7th Heaven s06e22 Episode Script

Are you sure it's okay? I don't think I wanna run into your parents, or my parents or anyone.
I'm just too upset.
It's all right, my family's at the pool hall.
Our rehearsal dinner, remember? I feel so badly that none of my family made it to your mother's dinner.
Under the circumstances Still, later tonight, I'll call your mom and apologise.
I'll make us a sandwich.
We were this close to pulling it off, to doing what neither one of us thought we could do: Get married with our families thereby bringing us, them and our two faiths together forever, like a family is supposed to be.
For the record, I didn't think we were this close to pulling it off.
I figured we were gonna have some drama, but I never figured the drama would be your dad refusing to marry us and my father refusing to show up.
Let's just end our torment.
Let's just tell them we're married and pack our bags and head to New York.
So you just wanna give up and run away? - Yes.
- We can't give up.
Our fathers are never going to admit they are wrong, apologise, and then show up at the synagog like nothing ever happened.
I mean, maybe in five or six years, but not in less than 24 hours.
I don't like your defeatist attitude.
It's not an attitude.
It's an accurate assessment of the current situation.
Oh, ye of little faith.
Okay, ye of too much faith, what do you propose we do? We should do nothing.
We tried to reason with our fathers.
Let's give our moms a chance.
Well, if they can't do it, no one can.
Ugh! What? Is there anything besides mayonnaise on this? - I'm sorry, I like mayonnaise.
- It's a sign.
If I can eat mayonnaise and white bread, anything's possible.
Hi.
Boy, I'm hungry.
Maybe a little snack.
Where is Sarah? What do you care? I don't believe in the marriage, so I can't marry them.
It's as simple as that.
And this just came to you recently, this not believing in the marriage? No.
I told you this.
I felt that way since the beginning.
Really.
I just never thought that, you know, they would get this far.
But, you know, when they did, come on, I had to step up and do something before Sarah ruined her life.
And by the way, it's nothing against this kid, Matt.
He's just not Jewish.
But he's willing to convert.
Matt doesn't wanna be Jewish.
He, uh He wants Sarah.
So he's in love with your daughter.
And your daughter's in love with him.
That should count for something, maybe even everything.
Since when did you join, you know, Club Matt? Okay, in the beginning, I wasn't happy about Sarah wanting to marry Matt.
But I realised we can't pick out the man we want our daughter to marry.
The heart wants what the heart wants.
Yeah, but why can't her heart, you know, want a Jew? A real Jew.
I mean, what was wrong with that Levin fella? Or that Cohen boy, you know? Sarah didn't fall in love with that Levin fella or that Cohen boy.
She fell in love with Matt.
Just like I fell in love with you.
- But I'm Jewish.
- And if you weren't? Do you really think I would have listened to my parents if they had forbidden me to marry you? Well, I don't know.
Is that all you can think of, food? I'm hungry.
Oh, well, then by all means, eat, be merry.
And mess up this kitchen the way you're messing up our daughter's life.
Our life.
No, no, eat.
Don't let the fact that my heart is breaking stop you.
Can I help it that while your heart is breaking, my stomach is growling? Oh! Come in.
Have a seat.
No, thanks.
It's kind of late for you to be out.
Yeah, but I heard a noise.
Or did you hear that I decided to move up here permanently? I thought when I took your room that you'd leave, get your own place.
I did leave, and this is my own place.
I thought you wanted your room back.
Yes and no.
Well, Simon's right, I'm not really part of this family.
And when you think about it, only family should be living in the house.
I'm sorry about getting so upset tonight at the pool hall.
But I thought about everything, and me moving to the garage is for the best.
Thanks for moving all my stuff up here.
You're welcome.
You know, with me here, Simon can take over Matt's role in the family.
I won't get in the way.
You can have your room back.
Everybody's happy.
- So you're not leaving? - No.
Unless you can tell me why, all of a sudden, my best friend in this family has decided to declare war on me and is trying to get me to leave the only place I've ever really considered home.
So So - You still planning on getting married? - Yes.
Are you still planning on not being there? - Yes.
