All language subtitles for Highway to Heaven S05E02 Hello & Farewell – Part 1.eng

[opening theme music playing]

[siren]

She's got extreme
lower abdominal pain.

We'll take it
from here, corpsman.

How far along
is she?

Eight months,
a couple days.

The accident happened
after she dropped

Lieutenant Steele
at his squadron.

The Lieutenant's in the air but
has been ordered back to base.

Her blood pressure's
dropping, doctor.

Pulse is
very irregular.

We've got
fetal distress here.

Call the operating room

and tell them to stand by
for emergency surgery.

I'm Lieutenant
Steele. My wife--

Your wife has
to go in for surgery.

The baby?

Step aside, Lieutenant.
Please!

[airplane engine]

Aah!

[screaming]

Commander Michaels?

Commander Michaels!

Lieutenant,
did you say something?

Yes, the surgery! Can anyone
tell me

what's going on
with my wife?

Uh, of course.

Dr. Pierson
will brief you

as soon as he gets back
from OR.

You can go down there
and wait if you want.

Great.
Thanks, ma'am.

[birds chirping]

-Sergeant Major Hastings?
-Yeah.

I'm Mark Gordon,
station housing director.

This is Mrs. Sergeant Major,

But she prefers
to be called Annie.

-Hi.
-Hi, nice to meet you both.

I stopped by to see if
you found everything in order.

Everything's fine.
It's really
a great house.

We're looking forward to
getting settled in.

You'd think after
25 years in the corps,

we'd have this down
to a real science,

but not us. We never pack
the same way twice.

It's not my fault.
Talk to your son.
He's the pack rat.

Hey, dad.

Look at these magazines on
flying I found in the garage.

I'm going to put them
in my room till I get a chance
to get at them.

I rest my case, councilor.

David, this is Mr. Gordon.
Mr. Gordon, my son, David.

Call me Mark.
Save that "mister" stuff
for somebody else.

All right, sir--
Mark.

I'm afraid David's
going to have to get used to

saying "sir"
for quite some time, Mark.

He's received
an appointment
to the naval academy.

Says he wants to be
a marine pilot.

That's fantastic!
Congratulations!

Thanks. I'm going
to stick these
in my room.

When I was young,

that's all I could think about.
Being a pilot.

You know,
racing across the sky.

It just didn't
work out for me.

I'd better be going.
Nice meeting you both.

If you need anything,
just call me at the office.

I appreciate your
coming by, Mark.

My pleasure.

I know how tough it is
moving from
one place to another.

Yeah.

You ever
in the service, Mark?

Oh, yeah. Marines
for three years.

Of course, that was
quite a while ago.

Once we're finally
settled in,

I'd like it
if you came
for dinner.

My pleasure.
Thank you.

-Thanks again.
-All right.

Lieutenant Steele?

Yes, sir?

Well, we were very
concerned at first,

but the surgery
went very well.

And my wife, sir,
is she--

Your wife and your
new baby girl

are doing just fine.
Congratulations.

I can't believe it!
A girl?

Your wife will be in recovery
for some time,

but that baby should be
in the nursery by now.

Thank you, sir!
Thank you!

Thank you!
A little girl!

Oh, sorry!
Are you okay?

I'm fine.

A little girl!

That's one
excited marine.

You'll have to forgive
the Lieutenant.
He can't wait to see

his new baby girl.

You must be
Commander Rogers.

That's right.

I'm Jonathan Smith.
I'm the new psychologist

who's taking
Dr. Gleason's place
while she's on maternity leave.

Well, it's nice
to meet you.

-This your first day?
-Yeah.

Well, I think you'll
like it here.
We got a real good staff.

How long have
you been here,
Commander?

It's Matt.
And I've been here
10 months, 23 days,

11 hours,
and 15 minutes.

Yeah, well, excuse me, Matt
but are you always
that precise?

No, but
I'm on my last tour of duty.

I find myself
counting the days.

You see, the government paid
for my medical training,

and in return, I'm giving them
20 years of service.

