Army Wives (2007–2013): Season 6, Episode 6 - Viral - full transcript

Previously on Army Wives...

"Colonel Joan wants to know"?

Well, I think it
projects a new persona

for my office...
Friendly, approachable.

There's something you
should know about David.

That he's HIV positive?

Adopting a kid with HIV,

that's a wonderful thing.

They need a new FRG leader,

somebody to kick
butt and take names.

Any ideas?



Actually, I do.

My name is Roxy Leblanc, and
I am your new FRG leader.

You had no idea our
husbands are competing

for permanent command
of the corps?

From what Denise told
me, I thought Michael

took this assignment out
of loyalty, not ambition.

You know what affect
a rumor like that

can have on Michael's
shot at a third star.

She has been out to
undermine me and Michael

since the minute
she set foot here.

That is so untrue. I can't
believe you'd say that.

And I can't believe you don't
see how you're being played.

What's happened to you?

I don't even know you anymore.



One, two, three.

Bull's-eye.

You are a go at this
station, buddy.

Did I pass?

Private Leblanc, you are
now an expert infantryman.

Yes!

Nice job, buddy.

Oh.

Okay, what happened
to my living room?

Oh, it's EIB training.

EI what now?

Expert infantryman badge.

The soldier must be proficient
in 37 areas of training.

Oh, like cleaning
up the living room,

starting now.

Aw, man.

I have been working
my guys like crazy.

The platoon with the highest
number of qualifiers

gets the day off.

Oh, that would be nice.

That's what I was thinking.

Get a sitter for the boys,
spend the night at the beach.

You do that, and I'll
give you the chance

to earn another badge.

I thought I was an
expert in that already.

Always room for improvement.

Mm-hmm.

Nate, pull your pants up, man.

Don't nobody want to
look at your underwear.

We are young men of
character, remember?

Thank you.

Well, you might not be winning
the waistband battle,

but his mom said he brought
in the trash cans last night.

Ah, walking the road to manhood

one trash barrel at a time.

Don't knock it, Dr. B.

- These boys really look up to you.
- Dad!

- Hey.
- What happened?

It was an accident.

It's okay. Tilt your head
and pinch your nose.

We both went for the rebound.

It happens. Don't
worry about it.

You okay?

Keep that head back.

We'll clean you up.
You'll be just fine.

But l-l-let's...
Let's go inside.

Yeah. Come on.

I-I need a band-aid, too.

What happened?

My scab fell off.

It's nothing.

Is that your blood or David's?

Mostly David's I think.

Okay. Come on.

Come on.

Hey, Sir.

You got a sec?

What's going on, Cruz?

About the EIB, Sir.

I was wondering...

I was thinking I could skip it

and maybe do it
next year instead.

What's wrong? You got an injury?

No, Sir. Honestly, it's my wife.

We've been married three weeks.

She's from New York City,

and I don't want to leave her
alone for two days right now

if I can help it.

And since the EIB's voluntary...

Who told you EIB is voluntary?

Well, the guys were
saying that...

They're wrong.

You're going for
that badge, Cruz.

You're one of the top
guys in the platoon.

You talk to Sergeant
Wisniewski about this?

Yes, Sir.

And?

He told me to man up
and go for the badge.

That's good advice. You
should take it next time.

Look...

I know what it's like when
things are tough at home.

But right now, you need to put
all your energy into EIB,

mentally and physically.

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

If she's having
troubles adjusting,

you should consider counseling.

Army's got good programs.

I don't think Gloria
would go for that.

I'll work it out, Sir.

It's only two days.

Keep your head in the game.

Roger that.

Thank you, Sir.

You feeling all right?

Yeah.

Cool.

Hey, Dustin.

Let me take a look
at that hand, man.

I cut it climbing a
fence the other day.

It's nothing.

It doesn't hurt or anything.

Mm.

There you go.

Thanks.

Yep.

Can we finish our game?

Uh, I'd take it easy for now.

Why don't you two
use the computers?

Okay.

Now what?

Call Dustin's parents

and tell 'em to
meet us at Mercer.