- It's a mistake, Dad.
A big mistake.
I love you, but if you don't show up, I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive you.
And if you convert tomorrow, I don't know if I'll be able to forgive you.
So we're at an impasse.
Both of us refusing to give in to the other.
Yeah.
I wonder which one of us will win.
Or if we'll both just lose.
Mom just told me.
Dad's not going to Matt's wedding? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And Sarah's father's refusing to marry them.
Blah, blah, blah.
I've got bigger problems than that.
Where have you been? Let's see.
I started out in Buffalo, where Ben asked me to marry him and I said no.
Then I got on a plane going to New York City, then changed planes and flew to Washington, then to Tampa, then back to Buffalo, and then nonstop to here.
You know, this job of yours is kind of inconvenient for me.
When I need you, you're always flying somewhere.
- It's been a really long day and I - I met a guy.
I know, Ben's brother, Kevin.
No, no, no, another guy.
Doug.
At the airport.
Oh, I thought you were pretty serious with Kevin.
Well, he won't move to Glenoak.
I mean, he won't even come to Glenoak for Matt's wedding.
So don't you think I should move on, break up with him? Did you say that Ben asked you to marry him? And did you say that you said no? And why did you say no? Because I know you like him, maybe even love him.
I don't wanna talk about it.
Good, well, enough about you.
What about me? I kind of invited Doug to the wedding tomorrow.
Do you think that's okay? If you really love Kevin, I think you know the answer to that question.
I am so glad you called.
I wanted to apologise for not being at the rehearsal dinner.
But with everything that's happened - It's okay, I understand.
- Thanks.
We have to do something about the wedding.
I thought I could change Eric's mind, but he's just too stubborn.
And I'm afraid if we don't do something, and if our husbands don't show up tomorrow, then Well, I think you know what I'm afraid of.
We'll lose our children and break up our families.
Yes.
We should go over to the house right now.
No, we should go find an inexpensive hotel, get some sleep, think about what we're gonna say to Mary and Lucy, and then go talk to them.
You think she's going to be surprised to see me? Not as surprised as Mary is to see me.
Do you think we made the right choice? We're in love with those nuts.
So they left us no other choice but to fly cross-country and try to work things out with them.
When I asked for time off to come here, I asked the chief for a transfer to the Glenoak police force.
I'm going to move to Glenoak so I can be with Lucy.
- What's going on? - Hank and Julie are having a baby.
Mary and Lucy are picking up our parents at the airport.
Ruthie's taking care of the boys.
And Simon's supposed to help Matt pack.
And I'm off to help Rosina.
But Mary told me that Richard's refusing to marry Matt and Sarah.
Yes, he's being as pigheaded as you, but there is going to be a wedding.
And with or without you, there's going to be a wedding.
- It won't work.
- What's that? - What you're doing.
- What am I doing? - You know.
- I'm getting ready for a wedding.
- What are you doing? - I'm not going.
- And I'm not changing my mind.
- Oh, that's okay.
I'm sure we can find someone else to hold the candle.
Oh, thank you so much for agreeing at such late notice, Rabbi.
Yes, this is wonderful news.
I can't wait to tell Sarah.
Thank you so much.
Bye-bye.
Did I actually hear someone say "wonderful news"? Mom got Rabbi Silverman to agree to marry Matt and me.
Thank you, Mom.
At my synagog? Well, I'm not gonna have the florist and everyone else change everything because you won't admit you're wrong, and you are wrong.
You should be the one marrying your daughter, but since you won't What is this, like some little bluff? Some little trick? You think that I'm actually then gonna marry Sarah and Matt? - No trick.
- Well, you gotta be kidding me.
You wouldn't do this.
Silverman? God bless him.
What is he, like 82? Hello? Abe? How are you? It's Richard.
Yeah, how are you? Listen, Rosina told Really? No, no, I don't have a problem with it.
No, no.
No, no.
I don't.
Okay, shalom.
Abe Silverman is not marrying my daughter.
He's a hack.
Oh, I get it.
Oh, wow.
I Oh, and I see through your little plan, really.
