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Here's the good news.

This was just a practice test

to help you prepare
for the midterm.

It doesn't count.

Here's the bad news.

Half of you didn't pass.

The other half barely passed.

Oh, here's some more bad news.

The midterm's in 2 weeks,

so if you don't know
the material by now,

when are you going to learn it?

What does this all mean?

For those of you that
are taking organic chemistry

as a requirement for pre-med,

you might want
to double-major in pre-law,

because if you don't
understand chemistry,

you're gonna be a doctor
who's gonna need a lawyer.

Just wanting to be
a doctor isn't enough.

You have to study hard,
you have to work hard,

and you have to
get through this class.

Class dismissed,

and for some of you,
I think permanently.

Please, just give me
another week.

Yeah, I know
I said that a week ago,

but I swear I just
need one more week,

and then I can pay you.

Yeah, I know my check bounced,

but you can't
cancel my car insurance.

You better get out there.

Your tables are stacking up.

I'll be right there.

You better.
The manager's out there,

and he doesn't look happy.

Ok.

Hello. Hello? Ohh!

Great.

See, I know it's not
my chosen profession,

but for the next 2 days
while you study

for your first big test
in child psychology,

I am large and in charge
of the Camden brood.

You know, there was a time
when that would terrify me,

but ever since
the twins were born,

you've become really quite
competent at household chores.

Competent?

Ha! Competent.

Competent would be
plain old casserole.

I'm making tuna casserole.

Oh, well.

Is Mary coming home for dinner?

No. Someone called in
sick from the pool hall,

so she volunteered
to work a double shift.

Good.

How many months is she behind

in her room and board?

Uh, well, let's see.

She was supposed to start
payment a month ago, so one.

Hi.

The principal wants to see your
father and me at school tomorrow?

Wow. What'd you do?

No. I think the question is,
what did you do?

I didn't do anything.

I swear.

So have you found a way

to get me out of miss
riddle's class yet?

We're workin' on it.

Well, work faster.

You have to sign my tardy slip.

Why were you late to class?

Because I went up
the down stairs,

and by the time I went
back down the down stairs

and up the up stairs,
I was late.

I hate high school!

I'm not in any trouble,

and I wasn't late for class,

and I love high school.

Ask me why.

What's your big news?

I was...

Oh, I'll get it.

No, no, I'll get the door.

You need to start studying.

I was nominated
for homecoming queen.

Thanks for your support.

Guess who's coming to dinner.

♪♪♪ 7th heaven ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ When I see their happy faces
smilin' back at me ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ 7th heaven ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ I know there's
no greater feelin' ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ Than the love
of a family ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ Where can you go ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ When the world don't
treat you right? ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ The answer is home ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ That's the one place
that you'll find ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ 7th heaven ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ Mmm, 7th heaven ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ 7th heaven ♪♪♪

I made up the twin bed in
Simon's room for the colonel.

Has he told you
how long he's staying

or why he's really here?

Uh, only for a couple
of days, and no.

He says he's
just passing through

on his way back to New York.

He was supposed to stay
with Julie and Hank,

but Hank got called out of
town to lecture in Chicago

and decided to take Julie
and the baby with him.

Personally, I think they ran.

Do you blame them?

No. I envy them.

I want to be them.

Colonel-free in Chicago.

Ah, you're overreacting.

Having the colonel
spend a few days with us

won't be that bad.

Last time my dad was here,
I had a heart attack.

That's not funny.

I'd feel better about
the colonel being here

if I knew why he was here.

Well, maybe it's like you said.

He... he just wants to spend
a couple of days with us.

Oh, poor, sweet, naive Annie.

Well, whatever
the colonel is doing here,

I'm sure you'll figure it out.

In the meantime,
I've got some studying to do.

Dinner was good,
but it was too beige.

Beige?

Yeah. Macaroni and tuna... beige.

Even the corn was beige.

No, it was white. White corn.

And the salad was green.

Ok, I'll give you that,

but for desert, vanilla
ice cream... beige again.

Come on. Where's
the chocolate sauce?

Where's the excitement
on my plate?

I really look forward to dinner.

It needs to be
something special.

I'll keep that in mind.

Well, I hate to disagree
with such a beautiful girl,

but I thought the dinner
was excellent.

You're becoming
quite the cook, son.

Thank you.

So, Annie's back in school...

Again.

What is this, uh... 4 degrees?

