All language subtitles for 7th Heaven S10E06 Helpful.DVDRip.NonHI.cc.en.PRMNT

Simon! It's Sandy. It's me!

Help!

Why aren't you
answering your phone?

I didn't hear my phone.

Is Rose here?

No. She didn't come
home last night?

No, she came home, but...

Ow! But she left
early this morning.

Oh, uh, yeah, she
went to San Francisco.

Are you okay? I don't know.

I think I need to
go to the hospital.

And I don't want to go by
myself, and your sister is

three hours away, and I
don't have anyone else.

And.. Ow...

Okay, just let me throw
my clothes on. Ow.

No, I don't think we
have time for that.

I'm really hurting.

I think there's something wrong.

Okay, okay, let's go.

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Can I help?

This isn't working quite
the way I thought it would.

I can't quite figure
it out, but you go on.

Do whatever you
want to do today.

My mom will keep
Savannah if I have to go out.

Here, let me take a look.

You're going to
help me with this?

You never volunteer to help me

with any remodeling
stuff. What's going on?

It's not remodeling, it's
putting down some tiles.

It's something we
can do together.

We never get to hang
out together anymore.

Let me help you.

Did it come with instructions?

Yeah, it came with instructions.

Why do you want to
hang out with me all day?

Why do you want me
out of the house today?

Well, you first.

Aren't you supposed to go

talk to that guy
today, Sandy's dad?

If he ever calls me back, but
he may never call me back.

And if he doesn't, then what?

Then nothing.

I continue to help Sandy become
more self-sufficient because

I don't think her family's
gonna come to her rescue.

What about Martin?

I don't know.

I-I'd like to keep
him at a distance

or give him a little space...
However you want to look at it.

But she can't force him
into a relationship with her

and the baby... I mean, he's
got to come around on his own.

Why?

Because!

What do you mean "why?"

I mean, having been
in the same situation

when I graduated
from high school,

I did the right thing
and got married,

so I think I should talk to him.

Then you got divorced when
you found out there wasn't a baby.

Still, he needs some
help... From a guy.

Well, I'm helping him.

How?

By helping her.

B-By helping Sandy.

No offense, but I just want
to talk to him man-to-man.

No offense, but he didn't
come to you for help.

And if he's going
to talk to a man,

I think the first man he
should to talk to is his dad.

Yeah, okay. When's
he going to do that?

When the kid goes
to kindergarten?

Hopefully before that.

He better.

People are going to know.

Other than you and my
dad and me, what people?

You don't really
think you can keep

that kind a thing
a secret, do you?

Well, I don't think I can keep

Sandy's pregnancy a secret,

but I don't know why anyone else

necessarily needs to
know who the father is.

Luce, your whole
family has figured it out.

And Simon and Rose know.

My whole family?!

Yeah, except for Ruthie.

You told Matt?!

He's the one who told
me Sandy was pregnant.

I didn't even notice
it, and then I just

put two and two together.

And you told him?!

He was going to find
out eventually anyways.

And besides, he lives in New
York... who's he going to tell?

Well, I don't know.

But... wait a minute...
My whole family?

Wait, my mom knows?

I didn't tell her.

Your dad told her.

He told her that Martin is
the father of Sandy's baby?

I think so.

I can't believe this.

I'll be right back.

What could George
possibly want to see me about

other than Martin or
Martin and Meredith?

He's not going to want
Martin dating Meredith

if he's found out
about Sandy, is he?

Well, I doubt it.

But what if it's some
tiny, little problem

with one of the children...
He has other children.

I mean, there's Meredith's
brother and sisters.

Maybe he wants to talk about
one of them, or even Cecilia.

Maybe he's having a
problem with Cecilia.

Maybe, but I don't
think that would require

a visit to my office
on a Saturday.

How could he have found out?

Who?

How could who
have found out what?

And please tell me you're
not talking about Martin.

Foul play, okay?

Foul play! I am handling this.

