7th Heaven s07e18 Episode Script
We Do
Uh, and then I pronounce you husband and wife.
Then I tell you, Kevin, that you may kiss the bride, and you may.
And then, as I present you to the church, everyone stands, and you take his arm, Lucy.
And then I nod to Ruthie, and she returns your flowers to you.
And then Lucy and Kevin will proceed back down the aisle.
And this time, Ruthie and Simon follow you, hopefully along with Matt and Mary.
Oh, and, uh, Kevin's sister, uh, Patty-Mary, and your brother, Ben.
Sounds good to me.
What if the storm keeps Matt and Mary and your mom and Patty-Mary and Ben from getting here? The airport will open up tomorrow.
It has to.
And if it doesn't? Yeah, what if it's just us? What if none of his family gets here? As of tomorrow, my family is Lucy and me.
I feel like the luckiest woman in the entire world.
Yes, you are.
I think you're both very lucky to have found each other.
It is so good to see you back in your church again.
Hmm.
So we're really gonna do this? I'm gonna be Mrs.
Kevin Kinkirk? Are you still having doubts about me? Even now? Promise me you'll be here.
Promise me that you won't leave me standing at the altar.
Promise me that nothing will keep you from marrying me.
That neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night will keep you from your appointed rounds.
I promise.
Am I too late? Too late? Uh For the wedding? No.
We just finished the rehearsal.
The Colonel sent me.
They're not gonna make it.
I'm here to help in any way I can.
I'm sorry you had to drive all the way from wherever you drove, but I I don't think there's anything you can do, Gabrielle.
You're welcome to come to the wedding, of course.
Well, not unless I can make some sort of a contribution.
I insist on helping.
Well, really, we're happy to have you, Gabrielle.
Uh, but, I don't know, aside from showing up tomorrow night at 7:30 and having a good time, there's nothing you can do.
I'll call the Colonel and let him know.
Oh, I hope that wasn't a bad omen.
I hope that wasn't a bad omen.
What was that? I'm not sure, but I hope that wasn't a bad omen.
Oh, thank God.
I've gotta get to the hospital to delivery a baby.
- Some guy ran me off the road.
- There are accidents all over the city.
But we've got a break in the rain for a few minutes.
- Come on, I'll get you some help.
- Oh, boy.
- Aren't you? - And you're? - Roxanne, Kevin's partner.
- Of course.
I'm Hank.
I'm married to Eric's sister, Julie.
Right.
We met at the house.
Christmas.
- Come on, I'll get you to the hospital.
- Thank you.
Kevin, it's me.
Kevin, we need to talk.
I'm awake.
I heard her.
Kevin? Lucy? - Hi.
- Hi yourself.
Can't wait until tomorrow night? - I'm scared.
- It's going to be fine.
I love you.
Uh, what if no one makes it? - Are you talking about the wedding? - Yes.
What did you think I was talking about? - The wedding night.
- You think I'm scared of you? No.
I can't wait, believe me.
Did she say anything to you? - No.
You think she'll call it off? No.
Then what are they doing in there? Shh What'd you think? I was gonna be wearing my pyjamas and smoking jacket? I didn't know you were gonna wake me up in the middle of the night.
Put something on, and I'll step out into the hall.
What are you doing here? We might ask you the same thing.
I wanted to talk to Kevin about whether we should go through with the wedding considering no one can get here and it's still storming.
I didn't realise everyone was waiting for me.
- They're not.
They're going to bed.
- Without knowing whether or not you're calling off the wedding? I don't think so.
We're not calling off the wedding.
But even if the airport opens, it's been closed for over 24 hours.
The flights are gonna be backed up.
Do you mind? As much as I want my mom and Ben and Patty-Mary to be at my wedding, if they're not there, I'll be okay.
I want my grandparents and Matt and Mary to be there.
Ugh, it's just that I want everything to be perfect, and yet I know life's not perfect.
No, it's not.
- But parts of it are very, very good.
- Ha, ha.
Look, I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings, but I'll go upstairs with Ruthie and Lucy.
- Oh.
Come on.
I don't think they'll call the wedding off.
No.
Once these things are in motion, they're pretty difficult to stop.
But I have had a few couples back out at the very last minute.
If they do call it off, then your first official act in the church will be to announce that your daughter's wedding is cancelled.
- That wouldn't be good.
- No.
- Is it time to get up? - Is it morning? Is Lucy getting married? It's the middle of the night.
Go back to bed.
Uh, come on.
All right.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
When I get married, I'm going to elope.
No, you're not.
I wanna be there.
Okay, you and Dad can be the two witnesses when I elope.
Marriage is about family.
Don't you want your family, your entire family, to be there? They would still be my family whether or not they're at my wedding.
You're getting married in your father's church by your father, and all your brothers and sisters will be there.
Sorry.
I'm not sure that's in the cards for me.
I don't even think it's in the cards for Lucy.
I don't think anyone's gonna get here.
What? Like my saying it is gonna keep them from coming? There's a storm.
The airport is closed.
We have to deal with reality.
If they want everyone to be here, they're going to have to delay or even cancel the wedding.
And if they cancel it, Dad's gonna see it as some kind of sign that he's not supposed to be back at that church.
Hey, enough, doomsayer.
Could you think pleasant thoughts, please? I was just thinking that when I do get married, I hope it's Peter Petrowski.
So you have a little crush on Peter.
Huh.
I didn't know you liked him that much.
You know, in that way.
- I thought you were just friends.
- No.
I think I'm in love.
Wow.
You know, I could've waited a day or two till after Lucy's wedding to hear that.