It's a good deal
for them and
a real good deal for me.

Commander Michaels.

Commander Rogers,
I heard the operation
went very well.

Yes, it did. Mother and child
are doing just fine.

It will be a while

before Lieutenant Steele
comes down out of the clouds.

Oh, Jonathan, forgive me.

I want you to
meet the best nurse
in the entire navy,

Commander Kimberly Michaels.

Jonathan Smith.
Pleasure to meet you.

Same here.

Jonathan will be acting
as staff psychologist

till Dr. Gleason
returns.

Mr. Smith, you may talk
to our chief surgeon
about his obvious delirium.

I'm really not the best
nurse in the navy.

Okay, okay.
The world, then.

[beeper ringing]

I've got to go.
See you later.

Take care.

[Kimberly] You, too.

I get the impression

you and the Commander there
are good friends.

Well...

Yeah.

I guess
you could say that.

She's an
extraordinary woman.

Served two tours
as a combat nurse
in Vietnam,

so I wasn't kidding
when I said she was the best.

At least in my books.

Two tours--that's
a lot of combat.

She had
any problems?

She's never said
anything about it.

I couldn't say
one way or the other.

I guess she has
her good days and her bad days,
But hey, don't we all?

We certainly do.

Well, if you excuse me,
Jonathan,
I better go change.

The hospital CO
does like to see
his chief of surgery

in uniform
once in a while.

-I'll see you around.
-Buh bye.

[phone ringing]

Jonathan,
you're going to like
the Hastings.

They're real
down-to-earth.

[laughing]

Get it?
Down to earth.

That's really
funny, Mark.

I thought I'd inject
a little angel humor
in this conversation.

Very little.

Anyway, their son David's
going to the naval academy.
Isn't that great?

That's quite an honor.
They must be
very proud.

Are you kidding me?

Travis was practically
busting his buttons
when he told me.

David wants to be
a marine aviator.

Boy, when I was a kid,
that's all I dreamt about...
being a pilot.

Really? Well, what happened?
You just changed your mind?

No--well,
actually yes.

You know, once I found out
it was bad for me.

Bad for you?
How can flying
be bad for you?

I'm afraid of flying, okay?

Okay, well, say you're afraid,
not "it's bad for you."

That's easy for you to say.
You're an angel. You're used to
flying all over the place.

Well, not me.

Which one of the Hastings
is our assignment?

Uh, all of them.

What's wrong with them?

I don't know.

I know nothing
about Commander
Michaels either.

So, what do we do?

Just hang around and wait
and see what happens.

I hope we find something soon.
Colonel Mahon is not the
easiest person to work for.

You're just saying that cos
you don't like
taking orders from a woman.

I am not!
She just happens to be
a very tough lady

who doesn't care
much for civilians.

Well, you'll just have
to convince her
otherwise.

I'd rather kiss
a rattlesnake.

[rattlesnake rattles]

That's not funny,
Jonathan.

Hey, been one
of those days, huh?

Rough morning,
yeah.

That, combined with
very little sleep.

Well, I'm sure
you get the picture.

I know exactly
what you mean.

May I?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Are you getting acquainted
with everything, Mr. Smith?

It's Jonathan.

I've been feeling
my way around pretty well.

Well, that's good.

I've been meaning
to ask you

why a nurse
of your rank

is still working
in the emergency room.

I don't understand
your question.

It's a little unusual
to see a Commander

working in
a hands-on capacity

rather than supervising.

Well, for
your information,
Jonathan,

I'm in the ER
because we happen to be
understaffed,

But also because
I have an extensive
background

in trauma care.

Most of which
you learned

in your two tours in Vietnam?

Yes.

That's right.

I know you saw a lot
of death and tragedy
when you were in Nam.

I was just wondering
if you had any problem--

Whoa. Wait a second.

I happen
to know a lot
about the veterans

suffering
from post traumatic
stress disorder, okay?

So I don't need you
or anyone else

telling me,
"This is the reason
you're feeling bad"

or "This is why you
can't do your work."