I don't need anyone...
Anyone else... to interfere.

We're not interfering,
we're talking.

About Martin.

How do you even know?

She's your mother. I told her.

Why?

I, I...

She...

she figured it out.

Why shouldn't I know?

This is not a group
project, this is my work.

I told Sandy that everything
she was sharing with me

was in complete confidence.

You didn't tell us about Sandy.

Your father saw her when
he was spying on you.

And why couldn't you tell me?

It's me, Luce.

I've kept more
secrets over the years

than you'll probably ever hear,

so don't worry, I wouldn't
say anything to anyone.

And, frankly, I'm
a little bit insulted

that you were so upset
that your father said

something to me. I mean,

I probably would have
figured it out by myself anyway.

Matt figured it out.

No, he didn't. Kevin told him.

And you told Kevin?

Well, yeah, he's my husband.

Well, I'm his wife.

All right, all right.

Everyone knows... but Ruthie...

So we have to contain this.

We have to, please.

Don't discuss Martin and
Sandy with anyone else.

I'm begging you.

If Martin knew you knew...

he would be mortified,

even more mortified
than he already is.

Or... knowing that others know,

he'd tell his father.

And he really... he
should tell his father,

because there may be
other people who know.

Other people like...?

George called... and
he wants to talk to me.

George, as in Meredith's
adoptive father, George.

Yes, yes, I, I know who he is.

He can't possibly know
about Martin, can he?

If he doesn't know, you're
not going to tell him, right?

No, but Luce... eventually
people are going to know.

Why do we have to assume
that the worst is going to happen?

Just don't say anything to
George if he doesn't know,

and don't say anything
else to anyone else, okay?

Okay. Okay.

But don't forget that
Simon and Rose know.

You might want to talk to them.

I know that.

Any time Simon's name
comes up in a conversation,

she just darts out the door.

Yeah, I've noticed that, too.

She knows something
about the two of them

that she's not telling us.

Whatever it is, it'll
come out eventually.

We met Ruthie's boyfriend.

I thought we were going
to let me do the talking.

Really, I didn't know
Ruthie had a boyfriend.

I don't. Yes, you do.

It's not somebody you know.

Oh.

What was the plan?

To get Mom and
Dad to let you go out?

We ran into someone
when we were riding bikes.

A guy from school...
And he's not my boyfriend.

Are you sure?

I think he wants to
be your boyfriend.

Yeah.

You know, why don't
you two just go upstairs

and do something
while I talk to Dad.

I don't know, I find
it pretty interesting

talking to the three of you.

If you ever want to
ride bikes with me again,

you'll go upstairs.

If you were going to
threaten them, and by the way,

I don't like for anyone to
get threatened around here,

you maybe should've
done it before they

gave away all
your little secrets.

So who's this boy from
school you ran into?

He's on the baseball
team... The shortstop Brian.

And he was just
asking if maybe he and I

could go out sometime
with Martin and Meredith.

He's 16.

He doesn't have a car.

So we would have to
go with someone else.

You don't think that would
be just a bit awkward?

I know you're
friends with Martin,

and I know you're
friends with Meredith,

but I also know you're kind
of thinking that someday

Martin and Meredith
may not be together and...

Never mind that.

I want you to meet him.

Brian, this is my Dad.

Dad, this is Brian.

It's nice to meet you, sir.

"Honest people tell the truth.

"Other people know that
when they say something is so,

"they can believe it.

"Now that is very handy, because

"if you are honest and
promise to do something,

"others will trust you.

"They will share
things with you,

"tell you secrets,
lend you money.

"Help you do many of the
things that you want to do because

"they know that what you
promise and what you say is true.

"They can count on it.

Only a dope will lie."

Maybe you should
read that to Ruthie.

Not us. We've
read that book a lot.

You're right.

Why do we have to wait for Dad?

Brian's waiting
for me to call him.

He said we'd talk about
it when he got home.

Well, when is he
going to get home?

