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Now, previously on Reba... Hey, what's this?

Uh... Well, I, uh... I was gonna put a ship in it.

Man.

You need to promise me that this is gonna end.

I promise.

Is this your bottle?

What?

I think that is my bottle. Well, it's not mine. And if it's not yours, then

three -year -old has a major problem.

What's going on, Sharon?

Adults are so weird.

Why are you guys having a party because you sold a house?

Isn't that your job?

We don't have a party for Dad when he pulls a tooth.

Still ticked. He wasn't invited.

Okay, everyone's here. Let's go in.

All right, hang on a second.

Are you going to be okay at the party?

It's just there's going to be drinking and stuff. Honey, I've told you this.

I've had that bottle up there for like two months.

Sometimes when I was studying, I'd have a little glass of schnapps.

What is the big deal? The big deal is that your mom thinks it was my bottle.

by the way, schnapps?

I mean, it's bad enough she thinks I have a drinking problem, but now she

I'm the biggest what -ever.

Just tell her.

No. No, Van. I know, Mom. If I tell her, she's going to freak out and make my

life miserable. That's possible.

But look on the bright side. She'll stop making my life miserable.

Okay, fine.

I'll tell her. But you know what? I have to find the right time, okay? All

right, thank you. So you're going to be okay at the party? Yes, Van. I'm going

to be okay at the party.

What do you think I'm going to do?

Get drunk, start dancing on the coffee table, and rip my top off?

No. That would be awesome.

Rock, honey, you want a beer? Yeah, that'd be great. I'll take a beer.

Oh, Stan, I don't think that's a good idea.

Soda? You on the wagon, man?

Yes. But they shouldn't call it a wagon, because wagons are fun.

Well, if I'm going to be drinking a soda, I'm going to need some cheese.

Maybe I have a cheese problem, too.

sneak and drink.

Well, in my defense, I tried to drink in front of you.

Look, I think you need to go to one of those meetings so you can talk to people

who are dealing with the same thing you are.

Honey, as much as we all love you, there's no way we can understand what

going through.

I bet Cheyenne could.

Look, I'm saying this not only as your mother -in -law, but your boss, and I'm

not going to let up on you until you go to one of those meetings.

And I want you to bring me back one of those welcome chips that they give out.

That way I'll know that you've actually gone to the meeting.

All right, fine.

Okay. I'll go in the morning.

But I'm not going without a hangover.

Give me that thing.

Give me that.

That pinhead in the idiot

registration office won't move my stupid anatomy lab to the stupid morning.

Oh, my gosh. Did Barbara Jane get a job at the university?

It is going to wreck my whole schedule if I have lab in the afternoon. What am

going to do?

Cheyenne, Mom and I are doing something right now. She's helping me pick out the

artwork for my band's demo CD.

Oh, well, do you care? Why don't you just use a picture of a toilet? Because

that's where your band's headed.

Cheyenne.

That's actually not a bad idea. Thanks, Cheyenne.

Chiat, why don't you call back and politely ask to speak to a supervisor?

Tell him you're a mom and you want to change the lab because of your child.

I'll try, but it's so hard to get men to do what I want when they can't see me.

Thank you.

Did you go to the meeting? Yeah, I went. Oh, how did it go? Oh, it was a blast.

A million laughs. Here.

They said to tell you that I'm cured and you should get off my back.

One day sober. I'm so proud of you. Yeah, me too. I'm having a T -shirt

up.

Oh, when's the next meeting?

The next meeting?

Uh -huh.

Can you excuse me for a second? Sure.

Cheyenne!

Hey, honey.

How was your meeting? It wasn't my meeting, Cheyenne. It was your meeting.

Well, good. Now you've gone and Mom will get off your back. No, she won't. I'm

telling you, she won't stop busting my hump until you tell her the bottle was

yours. And then she can bust my hump.

About what?

Drinking a bottle of schnapps in two months?

Just go to the meeting and tell her you went because you're being really careful

and you can't say anything more because it's all anonymous.

comfortable around all those people. If you want, I'll go with you. But come on,

Cheyenne. This little misunderstanding has gotten way out of control.

It's baseball season, honey.

I need to drink beer.

Hey, Ben, where's Cheyenne?

Oh, she went out for a little while. I thought I was the only one left at home.

So you're just hanging out, huh?

Yep, just hanging out.

Hanging out with a little refreshment?

Yep.

And reading?

Trying to.

Then I need to know what's in that cup. No, I don't want you to. Give it to me.

