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PREVIOUSLY ON "ARMY WIVES"...
AAH!
(laughs)
(Michael) I understand recovery's going well.
YES, SIR.
LOOKING FORWARD TO REJOINING MY UNIT.
JOAN, GENERAL ORMOND JUST CALLED.
HE NEEDS AN O-5 FOR AN IMPORTANT TASKING
AT CAMP ENDEAVOR, IRAQ.
They're rebuilding schools.
I know you want to get back in the fight, and you will,
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
YOUR MOTHER IS BEING WINED AND DINED TONIGHT
(Emmalin) YEAH.
IT'S A DATE.
THAT'S SWEET.
HEY, YOU'RE TAKING HER ON HER FIRST COLLEGE VISIT NEXT WEEK.
I WANT EQUAL TIME. IT WON'T BE LONG
BEFORE SHE'S NOT AROUND ANYMORE.
SURE YOU CAN.
(sighs)
I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON YOU. DON'T GIVE UP ON ME.
(grunts)
YES!
(laughs) I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
SO, PAMELA, HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU AND CHASE?
WELL... HE LEFT YESTERDAY
FOR SPECIAL TRAINING AT FORT CARSON,
SO I'D HAVE TO SAY, NOT GREAT.
WHAT HAVE YOU TOLD THE KIDS?
NOTHING. I MEAN, WHAT'S TO TELL?
I'M JUST PRETENDING EVERYTHING'S OKAY WHEN IT'S NOT.
(indistinct conversations)
(gasps)
I LOVE THIS!
YEAH, BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE HAVING A GIRL? (laughs)
ALL RIGHT. ENOUGH. COME ON.
LET'S PAY FOR THIS STUFF AND GET OUT OF HERE.
(sighs) OKAY, OKAY.
OKAY. GREAT.
(gasps) AND I WANT THIS JUMPER.
OKAY.
(laughs) WHAT? (speaks indistinctly)
HOW ABOUT WE MAKE IT $10?
RENEE?
OH, HEY, RENEE. IS THIS YOUR YARD SALE?
IT IS.
YOU'RE MOVING? I DIDN'T KNOW CHUCK GOT REASSIGNED.
HE DIDN'T. WE'RE GETTING A DIVORCE.
YEAH.
SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
OH, UH, NO. THERE'S-- THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
Y-YOU SAID $11, RIGHT?
(Renee) EXCUSE ME.
(woman speaks indistinctly)
♪♪♪
(cell phone rings)
(Emmalin) HEY, JEN.
YEAH, EVERYTHING'S GREAT.
WOODSEN IS SO AWESOME.
I POSTED PICTURES ON MY PAGE.
YEAH, MY MOM AND I GOT HERE LAST NIGHT. (laughs)
I ACTUALLY GOT TO STAY IN A REAL DORM.
YEAH, COED.
(laughs) I KNOW.
(clears throat) WELL, I-I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT WAS TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE.
(laughs) UH, LISTEN, JEN, I GOTTA GO.
I'VE GOT MY WORKOUT WITH THE TEAM.
WISH ME LUCK. (laughs) THANKS.
MNH-MNH.
SO WHAT WENT ON LAST NIGHT
THAT WAS "TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE"?
OH, YOU HEARD THAT.
UH-HUH.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH BOYS, WOULD IT?
UH, LIKE YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT BOYS WHEN YOU WERE IN COLLEGE.
(laughs) NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. I WAS TOO BUSY WITH MY STUDIES.
OH. MM-HMM. YOU WERE A POLI-SCI MAJOR, RIGHT?
YEAH, WITH A MINOR IN HISTORY.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WANT TO STUDY.
ALL THAT I KNOW FOR SURE IS, I WANT TO PLAY HOCKEY.
YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
OKAY, WELL, HERE YOU ARE.
(sighs) UH, MOM?
HMM?
MM.
I WASN'T PLANNING TO.
YOU'RE THE BEST.
MM, HAVE FUN.
I'LL MEET YOU AFTER. GOOD LUCK.
MM-HMM. THANKS.
(Tim Myers) ♪ ...TO THE GOOD LIFE ♪
♪ TO GET AWAY ON THIS PERFECT DAY ♪
A MINIVAN?
SERIOUSLY? WHAT ARE YA, A SOCCER MOM? (laughs)
THIS COMING FROM A MAN WHO RIDES A SCOOTER.
I TOLD YOU, LEBLANC, IT'S A FULLY STRIPPED STREET BIKE.
450 CC's.
AND I TOLD YOU, MY MUSTANG'S ON ITS LAST LEG.
I'M GONNA NEED NEW WHEELS ANY DAY NOW.
(Martinez) HEY, SERGEANT.
MARTINEZ.
LOOKING SHARP.
WHAT'S UP, SOLDIER?
WANTED YOU TO KNOW, I DEPLOY NEXT WEEK--AFGHANISTAN.