Where'd he go?

What is he doing?

What's more important than this?

Nothing is more
important to us than you

and our relationship
with you as you grow up

and become a young adult.

This is a really great book.

How's Simon?

Oh, he's fine, he's fine.

How's, uh, how's Cecilia?

She's fine. Yeah?

Besides switching
colleges a few times.

Which is going to mean
she's going to be in school

a year longer than she
was supposed to be,

but at least she's
still in college,

so I guess she'll graduate
when she graduates.

You know that
Meredith's older sister

is still in school with Simon.

Right, I forgot she's
at Northern California

School of the Arts, too.

Loves it.

She's decided she's
going to teach art

at the high school level.

She thinks art is such
a good thing for kids,

attributes her emotional
health to being able

to express herself through art.

She is such a good girl.

And I mean, having
lived in social services

and out on the
streets and still...

And she's not
having any problems?

No, goodness, no.

She comes down on weekends
and straightens out her sisters

and her brother if they're
even thinking about of giving us

any problems, which they're not.

And I don't know if
you know this or not,

but Martin told
Meredith he loves her.

And it's her first real love,

and she is crazy about him.

She couldn't quit
talking to Christina

the whole time she was home.

And I was just wondering...

you don't think that Martin
would say something like,

"I love you" to Meredith for
the wrong reason, do you?

"The wrong reason"?

Well, maybe I'm paranoid,

but he wouldn't say
something like that

to just to get Meredith to be,
you know, intimate with him?

Why do you think that?

Well, because I've been reading
everything I can get my hands on

about teen sex, and
some expert said that that's

one of the ways that boys
talk girls into doing things

that they wouldn't
ordinarily be doing.

But I know you
know about that stuff,

and that's why I wanted
to talk to you about it.

You know teenage boys.

I mean, you have one;
Simon's what, almost 21?

Next year, yeah.

He's still 20 for now.

Oh, and by the
way, congratulations.

Heard about the
engagement from Christina.

Yeah, yeah, they say
they're getting married.

I mean, it's not an
official engagement,

and there's always a chance
the whole thing could just,

you know, fall apart.

Not that we want that to happen.

Well, it's a pretty
big engagement ring

for not an official engagement.

I mean, those things
aren't really returnable.

I mean, it's a what...
A full one-carat ring?

I mean, I knew Simon
was good with money,

but that's a humdinger
of a ring, from what I hear.

Oh, dear Lord.

Tell me you knew about the ring.

We didn't have all the details.

We haven't actually seen it yet.

I should have
kept to the subject,

which is Meredith.

Do you think it's safe
for Meredith and Martin

to be boyfriend and
girlfriend, just going together?

Do you think it's good
that they're so serious

about each other when
they're both so young?

Could we just put a pin in this

and-and maybe get back to
this conversation, like, next week?

What?

Well, I, just, I... you know,
I'd like to do a little research

before I just answer such
an important question.

What? Research?

Yeah, please. Sure, okay.

Just, uh, get back to me.

Sooner is better than later.

Stop it. It's not funny.

Come on, it's kind of funny.

I shouldn't have eaten
Mexican for dinner. Guess not.

I can't believe those
were just gas pains.

I can't imagine what labor
pains are going to be like.

Sit down; I'll get you
something to drink.

Sorry you had to
rush me to the hospital.

That's okay.

I'm glad it wasn't for
something more serious.

Yeah, me, too, I guess.

You guess?

I don't know, it's just...

my life would have
been a lot easier

if this had've all ended today.

It would have been sad,

but it would've been over.

And this is never
going to be over.

My life's changed forever.

And Martin's. Maybe.

Maybe he's never
going to be a part of this.

He's already a part of this.

I mean, he can't
stay away forever.

I can't believe I'd do
something so stupid.

I just think it's because...

I wanted you to know
I slept with Martin.

I was angry that you were
dating Rose instead of me.