But on the other hand, I'm glad you told me.
I like Peter.
What do you like about him? Everything.
Especially when he calls me "honey" or "sweetheart.
" - It's so cool.
- Yeah.
Cool.
Dad? Yeah? Even if they call off the wedding, you have to get back to Church.
You belong there, and I need you to be there.
Okay.
If you don't go back, I'm afraid I'm gonna lose my faith in God.
I'm going back, son.
You promise? Even if there's no wedding? Promise.
Dr.
Friedman, report to Radiology.
Dr.
Friedman, Radiology.
- What are you doing here? I called the station, and the watch captain told me where I could find you.
- What happened to you? - Uh, it's been a terrible night.
I'm afraid it's about to get much worse.
Kevin's brother, Ben, called.
He and Mrs.
Kinkirk, they got a flight into Vegas, but now they're stuck.
And they couldn't get a rental car, because there aren't any rental cars left.
So they were gonna fly into a smaller airport tomorrow, but now they don't wanna chance missing the wedding.
So you're gonna pick them up.
I was thinking maybe we could go pick them up.
Ugh, I'm just getting off a 12-hour shift.
I understand.
And you're not driving to Vegas.
Okay? The roads are terrible.
- I have to.
- You don't have to.
Look, even if we left now Dr.
Allen to Recovery Room.
Dr.
Allen.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Good night.
Dad? Dad? - Hi.
- Hi.
- Are you okay? - Oh, yeah, I'm fine.
Uh, but the airport's still closed because of flooding.
However, uh, some of the surrounding airports about an hour away have opened, so, uh, there's still hope.
Good.
I have hope.
- Is there anything else? - No, nothing else.
- Oh.
- Thank you for marrying us.
Thank you for coming back to the church.
We've all missed you.
I'm gonna be fine.
I really love Kevin, and he's a good man.
Still, you know you don't have to do this.
I'm doing this.
But if you're doing this just to get me back to the church, I promise, I'll, you know I'm doing this because I love Kevin.
- But - Dad Shouldn't you guys be dressed by now? I'm staying in sweats until I put on my tux.
I'm doing the same thing.
Have you heard from Ben and your mom? No, but I know Ben, and if it takes planes, trains and automobiles to get them here, - they'll get here.
- And if they don't? Hey, if, for any reason, Ben doesn't show up, would you be my best man? - Really? - After all, we become brothers today.
Well, what if Matt gets here and Ben doesn't? I hardly know Matt.
Would you do it if Ben doesn't make it? Absolutely.
But as honoured as that makes me feel, I still hope Ben makes it on time.
You're gonna get sick too if you keep eating like that.
You were just standing there listening to me puke? - Oh, you look terrible.
- Oh, God, you heard me.
That's okay.
Look, I think we need to find you a hospital.
We have to get to that wedding.
If I'm not at Kevin and Lucy's wedding, I'm dead.
I can't believe you were just standing there listening.
Jeez.
I think we need to get you to a hospital.
There's gotta be one around here somewhere.
I am not going to a hospital.
- We really gotta get her to a hospital.
- We'll drop you off.
- Ben.
- What? We're never gonna get to this wedding with her stopping at every gas station.
- It's my car.
- So you should stay with us.
Mrs.
Kinkirk, I apologise in advance for anything that I might do to Ben.
Get out of the car.
- Why? - Because I'm gonna kill you.
You're a man of God.
You can't kill me.
You've never heard of the Crusades or the Inquisition? - You're not Catholic.
- Boys.
- I'll go check on Roxanne.
- I will check on Roxanne.
Can't we just leave them here? - No, we can't.
- Why not? Because they came all the way to Vegas to pick us up, and she's a police officer.
She'd have us arrested.
Oh, all right.
Just tell me you're coming, no matter who you are.
- Eric? - Hank.
I'm at the hospital.
I got a difficult delivery going here.
- And, well - No one can get in.
You No, you have to come, and you have to bring my sister and my niece and my nephew.
How's three out of four? - At the wedding? - Missing the wedding.
We can't bring Eric and the baby out in this weather.
They're just getting over the flu.
But I promise Julie will get there.
- And you? I'm trying.
I can't do a caesarean just because I wanna see Lucy get married.
Has Julie heard from the Colonel and Ruth? Uh, I've been trying to reach them.
I need to talk to them.
They're hiding from you.
They weren't sure you and Annie liked the wedding gift.
- What wedding gift? - Something they call a Gabrielle.
If you talk to them, tell them we returned her.
I think.
Here we go.
Yes.
Mom? I'm sorry.
I was just thinking.
I was wishing that my dad and Ginger could get here.
But I was just missing my mom.
Oh.
It's okay, because she's with us.
She's a part of us always.
And I need you to be strong, Mom, because, well, I'm getting married.
- I'm really getting married.
- I know.
I know, Luce.
- I'm so happy for you.
- This is Grandma's locket.
You gave it to me for my 13th birthday, remember? Of course.
Is this going to be your something old? Yes.
And my dress is my something new.
I just need something borrowed, and my garter is something blue.
- Could I borrow some earrings? - Any earrings you want.
If you change your mind about wearing my wedding dress No, I know you wanna wear your own wedding dress.
But thanks for wearing my mother's locket.
Do you think I'm crazy for going ahead with the wedding even though it looks as if no one's gonna get here? It doesn't make me look desperate, does it? No, it doesn't make you look desperate.
It was a long shot anyway, you know, to get everyone here with such short notice.
I don't think my dad and Ginger are gonna get here, and we know that the Colonel and Ruth and George aren't gonna get here.
