7th Heaven s06e11 Episode Script

Thank you for seeing me.
I don't know if I would have taken the time if I had known what this was about.
I can't thank you enough for giving me this opportunity to work here.
Doing something important, it's been rewarding and interesting and fun.
But you don't wanna do it anymore? No, sorry.
Well, the funny thing is I was going to ask you to come on full-time.
With everything going on in the world, parents want the added security of a private school.
And we've had so many requests for admission that we're expanding.
We need more teachers.
I appreciate the implied offer, but I can't.
Thank you.
Hello, Ruthie.
Hello, Ms.
Riddle.
What are you doing here? I start work here tomorrow, unless something goes wrong.
Work here? As in you're gonna be a teacher here? Blowing off a little steam, are we? Unbelievable.
Truly unbelievable.
She found me.
After all the work we went through to get me away from her, she found me.
And then she smiled at me like nothing ever happened.
What's that all about? Who found you? - Ms.
Riddle.
- Ms.
Riddle? What, the teacher who called you stupid? That's the one.
I can understand if they want her to muck the barns, but teach? At Eleanor Roosevelt? Well, you know, maybe this is a good thing.
It could be a good thing.
Because when you leave unresolved conflicts, sometimes if comes back and presents the opportunity for you to resolve it.
I already resolved it.
I fled to private school.
And now there's no place to flee.
I don't wanna flee.
I want Ms.
Riddle to flee.
Flee fast and flee now.
Can you help me with that? Well, I can help you by telling you that unfortunately, maybe we didn't help you the right way last time, because running from a problem doesn't always work.
This teacher's career is more than likely beyond our control, but what is in our control is how we feel about her.
I can't control how I feel about her.
I can't control how much I hate her.
I don't like you to hate anyone.
I don't, either.
That's what I was saying.
Well, let's think about how you'd like to feel about her so you can choose your feelings and not be a slave to your feelings.
How am I supposed to do that? Well, it's simple.
At least in theory.
Think, act, feel, okay? We'll start with the first one.
Think about how you'd like to feel about Ms.
Riddle.
- How would you like to feel? - I'd like to feel powerful.
Like I just got revenge on her, reduced her to nothing.
I don't think that'll make you feel better in the long run, so let's choose something else.
Something like you don't wanna feel anything about her.
You have no judgements of her whatsoever.
She's just a teacher from your past who means nothing to you.
And then act on that.
And practise feeling nothing about her.
Picture her.
Picture yourself feeling nothing.
When you see her, act as if you feel nothing.
And you know what? Pretty soon, you won't feel a thing.
One, I don't think that's true, and Yeah, but your opinion's not based on experience.
And, two, I don't see why I have to do all this work to change me and my feelings when she just gets to stay the same mean old woman.
Me? I'm the same mean old woman? - No, but this is all your fault.
- What's her fault? Mom quit, so now they need new teachers.
- You quit? - Yes, I quit.
But whether I quit or not, they still need more teachers.
You quit? I'm sorry I didn't discuss it with you before But you discussed it with Ruthie.
She told me in the car after school.
After she quit.
Think about how you'd like to feel.
I'm a little hurt that you didn't discuss this with me.
Sorry.
What would you have told me? To do whatever you want.
And I did.
Who needs to go somewhere? Check with me later.
I may need to go somewhere far away.
Something's up with your mother.
Yeah, she quit her job.
So you knew? She told me when I came home from school.
- Did she tell you why she quit? - No.
But it wouldn't be like me to ask my mother why she does anything.
She's my mother.
But she's your wife.
Maybe you can ask her.
Or maybe not.
I don't know how those things work.
The keys are on the counter.
You can drive in the driveway forward and back, but no turning around in the street.
That's it? Oh, no, adjust the mirrors.
Play with the seat position.
Get your favourite CD in the CD player.
Then when I do feel the urge to leave the house, you'll be ready.
Fine.
But sooner or later, you're gonna have to drive with me.
I'll look forward to it.
- Hey there.
- Hi.
What's that on your hand? - What? - Left hand, third finger.
Oh, this? It's my engagement ring.
Is there something that you want to tell me? Like what? Like why you're wearing that ring.
Because I can.
- So you're not engaged? - No.
- And yet you are wearing that ring.
- Yeah.
