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.
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.
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.
Roland defends Roxy from a local drunk; Trevor urges Roxy to find a new job on the post; Roland questions Joan's eagerness to put her career before their marriage.