But maybe Matt and Sarah? They were flying from New York too, and the flights are stacking up.
- Have you heard from Mary? - No, not yet.
But she could get here.
After all, she does have connections with the airlines.
Maybe Ben will get here with Kevin's mom.
Yeah, maybe.
You don't really want me to put this off, do you? I don't wanna give Dad the option of not going back either.
Oh, God.
If this day isn't good for you, it is your wedding.
This is the right day for me.
Lucy, Grandma gave this to me when I turned 13.
I want you to have it.
Camden residence.
Mary.
Mary, please tell me you can make it.
I've got a rental car, and I'm still hours away, but we should make it.
"We"? I'm gonna bring someone with me, if it's okay.
Well, uh, of course it's okay if you bring someone with you.
You wanna tell me who it is? Why don't we just let that be a surprise? Bye, Mom.
on your way home.
Where's Kevin? Oh, I got him out of the house just like you asked.
Uh, everything's fine.
You said you wanted him out of the house, so I got him out of the house.
Well, Mom's waiting in the car.
We're headed down to the church.
I'll see you there.
- With Kevin.
- With Kevin.
Just curious, how'd you get Kevin out of the house? I led him to believe we were about to have a conversation about sex.
Nice to see you're back on your game.
Thanks.
So, uh, who do you think Mary's bringing? I don't know.
But Mom and I decided we're not gonna worry about it.
How very Zen of you.
Hmm, if it's Jack, I'm not sure Mom's gonna be so Zen.
I keep hoping to hear Matt's on his way.
I hope so too, but if the Colonel couldn't get here, I'm not counting on Matt and Sarah getting here.
It'd be nice, even wonderful, but Yeah, well, no expectations, no disappointments.
Well, where are you exactly? Uh, Grandpa's hitching a ride.
Hello? Hello? Grandpa said not to worry.
He found someone who'll take him to Glenoak.
They should get here in time.
- Is he with Ginger? - No.
Ginger didn't wanna go.
She thought it was too dangerous.
Because? It was mighty nice of the Colonel to send you to pick us up.
And I'm sorry about Ginger.
She's not the first person to refuse a ride with me.
Of course, if I had a man like you, I don't think that I'd be sending him out alone with a woman like me.
I told you before, I'm in love with my wife.
I think, at this point, we should forget the wedding, and get you to a hospital.
No, I have to get to that wedding.
I have to get there.
You don't have to.
And you're sick, and I'm responsible.
You're not responsible.
You didn't make me sick.
If I don't get there, Kevin is going to kill me, so I won't just be sick, I'll be dead.
Can we, please? I can't believe I drove all night to pick you up from Vegas, and you're acting like we're inconveniencing you.
Well, we could've walked there faster than this.
I wanna hit you, I can't tell you.
If we can go after you hit me, hit me.
Go ahead.
No one is hitting anyone.
Stop it.
Stop it.
Ben.
Chandler.
- He started it.
- What are you, 12? Stop, or I'll shoot! - You have a gun? - Yeah, I have a gun.
- On you? - Well, no.
If it were Ben and Kevin, I'd just leave them.
If I was feeling better, I'd join them.
And what is that supposed to mean? It means that Ben has been nothing but rude and inconsiderate since he got in the car.
He's exhausted.
We've both been up over 72 hours, and he'd been in a fire the night before we left.
- So you're making excuses for him? - Hey, do you want a piece of me? - I'm a cop.
- And I'm the mother of two boys.
I can beat you up.
- You're dreaming.
- I don't think so.
Know what? I am sick, okay? I am very, very sick.
Otherwise, I would fight you to the death.
- Excuse me, what's going on here? - You know what? What the heck? It's me and you, Chandler, against the Kinkirks.
- Don't you touch my mother.
- Your mother's nuts.
Well, your girlfriend is Your girlfriend is This isn't a battle of wits.
Let's go for it.
- Yeah, I do look grown-up, don't I? - Yeah, you do.
You You look like a young woman.
A beautiful young woman.
Not to worry.
Even if I do marry Peter Petrowski, I'm not getting married until I'm 30.
You better save that for Lucy.
I have a feeling this is gonna be a very weepy wedding.
- It's gonna be a very happy wedding.
- We'll see.
Ah, okay.
Finally some children who don't look like they're all grown up, ha, ha.
Yeah.
You're not gonna be ready for these for years.
I know that, Dad.
Have you heard from anyone in your family? Yes, my sister called back.
The bad news is she can't make it.
The good news is she met a guy at the airport.
I met Lucy at the airport in Buffalo.
This guy may turn out to be the love of Patty-Mary's life.
- And Ben? - I haven't heard a word from him.
But he'll probably turn up within the next day or two.
- You're still my best man.
- I have the ring.
Okay, I've got the best man, the maid of honour, the ring bearers, the groom, and I'm the minister.
We're set to go.
- Mary and the mystery man.
- Matt and Sarah.
- Ben and my mother.
- Just open the door.
Please? Hi.
Wow.
Honey, you couldn't look prettier if you were the bride.
Thanks.
Weddings are tough, aren't they, Reverend? Let's go.
Mom? I, uh I don't know if I can go through with this.
I'm having second thoughts.
I should finish college first.
I should work for a while.
I should have some money in the bank of my own.
I should I should know Kevin better.
I should know me better.
What if this is the wrong thing to do? The scary thing is she's not crying.
Not a tear.
She says she just doesn't know if she's doing the right thing.
- Well, maybe she's got a point.
- Well, of course she has a point.