And I'm a little jealous

that you're marrying
Rose instead of me.

I wish I'd never
introduced the two of you.

And I wish that you had
gotten to know me better,

and I had gotten
to know you better.

And I'm really not

a bad person... and
I know you're not.

And I think that

you're going to make
a great husband.

And someday you're
going to make a great dad.

And frankly...

I don't think Rose deserves you.

Sandy, look...

What, you wanted me to lie?

No.

I just really wish you didn't
say everything you just said.

Fine.

I take it back.

Forget I said any of
what I just told you.

Even through it's the truth.

I don't think you always
have to tell everyone the truth,

the whole truth and
nothing but the truth.

Maybe you should try it.

Are you happy marrying Rose?

You gonna get that?

Hi, this is Simon...

No, I'm just going
to let it pick up.

Simon, call me.

And if you don't
call me by midnight,

expect me to show up
on your doorstep again.

Someone knows about
the engagement ring

and someone's
going to get in trouble.

What's going on?

That Brian guy asked me out.

No, I meant with your dad.

Why is he meeting
with Meredith's dad?

Oh, I didn't know he was.

Oh, well, what Brian guy?

On your team, the baseball team.

The shortstop.

What? David and Sam
and I were riding bikes

and we ran into him.

And he asked me out.

And he came over and met my dad.

And he doesn't
drive, so I was asking

if we could go out
with you and Meredith.

Oh, that guy, yeah.

Um, no, I'm sorry.

No, you're sorry?

I want to be Meredith alone.

Okay? If her dad still lets me.

What could they have
been talking about?

Who?

Your dad and George!

I don't know, but I
know my dad likes you.

So I don't think he'd
be telling George

not to let Meredith
go out with you.

And you guys are
alone all the time.

Do you have to be alone tonight?

Yes, we do.

But Brian doesn't have a car.

Yeah, I know that.
He's been trying to get

a ride from anyone on the
team who will give him a ride.

Look, I don't want
any company tonight.

I need to be with
Meredith alone.

"Need to be"?

Yeah, I need to talk to her.

Yeah, sure.

What does that mean?

It means that you don't
want to help me out.

That's not what
you think it means.

You think it means I
want to do more than talk.

I didn't say that.

All right...

I'm going to ask you a question,

and I want the two of you
to answer at the same time

without taking a
cue from each other.

How old is this Brian that
you're trying to go out with?

Sixteen. Eighteen.

Eighteen?

Why would I lie?

I don't lie.

Why would you lie?

'Cause I had to.

Oh, good, you're home.

What happened?

What?

Does he know about
Martin or doesn't he?

Uh, I'd say he doesn't know yet,

but he's in the process
of putting it all together.

I'm pretty sure he's
going to know soon.

That's all you found out?

No, that's not all
I found out, no.

No, I found out that Simon
gave Rose an engagement ring.

You know about the ring?

I knew, but I
couldn't really say.

Because...?

Because I said I wouldn't.

Because...?

Because he should be the one

to tell you. And yet, he
wasn't the one to tell me.

Well, I can't help that.

Look, it wasn't my
place to tell you.

All I could do is
tell him to tell you.

Is that the same thing that
you're going to be saying

to Martin's dad when he
comes storming over here

asking why we didn't
tell him that his son

is going to be a father?

I'm handling it, okay?

All by yourself.

You're handling an
unwanted pregnancy

that involves a young man
who, who lived in our home

for two years and now lives
across the street with his dad.

A-A young man who your
younger sister worships.

A young man we all love.

You're handling his
problems all by yourself?

Yes, I am.

He asked me to.

And you're also
handling the problems

of the young woman
who's having his child.

A young woman who's
a friend of your brother's.

A young woman who has no
other friends or family to turn to?

Yes, I am.

And you're in the
middle of your brother's

relationship problems,
not to mention the problems

he's about to have with
your mother and me?

