"Previously on Army Wives..." "So, um, what's on your mind?" "It's my mom." "She hates surprises." "And I'm, um, about to lay a big one on her." "Mom, say something?" "Why do you want to rush into war?" "I don't want to take charge of a platoon and be the only guy who doesn't have a combat patch." "Sorry, I don't date customers, especially soldiers." "My number, in case you change your mind." "I won't." "I'll call you?" "Yeah." "Sure." "I just met a guy." " Oh." " Yeah, a real nice guy." "At least, he seems really nice." "Now I have a chance to do some groundbreaking work, for the army, by the way, and I want to take it." "In Baltimore." "Yes, Joan." "That's where the job is, and it's only for a short time." "Okay, fine." "Maybe that works for you." "But the kids?" "Your hours are long, and they're unpredictable." "I can manage my schedule." "As a single parent?" "You are not taking my phone away." "Then pay your bills." "The only reason I text so much is because all my friends are back in Georgia, and my mom-- my real mom." "You know what, Caroline?" "You're a part of this family now, and I think" " it's about time that you" " I don't have to listen to you." "She doesn't think she has to listen to me because she can always go to you." "Maggie, she's still adjusting." "We all are, Eddie, but that does not give her the right to talk to me the way she does." "You know how the 32nd lost a lieutenant in Afghanistan the other day?" "Yes." "They need a replacement." "I deploy tomorrow." "Oh, Patrick." "Such beautiful things." "Is there anything you'd like to keep?" "No, I'm" " I'm good, thanks." "You sure?" "Well, maybe just this." "I remember when Claudia Joy bought this scarf." "It was on Market Street." "The sweetest old lady had a booth." "We must have talked to her for 20 minutes." "Claudia Joy never met a stranger." "True." "She could talk to anyone." "You remember this?" "The Division ball." "She looked stunning." "Time for somebody else to enjoy it now." "You know, you don't have to do this, Michael." "Not so soon, anyway." "No, it's time." "Emmalin's been through all her mother's things, and..." "The sight of this closet every day just brings me down." "Well, it's..." "really generous of you to donate her things." "Honestly, it's like Claudia Joy's doing it, not me." "When I heard about the clothing drive, it hit me." "This is exactly what Claudia Joy would've wanted, to continue to be useful, to let other army wives benefit from her life." "Absolutely." "Ow!" "Damn it." "You okay?" "Yeah, just clumsy." "Remind me why I let you talk me into this?" "Come on." "It's the FRG." "Exactly." "You got a problem with the FRG?" "Let's just say bake sales clothing drives, they're not my style." "And to be honest, I never liked army wives." "Excuse me?" "Present company excluded, of course." "What do you have against army wives?" "It's what they had against me when I was in uniform." "What are you talking about?" "They'd always look at me like I was poison." "Girl, can you blame 'em?" "Good-looking woman like you?" "They gotta wonder what goes on half a world away." "Yeah, like I'd be interested in their husbands." "Well, they don't know any better." "And like it or not, you're one of us now." "I'm only here as a tourist." "Unh-unh." "It don't work that way." " Excuse me." "Um..." " Of course." "Hey." "What are you doing here?" "Eddie?" "I'm deploying." "The 32nd lost a platoon sergeant, so I'm being pulled forward." "When?" "Tomorrow." "Colonel Childress will see you shortly." "Thank you, sir." "_" "♪ dance with me until the morning light ♪" "♪ just a-holdin' on tight ♪" "It's him, isn't it?" "What?" "You're thinking about Pat, aren't you?" "Holly." "It's okay." "I'm your roomie now." "You can tell me anything." "Okay, can I tell you you're making me nuts?" "Am I?" "Uh, yeah." "It's him." "Do you mind?" "What did he say?" "Gloria?" ""When can I see you again?"" "Awesome." " Oh, I guess." " You guess?" "Of course it is." "Text him back." "Well, I don't want to seem too available." "Too available?" "You slept with him on the first date." "Well, you did." "And I told you, that's not like me." "Well... maybe it is, but I don't want it to be." "Okay." "But you are gonna write him back, aren't you?" "At work all day." "Maybe after 8:00?" "And a smiley face." "Just