But, uh, I know my daughter, and I'm telling you, this is just a case of cold feet.
Very cold feet.
If she doesn't go through with this wedding, she's not gonna be happy with herself tomorrow, the next day, the next month, the next year.
She loves Kevin.
She wants to be married to him.
Talk to her.
What's going on? Oh, did Ben and Mrs.
Kinkirk make it? No, but Kevin says we don't have to wait for them.
No sign of Matt or Mary or Grandpa or the bad omen.
Oh, I forgot about Gabrielle.
No, there are no bad omens, just nervous brides.
- What does that mean? - What does what mean? Mary, oh - Oh, I'm so happy you made it.
Thanks.
- This is wonderful.
- Hi, Mom.
- Hey, Simon.
- It's great to see you.
Thanks.
Hey, you guys.
I hope you didn't come all this way for nothing.
We've got a nervous bride.
- It'll be fine.
It has to be.
- Yeah.
- Mary? - Hey, what are you so nervous about? I don't know.
I just don't know.
I don't know anything.
- So? - So? - Where's your date? - Oh, yeah, the mystery man.
Hey, you.
You looking for me? - Matt.
- You made it.
I love you.
Hey.
- We missed you.
- I've missed you too.
I got him the last seat on the flight I was on.
Oh.
So Sarah isn't gonna make it? No, but from what I was hearing down the hall, maybe she's not gonna be missing anything.
Come on, we'll talk.
Then we'll see you upstairs.
Go.
Everything's gonna be fine.
Do what your doctor tells you.
Go.
Be gone.
Away.
Shoo.
Come on.
So my little sister's getting married.
How are we gonna explain this? Well, I guess we'll have to go with the truth.
Otherwise, the cop and the preacher will rat us out.
Kevin.
We made it.
Yeah, we made it.
- Well, we got into a fight.
- A fight with? With, um, the Hampton boy, what's-his-name, and his girlfriend.
You got into a fight with Chandler and Roxanne? - Kind of.
- Don't worry, we won.
We're here.
Hey, they made it.
Simon will be my best man.
Okay, but I still get to stand up front, right? I guess.
Let him stand up front.
He's your brother.
I can't believe I'm going to a wedding like this.
At least we won the fight.
Ah, I can't believe we beat them up.
I never get to beat anybody up.
I'm a minister.
Ha, ha.
Are you gonna be okay? Should I bring a bucket in? - I'm fine.
- Okay.
Roxanne.
Chandler.
- Is everything okay? - You both look like heck.
Roxanne looks worse than he does.
You running a fever? Coming down with the flu? Both our children are home with the flu.
- Your children have the flu? Hmm.
So last night, when I stopped to help you, you? You carrier! You gave me the flu! Ah, it's been a long day.
We'll see you inside.
Okay.
I think it's better if you just let it go.
All right? I don't think we have another fight in us, ha, ha.
All right? Let's go.
Life is short, Luce.
I see it every day.
People who thought they'd have more time to do the things they wanna do.
People who want the idea, who never appreciated the less-than-ideal ordinary day with their family and friends.
People who are indecisive or too scared to do what was in their heart, then found they weren't gonna get another chance.
Your whole life is in front of you.
And you have a man you love to share it with.
Do you know how many husbands and wives aren't in love with each other? How many people never find someone? You and Kevin found each other.
You're madly in love with each other.
It doesn't matter that it's not exactly as you planned, that it happened before you reached every goal you have.
You'll still reach your goals.
You'll just have someone to hold your hand and encourage you along the way.
So embrace this experience.
Get married.
Live your life.
Be happy.
I'm gonna need some help zipping up my dress.
I can do that.
Welcome back.
Welcome back.
So happy to see him.
Good to see him.
- Aren't you going to thank me? - Hi, honey.
I made it.
Dad.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- You could've called.
- You could've called.
- Maybe I did.
- Did you? No.
I came to Florida.
I tried to find you.
- When? - Last week.
I was in Buffalo.
- So you seeing anyone? - Maybe.
- Are you seeing anyone? - "Maybe"? Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Have you seen Robbie since he moved to Florida? And so it begins, two becoming as one.
- Who gives this bride to be married? We do.
Kevin and Lucy have chosen traditional vows, hoping that all of you who are married will remember your vows and be reminded of your promises to each other.
Lucy and Kevin look forward to being with those of you who are in love and will one day be married.
And at your weddings, Lucy and Kevin will remember their vows and promises to each other.
Kevin, do you take Lucy to be your wife? I do.
Do you promise to love and respect her, forsaking all others and holding only unto my daughter? I do.
- Do you, Lucy? - I do.
Sorry.
Do you, Lucy, take Kevin to be your husband? I do.
You promise to love and respect him, forsaking all others and holding only unto him? I do.
Wedding rings are the outward visible sign of an inward spiritual grace and the unbroken circle of love signifying before all the union of this man and this woman in marriage.
May I have the rings? Thanks.
Repeat after me.
I, Kevin, take thee, Lucy, to be my wife.
I, Kevin, take thee, Lucy, to be my wife.
To have and to hold, - To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer.
for richer or poorer.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
Repeat after me.
I, Lucy, take thee, Kevin, to be my husband.
I, Lucy, take thee, Kevin, to be my husband.
To have and to hold, - To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in sickness and in health, - for richer or poorer.
- for richer or poorer.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
Lucy and Kevin, in so much as you have both agreed to live together in holy matrimony, and have promised your love for each other by these vows, I now declare you to be husband and wife.
Congratulations.
You may kiss your bride.
It is my privilege to present to you Mr.
and Mrs.