And, at the same time,

you're trying to fulfill all
the obligations you have

from your commitment
to the church, all while...

bringing up a daughter
and remodeling a house,

and you just
graduated from college.

And you have no
practical experience,

because you're just in
your first year of work?

Are you jealous that all these
people came to me for help

instead of talking to you?

Is that the problem?

No, that's not the problem.

So what's the problem.

The problem is...

Oh.

Hello?

Oh, could you hold
on for just one second?

Okay.

I'm sorry, but I have
something I have to do.

But stop worrying.

I... I'll admit I
have a lot going on,

but I've got this
all under control.

No, you don't.

She doesn't.

She... She really doesn't.

I have to go meet Sandy's dad.

Hold on, I'll follow you.

I got it, okay?

I'm just going down
to the Promenade

to meet him for coffee.

I'll just be nearby
if you need me.

Have you been talking to my dad?

About...? About my
taking on too much.

No, but I'm not surprised
he would think that.

He thinks that maybe you should

give some consideration
what we're both telling you

before someone gets
hurt or you get hurt.

All right, all
right, I hear you.

Consider it considered.

Okay, bye-bye.

Mommy will be right back.

Are you gonna follow me or not?

The guy sounded a
little creepy on the phone.

Want to go for a ride?

Hello.

Ruthie?

Oh, hi.

Is it a bad time?

Kind of. I'm a little angry
with your boyfriend now.

Is that why my dad asked if
we could not go out tonight?

I don't know.

You dad doesn't want you
going out with Martin tonight?

He was nice about it;

he just said he felt like I
was going out a lot lately,

so maybe Martin and I
should take a night off.

I just find it kind of odd,

since he met with
your dad this afternoon.

So you don't know what your
dad could have said to him

to make him think that Martin
and I were going out too often?

No. Are you sure it was
something my dad said

that made him decide that?

No, but I...

I have to call you
back. I'll call you back.

I think we should talk.

I'm sorry.

I won't do it again.

I won't lie about a guy's age

just so I can try
to go out with him.

That's an excellent start.

And I won't ask Sam and
David to lie for me ever again.

That was stupid.

It was wrong.

I meant to say wrong first.

You just seem so
determined to go out with guys

who are older than you.

Is... Is that just so that
you can show Martin

that you're old enough
to date guys his age?

Ruthie...

I know you have this
fantasy in your head

about someday being
Martin Brewer's girlfriend,

but maybe it's time to let go

of that dream and
get a new dream.

You know, maybe a dream that's
not about a guy, but about you.

About graduating at
the top of your class

and getting into
college, you know,

and studying something
you're passionate about

and pursuing a career

and succeeding at it and
traveling around the world.

Why?

Why?

Yeah, why?

I'm not trying to ruin
Martin's relationship

with Meredith or anything.

I just know that it's
not going to last forever,

and it may be that he'll have
another relationship after that

and another one after that
and another one after that

and another after that

before he even sees
me as more than a friend.

But, someday, that could happen.

I want that to happen.

Sounds as if
you're willing to do

whatever it takes
to make that happen.

Well, if it did happen...

If he did want to
go out with me...

Would you let me
go out with him?

Dad?

I'd have to think about that.

What?!

Why would you
have to think about it?

You know what a nice guy he is.

This is more about
you than about Martin.

You just lied to us about Brian,

so let's just focus on how
you're going to win back

out trust so that, eventually,
we can let you date again.

It's just... it's so hard
to tell you the truth

when I know you're not going
to like what I'm telling you.

It's this simple...

Don't do things
you know are wrong

and then you won't
have to lie about them.

Say that we didn't know that
you lied to us about Brian's age,

and you went out with him.

Would you have enjoyed the date?

I mean, could you have
just put it out of your head

that you lied to us and
then had a good time?

Or would you have been
worried the whole night

that we were going to find out

and you were
gonna get in trouble?

You're right. I
know you're right.

It's just why do you have
to put me in a situation

where I have to lie to you?

Why can't you just trust me
to make my own decisions?