Dustin. Oh, my God.
Are you all right?

It's nothing. My scab fell off.

What?

- Colonel.
- Sergeant.

I'm roland Burton.
We're David's parents.

Blaine Ridgeway, my wife Aimee.

W-what happened?

Why did you bring him
to the emergency room?

Well, it's complicated, Mrs.
Ridgeway.

Are these Dustin's parents?

Yes. I'm Dr. Pate.

I'd like to speak
with you a moment.

Why? What's going on?

Let's step over here.

First, let me assure you,

that your son is perfectly fine.

His scab came off
playing basketball.

David had a nosebleed,

and some of David's blood
got on Dustin's hand.

So what's the big deal?

You were called here because
David is HIV positive,

which means there is a
remote possibility that...

Our son has AIDS?

No, Mrs. Ridgeway.
HIV is not AIDS.

It's a virus that
can lead to AIDS.

But he could have HIV...

It's extremely unlikely.

David's viral load
is so low right now,

we classify it as undetectable.

I examined Dustin's scrape,

which doesn't appear to
have bled much at all,

further minimizing the
risk of infection.

But there's still a risk.

A very slight risk.

I know it's upsetting to hear
there's any risk at all,

but let me assure you, I
consulted with the experts...

And what did they say?

Given the circumstances,

they're recommendation is,
we do nothing right now.

What?

We'll test again in three months

to be certain Dustin's negative.

Wait. Our son could have HIV,

and you don't want to
do anything about it?

The odds against it
are so overwhelming,

I can't recommend the
course of treatment.

Why, what's the treatment?

It's two doses of
highly potent medicine

every day for 30 days.

Side effects can include
nausea, diarrhea,

and risk to the
liver and kidneys.

It would be extremely
unpleasant for your son.

Okay, so we just roll
the dice and just hope

that Dustin doesn't get sick?

- It's the medically responsible

course of action to... - No!

Aimee, Aimee.

How dare you.

Excuse me?

How dare you do this to our son.

Nobody did anything to anybody.

What happened was an accident.

And can we not talk about
this in front of the boys?

No, you had no right
to expose him to AIDS.

- Mom?
- Settle down, Aimee.

Apologies, ma'am.

Don't apologize.

She's the one that
should be apologizing.

Did you know about this?

Yes, the Burtons told
me about David a...

How could you have
kept this a secret?

We had a right to know.

Actually, ma'am, you didn't.

Medical records
are confidential.

And could you please
keep your voice down?

I will not keep my voice down.

He has AIDS, and we
didn't even know it!

All right. Let's go, Aimee.

You should be
ashamed, all of you!

Night, David.

Good night.

We'll see you in
the morning, man.

I'm sorry.

What?

I'm sorry about what happened.

Hey, it's not your fault.

Yes, it is.

That's not true.

If I wasn't playing basketball,
Dustin would've been fine.

Dustin is fine.

You don't know that.

We're pretty sure.

We just didn't want
to take any chances.

That's right,

and there's nothing wrong
with you playing basketball

or doing anything you
want to do in this world.

His mom was so mad at me.

I know, honey.

She was so concerned
about Dustin,

she didn't know what
she was saying.

But you didn't do
anything wrong.

David.

David, you have to believe that.

Look, you trust Charlie, right?

Yeah.

She's responsible for all the
kids at the youth center.

Now you think she'd let you play
with them if it wasn't safe?

I guess not.

No, she wouldn't,

just like we wouldn't.

It was a bad day.

Tomorrow will be better,

and the next even better.

Promise?

I promise.

All right.

Yeah?

'Cause we'll stay here
as long as it takes

to talk it out.

No, I'm okay.

All right.

We love you.

Love you, too.

Night, dude.

You really think

Aimee Ridgeway will get over it?

In time, yeah.

How can people be so cruel?

Hey, don't forget.

We were scared when
we found out, too.

She'll come around,
just like we did.

I hope so.

Lemon.

What?

I'm thinking pale lemon
would look nice in here.

What do you think?

Yeah, I like lemon.

Or maybe avocado.

I like avocados.