I'm sorry if my question
upset you, Commander.

Just a habit.

It comes with the job,
I guess.

Yeah, right.

Well, enjoy your
coffee, Mr. Smith.

No, that''ll be okay.
Don't worry about it.

Commander Michaels.

Yes?

I just wanted to
ask you one more thing.

Don't you ever stop
analyzing people?

Well, it all depends
on whether or not I think
they have a problem.

Oh, you think
I may have a problem?

You said you worked in the
emergency room here because
they were short staffed.

And every assignment
you've had since Vietnam

has been exclusively
in emergency care.

Well, some people might think
that that in itself
is a symptom

of post traumatic
tress disorder.

You know, Mr. Smith,

that same someone
might just take a look
at what I've been doing

and consider it
just plain old
dedication to duty.

[elevator bell dings]

Attention to detail, Corporal.

A pilot can't be calling
the auto club
at 30,000 feet.

So don't just check the problem
once and move on.

You make sure
it's been double
and triple checked.

Okay?

-No problem, Major, I will.
-Carry on.

Hey, Mark.

Hello, Travis.

Boy, this is
some airplane.

It's America's best.

Seeing it up
close like this,
it's awesome.

Just think what
it's like to fly one.

I can't
even imagine.

It won't be long before
David will be able
to tell us both.

Yeah. That's for sure.

What brings you here?

The movers forgot
to give you your household
effects inventory.

I've looked
everywhere for this.

I'll bet.

Well, thanks
for bringing it by.

No problem. I like
to get out of that office
as much as possible.

I know what you mean.
Pushing papers
can be a pain in the neck.

Yeah, among
other things.

Annie's been after me
about having you
over for dinner.

No problem.
Tell me what day
and I'll be there.

How about tonight
around 7:00?

See you tonight
around 7:00.

Hey, Mark.

I've been meaning
to ask you.

Does the name
"hopalong Hastings"

mean anything to you?

Hopalong Hastings?

I haven't heard that name
in...like 20 years.

Then you must be
Flash Gordon.

How did you know that?

Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

Hastings.
Are you related?

I'm Ted's
younger brother.

You got to be kidding.

I've heard so much
about bubba's barn,

I almost
stopped in Laporte
on our way out here.

Well, I'll be!
How's hopalong doing?

He's doing great.

Hastings report
to maintenance control.

I gotta run. We'll catch up
on everything at dinner.

And tonight, I'd like
to hear what
really happened.

Hey, tonight
Flash Gordon
will tell it all.

Good afternoon.

Hi.

I heard you were
having a bad day,

So I thought a nice dinner
would be just the thing
to cheer you up.

What is this?

Have you been talking
to Mr. Smith, too?

No. Dr. Pierson
told me on the lounge

you seemed to be
on everybody's
case today.

Yeah, well, I guess
I'm pretty rough
to be around today.

What's this
with Jonathan?

You have a little
run-in with him, too?

Kind of,
but it was no big deal.

All right.
How about dinner?

Antonio's sound
okay to you?

I'm afraid I wouldn't be
much company, Matt.

Let me be
the judge of that.

If you're smart,
you will follow
the doctor's order.

Oh, my gosh! A smile.

I believe my patient
is on the road
to recovery.

All right.
Dinner at my place.

I'd like that better.

Excuse me.

Commander Michaels?

Yes, Lieutenant?

My wife wanted me
to give this to you.

Just a little "thank you"
for being so nice to us.

This is really
thoughtful of you.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Oh, it's my pleasure.

I hope you don't mind,
but, uh...

we named
the baby after you.

Kimberly Erin Steele.

No, I don't mind at all.

Well,
I better be going.

It looks to me like
my patient is getting better
by the moment.

Yeah.

[baby crying]

And here's to,
um...

to cereal.

May it never
get soggy.

Matt!

We have
toasted everything
from dog food to astrology.

Our food
is getting cold.

I promise this will
be the last one.

Here's to us.