- So you're not sending it back? - Never.
Hey, if God didn't want me to have this ring, he wouldn't have had Jeremy give it to me, okay? Okay.
Wilson? Something's going on.
He's not answering his phone.
He hasn't answered in days, and his machine isn't picking up.
He's probably just doing that because he knows you're trying to call.
If he knew I was trying to call, he would pick up.
Oh, yeah, right.
- What's your problem? - I don't have a problem.
You both have problems.
The machine's probably broken.
And they're so hard to replace.
Get over it.
He has, obviously.
Really, it's huge for the money.
- Hello? - Hello? - Hello? - Um, is Wilson there? No, he's not.
Is this Mary? - Mrs.
Corning? - Yes.
Anything I can help you with? Where is Wilson? I can't say.
- Why not? - I've been sworn to secrecy.
But maybe if you guessed.
Why don't you have a look around and I'll be with you in a minute? - Go ahead.
- Okay.
Um Did Wilson move? That's good.
Yes, he moved.
He moved to another apartment building? - I don't know.
- Another state? - I don't know.
- Another city? I don't know.
But I can tell you this.
If he's in another state, he's in another city.
If you hear from him, would you tell him I called? Of course.
But I don't expect to hear from him.
Although maybe he'll send me a little note or something.
Hopefully, with a picture.
He's such a good-looking man.
What happened? We had a little misunderstanding, and I was hoping that maybe he'd be over it by now.
You call kissing a fireman a little misunderstanding? You know that I kissed a fireman but you don't know where Wilson is? Sorry.
All I know is he moved.
And I've been sworn to secrecy on that.
- Thanks.
- Sure.
He moved.
So I'm wearing my ring.
So what? To quote one nut to another, "Get over it.
He has, obviously.
" If God didn't want me to have this ring, he wouldn't have had Jeremy give it to me.
You're actually going to invoke the name of God as the cause for your insanity? Doesn't everyone? What are you doing? I'm getting ready to drive in case Dad wants to get out of the house.
I'm betting sooner or later, he's gonna want out of the house.
- Why's that? - Because Mom's acting weird.
- She quit her job.
- Why? No one knows.
Well, if you want, you could practise driving with me.
Really? That's how I learned.
My brothers taught me.
Great.
Get in.
I think we should take my car.
But I'm used to this car.
So get used to my car.
That way you won't bother the others to let you drive if I'm around.
- And I'd feel better in my car.
- Thanks.
He moved.
Without even telling me.
- Wilson? - Yes, Wilson.
How'd you find out? I called him and his landlord told me.
I thought you and Wilson were over.
Dad, I don't want it to be over.
But I thought Wilson wanted it to be over.
And I thought Wilson broke up with you.
Well, yeah, but why does he get to decide? Well, it's not a matter of him deciding what's best for the two of you.
It's a matter of him deciding what's best for him or for him and his son.
He decided and now you have to live with that.
I'm sure that someday you'll find the right guy.
But Wilson's the right guy.
And if I talked him into marrying me once, I can talk him into marrying me again.
But why would you want to? - Well, because I miss him.
- Mary, tell me honestly, do you think that marrying Wilson is really the best thing for you and Wilson and Billy? I don't know.
Your mother and I were talking about Wilson the other week when we were trying to decide if that's who we thought you should marry.
And although we love and admire him and think that he'd make as good a husband as he is a father, we came to the conclusion that you two shouldn't be together for the simple reason that you're not in love with him.
Am I right? I'm not sure.
If you were in love with him, we don't think it would have been so easy for you to kiss another guy.
Why does everyone keep saying that? Hello, Mary.
Ben.
What did you think you were doing? I am so dead.
I hope you remember from now on that a learner's permit is not a driver's licence.
You need to be accompanied by an adult over 25 the next time you wanna get behind the wheel.
You should both consider yourselves lucky no one was hurt.
And that you hit a relative who won't sue.
Why do you look familiar to me? Um, because you just gave me a ticket? Guess again.
Because I was involved in a very low-speed car chase.
Right.
You might wanna think about not getting back in a car for a while.
At this rate, you're never gonna get your licence.
Nice going, Simon.
I didn't realise you were gonna turn.
I didn't realise you were gonna run into me.
And who told you you could out driving with Robbie? I I wanted to practise.