Well, for one thing,
you lied to me.

Well, is there another thing?

Well, yes, there is,
as a matter of fact.

I don't want you to end
up being a young woman

who will do whatever it takes
to get a guy that she wants.

Whenever you find
yourself in that frame of mind,

obsessed with getting a guy,

the feeling that you
just have to have him...

You'll do whatever
it takes to get him...

I just... I want you to question

whether getting him is really
worth losing who you are.

Hey, it's not like I'm Rose.

Yeah.

If what you mean is

you don't want me to
have sex just to get a guy,

I want you to know that
I would never do that.

Thanks.

I'm going to hold you to that.

Until the day you're married.

To Martin?

Oh...

Is it because he told
me that he loved me?

No... yes... maybe.

I, I just don't want you to get
into any trouble with Martin.

I'm just saying, let's
slow it down a little.

Look, I went through
years at social services

without having sex,

which is more than I can say
of most girls in my situation,

so please don't think that I'm
gonna get talked into anything

just 'cause a guy's
in love with me.

I didn't know that about you.

I'm very happy to know
that about you and I trust you.

Your mother and I trust you.

So you don't trust Martin.

Why?

I don't know.

I guess because he's a
guy who's in love with you.

But I apologize.

I have no reason
not to trust you.

And I'm sure you're going to
do the right thing for yourself.

So, if you don't feel

that you and Martin are
getting too serious too fast,

and if you don't
think you're headed

toward a relationship that
wouldn't be good for you,

then you go out with him,
tonight, or any other night.

As long as you're
doing well in school,

I'll let you make
your own decisions.

And, after all, you've been
making your own decisions...

And good ones...
for a long time.

Thanks.

But you know what?

I will take the night off
and do something else,

just to show you
that my whole life

is not centered around Martin.

I love being in this family.

I love you.

Really, was it me telling you

that Martin told
me that he loved me

that made you feel
that you couldn't trust us

or did something else happen?

Well, I've never had more
than one child in this house.

Cecilia was the only
one... No siblings...

And I just think it's wonderful

how you and your
sisters and your brother,

you care for each other and
you look out for each other.

My sister told you

that Martin had sex with
Simon's friend Sandy.

Well...

Why would she tell you that?

I told her not to tell anyone.

Regardless of that...

I trust you, Meredith,

and I meant what I said.

You make your own decisions
regarding this relationship.

And, that being said, I
hope you make the right one.

And if you want my help,
or your mother's help,

we're here for you to talk to.

Lucy Kinkirk?

Oh, yes... hi.

I'm Lucy Kinkirk.

I'm Sandy's friend

and the Associate
Pastor at Glenoak Church.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Edward Jameson.

I'm Sandy's dad and, I'm...

Are you okay?

You seem a little...

Drunk?

When was the last time
you spoke to Sandy's mom?

I know all about the baby, if
that's what you want to know.

And?

And... I'm a drunk.

What do you want me to do?

Well, have you ever thought
about, say, getting sober?

Not recently.

I've been drinking
my whole life.

I like to drink,

so I'm gonna keep drinking.

So why did you even meet me?

So if you get any crazy ideas

about my being able
to help my daughter,

you'll forget 'em.

Don't you want to help her?

Does she need money?

Well, yes, of course
she needs money.

Well, so do I.

It's really difficult
holding down a job

when employers are so prejudiced
against functional alcoholics.

And yet, I have managed
to always pay child support.

One job at a time, most
often, one day at a time.

I don't think Sandy is aware
of your paying child support.

Well, I'm not surprised her
mother never told her; I...

Of course, I've never told her

because I'm not allowed
to have contact with her.

Because...?

Judges are also prejudiced
against functional alcoholics.

You keep saying
"functional alcoholic."

I mean, I drink
and yet I function.

It's pretty tough to do,
if I do say so myself.

She's 21.

No judge can keep
you from having contact

with your 21-year-old daughter.