an idea." "Get back to work." "Couple more size 10s for you?" "Hey!" "You can't just leave that on the floor!" " Sorry." " What the hell are you thinking?" "I'm sorry." "I didn't see that it" "These are people's things!" "Have a little respect!" "Denise." "Sorry." "These are Claudia Joy's." "Oh, I understand." "It was on the floor." "Right." "I..." "I should be getting to work." "Uh, it's time for a shift change anyway." "I'll have Barbara cover this rack." "She's very meticulous." "Yeah, thanks." "Of course." "You okay?" "Yeah." "I'm fine." "Well, I'm sorry it's so sudden, guys, but that's the army." "So we'll just have to pull together and make the best of it, right?" "Yeah." "Any questions, bud?" "Not really." "I've been through deployments before, so..." "Yeah, this is a little different." "Caroline?" "Well..." "I'm not staying here with her, that's for sure." "What are you talking about?" "Just what I said." "I'm going to live with mom in Georgia." "No, you're not." "Try and stop me." "Caroline." "Caroline, get back here." "Caroline!" "How you feeling today, Shelly?" "Great." "I've gotten into cake pops recently." "Excuse me?" "Cake pops." "You know, little cupcakes on a stick?" "Cutest darn things." "I see." "So what are we in for today?" "I got this cut on my foot tripping over a garden hose last week, and the darn thing won't heal." "All right." "Let's take a look." "Dr. Forest, please dial 1-1-8." "This foot is badly infected." "Yeah, I was afraid of that." "Have you been checking your levels recently?" "Sometimes." "I've been a bad girl." "You need to start taking better care of yourself." "I mean now." "Give it to me straight, doc." "Am I gonna live?" "I'm serious, Shelly." "Diabetes is not a joke." "When are you gonna wake up?" "Ooh." "No need to get mean about it." "You could lose your foot or worse, for what, cake pops?" "That's just stupid." "Denise." "Can I see you for a minute?" "What's going on?" "That ridiculous woman treats her diabetes like it's nothing." "She-- she won't check her levels, she eats anything she wants." "She's throwing her life away." "She has no idea how lucky she is." "Diabetes can kill you." "It killed Claudia Joy, and she did everything right." "She checked her levels, she watched her diet... she-- she exercised." "Okay." "You're tired, Denise." "You're not yourself." "I'm fine." "It's that woman." "How about you go home for the rest of the day?" "We've got plenty of people to cover." "That's not necessary." "I'm not asking." "I'm telling you." "Go home, Denise." "Get some rest." "Okay." "Okay." "Hey." "I'll handle your patient." "Relax." "She wouldn't listen to me." "She is determined to live with her mother." "All right." "Well, how about you stay here, and I go to Afghanistan?" "She'll settle down." "Yeah, maybe when you get back." "God, if it wasn't bad enough before..." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry for dropping all this onto you." "Okay." "So now what?" "She just has to realize that you are her stepmother now, and that's all there is to it." "Just like that?" "Eddie, she still blames me for breaking up you and Sandra in the first place." "I've told her that that isn't true." "You think that matters?" "She has her own story in her head." "I'm just the wicked witch." "I just spoke with mom." "She's coming to get me tomorrow." "Caroline, hold on." "Mom says if you're deploying, she has a legal right to custody." "You can call her if you don't believe me." "She'll be here at 1:00." "You know what?" "Maybe we should just let her go." "If this is what she really wants" "No." "The court gave me sole physical custody of her for a reason." "And Sandra may have her... sober stretches, but she is not capable of taking care of Caroline." "Then you have to tell her that." "It's time, Eddie." "It's past time." "Well, let me just talk to JAG first, and-- and see what our legal options are." "And then..." "I'll take it from there, okay?" "Okay." "Would you mind?" "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, no." "I'll lay everything out." "Thanks." "Hey." "David, I asked you to stop." "David." "Look, it was only one basketball game." "There'll be plenty of others." "You should've checked my school calendar." "Dad always checks my school calendar before we make appointments." "I