You're a big help.

What? You asked my opinion.

Well, I just want the
house to look nice.

It is nice.

You know what I mean.

"Befitting an officer."

Oh, right. Right.

Oh, speaking of which, Ms.
FRG leader,

I could use your help.

Mm-hmm.

One of my guys is
having trouble at home.

What kind of trouble?

PFC Hector Cruz.

He's been married
less than a month,

his wife's still
adjusting to army life.

Hell, I'm still adjusting to it.

Babe, Cruz is a stud,

and I need him focused for EIB.

Now is there a way you
can talk to her for me?

Please.

Yes?

Honey, if you could see
my schedule tomorrow...

I will take Finn to school.

Deal.

Coming up?

Yeah, in a minute.

Just planning my day tomorrow.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

You sure?

Michael.

Okay.

Roland.

Yeah.

Aimee Ridgeway posted
on my web page.

"Just thought y'all should know,

David Burton is HIV positive.

Protect your kids."

Wow.

On my site, roland.
On my web site.

And look at the comments.

"He should be thrown
out of school."

"I'm disgusted."

"How could the army
let this happen?"

Can you delete 'em?

Absolutely.

Hey, Charlie.

You seen what's going on?

I'm looking at it now.

I got my first phone
call at 6:00 A.M.

I have a dozen
messages here at work.

Yeah, it's going viral.

Right.

Parents want to know if David's
gonna be allowed back.

I told them, of course he is.

He is coming, right?

Hold on.

Charlie wants to know if
we're sending David today.

I don't know. I hadn't
thought about it.

I think we have to, Joan.

Otherwise, what kind
of message do we send?

Okay.

Yeah. He'll be there.

Good.

We'll get through this.

Let me know if I can help.

Thanks, Charlie.

How does this sound?

"I have deleted your comments
because they were offensive

and inappropriate.

The purpose of this
site is to encourage

responsible dialogue,

not to spread rumors
or prejudice."

It's strong.

It won't stop the talk, though.

Well, I'm not gonna
just sit here

and let them attack our kid.

The division banquet will
be different this year

with all the new troops
coming from Fort Hope.

We want to make it
something special.

Understood, ma'am.

Oh, cream or sugar?

Cream, please.

Okay.

Hi.

Hey, uh, come on in.

Mm. Good morning.

Good morning.

Uh, Claudia Joy,

you know Captain
Hudgins from protocol.

Yeah, of course.

Nice to see you again, kendra.

Same here, ma'am.

I wasn't sure if you were
gonna make it or not.

Why wouldn't I? I
said I'd be here.

So here I am.

Right. Um, coffee?

I've had my fill.

I understand Mrs. Clarke
will not be joining us

this morning.

Right. Uh, Jackie's at
a leadership symposium

in DC,

which is why Claudia Joy
graciously agreed to help.

Excellent.

Well...

Shall we get started?

Yeah?

Hi, it's Roxy Leblanc

from the FRG.

Who?

Roxy Leblanc.

I'm married to Hector's
Platoon Leader.

Hi. You're Gloria?

Yeah. What can I do for you?

Uh...

I just, um, came to say howdy.

I brought a cinnamon
coffee cake.

Trevor loves it.

Trevor's my husband...
Lieutenant Leblanc.

Here.

Look, lady,

I'm not really into this
whole FRG thing, okay?

As far as I'm concerned,
the army sucks,

this place sucks,
and the FRG sucks.

Maybe we could talk about it?

I just did.

Thanks, but I'm not interested.

Uh, Jackie says
rectangular tables

will allow for more
people to attend.

But round tables are
better for conversation.

We've always used them before.

Right, but Jackie's expanded
the guest list this year.

Oh. May I see it?

Sure.

My God.

Who isn't she inviting?

Jackie's very focused
on community.

That's one way of putting it.

Have you considered
the expense, Denise?

Uh, look,

you have $70 centerpieces.

How are you gonna pay for this?

Or is Jackie gonna host

another one of her
exclusive fund-raisers?

Uh, excuse me. Where's
the restroom?

Down the hall on the left.

