I am not talking to you.

You gotta come to marriage
counseling with me.

What?

It's not my idea. It's the army.

But if you don't go, I
might get an article 15,

which means lower
rank and less pay.

Oh, this is about money.

It's not like that. You know it.
Come here.

I don't know anything, Hector,

not after the other night.

Look, you don't have to
talk to the counselor.

All you have to do is show up.

- Why should I?
- Because it's important.

Important to who, you?

To the both of us.

Baby, we're just going through
a little problem right now.

That's all. We can fix this.

Yeah, that's what
you think this is,

a little problem?

Gloria, I love you.

Little late for that.

Are you really willing to
admit before God and everyone

that this marriage is over,
your sisters, your mother?

Kevin.

Hey.

For once, Pentagon meetings
were shorter than expected.

I caught an early hop home.

So I see.

I missed you.

I missed you, too.

You off to work?

Not yet.

I had something
else on my agenda.

Really?

Yeah. It's classified.

So everything went
well in Washington?

Yeah.

Kevin, what aren't
you telling me?

I know a little bit more
about our deployment.

I thought you'll be there
to train Afghan nationals.

No.

32nd will be patrolling
the Pakistani border.

I asked for the new assignment.

I want my troops to be
where we're most needed.

Mm.

There's nothing new here.

No, you've always
been consistent.

First to the fight.

Doing what I was born to do.

But I'm still allowed
to worry about you.

You'll be okay?

Yeah. I'll be fine.

I have more support
now than I ever did,

but I'm not sure how
Sophie's gonna take it.

She'll be strong.

She takes after her mother.

I understand what a terrible
inconvenience this must be

for you, Mr. Wolzoczak.
And I do apologize.

Apology accepted.

Just mark down that I'm
alive and kickin',

and we'll call it even.

I'm afraid it isn't that simple.

- Why not?
- From what I can determine,

the problem originated
with the VA.

The Department of
Veterans Affairs

listed you as "deceased,"

and all other government
agencies fell in line.

Well, why would the VA do a
damn fool thing like that?

We'll figure it out, Bernie.

In the meantime, there must be

some way we can get his
prescriptions filled.

Yes. I'm satisfied

that Mr. Wolzoczak is
still very much with us.

I'll authorize his medication.

Well, hallelujah.

But you're going to
keep having problems

until you clear things
up with the VA.

That'll be our next stop
then, isn't it, Counselor?

I guess it is.

Good luck.

So I'll try to make
an appointment

with the VA for tomorrow.

Great. Uh, in the meantime,

I was wondering if you
could give me a lift.

Where to?

Uh, my American legion post.

It... it's not far
as the crow flies,

but it's, uh, two bus transfers,
and it's a pain in the butt.

Happy to take you.

Oh, you're an angel.
Thank you so much.

Oh, and... we gotta make
one stop along the way.

Well...

Look what the cat dragged in.

You know,

you might want to think of
putting some low-fat items

on your list.

Unless of course that's, uh,
body armor you're wearing.

All muscle, baby.

Right. All your muscle's
between your ears.

Thanks, buddy.

Hey.

Hey.

How was your appointment?

Everything checked out.

They even gave me this
nifty little ball

to strengthen the
tendons in my hand.

Isn't it the other hand?

Look, um...

I was talking to a
friend of mine.

He's a psychiatrist.

He works with a lot of soldiers.

And... he said he'd be
happy to talk to you.

If you're interested.

I've talked to a ton of shrinks

since this happened,

and it's all the same.

"One day at a time,
small victories,"

blah, blah, blah, blah.

Look, Cody...

I'm worried about you.

I'm not gonna kill myself,

if that's what's bothering you.

I couldn't do that to my mother.

I'm all that... She
has in this world.

Isn't that a pathetic thought?

I know you're trying to help me.

But I'm not your
problem, all right?

The 32nd will be responsible
for securing Paktika province.

Now with the current
drawdowns in effect,

CENTCOM has directed
me to deploy

only two of our three
combat brigades.

I have selected second and
third brigade for the mission.

Frank, you'll remain
at Fort Marshall

with first brigade as
part of rear detachment.

Roger that, sir.

Brendan, Steve,

you want to stick around
for further briefing?

Frank, we can discuss rear-D
responsibilities later.

Yes, sir.

Colonel Burton?

Hey, Charlie, come in.

Thanks.

How's David? We miss
him at the YAC.

Well, his punishment
goes another week,

then he'll be back.

But I suspect this is much
more of an official visit.

I don't suppose that
has anything to do

with your request for
two more computers?

It's not for me.
It's for the kids.

You wouldn't believe what
they can do with computers,

- even the younger ones.
- Charlie...

The computers we have
are antiques, Colonel.

Give it here.

Is that new?

Yes, it is.

Last week.

It's beautiful.