Practise what? Crashing into cars? Hey, don't look at me.
I wasn't driving.
This isn't my fault.
- Well, it isn't all my fault.
- Oh, yes, it is.
If you hadn't let Simon drive, this never would have happened.
You guys can argue over whose fault this is, but the person that's gonna lose his permit is me when I get home and Dad finds out.
See you guys at home.
I better get used to walking.
You know we're gonna have to pick him up, right? I'll walk with him.
He's my brother.
I'd rather walk with him than be in a car with you.
It's really nice to see you.
It's really nice to see you too.
Are you staying for dinner, Ben? Yes.
Mary, did your mother tell you dinner's almost ready? In case you need to clean up or anything.
Yes.
Thanks.
Where are you from, Ben? Buffalo, sir.
What brings you to our fair city? Oh, um I came to pick up a rescue dog for our unit.
The dog was trained near here and I volunteered to come out at my own expense.
Oh.
So, um, you and Wilson? We broke up.
We're not getting married.
Do you still talk to him? No.
That's over.
I think we both knew it was just never gonna work out.
So did you guys decide to remain friends? No.
It was pretty much a clean break.
Time for dinner.
Have you seen the guys? I don't feel like eating dinner with you.
I'll just eat in my room.
Of course, if you wanna go back to work - I don't.
- I'll just eat up here.
Don't you wanna eat with us? Don't you wanna see Mary's fireman? Why bother? Mary's never gonna change, either.
What's that supposed to mean? It means that Mary's so stuck in her past that she can't make anything work out for herself.
Do you really believe that? Yes, I really believe that.
Just wait and see.
It'll all fall apart.
And you know why? Because she can't let go of Wilson.
I think she's letting go minute by minute.
Come down and see.
Dinner's almost ready, 15 minutes.
Did you see that guy? Did you see him? Did you? Yes, he's nice.
Did you talk to him? No, I didn't talk to him.
I didn't have to talk to him.
I don't wanna talk to him.
How does she do it? It's like she sold her soul to the devil.
She cheated on her fiancé and she gets a guy that looks like that as a reward.
I mean, she can't have Wilson, no problem.
She'll take Ben.
Ben, Ben, Ben.
And what do I have? Your ring? Maybe it's time you take that off.
No, it isn't.
Okay.
Dinner, 15 minutes.
I don't feel like eating.
- Well, not here, anyway.
Okay, fine.
You don't have to eat here, but you do have to be polite.
Don't leave without saying hello to Mary's hunk Friend.
You have to tell them.
I'm not gonna tell them.
Simon has to.
Why can't you tell them? Because it wasn't my fault.
What wasn't your fault? What wasn't your fault? I hit Matt.
You hit Matt? I hit his car.
With my car.
How exactly did you come to be in Robbie's car? I took him to practise.
You took him to practise.
He offered.
And you accepted.
You knew it was wrong.
I didn't know it was wrong.
Didn't know what was wrong? He claims he didn't know you had to be 25 to let Simon drive.
- And? - And Simon was driving and ran into my car.
No damage to Robbie's tank, of course, but my car was towed.
Well, at least nobody got hurt.
Guess who showed up for dinner.
Mary's fireman, Ben.
I think what your mother was trying to say I mean, I believe what she meant to say was at least no one got hurt.
But don't ever do anything like that again.
Either I just got away with the worst thing I've done all year or I have a head injury and this is all a dream.
Here's my plan.
I'm gonna go up to my room and I'm never coming out again.
What about dinner? I think I can survive on the relief I'm feeling.
I'll slip down in the middle of the night for a sandwich.
What are you guys waiting for? Come down.
Didn't Mom tell you? Ben's here.
Yeah, I saw.
- We don't wanna come down.
- Why not? Well, because I'm not interested and Lucy's too jealous.
I can't believe you're so jealous that you won't even come down and meet this guy.
I don't wanna meet him.
I saw him when I was passing by the living room and that's close as I wanna get, thank you.
- What happened to Wilson? - He moved.
Let me put this another way.
What happened to all your deep feelings for Wilson? I guess all my deep feelings for Wilson moved with Wilson.
Wherever that is.
Come on, guys.
You have to meet Ben.
He's really good-looking and he's really nice.