Pardon me.

What the hell, Claudia Joy?

What?

Do you have to contradict
everything I say?

I'm sorry. I thought
you wanted my opinion.

Yes, but Jackie was very
specific about a few things.

Oh. So why do you need me?

Well, I'm beginning to wonder.

Great.

Why are you so threatened
by Jackie Clarke?

You know what? Forget it.
Clearly, this was a bad idea.

Do what you want.
It's not my division.

What are you doing?

- What? I just thought...
- You can't sit here.

Why not?

Go away, freak.

Hey.

Look, you're not my
friend anymore, okay?

Get lost.

Hey, Charlie.

Hey. I thought you said
David was coming in today.

Yeah. He's taking the
shuttle from school. Why?

Uh, the shuttle just got
here, and he wasn't on it.

- You sure?
- I'm sure.

And none of the kids
saw him either.

Okay. I'll figure out
what's going on.

Let me know, will you?

Yeah.

Joan, David didn't show up

at the youth center
after school.

David?

David?

David?

David...

Why didn't you answer me?

Your father and I have been
worried sick about you.

How long have you been here?

Since school.

Well, why didn't you call

to let us know?

Joan?

We're up here.

He's okay.

He came here after school.

Hey, dude.

Why didn't you go to
the youth center?

I'm never going back there.

Why not?

I'm never going anywhere.

Why?

'Cause everyone hates
me, that's why.

I thought we weren't
supposed to tell people.

You ruined everything.

We had to tell, David.

Dustin hates me now. The
whole school hates me.

No one sits with me,
no one talks to me.

We had no idea
this would happen.

We'll talk to the principal.

No. I'm not going back there.

You can't make me.

- Hate you!
- David.

I wish you'd never adopted me.
Get out!

Hey, look, man...

Just get out. Leave me alone.

What are we gonna do?

Hello.

Oh, um, no, that's okay, honey.

You said you might be late.

We'll just have dinner
when you get here.

Okay.

Bye.

Where are the boys?

Doing homework.

So, how'd it go
with Cruz's wife?

It didn't.

What?

She wouldn't let me in the door.

You're kidding.

Mnh-mnh.

That woman is a bitch on wheels.

You should tell your soldier
he'd be better off without her.

Uh, okay. So is there
anything else you can do,

like invite her out with
your friends or something?

Honey, I did the best I could.

I gotta go to work.

Feed the dog,

feed the boys,

and I'll see you later.

Honey, I'm home.

You're hilarious.

What's for dinner?

I don't know. What
are you making?

Come on.

You got two hands.

What'd you do before
you married me?

Drive-thru.

We're having chicken.

Get over here.

Oh, Hector, you stink!

I been working.

That is so nasty.

Go take a shower and
take this crap with you.

All right. All right. Tranquila.

Don't tranquila me.

Did you tell your boss
we were having problems?

No. Why?

He sent his wife here
to check in on me.

Mrs. Leblanc was here?
What did she say?

Nothing. I didn't let her in.

You're joking, right?

Lieutenant Leblanc is
my Platoon Leader.

Well, I don't need his wife

sticking her nose
in our business.

Don't screw this
up for me, Gloria.

Oh, like things are so
perfect the way they are?

I'm talking about the army.

And I'm talking
about our marriage!

I know. I... Baby, I know.

A-and I know you're
thinking about

going back to New York, too.

What?

Your sister called.

And that's why I
told the lieutenant,

I don't want to do EIB.

Baby, I don't want to go
away for a couple of days

and come back to an
empty apartment.

Is that what you think?

Hector, we might not know
each other that well,

but come on.

If I'm gonna leave, I'm not
gonna do it when you're gone.

I'll do it when you can watch
my ass walk out that door.

Okay?

Okay.

So go do your stupid
whatever it is...

And we'll deal with
things when you get back.

W-where you going?

Out.

What about dinner?

When the bell rings,
take it out of the oven.

David?

I'm not going back to school,
and you can't make me.

That's cool.

You don't have to.

Really?

Your mother and I
talked about it.

We don't want you to have
another day like today,

ever.