Uh, 3.

Ah. Yeah.

Why are you here?

Do I need a reason?

Yes.

What are you gonna do
about organic chemistry?

I think it's pretty serious.

I'm gonna talk to
my professor in the morning.

That's a good idea.
Maybe he can help you.

I don't need help.

Yeah? Then why are you
gonna go see him?

To explain about
Heather and the wedding.

What?

I've been unfocused and
kind of all over the place

since Heather dumped me
at the altar this summer.

And what does that have to do
with your failing chemistry?

Don't you see?
This whole Heather thing

has kept me
from doing my best work.

Or maybe Heather has
nothin' to do with it.

Maybe you just don't
understand the material.

No, I understand the material.

I'm distracted. It's Heather.

Yeah, I'm sure
once professor talley

understands the pressures
I've been under

and sees how distracted
I've been,

he'll go a little easier on me.

Tip big. I need the money.

Well, here's one big,
gigantic tip...

I hear the colonel's in town for
a little unscheduled business.

He's stayin' at the house.

I'm guessing the colonel
won't think too highly

of your putting your education
on hold so you can wait tables.

The only thing worse
than a lecture from dad is...

A lecture from the colonel.

Thanks.

Well, wonder what the colonel

will think of your "d"
in organic chemistry.

I don't live there anymore,

and I got no plans to visit.

All right.

Study.

Oh. Ok, thanks.

Oh, maybe going back to
college was a bad idea.

Is that what my father said?

No.

Oh, do you think he's
here because he thinks

I'm neglecting the kids
by going back to school?

It doesn't matter
what the colonel thinks.

What matters is
that you pass your test.

Yeah, but what about going
to ruthie's school tomorrow?

I'll handle it. I know,

but I just hate not being there.

I'm always there. I'm the mom.

It's my job to always
be there for the kids.

You know, at first
I wasn't thrilled

with your going back to college,

but your going to school
isn't about me.

It's about you.
You do so much for me

and the kids and the church.

It's your turn to do
something for yourself.

Boy, what a difference
a week makes.

Well, what kind of a man would I
be if I didn't support you 100%

by helping out with the
house and the kids?

A jerk.

Exactly. So start studying.

Ok, thanks.

Hey.

Congratulations on your
homecoming queen nomination.

Hey, what's wrong?

Jim called...

To tell me that his mother doesn't
want us hanging out together.

She blames me for the
whole tp thing last week,

so I will, once again,
be all alone.

But, hey, 4 years of high
school isn't that long, right?

I was thinking about your
unhappy high-school situation,

and I thought I could help.

If you help me with
my homecoming queen campaign,

you could meet
lots of people... girls, even.

You feel sorry for me,
don't you?

And that's why you want
my help, isn't it?

No! I thought...

Ok, I feel sorry for you.

I remember what it was like

to be the new kid
in a new school,

but I really do need your help

because I really want
to be homecoming queen.

You do?

And while you're
trying to get me elected,

you could get out there
and meet some people.

Girls, even.

So are you in?

Ok, I'll do it.

Great.

We'll start
campaigning tomorrow.

Hey, luce...

Thanks.

And I don't know why my mom
would want to go to school

when she doesn't have to.

I hate school.

My teacher's mean.
She used to call me stupid.

Well, what are your mom and
dad doing about this teacher?

Well, they're tryin'
to get me out of her class,

but so far, nothin'.

So I've decided
to go over their heads.

Way over their heads.

God?

He's helped me before.

I wish I could be like Mary

and not have to go to school.

Yeah, I was hoping Mary would
have changed her mind by now.

Nope. No school,

and she's had about
a billion jobs this summer.

Yes, that's what Julie told me.

Uh...

So, what else has been
going on with Mary?

How much time do you have?

I've got all
the time in the world.

Do you have a minute?

Yeah. Come on in.

I'm glad you stopped by.
I need to talk to you.

I'm really sorry about
all the personal calls today.

I'm having trouble with
my car insurance company.

What kind of trouble?

They want $200,
and I don't have $200,

and if I don't get it
to them soon,

they're gonna cancel
my insurance.

I'm a little overextended.

Maybe your parents
could help you out.

They didn't even want me

to get the car
in the first place,

and I had a credit card
a while back,

but that's only for emergencies,

and that's maxed out.

I've had a lot of emergencies.

Yes, I hear that.

Um, so I was hoping that maybe

you could advance me
a couple weeks' pay?