told you, this was the only time I had available." "We have to work together while your father's gone." "So we got your latest genotype results, David, and there's been a change." "A good change?" "Let Dr. Helm finish." "Your HIV has developed genetic mutations that are making it resistant to your current meds." "That doesn't sound like a good change." "It's not great, but it's not unexpected, either." "What it means is, we have to change your meds to get your viral load back down." "But I don't want to change my meds." "Yeah, I don't blame you." "Dr. Helm knows best." "What he's concerned about is the adjustment to the new drug regimen." "Aren't you, David?" "Looks like you went through this two years ago." "Yeah, and it sucked." "David." "It did." "It made me sick." "Is that normal?" "This is the first time I've been through this with him." "Of course." "There are usually side effects when we switch regimens-- nausea, low-grade fever." "Nothing too severe." "It's bad." "Well, it's not fun, that's for sure." "But it needs to be done, and your body will adjust, David." "How quickly?" "Depends." "A few days to a few weeks." "Mm." "He might not react at all." "You hear that, David?" "I can drive you to the assembly point tomorrow." "Oh, great." "Could we take my car?" "One last spin." "Don't worry." "I won't let anybody touch your precious car while you're gone." "Actually, it'd be great if you could drive it, like, uh, once a week, keep the oil circulating." "Do I dare?" "I trust you, mom." "Besides... you'd look good in a convertible." "Right." "Oh, I made us a dinner reservation for 8:00." "8:00?" "Is that gonna be a problem?" "I just have a ton of stuff to do, that's all." "I realize it's asking a lot, going out the night before you deploy, but I'm your mother, and I'm not gonna see you for a while." "It's fine, mom." "We'll make it work." "After all these years," "I know that predeployment checklist by heart." "You want some help?" "No, I'll figure it out." "You sure?" "I'm sure." "And I'm buying tonight." "Why not just let her go live with her mother?" "Because Sandra's an alcoholic." "Ooh." "She has her lucid periods, but Eddie doesn't trust her." "She's the reason he got kicked out of the rangers." "How is that?" "A couple of years ago, Eddie was set to deploy." "Sandra called, threatening to commit suicide." "Oh, my lord." "Eddie had to break into the bathroom." "By the time he talked her down, he had missed movement with his battalion." "So they busted him to E-6 and encouraged Eddie to leave the rangers." "Seriously?" "The army wouldn't understand a crisis like that?" "There are no excuses in the rangers, and Eddie didn't try to give one." "He took his punishment and filed for a divorce a month later." "And now the law says that crazy woman can have custody of Caroline?" "Eddie's talking to JAG about it." "What are we praying for, exactly?" "Good question." "If we can't keep Caroline here," "I guess I'm hoping that Sandra can be a fit mother." "Mm." "Sounds like a lot to pray for." "Yeah, it does." "Put a roll in like this, clamp the holder down, close the top, push the blue button, bam." "Thank you so much." "Holly, you have to stop thanking me." "I am just so grateful for the opportunity." "Hey, it's good for both of us." "I need the extra help, and you're here all the time anyway." "Why not pick up some shifts and bake your pies in our oven?" "It's like a dream." "Ohh, enough." "No." "Look." "Sorry, I know you're busy." "I got a minute." "What's up?" "Maybe we could talk outside?" "Sure." "So what couldn't wait?" "Well, you know I'm a soldier." "Right." "Uh, of course you knew that." "I'm part of what's called rear detachment, which means I'm available for assignment." "Get to the point." "I'm deploying." "Really?" "When?" "Tomorrow." "Perfect." "That's why I had to see you." "Right." "For the kiss-off." "No, I" "What was I, just some piece of ass before you go off to war?" "No, it wasn't like that." "You were there when I got the call this morning." "I didn't think I deployed for weeks." " I knew this was a mistake." " Hey." "It wasn't a mistake." "I've played this game before." "I'm not doing it again." "Gloria." "What happened?" "What did he say?" "Gloria?" "I don't want to talk about it." "Patrick." "Sorry." "You thinking about