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Previously on "Army wives"... I got no time For playing soldier, okay?

I'm talking about your life, Kanessa. What do you know about my life, La-blank?

(kanessa) you don't know Nothing about me. I'm looking For prospect kanessa jones.

(trevor) prospect jones Is onboard, ma'am. Now you have A responsibility, sergeant.

See her through. Yes, ma'am.

(jeremy) we had a sniper On patrol today,

And my buddy got killed. Jeremy, I'm so sorry.

He was my best friend. You're still coming home, Right?

(jeremy) one more week. What happened?

Helicopter crash. The doc says I have to be home for six weeks.

Come here, you two. Come here.

Oh, my god. Those are Burn marks. You were tortured?

I'm okay, and that's All you need to know.

I can't believe You're not gonna tell me.

I did tell you, pamela.

It was a helicopter crash.

(pamela) hey, babe? You coming down for breakfast?

Sure.

Chase... When are we gonna Talk about what happened?

What?

There's nothing to talk about.

Well...

I don't-- I don't want to push,

And I don't need to know, Um, everything,

But...

I... I'd like us To be able to talk.

You know?

Maybe even help.

I don't need any help.

I told you, it wasn't that bad.

Chase.

I saw a shrink.

It's required.

I'm fine.

That's--that's good.

But...

Hey, couldn't it help to talk To someone closer?

You mean you?

Yeah.

I've trained For situations like this.

And delta has given me Everything I need.

Come on.

The kids are waiting.

(michael) squared away?

Yes, sir.

Battalion set to deploy At 1100.

Flight engineers predict Scattered clouds,

Low wind from the northeast. Good. Nothing worse Than saying your good-byes

Only to find you have to wait Another day. Yes, sir.

I know this Isn't gonna be easy, joan.

But let me assure you

That as sara elizabeth's Godparents,

Claudia joy and I will do Everything we can

To be sure she is properly Spoiled in your absence.

(chuckles)

Thank you, sir.

Watch your six.

Yes, sir.

***

(indistinct conversations)

Shouldn't he be here by now? Aw, come on. You know the drill.

They gotta deplane, Process in, check weapons.

Hmm. I wonder how he's changed.

He's grown, d.

(sighs) oh.

He's a long way from that Confused kid who enlisted.

You know, you should read His performance reports.

It's nothing but outstanding.

(chuckles)

That boy's officer material.

Frank, let's not push him. (chuckles)

(cheering)

(the kin's "You & I" playing)

(man) * all in all, We made a pact *

* gonna do this to the end

* what always was And always will... *

Do you see him? There he is. Jeremy.

* gonna open up our minds

* to all that lives...

Oh, honey!

Oh, it's so good To have you back.

Good to be back, mom.

(sighs)

* don't dream this is over

Soldier.

Sir.

* you and I

* the truth becomes louder And clearer *

Come on. Let's get you home. Ah.

* and all that was real

(frank) come on.

* reignites

Our boy is back. (laughs) (laughs)

* between you and I

I blew it, didn't I?

It's only a practice test.

Yeah, but if I don't nail The real thing, I can't enlist.

Look, most of these questions You answered are right,

But you just left Too many blank. 'cause I couldn't get 'em.

Okay, so in a race, If someone passes you,

What, do you just quit? No. I turn it up.

So turn it up. Look, there's A trick to multiple choice.

You eliminate the options That don't fit

And work towards the only answer That satisfies the question.

Okay, look at question ten.

Okay, "An eclipse of the sun Throws a shadow of the...

"'a,' moon on the sun, 'b,' moon on the earth,

'c,' earth on the sun, Or 'd,' earth on the moon?"

So what's the question asking?

Beats the hell out of me.

That's turning it up?

(sighs) How's a shadow formed?

I don't know.

Something blocks a light.

So what's the light here?

Gotta be the sun.

So?

So the shadow Can't be falling on the sun

If the sun is causing it.

All right, so...

So the answer can't be "A" or "C"...

Which leaves two choices.

It makes more sense

That the moon would be Blocking the sun. Final answer?

"B."

Money.

For real?

That's tight, la-blank.

Okay, question 14.

(keys jangle)

Phew.

Well, Something's different.

Yeah. I made some changes.

Nice. Well, you'll be happy to know

That your mother's cooking Is still the same, though.

She's making pot roast For dinner.

Yep, and we're having A big barbecue tomorrow.

People want to say hi.

That sounds great.

Uh, listen,

I was wondering if I could Borrow the car on sunday.

Sure. No problem. What's up?

