"Previously, on "hellcats"..." "You sure school is worth all this?" "Dan, I'm going to graduate," "Pass the bar up north, and work in the da's office." "You're applying for a scholarship?" "I have one now for cheerleading." "Cheerleading." "Whoa." "Hello, marti." "Welcome to cheertown." "I'm afraid I let all of you down." "I know now that an innocent man" "Went to jail for my crime," "And that's why I've come forward" "And told the district attorney that" "Travis guthrie must go free and I must do my time." "We'll be exclusive." "You'd better not be joking." "Dan and I were together." "It was a mistake." "We were both drunk." "Shut up!" "Do you know dan patch?" "He quit yesterday, cleaned out his locker, said, "see ya. "" "I lost dan once." "I'm not losing him again." "It's complicated, but I'm in love with a guy" "Who moved without telling me" "And I'll probably never see him again." "Oh, derrick." "Hey, coach." "Hey." "Lookin' pretty good out there." "Thanks." "Hey, can we talk?" "Sounds serious." "Eh, it kind of is." "Hey, gretchen?" "Yeah?" "Give them a hard 5, yeah?" "Will do." "Guys, 5 minutes." "Grab water, rest up." "I've been deployed." "You're being deployed?" "Yeah." "Yeah, my army reserve unit got called up." "We ship out in 3 days." "How long you gonna be gone for?" "At least a year." "We start off in germany, and from there, we could, um..." "We could be sent anywhere they need doctors." "Even on the front lines?" "Well, these days, we don't really have front lines." "Is that supposed to make me feel better?" "Vanessa, it's in everyone's best interest" "To keep the doctors safe." "But, you know, if something should happen..." "Don't talk like that." "I want to make sure you're taken care of." "I think that we should step up the timetable." "Let's get married before I ship out." "Oh." "Um..." "Wow." "We'll do it legally now, you know," "With the justice of the peace and then" "We'll have a big celebration when I get back." "Ok, but I don't care about the benefits, you know?" "It's not just about the benefits, vanessa." "If I have to go, I want to know that I'm married" "To the woman that I love." "I just..." "I just don't want to have any regrets." "Ok." "Let's do it, then." "How's travis working out?" "Best server I got." "Good roommate, too." "Doesn't leave his hair in the drain" "Like other people I could name." "Do you really want to start listing annoying habits?" "Well, if we did, I'd win." "You wish." "I appreciate you helping me." "Oh, honey, it's my pleasure." "The good news is I have come up with a way" "For you to pay me back." "That does sound like good news." "What is it?" "Well, first of all, wipe that suspicious look off your face." "It's more than a little insulting." "So insulting you're dodging the question?" "Well, I might not even ask you now." "Oh, good." "Thanks for lunch." "I need you to sing on Saturday at an event I planned." "Is this event by any chance jimmy patch's wedding?" "Well, what difference does it make?" "You'd be doing me a favor." "Look at travis." "How happy is he?" "No way." "No." "Dan's gonna be there." "He's the best man." "That's right, and he's only in town for the weekend." "You know for a fact he's leaving?" "Look at you." "You are interested." "And this might be your only chance to see him." "No." "Save the mind games, mom." "I'm not doing it." "You know, dan's daddy asked for you specially." "It would really break his heart if you don't do this." "Well, you can ask him yourself." "What?" "You didn't." "Marti beth." "Hey, mr." "Patch." "A little bird tells me" "You're having a bout of stage fright." "Oh." "Stage fright?" "Honey, I had to tell him that." "I understand." "I get it myself at school board meetings." "But I'm here to say that you have nothing to be afraid of." "You are among family." "Hell, I've known you since you were about that tall." "Mildred loved your singing voice." "Made her so happy, and you'd come on over and play piano." "We never could afford one of our own." "What do you say, marti?" "Give it a try?" "It would be my pleasure." "'atta girl." "Yeah, you got it." "So, he's leaving right after the wedding?" "That's what his dad told my mom." "Look, I'm not jumping at the prospect of awkward" "Small talk with a guy who hates me, ok?" "I don't think the problem is that he hates you." "If you want me to, I'll back out." "I'm not gonna let anything mess up our friendship again." "Then be honest with me." "Do you still have feelings for dan?" "Romantic feelings?" "No." "I mean, it's confusing." "I didn't before we left, and then while he was gone," "I really missed him a lot more than I thought I would." "So I don't know." "Maybe that means something." "How about you?" "In spite of everything that's happened..." "Yeah." "I just wish I could tell him." "Well, you should, then." "Right?" "I think the only way for us to settle this" "Once and for all is if we both go to the