Have you set a date yet?

Uh, sometime in the
fall, probably, in DC.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

I'll see what I can
do about this,

but no promises, Charlie.

Of course not, but...

I'll let you know.

Right.

What do you think about
Columbus Day weekend?

Fall colors, nice
time for a wedding.

I told you, I have to
know my training schedule

before I can commit to anything.

Okay.

What?

You want to tell me
what's going on?

Nothing.

My mom's coming

for the awards ceremony.

You invited her?

No, I didn't invite her.

I told her about it,

and she wants to be here

to see her daughter
get a Bronze Star.

Look, it won't be a problem.
She's staying at a hotel.

That's not the problem, Nikki.

What's that supposed to mean?

You know what it means.

She calls me your roommate,
and you let her.

She knows what's going on.

What does she know?

Does she know we're engaged?

Not yet.

But I promise to tell
her when she's here.

You just have to let me
do it my way, Charlie.

She's my mother.

It's not right, D.

My brigade's being
left on the sidelines.

Well, haven't you always said

that rear detachment's
an important job?

Of course it is.

It's not where the action is.

Any soldier would
rather be at the front.

And, you know, General Clarke
didn't hesitate for a second

to bring first brigade into Narubu.
But now...

What, you think
there's a connection?

Well, it's a hell of a
coincidence, don't you think?

That mission turned into
a political nightmare.

Now he's throwing
me under the bus.

I don't understand.

The army cleared the
brigade of any wrongdoing.

Sure. A few weeks later,

General Clarke's passed
up for a third star.

It's perception, D. It's all...
It's all about perception.

You really think
that Kevin Clarke

would do that to you
after all the years

you've served together?

All I know is that
whatever CENTCOM says,

it's the Division Commander
who gets to decide

which brigades get deployed

and which ones don't.

You're awfully quiet
this morning.

Mm.

Denise?

Oh, it's Frank.

He's not thrilled with
his rear-D assignment.

Just like Kevin, doesn't
want to be left behind.

Yeah, exactly.

Is he being left behind?

What?

Well, no, it's just that...

Frank and Kevin have
always been so tight...

A-and I'm sure that's why

Kevin made the
assignment that he did,

because he trusts Frank.

Right.

Oh, I should get going. I'll...
I'll see myself out.

Talk later?

Sure. Yeah.

I've discovered the
source of the problem.

There's two Bernard Wolzoczaks.

You're kidding me.

No.

Last month,

21-year-old specialist
Bernard Wolzoczak

from Ashton, Idaho,

was killed in Afghanistan.

Somehow his death

was entered under your
social security number.

Here I was, thinking I was
the one with the bad news.

21 years old.

Poor kid.

So does this mean the
other Bernard Wolzoczak

is still classified as alive?

Yes.

So his family is probably
having difficulty

claiming death benefits.

I've already alerted
my supervisor.

Well...

We appreciate your
clearing this up.

Glad to help.

Mr. Wolzoczak, we
regret the error.

We should have your
proper status back

within the next
three to six weeks.

It's unacceptable, Michael.

It shouldn't take so long
to set things right.

Not only is Bernie suffering,

so is that family of
the fallen soldier.

I agree,

but I can't just
pick up the phone

and ream somebody
out over at the VA.

Why not?

'Cause the Department
of Veterans Affairs

is entirely separate from the army.
You know that.

Are you telling me that a
phone call from a General

wouldn't get results?

There is a process to
this, Claudia Joy.

Plus the army might
frown on a General

exerting undue influence on
behalf of his wife's client.

Well, he's not a client.

I'm not charging him.

I fail to see the difference.
You are advocating for him.

Oh, it's not just
about him, Michael.

What about that family in Idaho?

Can you imagine how
a mistake like this

is compounding their grief?

You really are a good
lawyer, aren't you?

So, mom, this is it.

It's lovely.

Hello, Charlie.

Hello, Lorraine.
Welcome to our home.

Thank you.

Would you like the nickel tour?

Certainly, just let
me freshen up.

Oh, first door on the right.

Thanks, honey.

She wanted to come
here before the hotel.

So... did you tell her?

It didn't come up.

It didn't come up? Nikki,
she's not gonna ask you.

You have to tell her.

I will handle it.

- I don't think so.
- Charlie...

You're gonna back away
again like you always do.

Where's your ring?

Do we really have to talk
about this right now?

Oh, much better.

You girls have done a wonderful
job with this place.

Thank you. Charlie's
the decorator.

Well...

Nicole is fortunate
to have a roommate

with so much style.

Lorraine...

Uh, you know what, mom?

Actually, you should
see the backyard.

- We have a great garden.
- Oh, I'd love to.

- Lorraine...
- Charlie, this isn't the time.

Time for what?

I'm not Nicole's roommate.
I'm her fiancee...

and we're getting married.