May all
our children have
wealthy parents.

Kim, I don't
understand it.

I mean...

You seem
to enjoy my company.

God knows we've had
some pretty good
times together.

The minute
I start talking
about us and the future...

you shut me out.

Oh, Matt, I'm sorry.

If I could explain

why I do
the things I do,

it would probably
be a miracle.

I really do enjoy
the time we spend together.

And I do consider you
a very close friend.

But I don't
want the pressure

of having to make
a deeper commitment now.

At least not right now.

Well, Commander,
one thing I always
admired about you

is your candor.

I'm sorry, Matt.
I don't know
how else to say it.

Kim, I really care
for you, and...

I'm willing to accept
whatever you feel
comfortable giving.

Okay?

Okay.

Here's to...

understanding...

As difficult as it
may be sometimes.

Thank you.

Oh, yeah, David.

Sounds great, yeah.

Look, David,
can I get back
to you on this?

Uh-huh.
Oh, can't wait.

I don't believe it.

David wants
to take you flying.

How'd you know?

That's why I'm here.
To make sure you go.

What? Are you nuts?
You got to get me out of this.

I can't get you out of this.
It's part of
the assignment.

Jonathan--

It's very important you
get close to David.

Can't we be close
on the ground.

Take advantage of this.
It will help get over
your fear of flying.

Thanks,
but no, thanks.

Gordon, please
file these.

Oh, yes,
ma'am, sir.

Oh, Colonel Mahon,
this is my friend,
Jonathan Smith.

Nice to meet you.

You're the new
psychologist.
Nice to meet you, too.

I've been working with Mark,
trying to get him past the
phobia he has about flying.

Oh, is that so?

I was hoping to take him flying
this afternoon,
if it's all right with you.

Uh, Colonel,
we have an inspection
coming up.

I should stick around
and probably catch up
on the filing.

Listen up, Gordon.
In my book,
a person's health comes first.

You go on and take the
afternoon off.

But, Colonel--

There are no buts.
You go ahead
and beat this thing.

And after you conquer that,
you and I will work on this.

He's all yours,
Mr. Smith.

Thank you, Colonel.

Welcome to
the friendly skies.

I think you'll really like
my friend's plane.
It's a really safe to fly.

It-- well,
you'll see it.

Really sounds
like fun.

How long you
been flying, David?

I got my pilot's
license when I was 16.

I've been up there
ever since,

flying through the clouds,
exploring the skies.

I feel like I'm seeing
a little bit of heaven.

My friend Jonathan
would agree with you.

Oh, yeah?
Does he fly?

Oh, yeah.
All the time.

Oh, boy!
This is a big airplane.

I like big
in an airplane.

It's big.
I like big.

I'm sorry, Mark.
This isn't ours.

My friend's plane
is right there on
the other side.

This isn't our plane?

It's a nice
big plane, I like...

Oh.

There it is.

Isn't she a beaut?

Uh, no, uh...

We've got to
talk about this.

Come on, Mark.
Grab your parachute.

Let's fly! Yeah!

Oh!

I can't believe
this has happened.

All the naval
academy needs
is a birth certificate.

And they get two certificates
with two different names.

If I find the fool
who's responsible,
I'll personally break his neck.

You can't be mad
at anyone.

Annie, somebody
screwed things up.

Now the academy
want to see David's
adoption papers.

We'll just send
them the papers, okay?

We're to blame
for this, Travis.
You and me.

No one else.

Annie, I know it was wrong to
keep this a secret.

Now it's out.

What the hell
are we going to do?

We're going to
have to tell him.

I wish you'd told me
you had chili for lunch.

I'm sorry you got sick.

That's all right.

Forget it. I...

I should have waited
for another time.

I'll tell you what,
next week, I'll teach you
how to do barrel rolls.

Barrel rolls.

I'll call you, okay?

Okay.

I'll see you later.

Boss, if I ever
make angel,

we're just
going to pass
on the wings, okay?

Hi. I have a feeling
Flash Gordon isn't gonna
make it to flight school.