Do you actually think, Rosina, that I'm that crazy? That I'll see my daughter get married at my synagog by someone else, and I'll be that crazy that I'll just throw my principles out and then zoom right in there and marry her? Well, no.
I will not do that.
And you know why? Because I do not believe in the marriage.
Sarah and I are gonna go get our hair and makeup done.
And then I have some last-minute details to check on.
There's a chicken in the fridge in case you get hungry.
And because of the reception, I won't be home until very late.
You can't have a reception without me.
I'm having a wedding without you.
Oh, and by the way, your mother and father are having their car bring them here before the ceremony.
I told them you had something you wanted to tell them.
I thought you should be the one to tell them you're refusing to marry their only granddaughter.
Mom says I have to help you pack.
I Look, I know you wanted to be my best man.
Do you wanna know why I didn't ask you? You look at being the best man as being some kind of passing of the older-brother baton, right? Simon, being the big brother in this family is something I became over a long period of time.
I'm 22, you're 15.
And the truth is, I don't think you're ready to take over for me around here.
I mean, you haven't had the smoothest year, what with your slow-speed car chase and getting drunk.
I thought if I asked Robbie, you'd look at him as someone to look up to and someone to help you when I'm not around next year.
Don't be in a hurry to grow up.
And use Robbie.
He's here.
He's a good guy, and he can help you.
And you can help him.
And I know that if you two just work together, then maybe I can stop worrying about what's gonna happen when I leave.
And just so you know, after everything I've been through with Robbie, asking him to be my best man, trusting him with my family, it's not easy for me.
It's something I fought ever since Robbie came to live with us.
So Robbie might be my best man tonight, but you've been my best man since Mom and Dad brought you home from the hospital.
I love you.
And I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings.
You're trying to make me cry? I'm trying to make you understand.
I understand.
I was wondering if you wanted to help me with the boys.
I have to finish my speech for the reception.
This best-man stuff is harder than I thought.
You can have your room back if you want it.
I'm fine with the garage.
You know, I really need to finish this best-man speech.
I'm having a lot of trouble, so if you don't mind - Are you kicking me out? - Yeah, just like you kicked me out.
Well, are you kicking Sam and David out too? - No, Sam and David can stay.
- Well, that's not fair.
Well, neither is the way you're treating me.
When you're ready to apologise to me and explain why you've been so mean to me, I'll be here.
Are you ready? Oh, there.
Hi.
Oh, it's so good to see you.
Hello, Mary.
Well, now, are we going straight to the church or will we? - Synagog.
- Oh, synagog.
Of course, I forgot.
So we're gonna take you to the hotel, then someone will be by to pick you up later and take you to the synagog.
Oh, I'll just go over with Eric.
Oh! - We should tell them.
- Tell us what? Dad had a fight with Sarah's dad, and then Dad had a fight with Matt because Matt was going to convert today before the wedding.
So Sarah's dad refuses to marry them and Dad refuses to go.
So there's not going to be a wedding? Are you telling me that I've been wanded and strip-searched for nothing? Oh, no, they found some sort of a fill-in rabbi.
So there is still gonna be a wedding.
But your father refuses to go.
Refuses to be at the wedding of his first-born son and my eldest grandchild? Take them to the hotel.
Take me to Eric.
Where's everybody else? They're all at the hotel.
Do I understand you are not going to the wedding? I have my reasons for not going and they're not up for discussion or debate.
Who do you think you're talking to, a friend who stopped by for coffee? I'm your father and Matt's grandfather.
And I have just flown 2,000 miles to attend his wedding.
And whether you want to or not, you're gonna tell me what is going on here.
Matt plans to convert.
Who cares? I care.
And obviously, you don't understand.
And that's why I don't wanna talk about this, okay? You feel that you raised Matt in a certain way, your way.
And now as an adult, he's choosing his own path.
And you feel that he's rejecting you or rejecting the road you thought he would take in life, indeed the road you picked for him to take in life.
Now you're hurt because you can't understand why he doesn't want to take your road.
Okay, maybe you do understand.