Okay, but don't think any less of me.

What is that?

for barging in. I don't worry about it.

Coffee? Oh!

Yum!

Reba, I got great news. Yeah? Kira's band has been offered a gig, but it's

of town.

She'd have to stay over. Nope. Well, just hang on a... The answer is no.

We talked about this rock when Kara first got started with the band.

No gigs on school nights and none out of town.

But Reba, this is special. Enjoy your coffee.

Lord,

that's good coffee.

I can't believe you're even talking to me about this.

Well, would you let me finish? Look, the gig is through the UFO.

They want her to go to Fort Hood, play for the soldiers that are leaving for

Iraq. Whoa, that is so cool.

Oh, for the soldiers.

How do I say no to that?

Yeah.

Hey, sweetie, how was school?

I wasn't at school.

I was at a meeting.

A meeting for what?

Okay, Mom, Dad, everyone, I have wonderful news.

that you found in our closet that you thought was Vans? It was mine.

He was just taking the fall for me. My sweet, sweet enabler.

See, Mrs. H? I told you I didn't have a drinking problem.

So, honey, you've been drinking secretly?

Yeah. Is it because of your mom's coffee?

Now, it doesn't matter why I'm doing it. It just matters that I'm doing it. A

little something I picked up at my meeting.

I still can't believe this, Cheyenne.

When I thought it was Van, it made sense. I mean, you know, the guy's got a

helmet with two bear cans on it.

But I've never seen you drunk. Oh, I know.

Not only am I an alcoholic, I'm really good at it.

Yeah, yeah.

But, honey, you're not really an alcoholic, right? You just went to the

so you can get Miss Dry County off my back? Oh.

Well, that's what I thought at first. But then I learned that I really belong

there. Wow.

And like an idiot, I am standing here drinking a beer in front of you. Ah.

Well, no more.

I'll be in the garage.

Van!

Van! No.

Pour it out. Okay. Van!

Sean. and thinks she's got a drinking problem, then we're all going to be here

to support her.

From now on, this house is an alcohol -free zone.

Yeah, yeah, our house, too.

I'm even going to give up drinking coffee.

No, no, no. You guys, you can't do that.

That just creates a fake world.

The problem is not alcohol.

The problem is Cheyenne.

I can't change the world, but I can change Cheyenne.

You learned all that from one meeting? Yeah. Oh, okay, the meetings are the

coolest. First of all, you get to talk about yourself for as long as you want.

And the people have to listen.

They even clap for you when you're done.

Oh, yeah, they even clap for the losers. And believe me, there are a few losers.

Wow.

So, listen, Cheyenne, honey, you're an amazing person.

I know you're going to beat this thing. Sure you will. Yes, I know, I know.

It's just so heartbreaking to think of all the people who are out there still

suffering. God, I remember what I was like before I got help.

So what brings you by?

I just got through showing a house and thought I'd pop in, see what you guys

were up to.

You know, just... say hello.

You want a glass of wine? Yes.

Thing's pretty tough over at your place, huh? Oh, my gosh.

Look, I am completely, totally, 100 % supportive of Diane on this.

That being said...

Dear Lord, that girl is driving me out of my flipping bird.

Tell me, every morning I've got a new pamphlet on the windshield of my car,

it always has some guy sitting at a bar holding his head like this.

Can I maybe say something that maybe I'm not supposed to say? Don't you always?

Is it possible, just possible, mind you, that Cheyenne doesn't have a drinking

problem? I don't know.

She says she does, but I've never seen it. Me either.

But apparently she's been drinking more than any of us knew.

The scary thing is... She's been hiding

it.

It's just that Cheyenne has a bit of a tendency to jump on bandwagons.

Remember when she wanted to change her name to Condoleezza?

Is it possible she's overreacting?

Yeah, it's possible.

But if you're going to be wrong about having a drinking problem, thinking you

when you don't is a lot better than thinking you don't when you do.

Amen. Yeah.

Hey, man, what's up?

Nothing.

I just figured I'd, you know, come by, see what you guys are doing.

You want a beer?

Yeah.

I was watching a baseball game having a beer, right? So then I decide to make a

sandwich. And Cheyenne tells me that it's dangerous to make a sandwich while

under the influence.

Do you know anybody that's gotten killed by making a salami sandwich?

I mean... I do.

I do!

It's okay, it's only cure.

Well, since you're all loaded, maybe this is... a good time to bring up the

gig. Yeah, Reba, have you given any more thought to that?