NO WAY I COULD'VE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU, SERGEANT.
COME HERE. I WANT YOU TO MEET A BUDDY OF MINE.
SERGEANT FARINA, PRIVATE MARTINEZ.
HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU, PRIVATE.
OH, YEAH.
SERGEANT LEBLANC HERE'S BRAGGING ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.
YOU'RE A GREAT SUCCESS STORY HERE AT THE STATION.
HEY, I GOT AN IDEA. I'M GOING TO YOUR OLD HIGH SCHOOL TODAY.
DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME,
WHATEVER YOU NEED, SERGEANT.
OUTSTANDING.
(sighs)
HOW OLD'S YOUR DAUGHTER?
SHE TURNS 1 THIS WEEK.
BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING WITH A PRINCESS THEME FOR HER PARTY,
AND MY WIFE'S GOT HER HEART SET ON A CASTLE CAKE.
WE CAN DO THAT.
OKAY. IT'S, UM...
TWO LAYERS, UH, PINK FROSTING, A MOAT
AND A GUMDROP DRAWBRIDGE.
GUMDROPS.
FOR ME? THANK YOU.
AND HOW DO YOU WANT THE LAYERS?
UM... UH... PINK FROSTING.
I GOT THAT PART. I MEANT THE CAKE.
YELLOW CAKE? WHITE CAKE? CHOCOLATE? MARBLE?
SHE'S IN IRAQ.
AH.
UM...
SUGGESTION? ONE LAYER YELLOW, ONE LAYER OF CHOCOLATE.
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.
THAT'S GREAT. I'M SORRY TO MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS,
BUT MY WIFE'S GONNA JOIN THE PARTY BY VIDEO CHAT,
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU TOLD ME.
(chuckles) THANK YOU.
WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM.
AND YOU'RE SURE THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL, RIGHT?
MY HUSBAND ISN'T GONNA FIND OUT THAT I WAS HERE?
NO. WHATEVER WE TALK ABOUT STAYS STRICTLY BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
GOOD, 'CAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS,
THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GETTING A DIVORCE.
OF COURSE.
WHY DON'T WE JUST DIVE IN?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED?
UH, 13 YEARS.
2 KIDS, 11 AND 10.
I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION IS THE HOUSE.
MY HUSBAND GETS IT, RIGHT?
NO. SORRY.
BOTH YOU AND SERGEANT MORAN WOULD HAVE TO MOVE OFF POST
IN THE EVENT OF A DIVORCE.
REALLY? EVEN WITH JOINT CUSTODY?
(chuckles) IN ORDER FOR HIM TO MAINTAIN HOUSING ON POST,
HE HAS TO TAKE THE CHILDREN
SIX MONTHS AND ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR.
SERIOUS? HE'S IN SPECIAL OPS.
HE NEVER KNOWS WHERE HE'S GONNA BE.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
THEN, OTHER THAN THE BARRACKS,
HIS ONLY OPTION IS TO LIVE OFF POST.
OKAY, SO...
ONE OF US WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.
ACTUALLY, THE WAY THIS WORKS, PAMELA,
I'M AFRAID YOUR CHILDREN WOULD HAVE TO ATTEND SCHOOL OFF POST.
COME ON. THEY'RE STILL ARMY KIDS.
I KNOW, AND I WISH I HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER,
BUT... I CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN YOUR AREA.
REGARDING MEDICAL BENEFITS,
SO LONG AS YOUR HUSBAND STAYS IN THE ARMY,
THE CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FULL COVERAGE.
THAT'S SOMETHING.
I LOSE MY COVERAGE...
I ASSUME.
YES.
AND THERE'S ONE OTHER THING.
THERE'S MORE?
IF YOU DIVORCE,
YOU HAVE TO SURRENDER YOUR MILITARY I.D. CARD.
YOU'D LOSE YOUR PRIVILEGES AT THE COMMISSARY AND THE P.X.,
AND YOU'D HAVE TO GET A VISITOR'S PASS
WHENEVER YOU COME ON POST.
(voice breaking) UM, AND WHAT ABOUT, UM...
ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT?
THE ARMY WOULD ENFORCE WHATEVER THE COURT DECIDES,
AND YOU QUALIFY FOR A PERCENTAGE OF HIS BASIC HOUSING ALLOWANCE.
(normal voice) YEAH? SHOULD I EVEN ASK HOW MUCH?
(sighs)
THAT'S IT?
MANY OF OUR SINGLE MOTHERS,
THEY CHOOSE TO WORK AT LEAST PART-TIME
NO KIDDING.
OKAY.
UM...
OKAY.
UH, THANK YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO ABSORB.
MAYBE YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND, YOU'LL WORK THINGS OUT.
YEAH.
MAYBE.
C.J., IS THAT YOU?
GRACE?
OHH! (laughs)
WELL, HOLDEN NOW.
DENNIGAN-SHUSTER. (laughs)
(laughs) WOW, "C.J."