tomorrow?" "Yeah." "No, you're not." "It's nothing." "It's, uh..." "I met this girl, that's all, and" "What girl?" "Doesn't matter now." "Is she the reason you didn't come home last night?" "Let's just forget it, okay?" "What ever happened to that nice girl you took to 100th Night at West Point," "Senator Cahill's daughter?" "I heard she's engaged." "Oh." "He's not gone yet, you know?" "It doesn't matter." "Piece of pie?" "Strawberry rhubarb." "No, thanks." "Okay." "Okay." "Here we go." "I don't want to." "David, you have to take your new meds." "I'm gonna get sick." "Maybe not." "You heard Dr. Helm." "Look, we don't have a choice, so let's just get it over with, okay?" "And then you can have some ice cream." "How about that?" "Colonel Burton." "When did that happen?" "Okay, tell Major Stone I'll get back to him right away." "Thanks." "Don't tell me." "You have to go into the office." "No, but I do have to be on the phone for a while, so we need to get these meds down." "My basketball team lost today, you know?" "Deuce told me." "We have been over this." "What's done is done." "Now take your meds so we can have some ice cream." "Frank?" "Oh, hey, baby." "How you doing?" "I'm okay." "That's not what I hear." "What do you mean?" "Did something happen today at the hospital with Shelly Rose?" "How'd you hear about that?" "Colonel Rose's office is right next door to mine." "You know how things go." "Word travels fast." "Frank, I'm sorry." "I-I didn't mean to screw things up for you." "Hell," "I'm okay." "I just want to know what's going on with you." "Um..." "I just had a really bad day, that's all." "Well, talk to me, D." "I helped Michael clean out Claudia Joy's closet for a-a clothing drive." "It just made me think about her and how much I miss her." "Of course it did." "Of course." "And then Shelly Rose, she's-- she's diabetic, but she doesn't take care of herself, you know?" "She's just throwing her health away." "After all Claudia Joy did to try to live..." "What can I do to help, baby?" "Nothing, honey." "It's just really good to hear your voice." "So that's it?" "There's nothing we can do?" "The guy at JAG went over all the court papers, and Sandra's right." "If I get deployed, she gets Caroline." "Even though we're married, and you were granted sole physical custody?" "Yeah." "How does that make any sense?" "It doesn't, but that's the law, Mags." "Well, the law is stupid." "I talked to Sandra." "And?" "It's like talking to a wall." "If I had more time, maybe I could go back to court, get the custody agreement amended, but... it's not gonna happen now." "I am so sorry." "Oh, hi." "Is Gloria home?" "Um..." "I don't know." "Let me check." "I got it, Holly." "I'll be in my room." "May I come in?" "I want you to give me a chance." "Why should I?" "'Cause I've never met anyone like you before." "What, you mean easy and available?" "No." "No, you're not like that." "You're smart." "You're full of life." "You're beautiful, Gloria." "I want to know everything about you." "So I'm your charity project." "Is that it?" "You're not listening to me." "So we come from different backgrounds." "So what?" "All that matters is that we made a connection yesterday." "You can't deny that." "Look, I may not know much, I but know that things like this don't happen every day." "What do you say?" "What do you expect me to say?" "That we'll keep this going while I'm gone." " I know it's not fair to ask you to wait for me" " No, it isn't." "I can't get involved with another soldier." "I won't." "Gloria, just" "I'd like you to go now." "Please." "Okay." "I won't bother you again." "I'll be at the assembly point at 1700 tomorrow-- 5:00-- just in case you..." "Whatever." "Can we push it till tomorrow?" "What about this afternoon?" "No, I-I understand." "I have a situation here, that's all." "My son is sick, and all of my regular babysitters are busy." "I'll work it out." "Thanks." "Mom." "Can you stay with me today?" "Oh, not this morning, sweetheart." "Mm." "Go back to bed, and I'll be up in a sec." "Okay." "Hello." "Latasha, hi." "Uh, this is Joan Burton." "I'm really sorry to bother you, but I'm in a real bind." "What's wrong?" "Is there any way that you could watch David this morning?" "He's having a bad reaction to his new meds, and I have a meeting that I cannot