Kinkirk.
Then I tell you, Kevin, that you may kiss the bride, and you may.
And then, as I present you to the church, everyone stands, and you take his arm, Lucy.
And then I nod to Ruthie, and she returns your flowers to you.
And then Lucy and Kevin will proceed back down the aisle.
And this time, Ruthie and Simon follow you, hopefully along with Matt and Mary.
Oh, and, uh, Kevin's sister, uh, Patty-Mary, and your brother, Ben.
Sounds good to me.
What if the storm keeps Matt and Mary and your mom and Patty-Mary and Ben from getting here? The airport will open up tomorrow.
It has to.
And if it doesn't? Yeah, what if it's just us? What if none of his family gets here? As of tomorrow, my family is Lucy and me.
I feel like the luckiest woman in the entire world.
Yes, you are.
I think you're both very lucky to have found each other.
It is so good to see you back in your church again.
Hmm.
So we're really gonna do this? I'm gonna be Mrs.
Kevin Kinkirk? Are you still having doubts about me? Even now? Promise me you'll be here.
Promise me that you won't leave me standing at the altar.
Promise me that nothing will keep you from marrying me.
That neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night will keep you from your appointed rounds.
I promise.
Am I too late? Too late? Uh For the wedding? No.
We just finished the rehearsal.
The Colonel sent me.
They're not gonna make it.
I'm here to help in any way I can.
I'm sorry you had to drive all the way from wherever you drove, but I I don't think there's anything you can do, Gabrielle.
You're welcome to come to the wedding, of course.
Well, not unless I can make some sort of a contribution.
I insist on helping.
Well, really, we're happy to have you, Gabrielle.
Uh, but, I don't know, aside from showing up tomorrow night at 7:30 and having a good time, there's nothing you can do.
I'll call the Colonel and let him know.
Oh, I hope that wasn't a bad omen.
I hope that wasn't a bad omen.
What was that? I'm not sure, but I hope that wasn't a bad omen.
Oh, thank God.
I've gotta get to the hospital to delivery a baby.
- Some guy ran me off the road.
- There are accidents all over the city.
But we've got a break in the rain for a few minutes.
- Come on, I'll get you some help.
- Oh, boy.
- Aren't you? - And you're? - Roxanne, Kevin's partner.
- Of course.
I'm Hank.
I'm married to Eric's sister, Julie.
Right.
We met at the house.
Christmas.
- Come on, I'll get you to the hospital.
- Thank you.
Kevin, it's me.
Kevin, we need to talk.
I'm awake.
I heard her.
Kevin? Lucy? - Hi.
- Hi yourself.
Can't wait until tomorrow night? - I'm scared.
- It's going to be fine.
I love you.
Uh, what if no one makes it? - Are you talking about the wedding? - Yes.
What did you think I was talking about? - The wedding night.
- You think I'm scared of you? No.
I can't wait, believe me.
Did she say anything to you? - No.
You think she'll call it off? No.
Then what are they doing in there? Shh What'd you think? I was gonna be wearing my pyjamas and smoking jacket? I didn't know you were gonna wake me up in the middle of the night.
Put something on, and I'll step out into the hall.
What are you doing here? We might ask you the same thing.
I wanted to talk to Kevin about whether we should go through with the wedding considering no one can get here and it's still storming.
I didn't realise everyone was waiting for me.
- They're not.
They're going to bed.
- Without knowing whether or not you're calling off the wedding? I don't think so.
We're not calling off the wedding.
But even if the airport opens, it's been closed for over 24 hours.
The flights are gonna be backed up.
Do you mind? As much as I want my mom and Ben and Patty-Mary to be at my wedding, if they're not there, I'll be okay.
I want my grandparents and Matt and Mary to be there.
Ugh, it's just that I want everything to be perfect, and yet I know life's not perfect.
No, it's not.
- But parts of it are very, very good.
- Ha, ha.
Look, I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings, but I'll go upstairs with Ruthie and Lucy.
- Oh.
Come on.
I don't think they'll call the wedding off.
No.
Once these things are in motion, they're pretty difficult to stop.
But I have had a few couples back out at the very last minute.
If they do call it off, then your first official act in the church will be to announce that your daughter's wedding is cancelled.
- That wouldn't be good.
- No.
- Is it time to get up? - Is it morning? Is Lucy getting married? It's the middle of the night.
Go back to bed.
Uh, come on.
All right.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
When I get married, I'm going to elope.
No, you're not.
I wanna be there.
Okay, you and Dad can be the two witnesses when I elope.
Marriage is about family.
Don't you want your family, your entire family, to be there? They would still be my family whether or not they're at my wedding.
You're getting married in your father's church by your father, and all your brothers and sisters will be there.
Sorry.
I'm not sure that's in the cards for me.
I don't even think it's in the cards for Lucy.
I don't think anyone's gonna get here.
What? Like my saying it is gonna keep them from coming? There's a storm.
The airport is closed.
We have to deal with reality.
If they want everyone to be here, they're going to have to delay or even cancel the wedding.
And if they cancel it, Dad's gonna see it as some kind of sign that he's not supposed to be back at that church.
Hey, enough, doomsayer.
Could you think pleasant thoughts, please? I was just thinking that when I do get married, I hope it's Peter Petrowski.
So you have a little crush on Peter.
Huh.
I didn't know you liked him that much.
You know, in that way.
- I thought you were just friends.
- No.
I think I'm in love.
Wow.
You know, I could've waited a day or two till after Lucy's wedding to hear that.
But on the other hand, I'm glad you told me.