I thought I'd go see Rison's folks.

They're in fayetteville.

That's a long drive. You want some company?

Thanks. I'll be fine.

That's a nice gesture.

I'm sure they'll appreciate The visit.

You want a beer?

Absolutely.

Frank, he's underage.

Aw, hell.

Man's old enough To go to war... (sets bottle down)

He's old enough to have a beer In his own damn house.

Welcome home, son. (clink)

Mm. Mm. Mm.

Mm. Wow.

(sara elizabeth babbling)

Hmm.

You all set?

Hey, how about a picture Of mommy and daughter

Before you go?

I don't think we need Another one right now.

Well, I'll take it along.

We'll get somebody to snap A shot of all three of us

At the airfield.

No.

No? What, You don't want a picture?

I don't want you to go.

Uh, what?

It's too hard, roland.

I'd like to say good-bye here, Away from my troops.

I have to be strong And in control.

I get it.

You know, Maybe it's better this way.

Beside, the baby's Still getting over her cold.

(babbles)

Thank you.

(chuckles)

You're always in my heart, Little angel.

Take care of daddy.

(snaps buckle)

Well...

It's finally here.

I love you.

I love you.

Come back to us.

Bye.

Bye.

(door closes)

(exhales deeply)

(country music playing)

(indistinct conversations)

(speaks indistinctly)

Jeremy, come over here.

Here he is-- The man of the hour.

Jeremy, It's so good to see you.

Good to see you, too, Mrs. Holden. Ohh.

General holden. Welcome home.

Thank you, sir.

Emmalin says hello. She's At hockey camp this weekend,

But I know she'll want to catch Up as soon as she gets home. Me, too.

I'm gonna give your mom A hand.

I was sorry to hear about P.F.C. Rison.

I understand He was a good friend.

Rest assured, He will not be forgotten.

No, sir, he won't.

(man) yo, sherwood!

Go. Be with your friends.

That's what you're supposed To be doing at one of these,

Not talking to a 1-star. Good to see you, jeremy.

Thank you, sir.

How's he doing?

He's doing all right, I think.

He took that boy's death Pretty hard,

But he's squared away.

Well, he's a soldier now.

Well, he seems fine, But how do you know?

I can't imagine losing A friend during a deployment.

Michael says it's something You never get over, not really.

It's hard enough

Watching your husband Go through it.

It's harder watching your son.

I'll bet. I don't know how they do it.

No, me neither. One day You're in a combat zone,

And the next day you're having Burgers in your own backyard.

Hey, buddy.

Welcome back. Thanks, trevor.

So back in the world, huh?

No more shaving In that little 4-inch mirror,

Getting to sleep in a real bed.

It's gonna take A little getting used to.

I thought you were deploying With the 23rd sustainment.

Uh, I was, but--

He decided To command a desk instead.

How you doing, high-speed?

Sergeant moran. What happened to you?

He got tripped up over his own Ego. It's kinda hard to avoid.

(laughs) Had a little helicopter mishap. We all walked away.

Well, that's always good.

So, uh, Working at a desk.

I'm a recruiter.

Got my stripes, decided to stay Stateside for a while,

Encourage more studs like you To sign up. That makes sense.

Don't even think about heading Down that road, sherwood.

You want to be Where the action is,

Not pushing paper Like this slacker. Watch it, gimp, before I take one of your crutches.

You can try, buddy.

(cell phone rings and beeps)

I gotta take this. We'll compare scars later, gimp.

Leblanc.

Seriously, man, you ought To consider special ops.

It's the greatest show On earth, best of the best.

Roland, you made it.

***

Hey. Mm. I almost didn't.

Sara elizabeth's still Getting over her cold.

She's been a little cranky Today.

Aw. I bet she misses her mama.

Did joan get off okay?

I'm not sure. Come on.

Um, she didn't want me At the airfield.

Afraid it would interfere With her command presence.

Oh, michael's the same way.

I say my good-byes at the car

And let him face the troops By himself. Ah. I get it. The truth is,

It's hard to say good-bye No matter how you do it.

Amen to that.

We are not gonna let this baby

Have a moment's rest While joan's away.

She's got four more mamas now. (pamela) damn right, roland.

You need anything, you call us, Or we're coming after you.

I got it. (chuckles)

Okay.

(cell phone beeps)

(sighs) babe, I gotta go.

What? I told you. Kanessa's taking her test today.

I thought that was later.

It is, but she just called. She's lost her ride.

I gotta go pick her up. Can't she call a cab?