Yes, I have.

And Kira, I think this is something you really ought to do.

Are you serious? You're letting me go? Yeah, but one of us need to go with you.

Great. I believe Motley Crue also tours with a parent.

Your mother's right, Kira. Listen, I'll rearrange my schedule. I'll go with her.

Great. To Kira and the band.

To Kira and the band.

So, what you guys up to?

Besides getting wasted.

Honey, we're not getting wasted.

We're just celebrating that Kira's band has gotten their first out -of -town

gig. Oh, I see. It's a better way to celebrate good news than to drench your

brains with poison.

Cheyenne, relax.

It's not like we're making sandwiches.

Not that we're talking about Kira's band, because I wanted to talk to her

that, too. Can this wait? I want to go call the guy. No, it can't wait.

Okay, I've been working on my 12 -step program, and I'm up to step nine, which

is making amends with people.

You've been working on your program for two days, and you're already up to step

nine?

Well, I skipped a bunch of boring ones.

Anyway, I realized that back when I was using, I said some really horrible

things to you here about your band.

It's cool. Don't worry about it. Kira, this isn't about you, okay? It's about

me.

All you really have to do is look at me. Think you can handle that?

Yeah.

Anyway,

even though you said, like, ten billion mean things to me and I've only said,

like, five mean things to you, I just want you to know I'm sorry.

Mm -hmm.

Hello, you can clap.

Be sure and call me when you get there.

And before the show. And after the show.

And to say goodnight. And in the morning.

Why don't I just call you now and we can stay on the phone the whole weekend?

I know you're joking, but that'd work for me.

Mrs. H, you got nothing to worry about. She's just going to a military base with

a rock and roll band.

I mean, come on.

Hey, Kira.

I'm going to talk to the people at my meeting about having your band play at

of our alcohol -free dances.

Wouldn't that be fun?

Gee, I don't know. We might already be booked at a barn raising.

Cheyenne, I'm going to go see them off. I'll be back later. Okay.

Oh, Kira.

Tell the soldiers I know what they're going through.

Fighting my own war.

Don't tell them that.

Thanks for letting me do this, Mom.

I've told you how proud I am of you.

Hey, when I'm a big rock star, I'll use you as my realtor to buy me a big

mansion.

Forget that. Just buy me a big mansion.

Oh, shoot. I forgot.

I got your band some carrot sticks and juice boxes. Be right back.

Carrot sticks.

Rock and roll.

Hey, Cheyenne.

Hand me that.

What are you doing?

What?

A glass of wine?

Shine, I thought you were going to the meetings.

Yeah, in the morning.

You know, honey, I don't know much about this program you're going to, but isn't

drinking between meetings a little bit of a no -no? Mom, I'm having a bad day,

okay? The school won't change my stupid lab, and I need a drink.

You need a drink.

Okay, Mom, I do not have a drinking problem.

Those people in the meeting, they tricked me into thinking I do, but I

They just want me there because I'm fascinating and I bring great donuts.

So you don't have a drinking problem?

No, of course not.

You're just the type of person that needs a drink when they have a bad day.

don't need it, need it. You know, this is exactly why I used to drink in my

room, because I didn't want some big speech.

Oh. Well, if you don't need a drink, give it to me. Hey, Mom, you know what?

don't know what the last year of my life has been like.

It's just one big crap storm after another.

From Van moving to Denver and then him getting injured and losing his job, not

knowing what's going to happen to us, all the pressures at school, it sucks.

Cheyenne, when did this drinking thing start? Well, I don't know when.

You know, at some point, this tiny little thought came into my head that

if I had a drink, I'd feel better.

One silly little drink.

And you know what I found out?

That it didn't work. No!

No, it did.

I did feel better. And two drinks made me feel way better.

Until I'd wake up the next day with a headache, and I was really aware of how

loud Van is.

So then I'd tell myself that I wasn't going to drink again.

And I wouldn't.

For a while.

And something else bad would happen, and that freaking little thought would come

back into my head.

You probably think this sounds really weird.

No, baby, I don't.

I think it sounds like a drinking problem.

I don't want...

A drinking problem.

Well, I don't want Barbara Jean living down the street from me either, but crap

storms happen.

What am I going to do?

First thing you're going to do is put the drink down.

Right there.

I'm scared, Mom.

I really am.

I know, but...

Hey, it's Katherine Hicks.

Don't miss the season finale of 7th Heaven on the WB Monday.