I like Peter.
What do you like about him? Everything.
Especially when he calls me "honey" or "sweetheart.
" - It's so cool.
- Yeah.
Cool.
Dad? Yeah? Even if they call off the wedding, you have to get back to Church.
You belong there, and I need you to be there.
Okay.
If you don't go back, I'm afraid I'm gonna lose my faith in God.
I'm going back, son.
You promise? Even if there's no wedding? Promise.
Dr.
Friedman, report to Radiology.
Dr.
Friedman, Radiology.
- What are you doing here? I called the station, and the watch captain told me where I could find you.
- What happened to you? - Uh, it's been a terrible night.
I'm afraid it's about to get much worse.
Kevin's brother, Ben, called.
He and Mrs.
Kinkirk, they got a flight into Vegas, but now they're stuck.
And they couldn't get a rental car, because there aren't any rental cars left.
So they were gonna fly into a smaller airport tomorrow, but now they don't wanna chance missing the wedding.
So you're gonna pick them up.
I was thinking maybe we could go pick them up.
Ugh, I'm just getting off a 12-hour shift.
I understand.
And you're not driving to Vegas.
Okay? The roads are terrible.
- I have to.
- You don't have to.
Look, even if we left now Dr.
Allen to Recovery Room.
Dr.
Allen.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Good night.
Dad? Dad? - Hi.
- Hi.
- Are you okay? - Oh, yeah, I'm fine.
Uh, but the airport's still closed because of flooding.
However, uh, some of the surrounding airports about an hour away have opened, so, uh, there's still hope.
Good.
I have hope.
- Is there anything else? - No, nothing else.
- Oh.
- Thank you for marrying us.
Thank you for coming back to the church.
We've all missed you.
I'm gonna be fine.
I really love Kevin, and he's a good man.
Still, you know you don't have to do this.
I'm doing this.
But if you're doing this just to get me back to the church, I promise, I'll, you know I'm doing this because I love Kevin.
- But - Dad Shouldn't you guys be dressed by now? I'm staying in sweats until I put on my tux.
I'm doing the same thing.
Have you heard from Ben and your mom? No, but I know Ben, and if it takes planes, trains and automobiles to get them here, - they'll get here.
- And if they don't? Hey, if, for any reason, Ben doesn't show up, would you be my best man? - Really? - After all, we become brothers today.
Well, what if Matt gets here and Ben doesn't? I hardly know Matt.
Would you do it if Ben doesn't make it? Absolutely.
But as honoured as that makes me feel, I still hope Ben makes it on time.
You're gonna get sick too if you keep eating like that.
You were just standing there listening to me puke? - Oh, you look terrible.
- Oh, God, you heard me.
That's okay.
Look, I think we need to find you a hospital.
We have to get to that wedding.
If I'm not at Kevin and Lucy's wedding, I'm dead.
I can't believe you were just standing there listening.
Jeez.
I think we need to get you to a hospital.
There's gotta be one around here somewhere.
I am not going to a hospital.
- We really gotta get her to a hospital.
- We'll drop you off.
- Ben.
- What? We're never gonna get to this wedding with her stopping at every gas station.
- It's my car.
- So you should stay with us.
Mrs.
Kinkirk, I apologise in advance for anything that I might do to Ben.
Get out of the car.
- Why? - Because I'm gonna kill you.
You're a man of God.
You can't kill me.
You've never heard of the Crusades or the Inquisition? - You're not Catholic.
- Boys.
- I'll go check on Roxanne.
- I will check on Roxanne.
Can't we just leave them here? - No, we can't.
- Why not? Because they came all the way to Vegas to pick us up, and she's a police officer.
She'd have us arrested.
Oh, all right.
Just tell me you're coming, no matter who you are.
- Eric? - Hank.
I'm at the hospital.
I got a difficult delivery going here.
- And, well - No one can get in.
You No, you have to come, and you have to bring my sister and my niece and my nephew.
How's three out of four? - At the wedding? - Missing the wedding.
We can't bring Eric and the baby out in this weather.
They're just getting over the flu.
But I promise Julie will get there.
- And you? I'm trying.
I can't do a caesarean just because I wanna see Lucy get married.
Has Julie heard from the Colonel and Ruth? Uh, I've been trying to reach them.
I need to talk to them.
They're hiding from you.
They weren't sure you and Annie liked the wedding gift.
- What wedding gift? - Something they call a Gabrielle.
If you talk to them, tell them we returned her.
I think.
Here we go.
Yes.
Mom? I'm sorry.
I was just thinking.
I was wishing that my dad and Ginger could get here.
But I was just missing my mom.
Oh.
It's okay, because she's with us.
She's a part of us always.
And I need you to be strong, Mom, because, well, I'm getting married.
- I'm really getting married.
- I know.
I know, Luce.
- I'm so happy for you.
- This is Grandma's locket.
You gave it to me for my 13th birthday, remember? Of course.
Is this going to be your something old? Yes.
And my dress is my something new.
I just need something borrowed, and my garter is something blue.
- Could I borrow some earrings? - Any earrings you want.
If you change your mind about wearing my wedding dress No, I know you wanna wear your own wedding dress.
But thanks for wearing my mother's locket.
Do you think I'm crazy for going ahead with the wedding even though it looks as if no one's gonna get here? It doesn't make me look desperate, does it? No, it doesn't make you look desperate.
It was a long shot anyway, you know, to get everyone here with such short notice.
I don't think my dad and Ginger are gonna get here, and we know that the Colonel and Ruth and George aren't gonna get here.