wedding." "Wait." "Settle this?" "What are we settling?" "Level playing field." "All above board." "We both go to the wedding," "Put our best feet forward, and see what happens with dan." "You know, for a second there," "I thought you were actually suggesting" "Some kind of competition for dan, which," "Of course, you can't be, because that would be crazy." "It's not a competition." "It's..." "An emotional exploratory." "What?" "Yeah." "We both show up, he sees us," "He talks to us, and what's meant to be is meant to be." "I just don't have an invitation to the wedding, though." "Do you think your mom could hire me as a cater-waiter?" "This is not a cheer competition, savannah." "I have to see him." "Please." "Ok." "Fine." "Thank you." "But it's not a competition, ok?" "Of course not." "Hey, audrey?" "Hey, this is savannah monroe." "Do you think that she could get me in for highlights today?" "Mmm." "Hey!" "Hey, now." "Knock yourself out, man." "I'm done." "Thanks." "I need to get my strength up." "Rough practice?" "I went and saw jake today." "Ooh." "Talk about depressing." "Jail makes the dorm rooms look like peabody hotel." "I thought you hated jake." "I feel bad for the guy." "Coach has us taking turns." "I went last week." "I mean, jake and I, we've obviously had our issues," "But circumstances change." "Relationships change." "I mean, take us for instance." "Who would've thought we'd have ever ended up friends?" "We only became friends after you were properly punished" "For circulating my private photos all around campus." "Hmm." "I bet jake wishes he had those photos right now." "He says hello, by the way..." "And he misses you." "And he wonders why you haven't come to visit him." "We're through." "I..." "I don't want to give him any false hope." "Hey, I'm just relaying the message." "Well, I should get to practice." "Work off your fries." "See ya." "He said you promised to visit him." "Is that true?" "Sort of." "Yeah." "Look, jake messed up, all right?" "But in the end, he did the right thing." "I practically had to swindle him to get him there." "I am now shedding any tears over jake harrow," "And I'm certainly not going to visit him." "Ok, is there something else going on here?" "This conversation's over." "So, I thought we'd put the wedding party table here" "With the little arrangements, facing the stage and the dance floor." "W- where's the baby's breath?" "I don't see baby's breath." "Oh, the baby's breath's right over here." "Here it is." "It's..." "White." "I- it's white!" "Yes." "Baby's breath is white." "It is?" "I didn't know that." "I..." "What are we gonna do?" "It's all over my wedding ceremony looking..." "White." "Just try and relax." "She's a little stressed out with all her relatives in town." "My mother hates white flowers." "I mean, my father sent her white roses the entire time" "He was having an affair with his business partner." "This is a nightmare." "I will call the florist." "Thank you." "Mm-hmm." "Thank you so much." "Mm-hmm." "Whew." "I appreciate your patience." "So how's everything coming with the entertainment?" "Good." "We have locked down faber drive," "And marti has agreed to sing some rolling stones." "Awesome." "Theresa and I met at a stones concert." "They're our band." "Oh." "Hey, I hate to listen in without permission," "But did you say marti's singing at the wedding?" "Uh-huh." "Oh, my god!" "What's wrong with marti?" "Did something happen to her voice?" "No." "No." "Everything's fine." "Nothing's wrong." "Marti's great." "Yeah." "Ok, we're gonna get some fresh air." "Yep." "Jimmy always had a soft spot for high-maintenance girls." "Oh!" "What's in this?" "Oh, star fruit." "A little bit of vodka." "Yeah?" "So, um..." "How long has it been since you've seen marti?" "Did you know that she got that man, travis, out of prison?" "Mm-hmm." "And she's doing something different with her hair." "Mm-mm." "Wanda, don't do this." "Oh..." "What are you talking about?" "Do what?" "I let you mess with my head once." "I ended up in a world of confusion" "I've just recently found my way out of, so no." "My relationship with marti is off-limits to you." "Ugh, fine." "Is she ok?" "She's good." "But she misses you." "How about savannah?" "Savannah?" "Yeah, yeah." "I hurt savannah real bad." "Oh, well." "She seems fine to me." "All right." "Well, I'm gonna go make sure everything's ok with theresa." "I'll see you later at the wedding." "Savannah..." "Thanks." "You ok?" "I'm getting married." "I know that." "Tomorrow." "Tomorrow?" "Oh." "So we're just gonna bite the bullet and just do it." "Hmm." "I guess that doesn't leave much time" "To throw your bachelorette party, huh?" "I guess not." "I know what you're thinking." "Do you?" "Yeah, I'm not doing this out of guilt or obligation." "I am marrying derrick because we are good together." "I've got a lot of time in this relationship" "And I'm not throwing it all away" "Just because we