So... I don't have to
go back to school?

For now.

We'll take it one day at a time,

see how it goes.

Okay.

But this is not a day off.

I'm gonna pick up
your schoolwork,

and you can do it at
your father's office.

I'm sorry about what I said.

We know.

We feel terrible about
what happened at school.

I hate HIV.

I get it.

Your father and I hate it, too.

It's something you're gonna
have to wrestle with

all of your life,

but you will always
have your family.

And you still have
lots of friends.

No, I don't.

Yes, you do.

The people who are
really your friends,

they're not gonna
care about your HIV.

They're gonna love
you for who you are,

just like we do.

♪ Ooh, ooh

♪ Come on

♪ I'm no Abe Lincoln

♪ or Dr. king

♪ I'm a 21st century
American dream ♪

What can I get for you?

♪ But I sure got a lot

you?

What are you doing here?

I own the place.

♪ ..From nothing, baby

what are you doing here?

I had to get outta
the apartment.

Beer? First one's on the house.

It's my, um,

door-in-the-face special.

Thanks.

So you've been married
less than a month?

♪ Ain't nobody
buying this time ♪

Yeah.

♪ I'm the American dream

how'd you meet?

Online.

You're kidding.

I was tired of living at home
with my brothers and sisters.

I saw this old movie,

"Officer And A
Gentleman," you know?

Yeah, I know.

Very romantic.

- Right?
- Mm-hmm.

So I start looking on these
military dating sites.

And there he was, in
uniform, looking hot.

I get that.

We chatted online,

went dancing when he
came to the city.

He opened the taxi door for me.

I'll never forget that.

On our second date he proposed.

Stupid, right?

Well...

I met Trevor when
I was bartending.

Four days later, he proposed.

Yeah?

Mm-hmm. It's worked out so far.

Listen, about today
at the apartment,

I'm not usually like that.
I just... I've been...

Apology accepted.

I've never been outside
the city before,

except to go to the mall, maybe.

♪ American dream ♪

♪ hear you talking,
now show me ♪

I hate it here.

What did you expect?

I don't know. Not this.

I've got no friends, no job.

I've been working since I was 14, Mrs.
Leblanc.

Roxy. You can call me Roxy.

Nobody will hire you around here

if they find out
you're an army wife.

Nobody with a good job, that is.

They know you're not gonna
be around very long.

Hector doesn't want
me to work anyway.

My opinion?

If you spend all day
in your apartment,

you're gonna be miserable,

guaranteed.

You've gotta get out.

Join the FRG, make an effort.

Hector says the FRG's

a bunch of bored housewives
sitting around bitching.

Um, maybe some of them,

but not my FRG.

Just come check it out.

No obligation to buy.

♪ American dream ♪

look, I know that the
army can be a pain.

Believe me, I know.

But don't forget
why you're here.

And why is that?

Because you love your husband.

That's the problem.

I'm not sure I do.

Why didn't you
call us yesterday?

Yeah, TJ was on a field trip,

and I didn't hear about
it until this morning.

Honestly, Joan and I thought
it would blow over.

Not with the Internet.

She was up most of the night,

crying.

There was nothing I could say.

It's awful.

We've all gotten so used
to David having HIV,

we forget, there's still
a lot of fear out there.

Right. What are you gonna do?

Homeschool for a
while, at least.

You can't do that.
Then the bad guys win.

Look, I hear you, Rox,
but you haven't been

living with my family
for the last 24 hours.

I'm not gonna sacrifice
my son's well-being

for an ideal.

It's an impossible situation.

Yeah.

Roland, we support
whatever you do.

Absolutely.

I appreciate that.

I gotta get to work.

Call if you need anything.

- I will.
- You promise?

Promise.

I'll walk you out.

That's okay. I've got it.

No, it's not a problem.

Um, by the way,
I'm, uh, gonna go

with round tables
for the banquet.

- Mm.
- Executive decision.

I'm sure whatever you
decide will be lovely.

Claudia Joy,

can we call a truce? Please.

I miss my best friend.

Me, too.