Babe, she can't afford a cab.

Besides, she could use a little Reassurance right now.

Trevor.

Can you just get a ride From the morans?

Well, we're supposed to go Swimming together after this.

I thought you would join us. You know, it is the weekend.

It's my job. I'm sorry.

I'll try to meet up with you At the pool, okay?

Fine. Go. But I'm not happy.

***

(man speaks indistinctly On tv)

Hey. Where are the kids?

Playing at roxy's. I'm surprised you noticed.

What?

Nothing. It's nice to see you

Enjoying a weekend With your family.

You're mad 'cause I didn't go With you to the pool?

Pamela, I can't get this wet.

Right. You can jump out Of airplanes

And run through the jungle, But sitting in a deck chair

And watching your kids play Marco polo--that's unbearable.

Okay, what's eating you?

(sighs) what's eating me?

How about the way you jumped On trevor at the barbecue

For being a recruiter? I didn't jump on trevor.

Yeah, you did. I heard you.

We were talking smack. That's all.

(sighs) yeah, well, it sucks, Okay, because trevor's a guy

Who actually chose To be near his family.

Everybody knows I was kidding, Pamela. Right. Were you kidding

When you told jeremy To go into special ops

Or when you mentioned Your friggin' helicopter crash?

Okay. Here we go. (turns off tv)

Oh, no. I loved hearing that.

I noticed you left out

The part about being captured And tortured.

Yeah, delta's great. Exactly what is your problem?

I don't know, chase. What is my problem?

You come home.

Something terrible Happens to you,

And you lie to me about it,

And then you act like It's nothing.

And I... I don't know What to do with that.

And then you're going on

About delta being "The best of the best"

And all of that Ridiculous crap.

Come on.

No, chase. You know what?

It's freaking me out.

Because I...

I think you... Like it like that.

You can't tell The little woman anything

Because she's not In the big boys' club.

I'm your wife, chase.

And you actually think...

(voice breaks) That I wouldn't understand?

(door slams) Hey. The kids out back?

With katie and lucas.

The pool didn't wear 'em out, Huh?

Apparently not. Ohh.

Excuse me. Sorry.

So kanessa passed.

When she swears in tomorrow,

I will officially have My first recruit. Congratulations.

Wow.

Wow.

(scoffs) look, trevor,

I thought the whole point Of this recruiter thing

Was for you to spend more time At home, not less.

Tell me It won't always be this way.

It won't. I promise.

I just gotta work out A few kinks, okay?

I got an idea. Why don't We all go out tonight?

Bowling, burgers--

What do you say? Hmm?

I think we're free.

Yeah? Good.

I'll go tell the kids.

(knock on door)

(claudia joy) roland?

Oh, claudia joy, come in.

Hey.

Nothing fancy. Just chicken With broccoli and cauliflower.

You didn't need to.

I'm guessing I did.

I doubt you're doing Much cooking right now.

You're right.

It's not the same, Cooking for one.

Mm.

It's quiet in here. Baby sleeping?

She's been napping Since the barbecue.

I should wake her so she won't Keep me up all night.

Oh, I'll get her.

Okay. If you're really nice, I'll let you change her diaper.

Ha ha. Hey.

Roland? Hmm.

She's burning up.

She was fine When I put her down.

She's not fine now.

She's a fireball.

Come here, sweetheart.

(beep)

Hey, honey.

Oh, lord. It's 105.

Oh. We're going to the hospital.

Grab my keys.

Uh-huh.

(keys jangle)

I gave her acetaminophen,

Tried to cool her off with A damp cloth on the way over.

Oh. Well, her fever's Still high.

Had she had any kind of, Uh, digestive problems,

Vomiting. Diarrhea? No.

Hmm. We need to do a c.B.C., An electrolyte panel,

Urinalysis, and, uh, Let's get a chest x-ray.

Chest x-ray? Rapid heartbeat, labored Breathing--could be pneumonia.

Pneumonia? She hasn't been coughing.

Well, it can set in rapidly,

And it's dangerous In a child this age. Do whatever you need to do.

Go ahead And get that blood sample.

Start her on fluids. I'll order the x-ray.

(whispers) shh.

(normal voice) I should have Seen this coming.

Oh, you heard the doctor. It comes on suddenly.

No, I should have seen it.

(claudia joy) poor baby.

Chase, about earlier...

I'm sorry.

You've been through an ordeal, And I'm trying to understand.

It's just...

You know, it's upsetting

That you won't talk to me About it.

I can't, pamela.