Uh... excuse me.

Proud of yourself?

Mom, wait.

Mom, I'm sorry.

This isn't how I
wanted things to go.

That was thoughtless,
what Charlie did.

Is this because of me?

What did I do wrong?

You did nothing wrong.

Just tell me...

Are you really going
to m-marry that woman?

Yes, I am.

Why?

Because I love her, mom.

Take me to the hotel, please.

Mom...

Please.

So Denise told me that First
Brigade isn't deploying.

Correct. They're on rear-D.

Right.

Okay. Where is this coming from?

Nothing.

I guess Frank isn't
too happy about it.

Did Denise say that?

Yeah, in so many words.

One of the brigades always
has to stay behind.

I know.

But I got the feeling
that Frank feels like

he's being punished for
what happened in Africa.

Punished? No.

There were political
considerations.

- There always are.
- Political?

The White House would prefer

First Brigade not
bring its baggage

into Afghanistan at this point.

Just in case we find ourselves
in another sensitive situation.

Right.

Did you argue?

No. I agreed.

I had to do it, Nikki.

We're not talking about this.

Right. Just like your mother.

If we don't talk about
it, it doesn't exist.

You know something?

You don't know my mother any
better than she knows you.

At least I've tried.

No, you haven't.

All you've done is
get in her face.

- That's not true.
- It is true.

Charlie, you don't
know what it was like.

After my father died, I
became everything to her.

And she was everything
to me, everything.

Okay, but why...

She was my rock. My
strength comes from her.

Okay.

So why does that strength
disappear when she's around?

That's not fair.

Why not?

How is it you're getting
a medal for valor

but you can't find the courage

to tell your mother
we're getting married?

Well, she knows now.

And she may never
recover from it.

She'll recover.

I'm going to bed.

Look what I found?

That was right before

the, uh, Final
Road march at OCS.

Yep.

You came in first that day.

Hell of a soldier.

Nah, hell of a recruit.

Not much of a soldier.

What are you talking about?

What am I talking about?

Trev, I never got a
chance to do squat.

It was my... my fourth
day in theater.

It was my first time
outside the wire.

I was 500 meters
from the patrol base

when that IED went off.

I never...

Saw any enemy.

I didn't fire my weapon.

All I did do...

Was get thrown from
a humvee and burn.

That doesn't make you
any less of a soldier.

I guess that depends
on how you look at it.

Yeah. That's right.

This doesn't have to be
the end of your career.

Oh, I see. I see.

Is... is this the pep talk?

Is this the halftime motivation?

I'm just trying to
help out here, man.

Look at me, Trevor.

Look at... Look at this claw.

I'm not a soldier anymore.

Hey.

Maybe not infantry,

but you could change your MOS.

With your brains, you could
do a lot in this army,

even lead soldiers again.

Your career isn't over
until you say it is.

It's over.

Okay, so why are we here?

You're really just
gonna sit there?

We're having some problems.

Problems?

We're here 'cause this sorry
ass excuse for a husband

cheated on me.

Hector, is that true?

Damn right, it's true.
I caught him.

- Mrs. Cruz...
- Gloria.

Gloria, the way that
this works is that

you both get to talk.

And right now I'd like to
hear from your husband.

Hector.

Do you want to tell
me what happened?

We're waiting.

Ah, damn it.

Hey. Hey. Give me that.

Hey. Give me that ball.

Give me that ball!

Give me the ball!

Shut up. Shut up!

Shut up!

Hey! Stop yelling at the dog.

Yeah, well, he took my ball.

Well, he probably thought you
wanted to play with him.

Good boy. It's okay.

Good boy.

You know, I gotta tell you,

we've all been walking
around on egg shells

trying to make you feel good.

I didn't ask you to!

Here's your ball.

You know what?

I've got a friend whose
son died in Afghanistan.

She'd give anything

to have him back here,

no matter what shape he was in.

And I guarantee you,

he would not be sitting here
feeling sorry for himself.

He'd be living every day.

Come on, Lucky. Let's
go for a walk.

Okay, I'm afraid we
have to end now.

There's been a lot of anger
expressed here today.

That's part of the process.

That said, counseling
will only work

if both parties want it to work.

So I ask you both
to think carefully.

Do you want this to work?

Well, absolutely.

Gloria?

I don't know.

What was that?

You don't know? What... what
do you mean, you don't know?

It means, I don't know, okay?

No, not okay.

Look, you just said
I had to show up.

I showed up.

And let me remind you,
we wouldn't be here

if you could keep
it in your pants.

Well, if you hadn't kept
working at the hump bar

we'd have never had a fight,

and none of this woulda ever
happened in the first place.

You're unbelievable.

Gloria.

Gloria!

Mom, please...

Stay.

I'd only be in the way.

No, you wouldn't.