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN THAT LONG.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
TAKING MY DAUGHTER ON A COLLEGE TOUR. YOU?
I'M ON MY WAY TO TEACH A CLASS.
OH, GREAT.
WHERE DID YOU END UP PRACTICING?
UH, ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T. I NEVER FINISHED MY DEGREE.
OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA GO BACK
SO DID I, AND THEN I, UM-- I MET THIS WEST POINT GRADUATE,
SO IT'S BEEN THE ARMY LIFE EVER SINCE.
TILL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
IT WOULD BE SO GREAT TO CATCH UP.
LISTEN, I'VE GOT A LATE CLASS TONIGHT,
BUT HOW ABOUT BRUNCH AT MY HOUSE TOMORROW?
SURE, I'D LOVE TO.
I'M JUST TWO BLOCKS FROM CAMPUS. JUST LET ME KNOW.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH, SAME HERE.
(indistinct conversations)
(man shouts indistinctly)
(Joan) IS THIS ALL THE PROGRESS YOU'VE MADE ON THE SCHOOL?
(man) COLONEL BURTON,
TO RETROFIT A BUILDING OF THIS SIZE IS VERY COMPLICATED.
IT REQUIRES MANY HANDS.
MR. AL-AHMAD, I WASN'T HERE WHEN YOU WERE HIRED,
BUT I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS YOU'VE BEEN FACING.
NEVERTHELESS, THIS PROJECT IS WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE,
AND IT'S OUR JOB TO GET IT BACK ON TRACK.
YES, OF COURSE, COLONEL.
I UNDERSTAND WE RECENTLY RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDS
TO HIRE MORE WORKERS.
UH, THEY'RE COMING, BUT I WILL ONLY HIRE THE BEST.
WELL, I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU WHO TO HIRE,
BUT I DO EXPECT A FULL WORKFORCE ON-SITE BY NEXT MONDAY.
CAN YOU DO THAT?
YES.
GOOD. ALSO I EXPECT A DETAILED PROGRESS REPORT,
SIGNED BY YOU, ON MY DESK BY THE END OF EACH WORKDAY.
SERGEANT LARSON WILL GIVE YOU THE FORMS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER.
THANK YOU, COLONEL. AS DO I.
(men speaking indistinctly)
MA'AM, YOU DO KNOW WHERE THE EXTRA MONEY
FOR THOSE WORKERS WENT, RIGHT?
IN HIS POCKET.
I DON'T KNOW THAT, SERGEANT.
BUT I DO KNOW THERE BETTER BE A FULL WORKFORCE HERE BY MONDAY,
OR WE'RE HIRING A NEW CONTRACTOR.
YES, MA'AM.
TOO BAD I DON'T DRIVE A SEMI OR KNOW HOW TO POLE DANCE.
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMEONE
WITH THE RIGHT JOB SKILLS.
YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO POLE DANCE.
(chuckles) I'M JOKING.
YEAH.
(laughs)
(sighs)
UGH, THAT A.C.S. WOMAN REALLY FREAKED ME OUT.
I CAN'T JUST KEEP SITTING AROUND HERE
WAITING FOR CHASE TO COME HOME, AND...
I GOTTA COVER MY BASES.
AND THERE'S NO WAY I'M SELLING MY UNDERWEAR ON THE FRONT LAWN.
WELL, IT'S NOT GONNA COME TO THAT.
DON'T BE SO SURE.
(sighs)
HOW THE HELL AM I GONNA PAY FOR AN APARTMENT AND FEED MY KIDS?
I WAS A COP OVER A DECADE AGO.
AND WHAT HAVE I DONE SINCE THEN?
FACT IS, I'M AN ARMY WIFE.
THAT'S MY JOB.
AND IF I QUIT THAT,
THEN WHAT?
(boy) YO, RICKY, YOU GOING TO IRAQ?
AFGHANISTAN. THAT'S WHERE THE ACTION IS.
HEY, LUCY.
MAYBE I SHOULD SIGN UP. (chuckles)
NEITHER COULD RICKY.
THAT WAS THEN. THIS IS NOW.
HEY.
LOOK, WHEN I FIRST STARTED RECRUITING PRIVATE MARTINEZ,
HE WAS OUT OF SHAPE, BUT HE SET HIS MIND ON A GOAL,
HE WORKED HARD AND HE ACHIEVED IT.
NOW THAT'S WHAT WE CALL "ARMY STRONG."
SO HOW DOES THIS WORK?
TELL YOU WHAT. WHY DON'T YOU TWO GIVE ME A CALL,
YOU CAN TRUST HIM, MAN.
SERIOUSLY?
JUST DOING MY JOB FOR OUR COUNTRY,
LIKE MARTINEZ IS ABOUT TO DO.
(boy) OKAY, COOL.
(Brandi Carlile's "Before It Breaks" playing)
♪♪♪
BYE, MOM!