I would if I could. You should know that by now.

The thing is,

My training sergeant From boston--

This real old-school guy From dorchester--

My first day on the job, He pulls the cruiser over

And tells me,

"They are only two people I trust in this world--

"My partner... And my wife.

And I'm not Too sure about my wife."

That's not us.

Really?

I promise.

Okay.

Roxy and trevor invited us To go bowling

With the kids. (laughs)

You want to come? Ah.

You can keep score. Damn. I wish I'd known.

Why? What's up?

Charlie's on his way over here To get me.

We're supposed to go visit one Of our guys at the med clinic.

Oh.

I don't have to go.

No. No, go. I'll take the kids.

It's fine.

I'll make it up to you.

Her fever Still hasn't broken.

No, no. Don't come.

You don't have to come, Michael.

Yes, I've been eating. My levels are fine.

Don't worry about me.

Okay. I'll call you As soon as we find out anything.

Okay. Bye.

(cell phone beeps)

Oh. (sighs) any word?

It's marissa lynn groves.

Who's that?

It was during My pediatric rotation

As an intern.

This young family came in With their baby--

Marissa lynn groves.

She was 3 months old.

She was A pretty little thing.

She was burning up Like sara elizabeth.

And a few hours later, She was gone.

Sara elizabeth is Going to be all right.

She will.

(cell phone rings)

(ring)

It's international.

(rings and beeps)

Hello?

Hey, husband.

Hey, wife.

You in iraq? I wish.

Still stuck in germany

While they build a new plane Or something.

Miss me yet?

You bet I do.

How's sara elizabeth? She's keeping me busy.

Hold the phone up to her ear So I can talk to her.

She's sleeping.

Is everything all right?

Of course.

Yeah? You don't sound so good.

I'm just tired. I miss having My tag team partner around.

(joan chuckles)

Lightweight.

You've only been a single dad For a day.

I'll call you again when I can.

Lots of kisses.

Back at you.

(cell phone beeps)

What could I say?

(roxy) come on, finn.

***

(roxy) yay! (trevor) keep going.

Go, go, go, go, go. Go.

(all cheering)

I got eight, dad. I win.

Not yet, buddy. You got nine frames left.

But that was awesome. All right, t.J. You're up.

Buddy, throw me a bullet. I know you can do it. (cell phone rings)

(roxy) go, t.J.! Leblanc.

It's me, kanessa.

Kanessa, what's up? Watch me, dad.

***

Look, I can't make it tomorrow. You've got to make it.

You miss the swearing in, You can't go to basic.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm not enlisting.

What? Where are you?

County general. I gotta go. (snaps cell phone shut)

(roxy) yeah! Did you see? I got my first strike.

That was fantastic.

Rox.

Hey, katie, Why don't you take my turn?

Trevor, don't even.

It's an emergency.

It's a saturday night, And you're with your family.

It can wait. Kanessa is at the hospital, All right?

What's wrong?

I don't know.

Okay.

I'll be back As soon as I can.

Guys, I gotta go. Something has come up with work.

Again?

I'll make it up to you. I promise. I'm sorry.

That should be part of every Marriage vow in the army.

What?

"For richer or poorer, In sickness and in health,

And I'll make it up to you."

(scoffs)

Whoo-hoo!

(woman) Wheelchair to admitting.

Wheelchair to admitting, Main lobby, please.

What are you doing here? I was worried. Are you okay?

It's my sister. What happened?

She o.D.'ed.

(groans)

(sighs)

Well, is she all right?

Yeah. They say she can go home Tonight, but it's a mess.

(woman speaks indistinctly Over p.A.)

Okay.

(sighs)

You need to look after her. I get it.

The army can wait until taisha Gets back on her feet.

No, I ain't going, period.

Whoa, slow down.

I'm sorry your sister Has a problem,

But you have to think about What's best for you. It's not about me.

Aunt kanessa, we're thirsty.

Yeah, in a minute.

See, this is What I'm talking about.

Other than taisha, I'm the only family they got.

Come on. Let's get a soda.

(sighs)

It is pneumonia.

However, it appears to be A dense infiltrate

Confined to The right lower lobe.

She has an elevated white count With a left shift.

So it's bacterial. Yeah.

I've started her On a broad-spectrum antibiotic

And the fever finally seems To be responding

To the acetaminophen And the fluids.

Her o-2 sats are consistently Greater than 97%,

So assuming That her temperature stays down

And her chest retractions abate,

I don't see any reason you can't Take her home tomorrow morning.