Um, I would never ask,
but I'm... I'm desperate.

I'm not gonna
be able to do that.

Well, I had to ask.

You should stay.

We really need to talk.

About what?

Why don't you shut the door?

This doesn't sound good.

I'm afraid it isn't.

Oh, hey, you need to hurry.

Simon and Lucy are waitin'
for you in the car.

I remembered something
I did at school.

Last week my friend Sarah

wanted to know what it
felt like to be a mummy,

so we went to the bathroom
during recess

and I wrapped her
in toilet paper.

Actually, your principal
called this morning,

and you're not in any trouble.

He thinks
he may have found a way

to get you out
of miss riddle's class.

Thank god.

What'd you say?

Thank god. You should thank god.

Why's that?

Because I talked to god
and told him

how unhappy I was at school
and asked him to help.

You prayed to get out
of miss riddle's class?

You don't ask, you don't get.

I just thought you and mom
could use some help.

Now, what were you saying?

Ah, good morning.

You do know
it's morning, don't you?

Good morning, you two.

Ah, good morning, Annie.

How's the studying?

Oh, I'm just takin'
a little break.

Um, aren't you gonna
be late for work?

Um, I have the day off.

My manager called this
morning and said it was slow

and I don't have to come in.

Huh. That's funny.

I didn't hear the phone ring.

Oh, really? Uh, maybe
you were in the shower.

Maybe.

Can you afford not to work?

You do have a car
payment due soon,

and then there's the insurance,

and you still haven't paid

last month's room and board.

I can afford it,

and I've got everything
under control.

Well, I'm glad you're off today.

It'll give us a chance to chat.

I'd love to stay and talk,

but I promised a friend
that I'd help her move.

Sorry.

Lucy Camden
is your sister, right?

Yeah. But even if she wasn't,

I'd still vote for her.

She's lucky to have
such a cute brother

tryin' to get her votes.

Cute?

So, I'm having a party
this weekend.

Do you wanna come?

I'd love to come.

Everyone will be there.

You know, the surprise
candidate won last year.

You've got a good chance.

Surprise candidate?

It's catchy, huh?

You have fliers posted
in the women's rest room.

How'd you do that?

I have my ways.

Thanks for asking me
to help out.

Once people found out
I was your brother,

everyone wanted to talk to me.

Oh?

Yeah. I just got invited to
a big party this weekend.

Everyone's gonna be there.

It's like overnight,

I'm the king of the freshmen.

And with your help, I'll soon
be the queen of the school.

Oh, you know, I've got to be

at ruthie's school in an hour,

and on the way, I've got
to stop in on 2 parishioners

who just had surgery
at the hospital,

and when I get home
I need to start dinner...

Something non-beige for ruthie.

You think you could do me a
favor and watch the boys?

Of course.
Glad to be of service.

Hey, aren't you
supposed to be at work?

Oh, Mary's got
the day off today.

Isn't that right, Mary?

Can you afford
to have a day off?

Yes, I can afford it. Ok?

Nice job, waiting tables.

Look, Annie and I aren't happy

that she's not going to college,

but she is working.

She's earning a living,
paying her bills.

Who let her buy the car?

No one let her.

She just went out and bought it.

And as much as I think
she shouldn't have,

that car is a responsibility
that she can't run away from.

She has to work hard
and keep her job

because she has
to pay for that car.

Son, to win a war,
you've got to fight.

You've got to get in there
and get your hands dirty

and make something happen,

and you have
to have a battle plan.

What's your battle plan?

This isn't a war.

Oh, it's a war, all right.

And at stake is Mary's future.

As much as we
would like to force Mary

into doing what we know
is best for her, we can't.

She's an adult. She has
to do this on her own.

And what if she doesn't?

She will.

How'd it go
with professor talley?

Not good.

Professor talley doesn't
care about my personal life.

He said I either bring
up my grade, or I'm out.

Wow.

Yeah.

Isn't organic chemistry
a core course?

So if you fail,
you're out of pre-med

or behind by
a whole semester, right?

This is big!
How can you be so calm?

I'm calm because this has
very little to do with me.

It's all Heather's fault.

What?

If Heather and I
had just gotten married

or stayed together,

my head would be
in a better place.

You know, as it is,

because of everything
that's gone on with her,

I'm behind in my classes.

I can catch up, but, really,

you have to see that
this is not my fault.