HEY. LUCAS, FIX YOUR COLLAR.
(whiny voice) MOM.
I'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF HOURS TO GET YOU GUYS.
♪ SAY IT'S OVER ♪
♪ SAY I'M DREAMIN' ♪
♪ SAY I'M BETTER THAN YOU LEFT ME ♪
♪ SAY YOU'RE SORRY ♪
♪ I CAN TAKE IT ♪
♪ SAY YOU'LL WAIT ♪
♪ SAY YOU WON'T ♪
♪ SAY YOU LOVE ME ♪
(crying)
♪ SAY YOU DON'T ♪
♪ I CAN MAKE MY OWN MISTAKES ♪
(continues crying)
♪ LET IT BEND BEFORE IT BREAKS ♪
(cell phone rings)
(ring)
(ring)
(beep)
LEBLANC.
ARE YOU SURE HE'S NOT THERE?
OKAY, DAN, I'M ON IT.
YEAH. THANKS FOR THE HEADS-UP.
NO, I'LL CHECK IN.
(beep)
(sighs)
WHO WAS THAT?
THAT WAS SERGEANT HICKS FROM CHARLIE COMPANY.
ONE OF MY RECRUITS IS MISSING.
WHO?
MARTINEZ.
THE GUY YOU BROUGHT BACK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY?
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO REPORT FOR SOLDIER READINESS PROCESSING
THIS MORNING.
IT'S ONE OF THE LAST STEPS BEFORE DEPLOYMENT.
HE DIDN'T SHOW,
HE'S AWOL?
I SURE AS HELL HOPE NOT.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
FIND HIM.
MRS. MARTINEZ?
HI. SERGEANT LEBLANC. REMEMBER?
YES, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
MA'AM, I AM SO SORRY TO DISTURB YOU,
OH, YOU JUST MISSED HIM.
YES, HE STAYED WITH US LAST NIGHT.
LEAVE, RIGHT. DID HE SAY WHERE HE WAS GOING?
HE DIDN'T MENTION THEIR NAMES, DID HE?
NO. WHY? IS SOMETHING WRONG?
JUST WANT TO CHECK IN. WHEN DO YOU EXPECT HIM BACK?
I DON'T KNOW. YOU WANT TO COME INSIDE FOR SOME COFFEE?
ANOTHER TIME MAYBE. IF RICKY CHECKS IN,
OF COURSE. SERGEANT?
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR RICARDO.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM.
YOU'RE WELCOME, MA'AM.
(Grace) AFTER LAW SCHOOL, I MOVED TO NEW YORK
THAT MUST'VE BEEN EXCITING.
(laughs)
THAT'S WHERE I MET ALEX, PROSECUTING A DOUBLE HOMICIDE.
ROMANTIC, HUH?
IS THIS REALLY YOU AND HILLARY CLINTON?
OH.
YEAH, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
(Grace and Claudia Joy laugh)
SO HOW LONG WERE YOU WITH THE D.A.'s OFFICE?
FIVE YEARS. THEN I JOINED FENWICK, STEINER AND STOLL.
I WAS UP FOR A JUDGESHIP A FEW YEARS BACK,
BUT ALEX AND I HAD DECIDED
AND NOW YOU'RE TEACHING.
YEAH, AND I LOVE IT.
THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT BEING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS AGAIN.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I FEEL IT, TOO.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOU, C.J.? TELL ME EVERYTHING.
EVERYBODY DID IN LAW SCHOOL.
REALLY? WHAT WAS SHE LIKE? DO YOU HAVE ANY GOOD STORIES?
I WANT TO KNOW.
I'D PLEAD THE FIFTH, GRACE.
REMEMBER, I COULD TELL STORIES ABOUT YOU, TOO.
OBJECTION SUSTAINED. (chuckles) BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT
IF ANYONE WAS GONNA HAVE A BRILLIANT CAREER IN LAW,
SHE'S EXAGGERATING.
NO, I AM NOT.
YOUR MOTHER CRUSHED THE COMPETITION IN MOOT COURT.
YEAH, A SIMULATED TRIAL.
NOBODY WANTED TO GO UP AGAINST C.J. MEADE.
(laughs)
DON'T ACT SO SURPRISED.
I'M NOT. UH, THAT'S SO COOL.
MM-HMM.
BUT...
NOT THE KIND OF STORY YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO THERE.
YES, WE DO. WHAT ABOUT BOYS?
THERE'S THE QUICHE.
SAVED BY THE BELL.
COME ON, EMMALIN.
(Roland) I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE CALLING AGAIN.
(Joan) I know,
BUT IT'S SARA ELIZABETH'S FIRST BIRTHDAY.
And it will be.
HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PLASTIC TIARAS
I DON'T KNOW. UH... (laughs) A LITTLE OVER THE TOP.
WELL, JOAN, IT IS A PRINCESS PARTY.
OKAY, RIGHT.