Really. She's 21?

Not that you should contact
her in your present state

of functional alcoholism...

No, possibly not.

But if she is 21...

my financial
obligations have ended.

And that's good news;
that's very good news.

I guess my dear ex-wife
forgot to mention that.

Or maybe you promised to...

to help her until she
was finished with college?

Did I?

Yeah, Sandy said
that her mother told her

that, um, that you were
obligated to help her

until she was
finished with school.

I may have promised
something like that.

Her mother would know.

Her mother is stone-cold sober,

with an emphasis on stone-cold.

I detested being married to her.

That's why I started drinking.

And the memory of being
with her is why I keep drinking.

She's probably the reason
Sandy started drinking.

I'm sorry?

Always seemed ironic to
me... Drinking while working

to put my daughter through drug
and alcohol treatment programs.

Sandy went through drug and
alcohol treatment programs?

Yes, before she
could even drive a car.

And they worked.

Sh... She quit;
she gave it all up.

Well, I take that back.

She gave up the
booze and the pot

and substituted
that for sex, but...

that's when her
mother and stepfather

threw up their hands
and said that's it.

It's especially
painful for them,

since they can't have
children of their own.

His problem, so I hear.

Your comments, Reverend?

You want to hear my comments?

Okay, here are my comments:

Despite your
being an alcoholic...

Functional alcoholic.

Despite your being
a functional alcoholic,

despite Sandy's mother and
stepfather giving up on her,

despite the fact that she
went into rehab at an early age,

despite the fact that
she came out of rehab

and possibly started using sex

as a substitute for drugs and
alcohol and is now pregnant,

despite all of that...
Or you know what?

Maybe because of all of that... I
think Sandy is going to overcome

all of the challenges
she's been presented with.

All of them.

And she is gonna be
just fine without you

or her mother
stepping in to help her.

I'm really not
surprised by that.

I mean, after all, you
believe that pie-in-the-sky lie,

don't you, Reverend?

Hey, hold on!

Stop, stop!

Would you let me go?

I don't think so.

Why, thank you, sir.

You stink!

You're not the first
person to tell me that.

Good day.

Interesting to see
how you actually work.

Are you sure you don't
want me to talk to Martin?

No, I... I can handle this.

Luce, it's a lot to handle,
and you're getting in deeper

and deeper and more and
more people are getting involved

whether you want
them involved or not.

You can't handle
this alone; it's too big.

I can. I have to.

You can't.

I say this as someone
who loves you: you can't.

You just pummeled a
guy in broad daylight.

Well?

Mom said you
wanted to talk to me.

Yeah, she and I were talking.

About my punishment?

Not so much that as about you.

We were talking about you.

We were thinking that you need

to get more involved in
activities other than dating.

Oh. Great.

Well, you know, just to
give your life more balance

so that you have something
or someone in your world

that you're interested
in other than guys.

Well, I could go
back to riding horses,

but Sarah sold her horse,
so you'd need to buy me one.

Or you could find
a new interest...

Some club at school or
some project at school

or down at the church that
you could become involved in.

Something that
helps other people...

some way of making a
contribution to your community.

So my punishment is to inflict

some kind of community
service on myself?

It's not a punishment.

It sounds like a punishment.

Let me finish.

I have to do something
more than community service?

If you volunteer to get
involved with anything

that benefits someone
other than yourself,

we're gonna take that as a sign

that you're growing
up and you're maturing

and we're gonna let you
choose who you go out with,

provided that you continue
to make good grades,

you know, you stick to a curfew

and we know where you
are and who you're with

and that your choices
are reasonable and...

Are you kidding me?

I get to go out with
any guy I want?

Even Jack?

Even Brian?

Even Martin, someday?

Find a project.

I love you!

I can't wait for next week
for you to get back to me.

So...?

I know about Martin.

I didn't know when I
came to see you today.

All I knew then
was that Martin was

telling Meredith he loved her.