You're not even curious, Ruthie? I feel too low to be curious.
Would you quit playing with that ring? Why are you even wearing that? Because I feel like it.
Does that bother you? Yeah, it bothers me.
Well, that's too bad because I'm wearing it.
Fine.
But maybe if you'd let go, it would free up some space to let another guy come into your life.
Unbelievable.
Like you let go of Wilson? What was it, an hour ago you were upset that he moved without calling you? How is that letting go? You don't see his ring on my finger, do you? What? There was a ring? Of course there was a ring.
A very nice ring.
And where is that ring now? You still have it, don't you? I'm going to clean up for dinner with Ben.
Do you know where her ring is? Don't know, don't care.
So you're the guy she got caught kissing? You know about that? We all know about that.
No kidding.
This really is a close family.
And a small community.
Should I be here? Were you both friends with Wilson? But you both know Wilson? He seemed like a nice enough guy to me.
It's not like I set out to break them up.
It just happened.
I don't know.
I've been attracted to Mary since the day I met her.
- Good luck.
- Good luck.
Why do you say that? Well, Camden women are very Well, fickle.
Fickle.
Oh, that reminds me, my brother's in town.
He's supposed to stop by tonight.
I thought you two were brothers.
No, he's not a Camden.
- Well, so you're a friend of Matt's? - No.
No? Am I? He was Mary's boyfriend, and then she moved to New York and he moved in with us.
And then he and Lucy gave it a shot.
I'm dating someone else now.
Someone outside of the family.
Hi, I'm Lucy.
I'm not staying for dinner.
I'm going out.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Was she wearing an engagement ring? So she's engaged? She won't give the ring back to the guy.
Can't hold them, can't fold them.
Shouldn't you have mentioned your brother coming here tonight to Lucy? - Why? - Well, I think she might wanna know.
She'll find out.
When she finds out, she finds out.
You know, enough about us.
What about you and your women? I dated the same woman all through high school and college.
Then she got an assignment with the BBC and moved to London.
Then what happened? Then after a year went by and we drifted apart, I met Mary.
- Good luck.
- Good luck.
So you don't think that we should do anything about Simon driving with Robbie, hitting Matt's car? Well, what do you wanna do? I'd like to keep him from driving until he makes responsible decisions.
He knew he wasn't supposed to be driving with Robbie.
Yeah, I know, but given the offer, what kid with a learner's permit would have passed it up? I just can't get that upset about it.
I think he learned his lesson.
- How's that? - He got a ticket.
And he's got to live with banging up Matt's car.
Yeah, Matt seems angrier with Robbie than he does with Simon.
I'm not surprised.
I think Matt has some issues with Robbie.
Those issues will surface before he takes off for school next year.
What issues? Well, let's face it.
Matt was jealous when Robbie moved in here.
And instead of dealing with his jealousies, he just moved back home and reclaimed some of the territory he thought Robbie had taken.
And then there's the whole thing with Cheryl.
Don't get me wrong, I think he cared for her.
But I think he got a little something out of the fact that she was once with Robbie.
How did I miss all that? Hi.
Remember me? I'm Ronald, Robbie's brother.
- Hi.
- Well, come on in.
You know Let me see.
You're the one who made out with Lucy in the living room.
Yeah, I'm not talking to my brother who made out with her at the Promenade.
- Why not? - Because he made out with her.
But you're speaking to Robbie? Why wouldn't I be speaking to Robbie? Why wouldn't I be speaking to Robbie? Did he make out with Lucy? It's not as if you and Lucy were You know she was engaged to someone.
And then when that went sour, she got really depressed and So Robbie made out with her? Where is he? I think he's in the dining room.
- Hey, man, what's up? - What's up is I'm gonna kill you.
- Huh? - Lucy? Oh.
Well, looks like you picked a good night.
I only came here to see Lucy.
I think I'm in love with her.
I am in love with her.
Okay, pal, I've had about enough of this.
Get over her.
She's not relationship material right now.
She's still wearing her engagement ring from the last guy.
Well, not the last guy.
The last guy was your brother.
Why is she wearing that guy's ring? He called last week and asked for it back.
She went into a tailspin.
Believe me, she's not in the right place to start a relationship.
Especially with a guy who's on the road and has a bunch of women throwing their underwear at him every night.