I've never seen anyone
get as sick as he did today.

We weren't in the air
for two minutes,
and he started barfing--

Mom?

Dad, is something
wrong?

Sit down, David.
Your mother and I
have something to tell you.

David, we got a letter from
the naval academy today, and

there's a problem
with some
of the paperwork.

Oh, no!
Am I being
turned down?

No, it's not that.
It's just...

It's a question
about your birth
certificate,

and, uh...

It's all
my fault, David.

I should have told you
all about this
a long time ago.

Birth certificate?
Dad, I don't know what
you're talking about.

The academy wants
to see the final
decree of my adoption?

Is that what you both
wanted to tell me?

That you adopted me?

For years we wanted
to tell you, but...

It was just easier
to put it off.

Then
as you got older,

It was even harder
to face.

David, we were
just plain scared.

That's
the only excuse
I can give you.

I'm adopted?

I'm sorry, David, we didn't
tell you sooner.

We're sorry.

Yeah, I, uh...

I have to be alone
for a while, okay?

There's a problem
with some of
the paperwork.

It's a question about
your birth certificate.

You adopted me?

I'm sorry, David, we didn't
tell you sooner.

We were just plain scared.

I'm adopted?

I'm adopted?

[horn honks]

Get a reading
on his vitals.

We could use
a hand, Commander.

[crashing sounds]

Commander?

Commander!

What's the matter
with you?

You better carry on
without me.

I'm not feeling
very well.

Excuse me.
I'm Sergeant
Major Hastings.

My son David
was in an accident.

I'm the doctor who
will be handling David.

How bad is he hurt?

He's got
a dislocated shoulder

and severe abrasions,

but there are no
internal injuries.

He was complaining of dizziness
but it turned out
to be negative.

All in all,
I'd say that your son
was pretty lucky.

Thank god.

When David
was brought in
he was incoherent,

but he kept repeating
the word "adopted"
over and over again.

It seemed to upset him
every time he said it.

Travis, I just heard
about David.
Is he all right?

He'll be okay, Mark.

Mr. Smith, an hour ago,
we'd told David
he was adopted.

Needless to say,
it was quite a shock to him.

Doctor, can we
see him now, please?

Of course. Follow me.

[monitors beeping]

We're so sorry, David.

So very, very sorry.

We love you so much.

I know...

And I understand.

I understand.

Dear god, please help me.

Please help me.

Hello, Kim.

What brings you here,
Mr. Smith?

Prayer or analysis?

Neither.

I just came in
to offer you
a friendly ear, that's all.

Well, I'll
keep that in mind.

Thank you.

Don't you think
you've tried
to go it alone long enough?

Jonathan...

Yeah?

Jonathan,
I need to talk.

Please.

What do you say,
David?

Oh, hi, Mark.

I brought you these.

Figured if you're gonna b
grounded for a while, at least
you could read about flying.

Thanks.
I appreciate that.

No problem.

So what's with
the sweat suit?
You got a day off?

Don't I wish.

The Colonel ordered me
to meet her at the gym.

We are gonna
work on this.

I'm not looking
forward to it,
I tell you.

Feeling all right?

Yeah, yeah.
I'm fine.

I've been giving
a lot of thought
to my situation,

about being adopted
and all.

And I realized there's
two people out there
who helped created me.

I don't know who
they are or what
they're like.

I could have
a brother or sister
out there somewhere.

It's really strange, Mark,
but I want to
find and meet these people.

Do you think I'm wrong?

It's your decision
to make, Dave.

What about Travis and Annie?
How do they
feel about it?

I haven't
told them yet.

I love them, Mark.
They're my parents.

But I have to know
who my real mother
and father are

so I'll know
who I am.

Sometimes I just
start crying
and I don't know why.

But I can't
stop it myself either.

Then there's
the periods of depression.

I just feel so bad...

That even
the littlest thing
or even nothing,

it just sweeps
over me.

That's when I drink.

It numbs the feeling,

Makes it a little easier
to live with.