But then when I sat down
and I talked to her about

why I was so worried,

she confessed to me
that she's never had sex

and didn't think she
was going to until

she was much older and
in a committed relationship.

Now, I'd prefer marriage, but
she said committed relationship.

Anyway, after we talked, she
said that Martin had had sex,

but only once and with
a much older girl, Sandy,

one of Simon's friends,
and Meredith said

that she still felt
she could trust him

because he felt it was
such a big mistake,

and therefore I
could trust him, too.

But that's when I
remembered that Christina...

The one who'd told me
about the engagement ring...

Mentioned that Simon's
friend Sandy is pregnant.

And I just feel like crying...

for Sandy and for Martin
and for my little Meredith.

I'm sorry. I couldn't tell you.

Martin's dad doesn't know yet.

Martin doesn't even know I know.

People are gonna find out.

I found out.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't know you had company.

Hi, George.

Lucy.

He knows.

I didn't tell him, but he knows.

You know?

Oh.

Yeah, well, I'll
let you two talk.

Um, call me. Let's
stay in touch, please.

Night, Reverends.

Long story.

You know, bits of information

from different sources,
and he... he figured it out.

Meredith doesn't know.

Does Ruthie?

Nope, but...

when she finds out and
she finds out that we all knew

and didn't tell her, she's
gonna be very angry

for a very long time, and hurt,

and she's gonna feel
that we all lied to her.

What are we gonna do?

We?

I'm sorry, you gave me that tip

last week about relying

on a higher power for
my strength and well, I...

I guess I got kind of high
thinking of my possibilities

without realizing
my limitations.

I really need your help.

We're all gonna need each other

to get through this one, Luce.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about
how I've behaved.

I know the right
thing to do, but I...

But that puts you
ahead of most people.

Take this home, start
reading it to Savannah now.

Okay.

We'll talk?

You bet.

Hello?

Hi.

Simon.

Dad.

I was hoping you'd call.

You threatened me.

Oh, yeah, well, about
that, I... I apologize.

I was very angry with you

when I found out about
that engagement ring.

And now?

I'm still angry, plus
your mother's angry.

So Lucy told you.

I figured she would.

No, she didn't tell me.

Meredith's sister saw the ring

and she mentioned it to her dad

and he mentioned it to me.

Oh. Yeah.

I hear it's a full one-carat.

Yep, it's the one she wanted.

I had to get it.

Because...

Because you made her
move out of my apartment.

You can't blame that on me.

You wanted her to move
out of your apartment,

and she never should have
moved into your apartment

in the first place.

But still, I didn't
want to lose her.

So you bought a
ring you can't afford.

H-How are you gonna pay for it?

I don't know.

I'll pick up extra hours
at the radio station

or I'll pick up a second job.

You know... when you
charge something like that,

you just pay for
it over and over.

I know that.

Why'd you buy something

you can't pay for?

Because after the way
she got kicked out...

I had to let her know I was
really gonna marry her, Dad.

And, Dad, I am really
gonna marry her.

A year from next May; after
you both graduate from college.

That's the plan.

No, the plan was

to get engaged this May,

so no more surprises,
okay? Stick to the plan.

I will.

Promise.

Promise.

Hi!

Hey.

Oh, my dad's on the phone.

They found out about the ring.

Is Rose there?

Yeah, Rose just walked in.

She went to San Francisco
today to see some designer.

I don't know, something
for school, I guess.

Okay, well, I... guess
I better let you go.

Okay.

Thanks, Dad.

Good night, Simon.

Want to see my dress?

What kind of dress did you buy?

The kind that goes with my ring.

You bought a wedding dress?

Yes! Want to see?

We're not getting married
until a year from next May!

I know, but I found
the perfect one.

It still needs some alterations,
but let me show it to you.

That's okay, I... I think
it's bad luck if I see it.

Well, we don't want
any bad luck, do we?

Nope.

So, how was your day?

Interesting.

Very interesting.