She can't handle it.
Not now, not ever.
She'd lose her mind if she married you.
Wait, I didn't say anything about marriage.
Then what's the point? What are you doing here? Did you come here just to toy with her? Well, the point is I felt something special when we made out.
I write songs about it.
And so two years later, you've come back to get another jolt of Lucy's make-out mojo? I'm blocked.
I really don't have time for this.
I have my own problems.
Why aren't you at work? Oh.
Let's see.
Why am I not at work? Because I don't have a car, moron.
If you needed a ride, all you had to do was say so.
No, I don't need anything from you other than it would be nice if you could do a better job of looking after my brothers and sisters.
What kind of person doesn't know that Simon can't drive a car without a licensed driver over the age of 25? I may have known but I must have forgotten.
Aha.
Hm.
So you did know.
You caused the accident on purpose.
Accident on purpose? Does that even make any sense? I didn't do anything on purpose.
If your parents aren't gonna get upset about the accident, why are you? Who pays for the car insurance? Who do you think is gonna pay for what insurance doesn't pay for? Your parents.
Well, yeah.
Right.
But don't think I'm not gonna chip in.
And do you think it's really a good idea to have your brother lurking around Lucy right now when obviously, from the ring on her finger, she is not stable? Whoa.
Hi, I'm Ruthie.
Perhaps you've heard of me.
Yes, I have.
Hi, I'm Ben.
Perhaps you've heard of me.
Ever been on a fireman's calendar? No.
They haven't done a calendar since I got the job.
Not that they would ask me to be on a calendar.
Oh, they'd ask, all right.
Where's Mary? She's looking for the keys to her car.
She wanted to take me for a drive.
That's an understatement.
- Huh? - Nothing.
I better leave before I fall in love.
I can't find my keys anywhere.
Then my guess would be Lucy's driving your car.
- But she didn't ask to drive my car.
- She's out picking up guys.
It's hard to pick up guys when you're in an electric car or a minivan.
Fine, then we'll go out in Ben's car.
Word of advice? Move back to New York, follow him wherever he goes if he takes you to the ends of the earth.
Forget about Wilson.
Forget you ever met him.
Forget that you ever got engaged.
Forget that you never gave him his ring back.
Forget that he moved away without telling you where he was going.
And forget about finding him.
Uh-oh.
Maybe we shouldn't be in a car when we talk.
Back porch okay? Look at me.
I thought so.
I noticed it at dinner.
Let me explain.
I'm not much on explanations.
Ben, I was with Wilson on and off for years.
The only thing I take more seriously than my job is my life.
And I came here to see if there was a chance that you could ever be a part of my life.
You're really beautiful, you know that? I haven't been able to get your face out of my mind.
But now I think I can, so I guess it's good that I came here.
It's not like I knew you had any serious interest in me.
I thought I was just a girl that you made out with.
One of the many girls that you made out with.
I don't know.
I'm not that kind of guy.
Now that I know that, can't you give me another chance? No.
Sorry, I As beautiful as you are, I can't.
Bye, Mary.
I saw Ben leaving.
I took your car without asking.
I didn't think you'd mind.
No, I did think you'd mind, but I took it anyway.
You might wanna take that ring off before you go inside.
I am never taking off this ring, okay? Well, aren't we calm for everything that's going on around here? I feel very calm.
I've been feeling very conflicted but as of today, I feel very calm.
And that's good, because with all the things going on out there in the world, it helps to stay calm in here.
See, I had this dream for years to teach.
And finally, after all that time, I got my dream when Mrs.
MacKoul asked me to join the staff at Ruthie's school.
It was very much my dream come true.
And now you're giving up your dream come true? It's no longer my dream.
I love working with any one student, but I feel disconnected working with a group of students in the classroom.
I want to do more than discuss questions of morality.
I wanna inspire each child to lead a moral life.
I think I can find a better way to do that.
And you don't feel sad that you've always had this dream to teach, and once you got it, it wasn't what you wanted? No.
It probably happens to a lot of people.
Yeah, it does, but usually they just hang on to it.
Because after all that dreaming, it seems a shame to give it up or admit that it was a mistake.
Well, I feel good about it.
For me, letting go of the past is freeing.
Well, evidently, that's a gene that wasn't inherited by Mary or Lucy.