But maybe Matt and Sarah? They were flying from New York too, and the flights are stacking up.
- Have you heard from Mary? - No, not yet.
But she could get here.
After all, she does have connections with the airlines.
Maybe Ben will get here with Kevin's mom.
Yeah, maybe.
You don't really want me to put this off, do you? I don't wanna give Dad the option of not going back either.
Oh, God.
If this day isn't good for you, it is your wedding.
This is the right day for me.
Lucy, Grandma gave this to me when I turned 13.
I want you to have it.
Camden residence.
Mary.
Mary, please tell me you can make it.
I've got a rental car, and I'm still hours away, but we should make it.
"We"? I'm gonna bring someone with me, if it's okay.
Well, uh, of course it's okay if you bring someone with you.
You wanna tell me who it is? Why don't we just let that be a surprise? Bye, Mom.
on your way home.
Where's Kevin? Oh, I got him out of the house just like you asked.
Uh, everything's fine.
You said you wanted him out of the house, so I got him out of the house.
Well, Mom's waiting in the car.
We're headed down to the church.
I'll see you there.
- With Kevin.
- With Kevin.
Just curious, how'd you get Kevin out of the house? I led him to believe we were about to have a conversation about sex.
Nice to see you're back on your game.
Thanks.
So, uh, who do you think Mary's bringing? I don't know.
But Mom and I decided we're not gonna worry about it.
How very Zen of you.
Hmm, if it's Jack, I'm not sure Mom's gonna be so Zen.
I keep hoping to hear Matt's on his way.
I hope so too, but if the Colonel couldn't get here, I'm not counting on Matt and Sarah getting here.
It'd be nice, even wonderful, but Yeah, well, no expectations, no disappointments.
Well, where are you exactly? Uh, Grandpa's hitching a ride.
Hello? Hello? Grandpa said not to worry.
He found someone who'll take him to Glenoak.
They should get here in time.
- Is he with Ginger? - No.
Ginger didn't wanna go.
She thought it was too dangerous.
Because? It was mighty nice of the Colonel to send you to pick us up.
And I'm sorry about Ginger.
She's not the first person to refuse a ride with me.
Of course, if I had a man like you, I don't think that I'd be sending him out alone with a woman like me.
I told you before, I'm in love with my wife.
I think, at this point, we should forget the wedding, and get you to a hospital.
No, I have to get to that wedding.
I have to get there.
You don't have to.
And you're sick, and I'm responsible.
You're not responsible.
You didn't make me sick.
If I don't get there, Kevin is going to kill me, so I won't just be sick, I'll be dead.
Can we, please? I can't believe I drove all night to pick you up from Vegas, and you're acting like we're inconveniencing you.
Well, we could've walked there faster than this.
I wanna hit you, I can't tell you.
If we can go after you hit me, hit me.
Go ahead.
No one is hitting anyone.
Stop it.
Stop it.
Ben.
Chandler.
- He started it.
- What are you, 12? Stop, or I'll shoot! - You have a gun? - Yeah, I have a gun.
- On you? - Well, no.
If it were Ben and Kevin, I'd just leave them.
If I was feeling better, I'd join them.
And what is that supposed to mean? It means that Ben has been nothing but rude and inconsiderate since he got in the car.
He's exhausted.
We've both been up over 72 hours, and he'd been in a fire the night before we left.
- So you're making excuses for him? - Hey, do you want a piece of me? - I'm a cop.
- And I'm the mother of two boys.
I can beat you up.
- You're dreaming.
- I don't think so.
Know what? I am sick, okay? I am very, very sick.
Otherwise, I would fight you to the death.
- Excuse me, what's going on here? - You know what? What the heck? It's me and you, Chandler, against the Kinkirks.
- Don't you touch my mother.
- Your mother's nuts.
Well, your girlfriend is Your girlfriend is This isn't a battle of wits.
Let's go for it.
- Yeah, I do look grown-up, don't I? - Yeah, you do.
You You look like a young woman.
A beautiful young woman.
Not to worry.
Even if I do marry Peter Petrowski, I'm not getting married until I'm 30.
You better save that for Lucy.
I have a feeling this is gonna be a very weepy wedding.
- It's gonna be a very happy wedding.
- We'll see.
Ah, okay.
Finally some children who don't look like they're all grown up, ha, ha.
Yeah.
You're not gonna be ready for these for years.
I know that, Dad.
Have you heard from anyone in your family? Yes, my sister called back.
The bad news is she can't make it.
The good news is she met a guy at the airport.
I met Lucy at the airport in Buffalo.
This guy may turn out to be the love of Patty-Mary's life.
- And Ben? - I haven't heard a word from him.
But he'll probably turn up within the next day or two.
- You're still my best man.
- I have the ring.
Okay, I've got the best man, the maid of honour, the ring bearers, the groom, and I'm the minister.
We're set to go.
- Mary and the mystery man.
- Matt and Sarah.
- Ben and my mother.
- Just open the door.
Please? Hi.
Wow.
Honey, you couldn't look prettier if you were the bride.
Thanks.
Weddings are tough, aren't they, Reverend? Let's go.
Mom? I, uh I don't know if I can go through with this.
I'm having second thoughts.
I should finish college first.
I should work for a while.
I should have some money in the bank of my own.
I should I should know Kevin better.
I should know me better.
What if this is the wrong thing to do? The scary thing is she's not crying.
Not a tear.
She says she just doesn't know if she's doing the right thing.
- Well, maybe she's got a point.
- Well, of course she has a point.
But, uh, I know my daughter, and I'm telling you, this is just a case of cold feet.
