Army Wives

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? You don't know nothing about me.

I'm looking for prospect Kanessa Jones.

Prospect Jones is onboard, ma'am.

Now you have a responsibility, Sergeant.

- See her through. - Yes, ma'am.

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? - 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.

Hey, babe?

- You coming down for breakfast? - Sure.

When are we gonna talk about what happened?

What?

There's nothing to talk about.

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

I don't need to know... 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.

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.

- 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 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.

Thank you, Sir.

Watch your six.

Yes, Sir.

~ Willow's Team ~

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

They gotta deplane, process in, check weapons.

I wonder how he's changed.

He's grown, D.

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

You should read his performance reports. It's nothing but outstanding.

- That boy's officer material. - Frank, let's not push him.

- Do you see him? - There he is.

Oh, honey!

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

Good to be back, mom.

- Soldier. - Sir.

Come on. Let's get you home.

Come on.

Our boy is back.

- 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.

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. 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.

"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?

- 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, Le-Blank.

Okay, question 14.

Something's different.

Yeah. I made some changes.

- Nice. - 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.

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...

he's old enough to have a beer in his own damn house.

Welcome home, son.

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.

- 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.

Thank you.

You're always in my heart, little angel.

Take care of daddy.

It's finally here.

I love you.

I love you.

Come back to us.

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.

- General Holden. - Welcome home.

- Thank you, Sir. - Emmalin says hello.

She's at hockey camp this weekend,

but 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.

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.

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 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, the next day you're having burgers in your 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.

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.

Had a little helicopter mishap. We all walked away.

Well, that's always good.

- So... 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.

You want to be where the action is, not pushing paper like this slacker.

Watch it, before I take one of your crutches.

You can try, buddy.

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

Seriously, man, you ought to consider special ops.

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

Roland, you made it.

I almost didn't.

Sara Elizabeth's still getting over her cold.

She's been a little cranky today.

I bet she misses her mama.

Did Joan get off okay?

- I'm not sure. - Come on.