Roxy has a hard time trusting that her mother is sober; Marda plans a birthday party for Roxy; Jeremy decides to enlist in the Army and seeks comfort from Amanda.
Infatuated with Jeremy, Amanda is upset when her parents say they want her to go on a family vacation to Montana; Denise decides to pursue nursing at the post hospital.
Denise is put under stress, but this time not from Jeremy's abusive behaviour. Her husband's chopper has been downed and she waits for news about him; a soldier takes Roland and Claudia hostage.
Denise gets a welcome surprise; Claudia Joy and Michael are concerned with their daughter's relationship with Jeremy; Trevor injures himself which puts his deployment on hold.
Roxy learns that Marilyn Polarski is having an affair; Pamela is devastated when Chase is suddenly called away on a Delta Force mission; Joan is torn between retiring from the Army or facing a possible court-martial.