Very cold feet.
If she doesn't go through with this wedding, she's not gonna be happy with herself tomorrow, the next day, the next month, the next year.
She loves Kevin.
She wants to be married to him.
Talk to her.
What's going on? Oh, did Ben and Mrs.
Kinkirk make it? No, but Kevin says we don't have to wait for them.
No sign of Matt or Mary or Grandpa or the bad omen.
Oh, I forgot about Gabrielle.
No, there are no bad omens, just nervous brides.
- What does that mean? - What does what mean? Mary, oh - Oh, I'm so happy you made it.
Thanks.
- This is wonderful.
- Hi, Mom.
- Hey, Simon.
- It's great to see you.
Thanks.
Hey, you guys.
I hope you didn't come all this way for nothing.
We've got a nervous bride.
- It'll be fine.
It has to be.
- Yeah.
- Mary? - Hey, what are you so nervous about? I don't know.
I just don't know.
I don't know anything.
- So? - So? - Where's your date? - Oh, yeah, the mystery man.
Hey, you.
You looking for me? - Matt.
- You made it.
I love you.
Hey.
- We missed you.
- I've missed you too.
I got him the last seat on the flight I was on.
Oh.
So Sarah isn't gonna make it? No, but from what I was hearing down the hall, maybe she's not gonna be missing anything.
Come on, we'll talk.
Then we'll see you upstairs.
Go.
Everything's gonna be fine.
Do what your doctor tells you.
Go.
Be gone.
Away.
Shoo.
Come on.
So my little sister's getting married.
How are we gonna explain this? Well, I guess we'll have to go with the truth.
Otherwise, the cop and the preacher will rat us out.
Kevin.
We made it.
Yeah, we made it.
- Well, we got into a fight.
- A fight with? With, um, the Hampton boy, what's-his-name, and his girlfriend.
You got into a fight with Chandler and Roxanne? - Kind of.
- Don't worry, we won.
We're here.
Hey, they made it.
Simon will be my best man.
Okay, but I still get to stand up front, right? I guess.
Let him stand up front.
He's your brother.
I can't believe I'm going to a wedding like this.
At least we won the fight.
Ah, I can't believe we beat them up.
I never get to beat anybody up.
I'm a minister.
Ha, ha.
Are you gonna be okay? Should I bring a bucket in? - I'm fine.
- Okay.
Roxanne.
Chandler.
- Is everything okay? - You both look like heck.
Roxanne looks worse than he does.
You running a fever? Coming down with the flu? Both our children are home with the flu.
- Your children have the flu? Hmm.
So last night, when I stopped to help you, you? You carrier! You gave me the flu! Ah, it's been a long day.
We'll see you inside.
Okay.
I think it's better if you just let it go.
All right? I don't think we have another fight in us, ha, ha.
All right? Let's go.
Life is short, Luce.
I see it every day.
People who thought they'd have more time to do the things they wanna do.
People who want the idea, who never appreciated the less-than-ideal ordinary day with their family and friends.
People who are indecisive or too scared to do what was in their heart, then found they weren't gonna get another chance.
Your whole life is in front of you.
And you have a man you love to share it with.
Do you know how many husbands and wives aren't in love with each other? How many people never find someone? You and Kevin found each other.
You're madly in love with each other.
It doesn't matter that it's not exactly as you planned, that it happened before you reached every goal you have.
You'll still reach your goals.
You'll just have someone to hold your hand and encourage you along the way.
So embrace this experience.
Get married.
Live your life.
Be happy.
I'm gonna need some help zipping up my dress.
I can do that.
Welcome back.
Welcome back.
So happy to see him.
Good to see him.
- Aren't you going to thank me? - Hi, honey.
I made it.
Dad.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- You could've called.
- You could've called.
- Maybe I did.
- Did you? No.
I came to Florida.
I tried to find you.
- When? - Last week.
I was in Buffalo.
- So you seeing anyone? - Maybe.
- Are you seeing anyone? - "Maybe"? Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Have you seen Robbie since he moved to Florida? And so it begins, two becoming as one.
- Who gives this bride to be married? We do.
Kevin and Lucy have chosen traditional vows, hoping that all of you who are married will remember your vows and be reminded of your promises to each other.
Lucy and Kevin look forward to being with those of you who are in love and will one day be married.
And at your weddings, Lucy and Kevin will remember their vows and promises to each other.
Kevin, do you take Lucy to be your wife? I do.
Do you promise to love and respect her, forsaking all others and holding only unto my daughter? I do.
- Do you, Lucy? - I do.
Sorry.
Do you, Lucy, take Kevin to be your husband? I do.
You promise to love and respect him, forsaking all others and holding only unto him? I do.
Wedding rings are the outward visible sign of an inward spiritual grace and the unbroken circle of love signifying before all the union of this man and this woman in marriage.
May I have the rings? Thanks.
Repeat after me.
I, Kevin, take thee, Lucy, to be my wife.
I, Kevin, take thee, Lucy, to be my wife.
To have and to hold, - To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer.
for richer or poorer.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
Repeat after me.
I, Lucy, take thee, Kevin, to be my husband.
I, Lucy, take thee, Kevin, to be my husband.
To have and to hold, - To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in sickness and in health, - for richer or poorer.
- for richer or poorer.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
And I promise to love you forevermore.
Lucy and Kevin, in so much as you have both agreed to live together in holy matrimony, and have promised your love for each other by these vows, I now declare you to be husband and wife.
Congratulations.
You may kiss your bride.
It is my privilege to present to you Mr.
and Mrs.
Kinkirk.