have to rush it a bit." "I noticed you didn't list "I love him"" "As one of your reasons." "Because that goes without saying." "I love him." "We've worked very hard on this relationship," "And I'm not throwing it all away on a whim." "What whim?" "You." "You're the whim." "Bad whim." "All right, let me ask you this..." "What if the roles were reversed?" "Would you want derrick to marry you" "If he felt about another woman the way" "That I think that you feel about me?" "Don't flatter yourself." "And I'm leaving." "You don't think he can sense it, though?" "I mean, that you're wavering." "Of course wants to put a ring on your finger before he goes." "He's scared." "Scared of what?" "He's scared that you're not gonna be here when he gets back." "Ok, I think I'll get my relationship advice" "From someone else, because you, my friend," "Are not to be trusted with this particular subject." "Well, I suppose not." "But even a stop clock is right twice a day." "Good-bye, red." "Hey, are you guys registered anywhere?" "Bye!" "Ok, y'all, listen up..." "The photos from this event are going on my website," "So if we all like the idea" "Of continued gainful employment," "No screwing up, no spilling and, above all, no snacking." "And yes, maurice, that does mean you." "All right, go." "Everyone." "Let's go." "Go on, now." "Go." "He looks good, doesn't he?" "Yeah, everyone looks good in a tux." "Even penguins." "It's a joke." "Got it." "Thanks." "What's in the bag?" "A change of clothes..." "To even the playing field." "Well, I'm performing." "I have to dress." "Mm-hmm." "I'm not competing." "That's what my sister always says to save face" "When she knows I'm gonna beat her." "Here you go." "Pumpkin pie, extra whip." "Thanks." "You're alice, right?" "You're the one that talked the quarterback into confessing?" "Yeah." "Well, that must've been one hell of a talk." "Sort of." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Well, I just..." "I want to thank you." "I mean, what you did, it means the world to me, so..." "The pie's on me." "Thank you." "I wish I could do more for you," "But I'm sort of broke at the moment, you know." "Um..." "But if ever need anything... anything at all," "I mean, just come and talk to me." "All right?" "All right." "You..." "You want to sit for a second?" "Yeah, sure." "Something on your mind?" "I've been getting a lot of pressure to go visit jake." "How come?" "We used to date, and he's been asking for me." "Oh." "He committed a crime and let you," "An innocent guy, go to jail for it." "The way I see it, he doesn't deserve any visitors." "You want me to be honest with you?" "Of course I do." "Uh..." "I guess I've never really thought about it, but..." "I kind of want to see the kid suffer." "But to say he doesn't deserve visitors, I don't know." "I mean, it's a bad place." "The guy needs support, no matter what he's done." "I'm sure as hell not gonna go visit him, but, you know," "I like the idea that somebody, somewhere is." "Wow." "That's not what you wanted to hear me say, is it?" "I... you know what?" "I just..." "I owe you so much, and I just..." "I don't feel comfortable lying to you about it." "I value honesty." "Well, glad to hear that." "Who knows?" "Maybe someday I'll change my mind." "I'll go pay him a visit myself." "I think you would scare the crap out of him." "I know." "Enjoy your pie." "Thanks." "You know how to sell a song, marti perkins." "Hey, you know, wedding audiences are easy." "Lots of booze and optimism." "So, your mom's done a spectacular job." "I think she's even charmed my daddy." "Oh, watch out." "You might end up with a new stepmother." "Which, I guess, would make you and me brother and sister." "Not since luke and leia, huh?" "Ok." "Yo, m." "Wait up." "We need to talk." "I owe you an apology." "No, you don't." "Yeah, I do." "I left you with a big mess in your lap," "And then I wouldn't take your calls and I..." "Wait, stop." "You don't owe me an apology." "I was horrible about how I handled everything." "I've thought a lot about me and you..." "I've been thinking." "Sorry." "You first." "Ladies first." "Ok, well, um..." "It's been really weird around here without you..." "And I've been thinking..." "mushroom puff?" "Savannah." "You look good." "Thank you." "I hope I didn't interrupt anything." "No." "No, no." "Not at all." "I'm glad to see you." "Dan!" "There you are." "Hey, you." "Um, marti, savannah?" "This is vicky." "Hi." "She came up to memphis with me from new orleans." "We met on a boat doing oil spill reclamation." "I'm passionate about shorebirds." "I've cleaned oil off of 276 of them so far." "Are those mushroom puffs?" "Awesome." "The chicks live in the marsh where the oil is" "And then the oil gets on their little," "Downy bellies, and then they clean their feathers," "And, well, you see that 276 times it's devastating." "Devastating." "I admire your dedication." "I can't imagine how those