I don't know how
things got this bad.

Well, yeah, I do.
It's all my fault.

I never should've
talked to Jackie

about Michael's retirement.

That was an accident.

Still...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

Jackie's an important
friend to you,

and I was letting it get to me.

I promise, when she
gets back from DC,

I'll make a fresh start.

That would mean so much to me.

Let's never let
this happen again.

Deal.

I don't know how you do it.

What?

Stay so calm.

If people were treating
my kid this way,

I'd be after them
with a shotgun.

No, you wouldn't.

Um, trust me.

Look, the Ridgeways
aren't bad people.

Yes, they are.

They love their son just
as much as you love yours.

They're just scared. That's all.

They're scared and angry.

Angry is one thing.

What that woman did was...
Terrorism.

It was.

I can see both sides of it, Rox.

It's the curse of being
a shrink, I guess.

Can I give the shrink
a piece of advice?

Shoot.

It's okay to be pissed.

It doesn't make you a bad person

or a bad doctor.

It makes you a good father.

I guess I'm a good father then.

Thanks, Rox.

Okay.

Bye.

Bye.

Trevor, I thought you
were on the EIB course.

I am. There's been an accident.

Where is he?

- Gloria Cruz?
- That's me.

- This way, please.
- I'll be right here.

What happened?

The land nav course.

Uh, land navigation.

It's kind of like a
map reading race.

- Uh-huh.
- Cruz was pushing hard,

ahead of everyone,
skipping his water points.

They found him on
the side of a road.

My God.

Medic says it's heat exhaustion,

but he thinks we got
to him in time.

Thank you.

Hector?

Hey, baby.

Oh, my God, Hector. I
thought you were dead.

Nah, I just forgot to drink
my water, that's all.

You scared the hell outta me.
How could you do that?

I wanted to finish first

so I'd get home to you.

You did this for me?

Hector, I'm sorry.

No, baby, don't cry.

I love you.

I don't know what
I was thinking.

I could never leave you.

I'm gonna do better.
I promise. Okay?

We're both gonna do better.

For math, she said to do

the problem set in
chapter seven...

And you've got a quiz coming
up on plant and animal cells.

You ready for that?

Not really.

Hi, Charlie.

Hi, David. Colonel Joan.

How you doing this morning?

Okay.

We're going over his schoolwork.

- Mm.
- What's going on in here?

Oh, sorry to disturb, Dr. B.

Um, I have something I
want to talk to you about.

Both of you, actually.

Uh, next appointment's
in ten minutes.

Come on in.

See you later, champ.

Okay, here's what
I'm thinking...

An open meeting
tonight at the YAC.

Get everyone in the
gym under one roof,

parents and kids.

Let's confront this
thing head-on.

I don't know.

After what David's
just been through...

I-I understand, but you can't
keep him out of school forever.

No, but we don't have to
feed him to an angry mob,

either, Charlie.

Look, I can't promise
it won't get ugly.

But now that word's out,

it's going to follow
David wherever he goes.

She's right, roland.

What's the alternative?

This isn't the type of thing

that's just gonna get
better on its own.

Hey, David.

We got something we want
to talk to you about.

You all right?

You know you don't
have to do this.

I'm okay.

Okay.

Thanks for coming.

Of course.

Hey, we are all
behind you, David.

Thank you.

That goes for us, too.

If everyone

could take their seats,
we'd like to get started.

Here we go.

So those are the facts.

There have been
no recorded cases

of HIV transmission
through casual contact

in the last 16 years.

Zero.

Statistically, it's
more likely one of us

will be struck by lightning.

Thank you, Dr. Helm.

Sure.

And what about the
kid from Oregon?

I don't know the case
you're referring to.

My sister says that
there's a kid in Oregon

who got HIV playing football.

She found it on the Internet.

Respectfully, we ought
to be careful about

rumors on the Internet.

My information comes from the
latest government sources.

And we appreciate that, doctor,

and you can quote us all
the statistics you want,

but the question is,
is whether or not

we should send our
children to a school

with a kid who has HIV.

I can't make that
decision for you.