With continued medication At home,

Sara elizabeth should be Fully recovered within a week.

However, I do want you To be sure to--

To schedule a follow-up With her pediatrician.

Consider it done. Thank you, doctor. It's my pleasure. Glad I could help. Good-bye.

(claudia joy) thank you. Oh. Mm.

(sara elizabeth cries)

Thank god, huh?

Mm.

You coming to bed, babe?

Yeah, in a minute.

I'm sorry you lost Your first recruit.

She can make something Of her life, rox. I know it.

I feel like I not only failed The army...

I feel like I failed her.

Well, you did everything You could, right?

Yeah.

Okay. Don't be too long.

(bell tolling)

Annette.

Pamela, hi. Hi. (laughs)

That was nice of charlie To pick up chase last night.

Oh, are you kidding?

Charlie was so happy to go, He was out the door

30 seconds After your husband called.

I just wish he would have Come home in as good a mood.

What?

Well, apparently chase's broken Leg doesn't affect his aim.

He shot circles Around charlie.

At the firing range.

The firing range?

You know our delta boys.

They just can't get Enough target practice.

Why? Where did you think They were going? Oh, I don't know.

I guess I just wasn't paying That much attention.

You know us delta wives. (laughs)

All right. I'll see ya. Bye.

(lawn mower rattling)

Y'all go play on the porch.

I said everything I had to say Last night.

I just came by To see how you're doing.

Is taisha home?

Yeah, she home. Social services been by.

She promised she'd be going Into a rehab program.

That's good.

We'll see.

(sighs) the thing is, I go into the army,

Taisha messes up again, those Kids'll wind up in foster care.

You know what that's like?

Yeah, I do.

I was a foster kid Till I was 7.

You're full of surprises, Ain't you?

So you know why I gotta stay.

I know you got a tough decision On your hands.

What choice do I have? Okay, you just gotta think This through, kanessa.

It's like a test.

Let's say worst case scenario Happens--taisha blows it.

You take in your niece And your nephew.

Then what? How are you Gonna pay for everything?

Food, clothing, shelter? We get by.

If one of you gets sick, where's The money for the doctor?

I am not turning my back On my family.

And I am not asking you to. Family is the most important.

I'm asking you to think about What's best for them, long-term.

You enlist now,

And after training, you can Claim them as dependents,

If you have to.

You'll have a housing allowance, Health care, schooling.

What if I deploy?

It will complicate things, I'm not gonna lie to you.

It's not like you'd be

The first single parent To serve.

Of course there still could be Some foster care involved,

But the army has programs To help you deal with it.

Right now There are two people

Showing those kids The way to grow up--

Your sister and you.

Just think about it.

Okay?

I'll see you around.

Here you go, jeremy.

I hope it's not too sweet.

Mr. Rison likes it this way.

Mark did, too.

It's perfect, mrs. Rison. Thank you, ma'am.

Well, thank you for coming.

We received a lovely letter From a captain reynolds.

That's our, uh, Company commander, ma'am.

But it's so nice to have Someone visit

Who actually served with mark.

He talked about you quite a bit In his e-mails and phone calls.

And he went on and on About that dog you two found.

Didn't he, tom?

Yes, he did.

Mark was my best friend.

As tough as things got,

We could always find Something to laugh about.

He was like that, Even as a boy.

Thought you might like To have this.

Maybe you already have a copy, But...

No, we don't.

Thank you.

How did my son die?

Tom.

I'd like to know.

Yes, sir.

We were on the outskirts Of rusafa.

Presence patrol.

Just passing through like We had done 20 times before.

It was hot.

And mark was limping.

He had...

He had twisted his ankle Playing basketball.

So mark--he, uh...

He hitched a ride With the humvee.

That's why he was in the turret

With the ma deuce--

The .50 caliber,

The, um, the m-2.

He hadn't been riding For more than a minute

When the sniper fired.

If I, uh...

(voice breaks) if I hadn't...

If I hadn't-- It's all right, son.

(voice breaks) we know it was Hard for you to come here.

Thank you.

Thank you for being Such a good friend to our boy.

(horn honks)

That's charlie.

Where you going now?

Gonna hit the gym. Gotta exercise my shoulder.

I forgot to ask.

How was your friend At the clinic last night?

Oh, he's doing great. We snuck in some beer.

The nurse almost caught us. A little high school, Don't you think?

Well, That's what made it fun.

Well, I'm sure he was glad To see you. Who was it again?

Ed holmes. You don't know him. He came in last month. New guy.

God, it is so easy for you. What?