But you don't How do you think I felt when you rejected the Marines? I didn't reject the Marines.
I Chose a different path? Took a different road? When you came to me and said you were not going to enlist in the Marine Corps and indeed had already enrolled in seminary, I felt you were rejecting me and my whole way of life.
And at that time, that was unbearable.
And then I realised you weren't rejecting the Marines or me, you were choosing something else.
Following your own heart, as is Matt.
Matt may leave your house, Eric, and he may leave your Church, but he can never leave behind what you taught him.
What makes him him is you.
You raised him.
He'll always be your son.
And as long as he goes out in the world and does some good, does it really make any difference whether he's Christian or Jewish as long as he's still Matt? That I eventually had to realise about you.
You may not be a Marine, but by heaven, you are my son.
And up until now, you've always done the right thing and made me proud.
Do the right thing and make me proud.
How do you think it's going in there? Well, if anyone can get through to Dad, it's the Colonel.
I mean, he got through to me.
I'll get it.
It's for you.
Okay, Matt and Sarah are going to Catalina for their honeymoon.
I confirmed the plane and hotel reservations this morning.
Two of Sarah's cousins will be bringing the gifts to the reception.
I made sure Matt has all the necessary paperwork he'll need for the ceremony, and I'm gonna bring it with me to the synagog.
I bought Matt a gift for the wedding and helped him buy gifts for the other groomsmen.
I'm taking Matt with me to the synagog, but after the wedding, he'll ride in a limo with Sarah to the reception.
And now, congratulate me.
I finally finished the speech for the reception.
I'm sure it's not as good as the one you wrote, but it's the best I could do.
I'll congratulate you if you'll forgive me.
I've been a real jerk to you and I'm sorry.
You are family.
You're a big part of this family and an important part.
And I don't know what we'd do without you.
I don't know what I'd do without you, especially since Matt's leaving.
So, what do you say we both take over for Matt and keep an eye on things around here? I know I can't do it alone.
I can't do it alone, either.
I guess it's a good thing we have each other then, huh? - What's this? - It's my best-man speech.
I thought maybe you can use it.
I worked on it for over a month.
You probably won't have to change much, you know, since Matt's your brother too.
Thanks, man.
- It's nothing.
- No, it's something.
My speech stinks.
Look, all I can say is I'm sorry.
I hope it's enough and I hope you can forgive me for the way I've been acting.
- What happened? - A little colonel yelled in my ear.
Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? Yeah, I can.
My dad taught me that.
Forgiveness.
But just so you know, I'm still planning on converting.
Not today, but someday.
When you do, I wanna be there for you, and for me and for Sarah.
Wait, does this mean you're coming to the wedding? I just hope they didn't find somebody else to hold the candle.
If Sarah's father doesn't show, you might end up doing more than holding a candle.
- Do you think they're still outside? - I'm too chicken to look.
I can't believe Ben flew all the way here.
He's gonna ask me to marry him again.
I can't believe Kevin flew all the way here, and I made a date with another guy.
They're gone.
You can stop hiding.
- What'd they say? - Yeah, what'd they say? You can find out tonight at Matt's wedding.
I invited them.
Good.
Then I have enough time to call Doug and cancel.
If Ben asks me to marry him again, I'm gonna have to break up with him.
Who are you and what did you do with Mary Camden? If Kevin came here as a sign that he's willing to give up his life in Buffalo and move to Glenoak, should I tell him about Doug? It's finally happened.
She's more crazy than you.
Hm.
So did you come back to insult me some more? I won't insult you if you don't insult me.
Agreed.
And I'll say I'm sorry if you'll say you're sorry.
Agreed.
- Can we talk? - Sure.
Hey, Eric, don't let the intermittent hives throw you or take it personally, but my mother and father just left.
And don't ask, but my wife was very kind enough to sic them on me.
Anyway, please.
So, what's up? I made peace with Matt.
And I think you should do the same thing with Sarah.
I really think you need to be there tonight.
You need to marry them.
And I say that knowing that if you don't show, I could end up with a bigger part in the ceremony than holding a candle.