Can't let go Can't let go She can't let go Oh, no, oh, no I promise I'll talk to Ms.
Riddle.
Just make him stop.
Who? Ah! Hi, Lucy.
Looks like you have company.
I don't think Mom and Dad will want you entertaining in your bedroom, considering your past history.
Out.
Out.
Go now.
What are you doing here? This.
- If you wanna drive - No, I don't wanna drive.
Again, I'm really sorry about the accident.
Okay, I don't know what your anger is all about, but at this point, I don't really care.
Well, it's not about the accident.
It's about the past three years.
You know, you've moved into the house and you've tried to take over my position in the family.
You are not my replacement.
You can't do what I do.
This is really old stuff.
We've been through this before.
Now, I don't wanna be your replacement and I didn't try to take over anything.
I've tried to stay out of your way, and you're right.
I can't do what you do.
I'm not a big brother.
I don't have experience in being a big brother.
You know, not that I'm a complete idiot, but I do make mistakes.
And frankly, I'm not used to the responsibility nor do I want it.
But face it, you're all grown-up now.
I mean, you may still be living at home, but your But your life isn't at home anymore.
Your life is at school and at the clinic.
And that's where you're gonna be for the next nine years of your life.
Matt, you're done.
It's over, let it go.
It's time to leave the nest and graduate from being a big brother to being a man.
It's not like you didn't know this.
You just never heard it out loud.
And it's not like you can't go out there and make something of yourself.
You are.
You will.
Thanks.
Anytime, Dr.
Camden.
I don't know if that makes me happy or sad.
We've got a lot of letting go to do over the next few years.
Yeah, we do.
We've also got a lot of holding on too.
Yeah.
I guess I'll get started cleaning while you take Simon out for a spin.
Yeah, I'm sure it'll be more of a crawl, but I'll let him drive over to school.
- Where is he, anyway? - He's hiding in his room.
Pretty easy to find him in his room, isn't it? I think he wants us to find him and tell him that his life's going to be okay.
I think taking him for a drive is the most I can do for one day.
Be careful out there.
I'll be with you in just a moment, Ruthie.
Ruthie.
Ms.
Riddle.
I have something I'd like to say to you and I hope you're old enough to understand.
Try me.
I used to be a very angry woman, and I judged everyone around me as being stupid or incompetent or lazy or You get the picture.
And then, as unbelievable as it sounds, I met a guy.
A man, a nice man.
He was in my life for quite a while but I never saw him, because I had to get over all this anger I had from before.
And who were you angry with? My fiancé.
I had the same boyfriend all the way through high school, then college.
Then when we graduated, we were supposed to get married, but following the rehearsal dinner, he ran away with my sister.
I'm with you so far.
Well, it was shortly after that that I started teaching, and although I had some very good training and a very good education, I had very low self-esteem.
I never thought much of myself.
And I always thought way too much of my sister.
So when this guy dumped me, I hit rock bottom.
Anyway, because of what happened when you left, I was forced into some anger-management classes.
And as I started to realise all the awful things I had buried inside, I began to feel a whole lot better about myself.
And eventually, a whole lot better about the people around me.
I love teaching.
And this school is a very special place.
One of the reasons I was hoping to get hired here was so that you and I could, once and for all, settle our differences.
Do you think that's possible? Totally possible.
But I've got two questions.
One, who's the guy? Do you remember the principal? The kind of young, good-looking redhead? I like him.
I love him.
We're getting married.
Which is the other reason I wanted to work here.
One of us has to transfer.
We can't both work in the same school.
I have to admit, I did come here to keep you from getting the job.
But this is a whole lot better.
Oh.
What was the other question? Did you keep your engagement ring from the first guy? I did.
Last Christmas, I mailed it to my sister and her husband, my former fiancé.
I told them I didn't need it anymore.
Ruthie? Did you need to see me? I wanted to tell you something about Ms.
Riddle, but I'm sure you overheard.
Ready to go, Luce? We have to go to the post office, but I will be back as quickly as possible.
I'll be waiting.
Could you pick me up some stamps? Fine.
Where are you mailing that? Wilson's parents.
I'm sure they know where he is.
We're really kind of pathetic.
Yeah.
But we don't have to keep being pathetic.
I agree.