Would you send your kid here?

Yes, I would,

without hesitation.

Well, we won't.

And you know what? You
shouldn't either.

Uh, Mrs. Ridgeway,

I'm sure we all
appreciate your opinion,

but let's hear from some others.

TJ, why don't you stand
up so we can all hear?

Uh, I mean,

I've known David
since he came here,

and he's a really good kid.

Just because he has HIV

doesn't mean that he should
be treated any differently.

He should be treated the
same as everyone else.

It's not the kids' decision.

We all know, they'd
stay up until midnight

and eat candy bars for
dinner if we let 'em.

Then maybe we should
teach our kids

to make the right decisions.

Are you saying, I don't
know how to raise my kids?

I'm saying, I stand
behind my son.

That's not what it
sounded like to me.

This isn't gonna solve anything.

- Did you not listen...
- Why don't you stop attacking the kids?

- It's not about that.
- Maybe we should

all just look after
our own kids.

Are you even listening
to what's being said?

- Are you listening?
- Are you listening?

Excuse me.

Will everyone... I'm sorry...

- Sit down.
- Stop. Hey.

Please. Please.

Look...

I'm Dr. roland Burton.

I'm David's father.

I also happen to have a
3-year-old daughter,

and she's sitting right there.

When my wife and
I adopted David,

we went over all the research.

You think we would do anything
to risk our little girl?

Of course not.

And we wouldn't do that
to your children either.

But you did.

What happened the other
day was an accident.

And we took Dustin
to the hospital

just as a precaution,

but as Dr. Helm just told us,

there hasn't been a
single documented case

of transmission through
accidental contact.

I mean, the truth is,
it's riskier for David

to play with your kids than it
is for them to play with him.

What are you talking about?

If David catches the flu

or even a bad cold,

he could wind up in the hospital

because his immune
system is compromised.

Now think about that.

My son has tremendous courage.

You don't see all the
medicine he has to take

to keep his viral load down.

And you don't see him
getting sick and nauseated.

And he doesn't feel
sorry for himself.

He just lives with it.

We could all learn from
courage like that.

Look...

Everyone lives with an element
of risk in their lives.

But we don't have to live
with ignorance and fear.

And we don't have to
punish an 11-year-old boy

because we're too
narrow-minded to know better.

Um...

Does anyone else
have a question?

All right.

Uh, I... I'd like to thank Dr.
Helm again

for being with us.

And thank you all
for participating.

I-it's not an easy subject,

but I think you can
all understand now

why David Burton will
be welcome at the YAC

for as long as he wants.

And I hope your
children will join him.

Good night.

Ma'am, visiting hours are over.

I'm not visiting.
He's my husband.

I know, but you're gonna
have to say good night now.

I'm not going anywhere.

If you refuse to leave, ma'am,

I'm gonna have to
get my supervisor.

Good. Get her.

My wife, the troublemaker.

You know it, baby.

Think you can sleep, buddy?

We're really proud of you, man.

Thanks, dad.

The world can be a
cruel place, David.

I'm sorry you had to
find that out early.

But you know it's
not your fault.

Some people will always find
a reason to dislike you

if they're looking for one.

Right.

Could be because you're smart

or black or...

Have HIV?

Exactly.

It's not fair.

No... it's not.

I wish I could've been there.

You weren't feeling well.

Still.

Denise says, uh, roland
spoke beautifully,

won the crowd over.

Good.

So everything get
worked out with Denise?

Come on.

Give me some credit. I
know when you're upset.

Yeah. I think we're good.

And Jackie Clarke?

I'll get there.

Claudia Joy.

I don't know what's happening.

All right. Let's sit
down, right here.

There you go.

Is it your diabetes?
Do you need juice?

No, I-I just checked my levels.

Then what is it?

Something different. I was...

Something's wrong. I...

I'm gonna call the ambulance.

Wait. Michael, Michael.

Let's, um...

Let's, uh...

- What? - Let's just... Let's

just go to the hospital.

All right. Can you stand?

I got you. Come on.

Okay.

Okay.

Take it easy.

Okay.