Are the nightmares
always the same?

Yeah.

I met a navy pilot on
my first tour in Vietnam.

Lieutenant William Campbell.

We were on a three day
R&R in Saigon,

and we spent
every minute together.

There we were, in the middle
of a war, thousands of miles
away from home.

We were kids, Jonathan.
Scared kids.

We fell in love
with each other.

Well, I was
the happiest girl
on earth

when he said
we'd get married.

But that
never took place.

Bill's jet was shot down
over north Vietnam.

And he's still listed
as missing in action.

That's how my nightmare
always ends.

With Bill's jet
exploding.

How long have
you been having
these dreams?

Ever since I came home
from Vietnam.

Jonathan, I told you

that I knew
about post traumatic
stress disorder,

And I got mad
when you suspected
that I might have it.

Well, I've always known...

that what
happened to me,

and what I saw
over in Vietnam

would stay
with me forever.

And that's why
you always work
in emergency care...

so you could hide
inside the same work
you were doing in Vietnam

And still pretend
that a problem
doesn't exist.

Yeah, but you
don't understand.
I'm a nurse.

I am trained
to heal people.

But you're also
a human being, Kim.

A human being with
a lot of pain inside.

It's just that
I feel so... alone.

But you're
not alone, Kim.

There are a lot
of women suffering from
the same problem you are.

Will you help me,
Jonathan?

You bet I will.

[airplane engine whirring]

Thinking about taking
this puppy for a spin?

I guess my mind
was at 30,000 feet.

I haven't had a chance
to see David.
How is he doing?

Oh, he's fine.

Getting stronger
every day.

And what about you, amigo?
How are you doing?

Well, after everything
that's happened,
I guess I'm doing all right.

[sighs]
No, that's not true.

The fact is, David told us
He wants to find
and meet his...

his birth parents.

I tell you, I can't believe how
one stupid clerk
somewhere

has been able
to cause all this
unnecessary grief.

David was doing
just fine.

Just... Just fine.

My god, Mark,
he wants to meet
his real parents.

And that scares you?

Hell, yes, I'm scared.
Wouldn't you be?

What's there
to be afraid of?

You're missing
the point, Mark.

Suppose these people
turn out to be,

I don't know,
super rich or...

More interesting
than me and Annie?

I mean, they're
his real parents.

Travis, listen to me.

You and Annie
have loved David
for over 17 years.

He knows he's your son.

There isn't anyone or anything
that is going to change that.

Yeah, well...

I just wish
I could be sure.

Well, I am sure you're not
the first adoptive parents
to feel this way,

But you can't let your fear
of the unknown stand
in David's way. You can't.

I know. I know.

Something else
you might want
to think about.

Yeah?
What is that?

If David locates
his birth parents,

that will give you and Annie
a chance to say thank you.

Because if it
wasn't for them,

you never would have
had this great boy
for your son.

That really is
the bottom line, isn't it?

Yeah.

Come on.
I'll buy you
a cup of coffee.

There now. That didn't
hurt too bad, did it?

No, sir.

This pretty much covers
what you need to know.

The main thing is
to keep the wound
as clean as possible, okay?

And since you didn't cry,

I hereby make you
an official member
of my heroes club.

Congratulations.

Look, mommy,
I'm a hero.

You sure are, honey.

And you get
a lollipop, too.

You be a careful girl
now, okay?

I will.

Thanks for being
so kind, Commander.

You're welcome. Goodbye.

Daddy will be
proud of me
cause I got this hero button.

Oh, you bet he will, baby.

Looks like
you made her day.

To be honest with you,
it's more the other way around.

You having a good
day then?

Let's just say
they're getting better.

What brings you down here?

They're forming
a veterans' outreach
group in Seabrook.

They're all women
suffering from PTSD.

I think it would
be good for you.

Sounds a little scary.

I'd be lying if I said
it wasn't scary,

But I think it's
what you need, Kim.

Okay.

I'll let you know
when I hear back
from the director.

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