UH, WHAT ABOUT VIDEO?
GENERAL HOLDEN HIMSELF WILL BE CONDUCTING VIDEO OPERATIONS.
DONE.
Does it have gumdrops?
WOMAN, WHO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO?
(laughs)
DON'T YOU HAVE A SCHOOL TO REBUILD OR SOMETHING?
YES, BUT TOMORROW I'VE ARRANGED MY ENTIRE SCHEDULE
AROUND THE BIRTHDAY CAKE. 1300, RIGHT?
AFFIRMATIVE, COLONEL.
You are way beyond double-checking.
(laughs) LOOK WHO'S TALKING.
(laughs) LOOK, I HAVE PATIENTS TO SEE.
YOU STAY SAFE. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
GIVE SARA ELIZABETH A BIG OLD KISS FROM MOMMY,
AND I'LL SEE YOU AT THE PARTY--1300.
BYE, JOAN.
BYE.
(indistinct conversations)
FACE IT, LEBLANC. YOU GOT YOURSELF A RUNNER.
(sighs) I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
ONCE.
FOUND THE GUY HIDING UNDER HIS GIRLFRIEND'S BED. (laughs)
OH, I TORE HIM A NEW ONE.
TOLD HIM, "YOUR *** BELONGS TO THE ARMY NOW, BUDDY BOY.
"YOU CAN'T JUST CHANGE YOUR MIND
"'CAUSE, BOO-HOO, YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING.
NO, YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT, TOOK AN OATH."
THEN I TOLD HIM I HAD THE M.P.s WAITING OUTSIDE
YOU BROUGHT THE M.P.s?
(laughs)
MARTINEZ, HE'S A GOOD KID. HE'S KINDA SENSITIVE.
TO HELL WITH THAT. NO, YOU FIND HIM.
YOU TELL HIM TO GROW UP, SHUT UP, SUCK IT UP.
REMEMBER, HE'S MAKING YOU LOOK BAD, LEBLANC.
(cell phone beeps)
(telephone rings)
MARTINEZ, IT'S SERGEANT LEBLANC AGAIN.
YOU GOTTA CALL ME BACK.
(door opens)
(Claudia Joy) MICHAEL?
(keys jangle, door closes)
HI, DAD!
HEY, HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?
(laughs)
THE GIRLS ON THE TEAM ARE SO FRIENDLY,
AND THEY'RE ALL MAD FIERCE ON THE ICE.
AND ONE OF 'EM PLAYED WITH TEAM CANADA IN THE OLYMPICS.
AND THE CAMPUS IS LIKE-- LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
THEY'VE GOT, LIKE, 30 DIFFERENT KINDS OF CEREAL
30, HUH?
AND WE HAD BRUNCH WITH THIS FRIEND OF MOM'S
YEAH.
SHE'S A PROFESSOR AT THE LAW SCHOOL NOW,
AND SHE KNOWS THE CLINTONS, AND SHE'S REALLY NICE.
MM-HMM. AND... I KNOW I'M FORGETTING A LOT,
BUT I HAVE A TON OF HOMEWORK,
AND I PROMISED I'D CALL JENNIFER, SO CAN WE TALK LATER?
OH.
(laughs) OH, YOU'RE SO WELCOME, HONEY.
(Michael sighs)
SUCCESSFUL TRIP.
OH, TOTALLY AWESOME.
MM.
I KNOW IT WAS ONLY TWO DAYS, BUT I MISSED YOU.
OH, I MISSED YOU, TOO.
MM.
MM. I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO HEAR ALL ABOUT THE TRIP.
IN DUE COURSE.
MM.
(laughs)
(laughs)
SPAGHETTI.
WITH MEATBALLS?
AND GARLIC BREAD?
OF COURSE WITH MEATBALLS AND GARLIC BREAD.
(Roxy) FINN, COME INSIDE.
WHO ARE YOU?
(liquid boiling)
(utensils clatter)
MORE SODA?
NO, THANK YOU, MA'AM.
I SHOULD GO.
OH, NO. IT'S NO PROBLEM, AND TREVOR'S ON HIS WAY.
IN A LITTLE WHILE, OKAY?
ARE YOU IN TROUBLE?
IN YOUR ROOM, MISTER, NOW.
(laughs) SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME.
NO, THE BOYS ARE FINE. THEY'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY.
MARTINEZ.
(door creaks and closes)
I GOT HERE AS FAST AS I COULD. THANKS, BABE.
SURE. I'LL BE IN THE BACK WITH THE BOYS.
SIT DOWN.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
COME ON.
YOU DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY NOT TO TELL ME.
I'M SCARED.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE.
I GET THAT.
MAN, I WAS SCARED, TOO.
BUT THAT'S WHERE YOUR TRAINING COMES IN.
YOU HIT THE GROUND, YOU'RE WITH YOUR BUDDIES,
I DON'T THINK I CAN.