birds get along without you." "You should go back." "Uh, I think I need to sit down." "Yeah." "Excuse us." ""It's devastating." "Devastating. "" "I don't get it." "What does dan see in her?" "Her flawless, protruding breasts?" "I don't know." "I want to punch him." "Hey, I appreciate the save." "What save?" "If you hadn't come up when you did," "I would've made a complete fool of myself with dan." "You were going to tell him how you really feel?" "That you wanted to be more than friends?" "I..." "I don't know." "You don't know?" "I have no idea what was going to come out of my mouth." "I do miss dan." "And then there's" "This stupid competition we're not having." "Whatever I said would've been a complete disaster" "And I'm lucky you stopped me." "That was really honest." "Thank you." "Dan and I work as friends." "That's what I want." "That's all I want." "And I'm sorry he's with someone else." "I wish he were with you, making you happy." "Don't count me out yet." "Come on, he's with someone." "For now." "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to pass out the nibbles." "See that girl over there?" "In the blue dress?" "You want to make a quick $40?" "No, make that $50." "You sure?" "Just get her talking about shorebirds." "Ok?" "Ok." "What are you wearing?" "I spilled on my uniform." "Yeah." "Lucky for me I had this dress in my car." "Just think of me as a stealth waiter." "Come back here." "Sorry, wanda." "Those guests are looking really thirsty." "Wanda?" "We need to fix the cake." "My mother's new boyfriend is allergic to dairy." "It's butter cream icing." "You know, let's get you a drink." "Have you ever had a mood stabilizer martini?" "No." "They're great." "Come on." "Give me something with everything." "We moved the bird to a second, clean pan." "Now, there we have this special spa-nozzle" "That propels the water at sufficient pressure." "Uh..." "Cheers." "Hey, dan." "Mr. Patch, it's good to see you again." "The pleasure's mine." "And call me james." "Yes." "Savannah, these are my cousins..." "Michael, chris, and frank." "And michael's wife, casey," "Chris's girlfriend, jill," "And frank's wife, kimmie." "Incidentally, congratulations, kimmie." "It's impossible to tell you had a baby 6 months ago." "Thank you." "Oh, you're good." "Yeah, dan would pull out a photo album" "From time to time and I have a good memory for faces." "Whoosh!" "Dry." "It's very impressive." "Now, we don't normally condone" "The use of leg bands, but in some..." "Ok." "This isn't worth it." "She can keep her 50 bucks." "I never expected michael to ever get married." "Uh, dan." "Could we go outside?" "I just need to talk to you." "Dan?" "Who is this person?" "Oh, you met her a little while ago." "No, I mean, who is she?" "To you?" "She just paid some guy $50" "To ask me questions about the shorebird rescue project." "Do you deny it?" "I think it's time to cut the cake..." "Except for those who are lactose intolerant." "Yes, dear." "Savannah, we are running low on plates." "Be a darling and go grab some." "All right, come on." "Let's go." "Come on." "I would like to know what the hell's going on here." "All right." "Let's go cut the cake." "Come on, everybody." "I'm assuming you didn't invite savannah?" "No." "No, I have no idea why she's here." "No idea?" "Really?" "I thought you were the smart one in the family." "Figure she wants to talk to me, make me explain myself." "It's a conversation I am not anxious to have." "Hurt her pretty bad, huh?" "So you brought the bird woman" "Of lake pontchartrain along as what?" "A human shield?" "I though having a date along would keep my head straight," "Keep me from doing something stupid." "Any of this got something to do with marti?" "How?" "She didn't want to show up today." "Wanda came to me with some" "Cock and bull story about stage fright." "Stage fright?" "Marti?" "Come on." "I played along." "Yeah, things got a little weird between us before I left." "Broke up with savannah because of it." "Marti." "My, my..." "What?" "I love that girl as a daughter," "But she is a bad fit for you." "Why?" "She's a train wreck." "You're a train wreck." "Thank you, dad." "I say that with love." "2 train wrecks are exciting to watch, but people get hurt." "You need a girl like your mom." "Somebody to call you on your crap." "You know how I knew your mother was the one?" "She made me try harder." "She made me want to be a better person" "And believe that I could be." "When you were seeing savannah, I saw a little of that." "Saw you behaving like a grown-up." "It's a good color on you, my son." "If you're trying to make me feel worse" "About screwing up with her, it's working." "Good." "Then my fatherly work here is done." "Oh, and are you aware that vicky cleaned up 276 shorebirds?" "Yeah, that may have come up once or twice." "You're still not dressed?" "Neither one of these feels quite right." "Honey, you're gonna look gorgeous in