Listen, Eric.
I told Sarah that I could not marry her and your son because I did not believe in the wedding, okay? But the truth is I was scared, all right? Because I did believe in the wedding.
These past 90 days, when I got to know your son, I gotta tell you, I just can't imagine a better man marrying my daughter.
I mean, he's not Jewish, but, you know, I don't want to be greedy.
I guess I just, you know, always took it for granted that, you know, she was gonna marry a Jewish man.
But when she brought Matt home, you know, I suddenly felt betrayed.
I felt upset and But then when I got to know him, you know, I got really confused because I just could not accept this marriage.
I tried, but there was a part of me that just would not accept it.
And then ultimately what happened, I started to get very comfortable, you know, with the idea of a Matt and a Sarah.
Then I started to feel, like, uncomfortable, and that led me to feel like I needed to, like, you know, stop the wedding.
Matt's gonna convert.
But not for you or your wife.
He's doing it for himself, to unify his family.
Sarah and Matt are gonna be a family.
So are you gonna marry them tonight? Hey, you know, I'm certainly not gonna let that hack Abe Silverman marry my only daughter.
Good.
So, listen, one other thing.
Do you think you wanna do a little more than just, like you said, you know, hold the candle? Because I gotta tell you, I apologise.
It was so rude of me to exclude you from the wedding ceremony.
I mean, you know, Matt's your son, you're a minister.
I mean, really.
I mean, why don't we both do this thing together, huh? What, co-officiate the ceremony? Hmm.
I'm honoured.
Well, you should be.
Hey, listen, we still got a little bit of time and I'm pretty hungry.
I could use some roast beef.
So why don't we head to the kitchen, put a little rewrite on the wedding ceremony.
I make a great sandwich, you know, lean.
You'll love it.
You must like roast beef.
You know, now, real lean.
And I'll cut the sandwiches really perfect for you.
It'll be great.
Richard, this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
I'm out of here.
We need to talk.
I put in for a transfer to Glenoak.
I invited another guy to the wedding.
I am not ready to get married.
Well, I'm not ready, either.
- So why did you ask? - Because I don't wanna lose you.
You're not gonna lose me unless you ask me to give up what I'm doing.
- What? - Come on.
We love each other and we wanna be together, but you're a fireman and I'm a flight attendant.
And one of us is gonna have to give up our job if we wanna be together.
Says who? I do love you, and I wanna be with you and no one else.
So when we can, with our schedules, we'll spend as much time as we can together.
I would never ask you to give up something you love just to be with me.
If I did, then I wouldn't really love you.
So can I wear that ring that you tried to give me? You wanna wear my class ring? But it's not an engagement ring.
That's why I wanna wear it.
So that's why I did it and I'd understand if you never wanted to see me again.
Lucy, it's okay.
You were angry at me and I understand.
And I wanna see you again.
I wanna see you for the rest of my life.
- So you're not angry? - No.
But maybe I'll cancel my work transfer and we'll just take things a little slower.
Now, this guy you invited, he's not here, is he? - No.
- Good.
Because I brought my gun and I'd hate to have to use it.
Oh, you're joking.
Yes, I'm joking.
But no more asking guys out.
No more.
Wow.
You look stunning in your tux.
Okay, what's going on with you and Robbie? Simon's never going to be you.
I speak the truth and you know it.
But Robbie, he has a shot.
And I just don't know if I could take it if I got to like him like I like you and then he left too.
Don't be mad at me for leaving and don't be mad at Robbie for staying.
And give Simon a chance.
He might surprise you.
Now, I may be in New York, but you can come and visit.
And you can call me anytime you want, day or night.
I'll always be here for you, Ruthie.
Always.
How much did you hear? All of it.
Eavesdropping.
How very Camden of you.
- I'm sorry.
- What are you sorry about? That you like me so much.
So did somebody call for a rabbi? Huh? Do you really think that after everything you did to me, to Matt, you can just show up here and I'll forgive and forget and let you marry us? Yeah.
Well You're right.
Oh, boy.
Look at you.