I KNOW YOU CAN.
WHY DID YOU JOIN THE ARMY?
YOU REMEMBER THE REASONS YOU GAVE ME?
"I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OF MYSELF."
I WANT TO MAKE MY PARENTS PROUD.
AND YOU'VE DONE THOSE THINGS.
YOU'RE NOT A KID ANYMORE. YOU'RE A SOLDIER.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER THING YOU SAID TO ME. REMEMBER?
"I WANT TO SERVE MY COUNTRY."
I STILL DO, SERGEANT, BUT I CAN'T HELP IT. I'M SCARED.
YOU DON'T THINK YOUR BUDDIES ARE SCARED?
EVERYBODY GETS SCARED.
THINK ABOUT THIS-- YOU DON'T DEPLOY,
YOU'RE LEAVING YOUR UNIT A MAN DOWN.
NOW IN COMBAT,
THAT CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?
I NEED MORE TIME.
THERE IS NO MORE TIME, MARTINEZ.
ANYONE ELSE IN MY POSITION WOULD'VE HAULED YOU IN ALREADY.
LISTEN...
I AM ON YOUR SIDE.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
AND IF I'M COMING DOWN *** YOU,
IT'S BECAUSE I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUS THIS IS.
WE'RE TALKING DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE,
PRISON TIME.
I DON'T MEAN TO LET YOU DOWN, SERGEANT.
OKAY.
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.
IT'S ABOUT YOU.
BEING SCARED IS OKAY.
THE TRICK IS NOT GIVING IN TO IT.
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINING FOR
IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON IT NOW.
NOW I KNOW SERGEANT HICKS.
I COULD PROBABLY BUY YOU TILL TAPS TOMORROW,
BUT THAT'S IT.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY.
I'M TRUSTING YOU.
GO HOME. THINK IT OVER.
CALL ME TOMORROW WITH YOUR DECISION.
EITHER I'M TAKING YOU BACK TO THE BARRACKS,
OR WE'RE GOING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL.
YES, SERGEANT.
(sighs)
(door opens)
(door closes)
HOW'D IT GO?
I DON'T KNOW.
(sighs)
(soldiers calling cadence)
(snap)
(speaks indistinctly)
HOW'S IT LOOK?
PERFECT.
HEY, Y'ALL.
HEY, ROX.
WOW.
IT SURE IS PINK IN HERE.
WHAT, TOO MUCH?
(laughs) NO. N-N-N-NO. IT'S GREAT.
IT'S JUST TOO BAD IT'S GONNA GET LOST
WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY FOR SARA ELIZABETH.
IT'S FOR JOAN.
YOU THINK SHE'LL LIKE IT?
SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
CHECK OUT THIS CAKE.
SPECIAL ORDER FROM THE COMMISSARY.
(splat)
(Denise) YES, THAT'S US!
UH, WE HAVE A CAKE EMERGENCY. (sighs)
A FRIEND OF OURS BOUGHT A CUSTOM CAKE HERE
RIGHT, AND HE DROPPED IT. (chuckles)
SO WE NEED ANOTHER ONE.
IN, LIKE, A HALF HOUR.
(chuckles) CUSTOM CAKES REQUIRE 24 HOURS' ADVANCE NOTICE.
BUT THIS IS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.
VERY SPECIAL. SEE, IT'S A 1 YEAR OLD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY,
WAIT. WAS THIS THE CASTLE CAKE?
OH, MAN. I DID THAT, BUT IT TOOK ME HOURS.
IT WAS AMAZING... UNTIL IT GOT SMASHED.
AND OUR FRIEND'S WIFE IS CONNECTING BY VIDEO CHAT
IN AN HOUR, AND SHE EXPECTS TO SEE A CASTLE CAKE.
DON'T GET YOUR *** IN A BUNCH, IRMA.
THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO.
WELL, YOU DO IT.
I'M ON BREAK.
IS SHE ALWAYS LIKE THAT?
ONLY ON THE GOOD DAYS. (laughs)
OKAY, NOW I CAN'T START FROM SCRATCH...
(clicks tongue)
BUT MAYBE I DON'T HAVE TO.
YOU HAVE AN IDEA?
HEY, WE ARMY WIVES GOTTA STICK TOGETHER, RIGHT?
YOU BET.
(sighs)
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
UM, IT'S A WEDDING CAKE. (laughs)
NOW IT'S A CASTLE CAKE.
(laughs)
YEAH, YOU GOT IT.
WELL, DON'T THANK ME YET. OH, REMIND ME--
(Denise) SARA ELIZABETH.
GOT IT.
(sighs)
(children laughing)
GIMME BACK MY TIARA!
KATIE, DON'T RUN.
(indistinct conversations)
YES! AT LAST.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, GIVEN THAT THE CAKE CUTTING
IS IN T-MINUS 2 MINUTES, 32 SECONDS AND COUNTING,
IT'S FANTASTIC.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO CHECK ON THE COMPUTER,
(Roxy) ALL RIGHT.