either one." "Mmm." "Ok, so I printed out the online form" "For our marriage license." "Now, I filled in most of it," "But I wasn't exactly sure what to put here." "Do you plan on changing your name?" "Oh, I hadn't thought about it." "Well, I'm ok with whatever you want to do." "I'll keep it, then." "Honey, what's wrong?" "I'm nervous." "It's perfectly natural." "All right, listen." "All you have to do is sign on the dotted line" "And I promise you I will fill out all the rest." "I'm sorry, derrick." "It's ok." "It's ok." "Just take a breath and, you know," "I'm sure all brides get nervous on the day." "I just thought that I'd have more time to be sure." "About what?" "About us." "Ohh." "Ok." "Ok." "I see." "Is it red raymond?" "I'm sorry." "Oh, wow." "Yeah, he warned me." "Look, it's my fault." "Blame me." "It's my fault." "No." "No, I'm not gonna blame you," "And I'm not gonna blow up at you" "And storm of here like some child." "That's not how I want this to end." "All I ever wanted was to make you happy." "That's it." "And I'm so sorry that I couldn't do that." "But I still love you, 'nessa." "And I always will." "All right." "Just tell red that I said congratulations..." "And I wish you two the very best." "It was awful." "I don't know what I would've done" "If your mom hadn't stepped in." "Is there something wrong with me, marti?" "The fact that I'd want dan back after what he..." "You guys did?" "You're a wonderful person with love" "And forgiveness in your heart." "There is nothing wrong with you." "You know, we got through the night" "Without hurting our friendship." "I wasn't totally certain we would." "Yeah." "I'm proud of that." "Proud of us." "Me, too." "Look, I know everything has changed between us..." "But I just can't stand by and watch my former best friend" "And my new best friend make a terrible mistake." "Is that what you were gonna say to me earlier?" "Yeah." "Because what I wanted to say to you was that..." "You were right before..." "About us being friends." "It's what we're best at." "What we were meant to be." "You really mean that?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I do." "I've really missed you." "I missed the heck out of you." "Now get your ass over to savannah." "Man." "What am I supposed to say?" "Dan..." "If you have to ask..." "You don't deserve her." "Hey." "It's good to see you." "Jake, I'm so sorry." "Oh, no." "That's ok." "I mean, I know you're busy." "No, I mean I'm sorry you're here." "Oh." "Yeah, me, too." "All that stuff I said was lies," "Everything I said to you at the football stadium" "About believing in god" "And god having some bigger plan." "I don't understand." "I just said it all so you would confess." "I just wanted to save the hellcats." "You're saying it's your fault that I'm here?" "Yeah." "Allison, I'm here because I robbed the pharmacy" "And let an innocent man take the blame." "But you didn't have to confess." "I wasn't getting away with it." "All you did was make that when I ended up behind bars" "I felt like a decent person." "You see marti, tell her she was right." "I am sleeping better." "I..." "I don't know what to say." "That's a first." "Oh, you know, I may have played this wrong." "Maybe I should have let you think this was your fault." "Why?" "I could guilt you into coming back to visit again." "Well, guilt has never been a great motivator for me." "Was this time." "Maybe I could come back anyway." "You know, I could make it worth your while." "I hear a lot of great jokes in here." "Really?" "No." "Hi." "Hey." "Sorry about all the drama with vicky." "It was stupid to crash your party." "The only reason I'm still here is because" "Marti made me promise to give her a ride home." "You know, I think she may have done that" "To give you and me a chance to talk." "It's a good theory." "She's sneaky." "In a good way, I mean." "I wasn't referencing..." "That's ok." "Oh, man." "You know, I have been trying to figure out" "What I could say to make up for what I did, how I left." "I couldn't be more sorry for hurting you, savannah." "But sorry just... it doesn't seem to be near enough." "Sorry is a good place to start." "That's where marti and started." "Mm-hmm." "Man, I thought a lot about you while I was gone," "About how you used to surprise me, challenge me all the time." "About how just the thought of getting to be near you" "Used to make me look forward to getting up every day." "I can't tell you how much I missed you." "Then why didn't you call me?" "And why did you hook up with vicky?" "Because I knew I'd have to be honest with you" "About what happened with marti," "And I didn't think you could forgive me" "For that, or that I had the right to ask you to." "Ask me." "Can you forgive me, savannah?" "Yes." "Ok, uh..." "There's one thing I have to do first." "What?" "I gotta break up with vicky." "I mean, it's only been a couple weeks, but..." "It's good." "Go." "Yeah?" "Yeah."