You know, just because
I have Charlie

doesn't mean I don't
love you, too.

You are breaking my heart, mom.

Well, you've already
broken mine.

I didn't mean to.

I never meant to hurt you, ever.

But I can't help the way I am.

And I can't hide
it anymore, mom,

or apologize for it, either.

I won't.

The army understands.
Why can't you?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, mom.

I had these dreams for you...

So many dreams.

Seeing you walk
down the aisle...

Having children of your own.

I know.

All those things are
still possible.

Just not exactly how
you pictured them.

It would really mean a lot to me

if you were there
at the ceremony.

But it's your decision.

I will love you either way.

Oh, um, s-sorry.

Is Roxy here?

No, she's out walking the dog.

Oh. Okay.

Um, I'll just come back later.

You... you can...
You can stay here

and wait for her if you want.

She should be back soon.

Uh, maybe I'll do that,

I-if you don't mind.

Come on in.

I'll leave you alone.

Hey...

I'm sorry about the other day

and the way that I acted.

It's okay.

No, I apologize.

I had a lot going on.

Hey.

Still do, obviously.

Thanks.

I'm Gloria.

Cody.

Do you, uh...

You want to talk about it?

Okay.

My husband cheated on me.

Really?

What is he, blind?

No.

Just a jerk.

My wife left me a
couple days ago.

That's terrible. Leaving
you at a time like this?

Yeah, she isn't blind, either.

To be honest, we'd been
having trouble for...

A while.

And in a way, I think...

This kept us together
longer than we should've.

You know, Jessica...

Wanted to be an
investment banker's wife,

not an army wife.

I wonder why.

Hey.

You did something
you believed in.

Yeah. What an idiot.

Nah, don't say that.

You got a lot to be proud of.

Gloria...

Look at me.

Do you really think any woman
could ever love me again?

Yeah, I do.

Love's about a lot
more than looks,

I could tell you that.

Really?

What is it about? 'Cause
I can't remember.

You and me both.

But I still believe.

I mean, what else
is there, right?

Right.

Right.

Nice day.

It is. Mm-hmm.

Let's get started.

Yes, sir.

There's still a
few more minutes.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please find your seats.

The ceremony is about to begin.

Order arms!

About face!

Good afternoon

and welcome to this
awards ceremony

recognizing the
outstanding efforts

of the First Brigade,
32nd Airborne Division.

The soldiers you see here

represent the
finest achievements

of all those who participated
in Operation Javelin.

They did their job flawlessly.

And we should all be proud

of what they
accomplished in Narubu.

Attention orders.

The President of the
United States of America

takes pleasure in presenting

the Bronze Star medal
with "V" device

to Captain Nicole Galassini,

United States Army,

for her heroic achievement in
support of Operation Javelin

in the Republic of Narubu.

Captain Galassini's actions

are in keeping with

the finest traditions
of military service

and bring credit upon herself,

the 32nd Airborne Division,

and the United States Army.

Congratulations, Captain.

The Secretary of the Army
takes pleasure in presenting

the army commendation medal

to staff Sergeant William T.
Keller,

United States Army...

Captain, congratulations.

I'm so proud of you.

Thank you, mom.

Charlie.

Um, how about one
with the three of us?

Good morning, Counselor.

To what do I owe this pleasure?

I managed to pull a few strings.

You're officially alive again.

Well, hallelujah.

And the other Bernard Wolzoczak,

his family's receiving
their benefits.

Oh.

Thank you.

Of course.

Think I could catch
a ride again?

Another errand?

If... if it's not a problem.

Where to this time?

That's better.

Did you know this soldier?

Ah, airman.

A buddy from the legion post.

B-17 pilot,

Second World War.

Funny as hell.

I-I try to get out here
at least once a month

to make sure
everything's in order.

Hmm.

This guy was a green beret,

served in Vietnam.

Tough as nails,

even through cancer.

Most of ese guys
don't have anybody

to look after 'em
anymore, so I, uh...

You know, I do what I can.

That's wonderful, Bernie.

Really.

Mm.

Ah, we... They'd do
the same for me.

We... look after our own.

Mm.

You ready, bud?

Yeah.

So, Trev,

been thinking about
what you said

about me changing my MOS.

And I'm thinking 35 Delta.

Good call.

Military Intelligence.

Yeah, I've always been

kind of a hunt-and-peck
kind of guy at a computer,

so I'm no worse off
than I was before.

I'll bring the car around.

Thanks, man.

Look, I'm sorry I
lost it yesterday...

No, no, I needed to hear it.

I'm sorry I yelled at your dog.

It's okay.

He'll get over it.

And I know I haven't been

the world's greatest houseguest.

I will get over it, too.

Just... take care
of yourself, okay?

And come back and see us.

You mean it?

Of course I do.

Thanks.