(Denise) I'LL LIGHT THE CANDLE.
CAKE TIME, EVERYONE!
GET READY TO SEE YOUR MAMA, BIRTHDAY GIRL.
(Sara Elizabeth babbles)
(Claudia Joy) OKAY.
(door opens)
(clicks keyboard keys)
(pants) MA'AM, THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
YOU'RE NEEDED ON THE BUILDING SITE, ASAP.
LET'S GO.
(beeps)
(Roland) THE CONNECTION'S FINE.
(chiming)
PROBLEM'S NOT ON THIS END.
THOSE SATELLITE HOOKUPS OFTEN GO DOWN OVER THERE.
YEAH, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES
(chiming)
(lowered voice) I GOTTA GO. MARTINEZ.
(children chanting) WE WANT CAKE! WE WANT CAKE!
HEY. HEY! WE ARE WAITING FOR COLONEL BURTON.
(cell phone beeps)
(sighs) IT'S JOAN.
SHE CAN'T MAKE IT.
(Claudia Joy) OHH.
SOME KIND OF PROBLEM AT WORK.
SORRY, ROLAND.
MICHAEL'S TAKING VIDEO. SHE'LL STILL SEE IT.
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. GENERAL, WE SET?
ROGER THAT.
CAN I HELP SARA ELIZABETH BLOW OUT THE CANDLE?
SURE THING, BUDDY. THAT WOULD BE NICE.
(blows)
(Roxy) WE HAVE TO SING FIRST.
(crackling)
(engine rumbles)
(alarm beeping)
(man shouts indistinctly)
THE FIRE ON THE UPPER FLOOR WEAKENED THE STRUCTURE,
CAUSING THE COLLAPSE, MA'AM.
TEN INJURED, TWO SERIOUS. ALL IRAQI.
IT LOOKS ACCIDENTAL, MA'AM.
ACETYLENE TORCH TOO CLOSE TO THE BUILDING MATERIALS.
NEGLIGENCE.
(woman shouts indistinctly)
(woman cries)
WHERE'S AL-AHMAD?
WITNESSES SAW HIM DRIVE AWAY, MA'AM,
AFTER THE COLLAPSE.
(sighs)
(blows air)
OKAY.
(Claudia Joy) OH.
BUT SHE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
(Claudia Joy) OHH.
SAY THANK YOU, BABY GIRL.
(chuckles) SWEET DREAMS.
(Claudia Joy) OHH. I KNOW.
I JUST CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY MIND.
WHAT IF CHASE AND I SPLIT UP?
NO MONEY, NO HOUSING,
WHAT?!
KATIE!
KATIE, WAIT.
(lock clicks)
KATIE.
(sighs)
KATIE, UNLOCK THIS DOOR.
(Katie) NO.
KATHARINE EILEEN, UNLOCK THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS NOT OUR HOUSE,
AND THIS IS CERTAINLY NO WAY TO BEHAVE AT A PARTY.
NO. GO AWAY.
(sighs)
OKAY. UM, I...
I NEED TO EXPLAIN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME OUT, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO LET ME IN.
KATIE?
I'M GONNA COUNT TO FIVE.
YOU UNLOCK THIS DOOR OR NO TV FOR A MONTH.
I MEAN IT.
ONE...
TWO... THREE...
FOUR...
(lock clicks)
(Pamela) HEY.
HONEY...
I'M SORRY THAT YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID TO MRS. LEBLANC.
BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED YET.
I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO GO TO A NEW SCHOOL.
I KNOW THAT.
WHY IS DADDY GETTING TRANSFERRED AGAIN?
WHAT?
IF WE HAVE TO GO TO A NEW SCHOOL,
THAT MEANS DADDY'S GETTING TRANSFERRED,
DOESN'T IT?
NO. UM...
(clicks tongue)
NO. (chuckles) I WAS JUST...
TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN SOMEDAY.
BUT NOTHING'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
YOU MEAN IT?
YEAH.
GOOD, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE.
I DON'T EITHER.
BUT... LIFE DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT
THE WAY WE WANT IT TO.
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
NO MATTER WHAT,
WE ALWAYS HAVE EACH OTHER, OKAY?
OKAY.
(engine rumbling)
(man) I'D HEARD THAT, TOO.
(man) YEAH?
YEAH... (speaking indistinctly)
(turns engine off)
(indistinct conversations)
(sighs)
I CAN DO THIS.
I WANT TO DO MY JOB.
YOU WILL.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, MARTINEZ.
YOUR COUNTRY'S PROUD OF YOU. DON'T EVER FORGET THAT.
I WON'T.
YOU KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BEER ABOUT THIS
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
(seat belt clicks)
WATCH YOUR SIX.
(door closes)
(knock on door)
OH. STILL CATCHING UP ON HOMEWORK?