Well, as you know, I have a wedding ceremony to perform, so I'll try to make this short and sweet.
I love you.
I'll always love you.
I love Matt.
He's cool.
I'm glad he's part of the family.
And I'm sorry.
Ditto.
Annie! You made it.
Is Richard coming? Rosina wasn't sure.
He's here.
I I can't believe I ever thought I could miss Matt's wedding.
Our Matt.
For the last 48 hours, I think I'm gonna plead temporary religious insanity.
Well, you've got a good case.
Are you okay with everything, even the conversion? I'm okay with Matt.
And I trust that he'll always do the right thing and make me proud.
So I guess, yeah, I'm okay with the conversion.
Okay, you two, break it up.
I have to say, I didn't think this wedding was gonna happen.
You gotta believe.
You gotta have faith.
Matt, it's time.
Doc, you look very dashing in your tux.
Tell me about it.
I've been beating the women off with a stick.
- Beating? - Gently shoving.
- You doubt me.
- No.
Welcome, friends, relatives, all who have come in peace to witness the joining of Sarah and Matt in marriage.
You know, both Sarah and Matt wanted a ceremony that wove together the threads of their two faiths and their two families.
And so today, we're gonna be doing things a little differently up here, as you can understand.
And fortunately, joining me for this very, very happy occasion is Reverend Eric Camden, Matt's father and, what, my co-pilot if you will, for this ceremony, huh? Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of Matt and Sarah in holy matrimony.
I look to all of you and say, if any of you can give just cause why they should not be lawfully married, speak now or forever hold your peace.
You know, it did dawn on me that perhaps some of our guests may wonder what is this huppah, this wedding canopy that Sarah and Matt stand under is all about.
Well, to me, it represents their new home.
Their new home that they are creating as they become man and wife.
A home that will give them love and shelter and protect them and It's a Jewish tradition to recite the Shehecheyanu, a prayer at joyous occasions.
And at my daughter's wedding, this is certainly that.
Matt and Sarah, please join your right hands and declare your intentions in the presence of God and this gathering.
Matt, repeat after me: I, Matt, take you, Sarah, to be my wife.
I, Matt, take you, Sarah, to be my wife.
To have and to hold from this day forward.
To have and to hold from this day forward.
For better or worse.
For better, for worse.
For richer or poorer.
For richer or poorer.
- In sickness and in health.
- In sickness and in health.
To love and to cherish till death do us part.
To love and to cherish till death do us part.
- This is my solemn vow.
- This is my solemn vow.
Sarah, please repeat after me.
I, Sarah, take you, Matt, to be my husband.
I, Sarah, take you, Matt, to be my husband.
To have and to hold from this day forward.
To have and to hold from this day forward.
For better or worse.
For better, for worse.
For richer or poorer.
For richer or for poorer.
- In sickness and in health.
- In sickness and in health.
To love and to cherish till death do us part.
To love and to cherish until death do us part.
- This is my solemn vow.
- This is my solemn vow.
Matt, as you place the ring on Sarah's hand, please say these words: Sarah, as you place the ring on Matt's hand, please say these words: Now that Matt and Sarah have given themselves to each other by exchanging vows and rings, we pronounce That they are husband and wife.
Matt and Sarah May God bless you and keep you.
May the Lord's countenance shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord look upon you with favour and grant you peace.
We end this ceremony with the traditional breaking of the glass.
This is a very old tradition.
It goes back to the beginning of Judaism, actually.
Some say it recalls the destruction of the ancient temple, and others say it's symbolic of the breaking of barriers of people with different faiths and cultures.
But to me, it's a simple reminder that even moments of joy have to be tempered with the knowledge of the fragility of life.
The fragility of this glass suggests the fragility of human relationships.
So, Matt, after you break the glass, we shall all pray that your union, your love and your bond will be as difficult to break as it would be to make that glass whole again.
And I invite everyone in the congregation after Matt breaks the glass to shout out, "mazeltov," which, of course, means good luck and congratulations.
Mazeltov! Kid, what are you waiting for? Go on, kiss your bride.
We did it.
Piece of cake.