Lying.

You didn't go to the clinic Last night. You went shooting.

I ran into annette.

I can explain, pamela.

Yeah, so can I, chase. You go To delta over your family.

No, that is not true.

Chase, don't talk to me About what's true or not. Calm down, okay?

It's not like I went to A strip club or something. Yeah, chase, And that makes it all better.

You want to tell me what else You've been lying to me about? Pamela, l--

I'm serious. What else have you been lying-- Get off my back, okay?

Can I have one moment of peace And quiet to myself?

Yes, you can, chase! But you don't get it.

Okay, you know what?

J--go. Hit the gym or wherever It is you're really going.

I mean it. Get out!

I will. Fine.

(door slams)

(indistinct conversations)

I can't hold this Any longer.

Understood, sir.

Maybe next time.

Fall in.

(sighs)

Has it already started? Just in time.

Oh, I wanted them to see. I brought a neighbor to help. That's great.

Sergeant leblanc, Are we ready? Yes, sir. Now get up there. Go.

Attention!

Are you ready to take The oath of enlistment?

(all) yes, sir. Very well.

Raise your right hand And repeat after me.

I--state your full name... (kanessa) I, kanessa jones...

Do solemnly swear... (all) do solemnly swear...

That I will support And defend

The constitution Of the united states.... That I will support And defend

The constitution Of the united states...

Against all enemies Foreign and domestic... Against all enemies Foreign and domestic....

And that I will obey The orders

Of the president Of the united states... And I will obey the orders

Of the president Of the united states... And the orders of the officers That are appointed over me...

And the orders of the officers That are appointed over me...

According to the regulations And the uniform code

Of military justice. According to the regulations And the uniform code

Of military justice. So help me god.

So help me god. Hands down. Stand at ease.

And congratulations.

Mrs. Saunders will be right Next door if y'all need her.

And y'all are gonna have To stay strong

And look out for each other Like we talked about, right?

And remember to help your mama Around the house.

And pray for her to stay well, And I'll be praying, too. Okay?

Okay.

If there's a problem, You gotta look in on 'em.

Promise me. Count on it.

No, you gotta promise me. I'm serious.

I promise.

Thank you, la-blank.

(trevor) hey, private.

It's sergeant la-blank.

(cell phone rings)

(ring)

(beep)

Hello? Hey, handsome.

Where are you? (laughs)

I'm smack in middle Of the kitty litter.

I'm in theater.

Well, Just so you arrived safely. Aww.

I'm fine. How's our little one?

She's not complaining.

(laughs) how about you? Get some rest?

Yeah.

It's all good now.

Hmm.

I miss you.

Miss you, too.

Hey.

What can I do?

Uh, slice the bread.

The one thing I can't ruin, Right?

No guarantees.

(laughs) How is sara elizabeth?

Much better. Roland said The antibiotic is doing its job.

Oh, joan must be relieved. Roland never told her.

What was the point?

The point was their child Was seriously ill.

And now she's not.

Claudia joy, When you're out there,

You want to know What's going on back home.

There was nothing she could do But worry.

But she has a right to know.

And we have a right to protect Our spouses from distractions.

Isn't that What the army wants?

Keep our soldiers focused, Ready? Still...

Michael, you don't know How hard it is to manage things

When your partner's gone. I suppose.

Believe me, you don't.

So what didn't you tell me When I was gone?

Not important.

Claudia joy.

Slice the bread.

(laughs)

You were gone a long time.

Yeah, Overseas video conference.

(keys jangle) What you reading?

I got my writtens for paramedic Certification next month.

Oh. Yeah. Mm.

(sighs)

The boy back From fayetteville?

Yeah. Yeah, He's out with friends.

That's good for him. How'd it go with the risons?

He didn't say much. Um, I think it was hard on him.

Well, I'm sure it was.

It's a good thing to do, Though.

Give those folks some closure.

I am so proud of him.

Me, too.

Frank, Do you think he's okay?

Yeah. Why?

I just worry.

Every mother worries.

All in all, I'd say he's Handling things just fine.

(the kin's "Never be the same" Playing)

* I met a man today

* he said, Boy, don't be scared *

* I'll catch you When you fall *

* I've been here all along

* I've been Calling out your name *

* it's time you unravel

* the heart you tied so tight

* it got ripped in the fray

(gunshot) * left by my side

(gunfire)

* you become light

* don't ever be afraid

Medic!

* you took me by surprise

* free from disguise

* it's written on the page

* you'll never be the same

* you'll never be the same