move." "Frankly, I'm out of options." "Um..." "I can be there right after car pool." "Really?" "Happy to do it." "Great." "Thank you so much." "You have no idea how much this means to me." "No worries." "See you in a bit." "Okay." " Sir." " Sir." "Denise." "Michael, what are you doing here?" "Is Frank okay?" "Oh, Frank's perfectly fine." "In fact, I just spoke to him a little while ago." "Do you have a couple of minutes?" "Sure." "Frank told me what went on yesterday." "I'm sorry you had such a rough time." "Oh, he shouldn't have done that." "I don't mind." "He's just concerned about you." "So am I." "I'm fine, Michael, really." "Yesterday was a bad day, that's all." "I know all about bad days." "They sneak up on you, don't they?" "Yeah." "I will never get over losing Claudia Joy." "But I have found one way through the bad days is to turn a negative into a positive." "What do you mean?" "Well, like the clothes." "They were depressing me every day, until I tried to imagine what Claudia Joy would want me to do about it." "And I knew and I immediately felt better." "Right." "So I guess I should find some positives." "Actually, I have an idea I want to run by you." "Okay, shoot." "I've been thinking how we might honor Claudia Joy's memory on post." "Some kind of garden maybe?" "That's a great idea." "The trouble is, my hands are tied officially." "Well, no, the FRG could do something." "Not the FRG per se, but I could organize a committee and raise funds privately." "That would be amazing." "And it doesn't have to be a garden." "It could be a classroom or a-a scholarship of some kind." "No, no, I think it should be a garden." "You know, Claudia Joy loved to work outdoors." "And, uh, well, since we don't have a grave for her, it would be a perfect place to visit." "I hadn't thought about that, but you're absolutely right." "So the next question is, what kind of garden?" "Ah." "Someone got here really early this morning." "Lots to do." "So, uh, what did Pat want last night?" "I don't mean to pry." "Well, yes, I do." "He wants a relationship." "And?" "And I don't." "Really, after he says you're smart and full of life and beautiful?" " You were listening?" " I couldn't help it." "Then what are you asking me for?" "Because I think you're making a mistake." "Holly, it's my life." "I've been down that road before." "But not with him." "I've made up my mind." "What about your heart?" "Go take care of table four, will ya?" "You know I'm right." "Ugh." "I'm goin'." "May I?" "Thanks." "Look, Caroline" "I know what you're gonna say, and you're not gonna change my mind." "I need you to listen to me." "What?" "Do you remember all the times that your mom went to stay with grandma 'cause grandma was sick?" "Yeah." "Grandma wasn't sick." "What do you mean?" "It was your mom." "She was at a rehab center in Florida." "Caroline... your mother's an alcoholic." "And it's not her fault." "It's a disease." "She can't control it." "You're lying." "Why do you think that the court gave me sole physical custody?" "Because you had a job and she didn't." "That's what you told me." "Because you weren't ready to hear the truth." "And, sweetheart, you're still not ready." "Oh, my God." "You'll say anything to get me to stay here, won't you?" "Caroline, use your head." "How many times have you seen your mother with a drink in her hand?" "Of course she drinks, because you left her." "Your mom had a problem long before I met Maggie." "Liar." "It's the truth, Caroline." "Mom loves me." "She's coming to get me, and there is nothing you can do about it." "Caroline." "I want you to stay." "No, I-I know it hasn't been easy, but I really do believe that we can work this out." "Caroline." "Caroline." "You're upset, and I get that." "I didn't think that I'd be deploying this soon, but I'll be back." "Caroline, this is your home now." "This is where you belong." "This will never be my home." "I can't stand being here with that bitch." "You apologize right now." "No." "Caroline, that is my wife you're talking about." "I don't care." "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "Let go of me." "Welcome back." "Thanks." "How's he doing?" "Better." "I just checked on him a few minutes ago." "He's sleeping." "Oh, thank goodness." "Rough night, huh?" "Oh." "He kept throwing up." "I felt so