OKAY, BUSTED.
I'M IN A CHAT ROOM WITH SOME OF THE GIRLS
OH, NICE. BUT DON'T FORGET, SCHOOL COMES FIRST.
I'M SO GOING THERE IF I GET IN.
HMM. DON'T YOU WANT TO WAIT AND SEE A FEW OTHER SCHOOLS
BEFORE YOU DECIDE?
WHY? I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, WOODSEN WAS AWESOME.
MM-HMM.
IT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM HOME,
(chuckles)
PLUS, I'VE GOT A CONNECTION ON THE FACULTY
HMM. NO, YOU DON'T. THAT STAYS BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
OKAY. BUT REALLY, MOM, YOU SHOULDN'T BE EMBARRASSED.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WERE AMAZING IN LAW SCHOOL.
WELL, THANKS, HONEY. I WAS OKAY.
EMMALIN.
(laughs) OKAY. OKAY, OKAY.
SHH. I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING. MWAH.
SHH!
(chuckles)
(Darden Smith's "Perfect Moment" playing)
LET ME HELP YOU.
SURE.
GRAB YOUR SIDE.
YOU KNOW, BEING ON THAT, UH, COLLEGE CAMPUS,
SEEING EMMALIN'S EXCITEMENT, THEN RUNNING INTO GRACE,
IT WAS ALL SO ENERGIZING.
I FELT LIKE DOORS WERE OPENING AGAIN.
WHAT DOORS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS I'M TALKING ABOUT... WHAT COMES NEXT.
YOU KNOW, ONCE, UH...
ONCE EMMALIN GOES OFF TO SCHOOL,
THAT PART OF OUR LIVES WILL BE ENDING.
MAYBE SOMETHING IS STARTING, TOO.
LIKE...
I WANT TO FINISH MY LAW DEGREE.
♪ FOR THE RIGHT RAINDROP TO SET THEM FREE ♪
AS IN TAKE THE BAR AND WORK AT A LAW FIRM?
WELL... (laughs)
I HAVEN'T THOUGHT THAT FAR AHEAD.
I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT FINISHING MY DEGREE.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.
I WAS GOOD AT IT. I ENJOYED IT.
AND I'M ALL FOR IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT WOULD MEAN JUGGLING OUR SCHEDULES A BIT,
BUT I WOULD STILL COORDINATE ALL OF OUR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS--
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE ON TOO MUCH.
YEAH.
NO. NO, I'LL TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW YOU GAVE UP A CAREER WHEN YOU MARRIED ME.
I DID NOT GIVE UP ANYTHING WHEN I MARRIED YOU.
I HAVE NO REGRETS.
I JUST THINK IT'S MAYBE A GOOD TIME
TO START LOOKING FORWARD.
I AGREE.
I DO HAVE ONE MORE CONCERN, THOUGH.
WHAT?
(sighs)
IS IT ETHICAL FOR A MAN TO SLEEP WITH HIS ATTORNEY?
(chuckles)
AAH. OHH.
(laughs)
♪ SO MANY DREAMS STILL TO BURN ♪
♪ OH, BUT I DON'T CRY ♪
BOYS ARE ASLEEP.
♪ FOR THE WASTED YEARS ♪
♪ OR THE TWISTED ROADS ♪
I BLEW IT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? EVERYTHING'S OKAY NOW, RIGHT?
YEAH, HE'S BACK.
MM-HMM.
WELL, THEN, HONEY, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
NO.
I SHOULD'VE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS BOTHERING HIM.
HOW?
IT'S MY JOB.
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO WHEN I WAS IN HIS SHOES,
ASKING MYSELF,
"AM I GOOD ENOUGH? AM I STRONG ENOUGH?"
I GOT SO CAUGHT UP ON RECRUITING
THAT I FORGOT I WAS DEALING WITH HUMAN BEINGS.
THAT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.
♪♪♪
(whispers) OKAY.
COME HERE.
(sighs)
♪♪♪
(Joan laughs) You dropped the cake?
SPLAT. (laughs)
IT WAS FROSTING AND GUMDROPS ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
(laughs)
(laughs) I THOUGHT YOU'D BE UPSET.
After the day I've had,
I can use a good laugh.
WELL, MICHAEL TOOK LOTS OF VIDEO.
I'LL UPLOAD IT LATER.
I can't wait.
Can I see her?
I JUST PUT HER IN HER CRIB.
♪♪♪
I really want to see her.
SURE.
COME WITH ME.
♪♪♪
♪ THE PERFECT MOMENT ♪
♪ WHEN THE STARS ALIGN ♪
♪ WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE ♪
♪ AND EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE HAS LED ME TO ♪
♪ THAT PERFECT MOMENT ♪
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY PRECIOUS GIRL.
DID YOU KNOW
THAT YOU ARE 1 YEAR OLD TODAY?
♪ ...MOMENT ♪
I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY.
(laughs)
♪♪♪