Army Wives

Previously on "Army Wives"...

- Ms. Leblanc? I'm Claire Decker. - Hi, nice to meet you.

- This is Finn. - Hello.

I may not be anything special, but I know that my son is,

and I just want a fair shake for him. That's all.

This is Mrs. Decker from Fordham Academy.

Finn's been awarded a full scholarship.

- Welcome to Fordham. - Thank you!

I walk back with the souffle, and Denise is sitting by herself?

It was incredibly rude. The simple fact

is that you can't stand to be in the same room as Denise, can you?

What she did violates everything I believe in.

I remain Claudia Joy's friend,

and that will never change, but I don't have to be yours.

- Thank you for all your kindness. - You didn't have to do that.

You two will be guests at the Dream Haven spa this weekend.

Massages, facials-- the works.

Look out!

It's me, Claudia Joy. Just try to be still.

- Ma'am, are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine. It's my friend.

Arterial lac to her lower left wrist.

I'm elevating, applying pressure.

Positive L.O.C. Pulse is thready. Airway is okay.

- E.M.T.? - Nurse.

Yeah, I'm right here, Claudia Joy, right beside you.

I'm a paramedic, ma'am.

I'm gonna take over for your friend now.

Can you stabilize?

You're gonna be fine.

You're doing so well, Claudia Joy.

Just hang in there, okay?

I need to step in.

Ma'am, we'll take it from here.

We need to make sure you're okay.

I'll be close by.

- Denise. - Yeah.

She's my best friend.

~ Willow's Team ~

Your mother's gone only a few hours,

and our eating habits have gone completely to hell.

Speak for yourself.

Soy ice cream. Mmm.

Tofu... not.

General Holden.

Speaking.

What happened?

She's stable. Her head CT came back clear.

She cut her wrist during the accident, had to get stitches.

What about you?

I'm okay, kiddo. Just a couple of bruises.

What happened?

I don't know. It all happened so fast.

I'm here for my wife-- Claudia Joy Holden.

I just spoke with Dr. Spencer.

- We can take you right back. - Thank you. Emmalin.

I'm all right. I should try to reach Frank again.

Go.

Mom.

Don't worry.

Don't worry, honey. I'm fine.

I'm Dr. Spencer. I've been treating your wife.

Thank you.

In addition to a mild concussion and some superficial bruises and contusions,

your wife suffered an arterial laceration to her left wrist.

We've closed the wound and expect it to heal normally.

Profusion to the distal extremities looks good.

- Come again? - Sorry. Long day.

With this kind of trauma, circulation to the fingers can be a problem,

but that doesn't appear to be the case.

- That's good, right? - Yes.

And her head scan proved normal.

- Can we take her home, doctor? - Well, not yet.

We'd like to hold her overnight, uh, keep her on the IV.

Plus, any time there's a loss of consciousness,

we prefer to err on the side of caution.

- But she's okay? - Well, as far as we can tell, yes.

But we want to watch for blood clots,

uh, make sure her mental status remains clear.

I assure you, this is purely a precaution.

Emmalin, don't forget-- seat belts.

Mom.

The only thing Mrs. Holden really needs right now is rest.

Understood.

See you tomorrow?

- Thank you, Dr. Spencer. - Yes, thank you. - You're welcome.

Did you see Denise?

- Yeah. - How is she?

- She's okay. - We saw her on the way in.

Oh, god. I feel so foolish.

Denise offered to drive, and--

Michael, the car.

Don't worry about the car.

You should go home. You should--

Emmalin, you have school.

She has school.

I'll be right back.

All right. Okay.

I'm gonna stay with your mother tonight.

- Me, too. - I know that you want to, sweetheart,

but I need you to do something for me. Colonel Sherwood is at the Pentagon,

and that means Mrs. Sherwood is all alone right now.

Right.

I need you to take her home and make sure she's okay.

- Can you do that for me? - Yeah.

That's my girl.

I'll tell her.

I'm gonna say good night to mom first.

Excuse me.

Did you help out with that car accident on route 12 tonight?

Yes, sir. I was one of the responders on the scene.

Thank you. That was my wife.

Appreciate that. But the person you should really thank is her.

She's a hell of a nurse.

If she hadn't have been there to stop that bleeding, your wife...

Well, it might have been a different story.

Good morning.

And how are we feeling today?

I don't know yet.

Here.

- I can get that. - No. You're the patient.

I'm the nurse.

Brought you a few things from the house. Emmalin helped me pick 'em out.

- How is she? - She's good.

She stayed with me last night.

Oh, thanks.

Everyone's asking about you.

I practically had to bar them from driving over here.

Denise, I am so sorry.

Stop. There's no need to apologize.

I was so stupid. I don't-- I don't know what happened.

The only thing that matters is that you are alive

and that you'll be home before you know it.

Look who's awake.

- Hi. - Good morning, Denise.

Good morning. I-I brought some clothes for Claudia Joy.

Thanks.

I was just confirming the age-old truth about hospital food.

That for me?

It is now.

How's my sleeping beauty?

Very funny. I look awful.

Hardly.

- Well, I better get going. - Really? So soon?

I can get some more coffee.

No, I have a million things to do. And...

- I'll see you at the house. - Thank you.

Tell everyone not to worry about me.

Fat chance.

Bye.

- How do you spell "Holden"? - H-O-L-D-E-N.

- I was asking mom. Mom. - He's right.

- See? - Know-it-all.

Good news. Claudia Joy is coming home this afternoon,

Denise says she's doing really well.

Oh, thank god.

Yeah, I'm gonna let Roland know.

Great. Did she say how it happened?

2-lane road, night.

She thinks Claudia Joy was blinded by headlights, overcorrected.

- What's up, little man? - We need to go.

Oh, you're right. Can't be late for our first day.

- Looking good, Finn. - Thanks.

- It's my new uniform. - I know.

I'm starting a new school-- Fordham Academy.

I know.

Would you mind? I promised Trevor he wouldn't miss anything

- while he's away at recruiter school. - Sure. All right, get together.

Dork.

One more.

- Bye, Arabella. - Bye, mommy.

Excuse me. Hi there. Can you tell me where to park?

Park? Honey, this is lower-school drop-off only.

Oh, well, it's his first day. I wanted to walk him in.

Didn't you read the parent handbook?

Yes, but I didn't memorize it.

Newbie in the lower lot holding up the line.

You need to pull out, make a left on Fordham drive,

turn where it says "north lot" and park in one of the spots marked "visitors."

Oh, give it a rest.

Some people, I swear.

Who's your teacher, handsome?

- Ms. Sutton. - My daughter Anna's in that class.

You'll love Ms. Sutton.

She's in the first set of classrooms on your right once you park.

Okay, thank you.

Read your handbook... All of it.

Yes, ma'am.

And wash that car!

The nurse explained your wound care?

- She did. - Now be sure to report

any numbness or tingling in your finger or hands.

Those stitches should be ready to come out in a week.

Now because you mentioned blurry vision,

I'd like you to follow up with an ophthalmologist.

Oh, I was tired. My eyes are fine.

When was your last eye exam?

Ophthalmologist-- got it.

Okay, uh, one more thing.

We ran a standard blood panel when you were admitted.

Your glucose level came back high.