helpless." "Ah, been there." "Mm." "Uh, David told me that your younger son has cystic fibrosis." "Gabe." "Uh, we've had a lot of sleepless nights together." "Huh." "Well, David says you're at all of Deuce's basketball games and your daughter's games." "And I imagine you make it to Gabe's events, too." "I try." "How do you do it?" "Well, for one thing," "I don't have a full-time job like you, Colonel." "Uh, every month, I line up the kids' school calendars and I make a master plan." "Sometimes I get tired, but then I tell myself, you don't get these years back." "They'll be grown and out the house before you know it." "Mm." "I thought I could do it all." "No one can do it all, Joan, not by themselves." "Hey, mom." "Where are you?" "Call me." "♪ I see the trees ♪" "♪ waving their raised hands ♪" "♪ praising the one ♪" "♪ who planted them there ♪" "♪ I wish I could see ♪" "♪ from high up in the air ♪" "♪ but I'm stuck here ♪" "♪ on the ground ♪" "♪ with my wounds ♪" "♪ holding me down ♪" "She was supposed to be here two hours ago." "I called." "I texted." "Why won't she answer?" "Your mother isn't coming, honey." "I just got a call from the Georgia State Patrol." "She was... arrested for DUI." "She was drunk?" "She was weaving all over the road and... she wasn't even on the right highway." "So... is she coming tomorrow?" "No." "Baby, she's not coming at all." "She's in jail, and... they're not going to allow you to stay with her now." "I'm sorry." "No, you're not." "Mom." "Hey." "Feeling better?" "I'm so glad." "And I'm really sorry you missed your basketball game yesterday." "It's okay." "I tell you what, from now on," "I'm gonna check your calendar before I make any more doctor's appointments." "Deal?" "Will you come watch me play?" "As often as I can." "I promise." "Now go back to sleep." "Mm." "Go away." "I know it hurts and I wish there was something I could do about it." "I wish I didn't have to deploy so soon, before we could all bond as a family." "Could you look at me a second?" "Please." "I need you to give Maggie a chance." "I'm serious, Caroline." "She's a good person." "She cares about you a lot." "We all do." "She's really hurting." "Yeah." "Oh, I got that." "Yeah." " Hey." " Hey." "Come on in." "Hope I'm not interrupting." "I just have a small favor." "Sure." "Well, I was wondering if you had a little wiggle room in your ruck since you and Quincy will be in the same unit." "Yeah, sure." "What you got?" "Some photos and a few spices." "Quincy used to be a chef before he signed up." "Right." "He can actually make a meal out of those MREs." "If he can do that, he's a magician." "Yeah." "Well, I'll leave you alone." "Thanks." "Uh, you'll look after him, right?" "Make sure he comes home to us?" "Yes, ma'am." "Thank you." "See ya." "See you later." "I'm glad she'll be here when I'm gone." "Yeah." "Yeah, me, too." "I know what time it is, Holly." "You can still get there." "You know you want to." "You're sure you have everything?" "If I don't, it's too late now, mom." "Give your father my love." "Will do." "Be in touch when you can." "Let me know you're safe." "Might be tough where I'm going." "Well, try." "It'll be easier when I hear from you." "Don't worry, mom." "Lieutenant Clarke." "Be right back." "I gotta sign for the flight manifest." "Go." "Listen, help out around the house, listen to your mom, and ease up on the skateboard, okay?" "Will do." "And, um... good luck." "Thanks." "I've never been the weepy wife before, and I am not gonna start now." "Come here." "I love you." "I love you, too." "We're gonna be fine." "Yeah." "Time to go." "Yeah." "Watch your six, soldier." "Come here." "Oh, I love you." "You came." "I don't know why." "I don't care." "I'm just glad you did." "I mean, what are we doing?" "I don't know, but I want to find out." "Me, too, I guess." "Gloria?" "Jackie?" "You two know each other?" "Yeah, but how do you guys know each other?" " Well, she's my mother." " What?" "Was-- was Gloria who you were out with the other night?" "Lieutenant Clarke." "I have to go." " Oh, my God." " Patrick." "Small world, huh?" "You're Patrick Clarke?" "Wait, but-- wait when-- how did you guy" "Lieutenant Clarke." "I'll be in touch." "Okay, okay." "Uh, we-- we can e-mail, Skype." "Jackie" "Why don't we just talk about this tomorrow?" "Good idea."