You can't be serious.

I'm serious.
But what's done is done.

Now I just have
to do damage control.

Does that include
actual studying?

Reverend Camden. Please come in.

Will Mrs. Camden be joining us?

Oh, no, she couldn't make it.

Please.

So, you've come up with a way

to get ruthie out
of miss riddle's class?

Yes, I, uh, I think I have.

Do you remember last may when
all the kids in the third grade

were given a basic skills test?

Yeah. Ruthie did very well.

Actually,
she tested off the charts.

According to her scores,

ruthie tested in the 95th
percentile for the country,

which means that
she's very, very bright.

But her grades are just average.

I think it's because
she's bored and frustrated,

and because of that,

she's not working
anywhere near her potential.

I think if we don't find a way

to get her out
of miss riddle's class,

we're really
handicapping her future.

I agree.

I feel ruthie might
do better at another school.

Can't you just transfer
her to another class?

Not without transferring
another student out.

Besides, ruthie's special.

She needs a special school.

Now, I've taken the Liberty
of making some phone calls,

and I think ruthie would do
very well at Eleanor Roosevelt.

Yeah, but that's a...
That's a private school.

An excellent private school.

It's actually a bit of a coup

that we can get ruthie admitted.

They usually don't take students

after the school year
has already started,

but one of their students
was just admitted to college.

A third-grader
is going to college?

No. I believe it was someone
from the sixth grade class.

Ruthie's very lucky.

But...

We've never had a child
in private school before.

Don't think of it
as a private school.

Think of it as the best school...

The best school for ruthie.

How's the campaign coming?

Really well.
I think Lucy could win.

She would make a great
homecoming queen.

When I'm a senior,

I want to be
homecoming queen, too.

Well, I'll handle
your campaign, too.

If you want?

You're lucky you
have a popular sister

to pave the way for you.

You're basically cool
by association.

People always want to be
with the a-list people,

and if they can't be with them,

then they'll settle for being
with the people who know them.

Popularity trickles down.

Like I said, you're very lucky.

Well, I'm really lookin' forward
to your party this weekend.

Can I bring anything?

Yeah, your sister.

Here's all the info where
I live and everything.

This is gonna be great.

I just put the boys
down for their nap.

Oh, thanks for helping.

It's been a while since
I've taken a college exam,

and I can use all the extra
study time I can get.

You don't think I should be
goin' back to school, do you?

Where'd you get
an idea like that?

I think it's highly commendable
that you're going to college.

You do?

Yes.

College is hard work.

Raising a family is tough,

and you never look
for the easy way.

Annie, you're the absolute
embodiment of the old saying,

"where there's a will,
there's a way."

Thank you.

I just wish Mary had some
of your drive and ambition.

She's drifting.

We all want Mary
to go to college,

but... but she
has to want to do it,

or it'll never work.

I mean, we can't make her do it.

That's what Eric said.

And you don't agree with him?

Let's just say I think
it's a risky plan.

I think Mary will be fine.

She's had a bumpy summer,

but she's been working
in the pool hall

the last few weeks,
and she seems settled

and yet unhappy enough

to consider going
to college next semester.

Lunch break?

Waitin' for someone?

I've never seen you here before.

I am here every day, and...

I got fired, ok?

Fired! I don't have a job.

I'm not on a lunch break,

nor am I waiting for anyone.

I... i am unemployed.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I... i shouldn't
have yelled like that.

I'm under a lot of pressure,

and I just bought a new car,

and if I don't find a job
by next Wednesday,

then I'm going to
have to tell my parents

that I can't afford
my car payment.

You're worried
they'll be mad at you?

No. I'm worried that I'm
gonna have to listen to them

say "I told you so"
for the rest of my life.

Well, don't give up hope.

You'll find a job.

After my son
graduated from college,

it took him 2 years
to find a good job,

but he eventually found one,

a good one... With benefits
and stock options.

He couldn't be happier.

Thanks.

When he was jobless
and depressed,

I used to remind him

that no matter what happens
to him in his life,

he'll always have his college
degree to fall back on.

That's something they can
never take away from him,

something that he can
always count on...

His college education.

Well, I just graduated
from high school, and, um,

I'm not really sure if I'm
going to go to college.

Oh.

Are you ok?

Yeah, I'm fine. Why?

Well, for the last 4 hours,
I've been watchin' you

clean the kitchen
and fold your laundry.

You don't clean the kitchen
or fold laundry.

When are you gonna study?

I'm gonna study, but I have
to finish my laundry first.

I... i have to have clothes.

If I didn't know any better,

I would say you don't
really want to study.

I'm gonna study.

I asked my mom if she could
help me with my laundry,

but the colonel's at the house,

so I have to do it.

And I did start to study,

but I couldn't concentrate

because every time
I looked up from my book,

I noticed how dirty
the kitchen was.

Well, how clean the kitchen was
never bothered you before.

Well, it bothered me today.

You know,
and I hate to mention it,

but if you had cleaned up your
breakfast dishes from this morning,

I wouldn't have wasted
my whole afternoon

taking care of
that little chore for you.

Are you tryin' to blame me
for you not studyin'?

So you failed your organic chemistry
pretest because of Heather,

and you didn't study
this afternoon

because I didn't
clean the kitchen,

and you're not
studyin' right now

because your mom
didn't do your laundry?

I'm just curious.

Now, when you don't
pass your midterm

and you get kicked out of
premed, who you gonna blame?

Me, Heather, your mom,
the colonel,

the man on the moon, the
problems in the middle east,

global warming, what?

I don't understand
why you're so upset.

I'm gonna do fine on my midterm.

But if you don't, it won't
be your fault, right?

Look, you don't understand.

No, I think you don't
understand organic chemistry...

Among other things,

and you're just
too pigheaded to admit it,

and instead of just asking for
help or saying, "I need help,"

you'll blame everybody
and everything

as long as that allows you
not to blame yourself.

You know, you are
totally out of line.

I don't think I am.

Do you get good grades?

Yes, I do.

Well...

That's because I do
everything around here

and you do nothing.

Yeah.

Mr. Russo set up
a tour of the campus

for all of us tomorrow.

You know, they have great
programs for ruthie,

specialized programs that allow
kids to pursue their interests.

And they pride themselves

on giving kids
a love of education.

That's all great, but,
I mean, can we afford it?

I have a call in
to the principal

to see what options
are available.

I'd hate to have ruthie's
potential limited

by our bank account or,

in this case, lack thereof.

Maybe we're gettin'
ahead of ourselves.

Maybe ruthie doesn't
want to go to a new school.

Well, we'll talk to her
and see how she feels,

but I think she'd do anything

to get out of
miss riddle's class.

Unless she's like Mary
and prefers no class at all.

Ah, I think I know

why the colonel
is paying us a visit.

Mary.

I don't know what
he thinks he can do.

It's not like he can force
her to go to college.

If it were that easy,
she'd be in college now.

I've been waiting
for you to get home.

Oh, I had a vestry meeting.

So, am I free?

Can I get out
of miss riddle's class?

Indeed, it looks that way.

You and god make a good team.

So, whose class
did I get transferred to?

How'd you like
to go to a new school?

Not a new class,
a whole new school.

How'd you like to go
to Eleanor Roosevelt?

It's a very nice private school.

That's it? That's your
idea of helpin' me out,

making me leave school?

I don't want to leave my school.

Why can't miss riddle leave?

What? I can't go.

I don't have a best friend
at Eleanor Roosevelt.

Best friend?

Sarah's my best friend.

I have to have a best friend.

Or... Can Sarah come with me?

Mmm...

That's what I thought.

This is the last time
I ever ask god for help.

Hi. I've been lookin' for ya.

I offered to give
your dad a little break

and pick up dinner tonight.

Would you give me a ride?

I really want to take a drive

in your fancy new sports car.

Ok. Sure.

Good. Well, I thought we'd
pick up something to go

at the pool hall.

I mean, they make a great burger.
I love burgers.

The pool hall?

Yeah. Unless there's some reason
you don't want to go there.

Ah, well, that's fine, then.

I haven't been there
in some time.

I'll refresh my memory
and, uh...

Get another look at what
you gave up college for.

Are you ok?

No, I'm not ok.

Mom and dad are shippin'
me off to boarding school.

What? What boarding school?

Eleanor Roosevelt.

That's not a boarding school.

Might as well be
a boarding school.

I have to leave all my friends.

You'll make new friends.

Like Simon?
He went to a new school,

and now he has no friends.

It's a very prestigious
private school.

Speak English.

If you get in, you should be honored.
You should go.

No. I will not go.

They cannot make me.

I'm gonna run away
and join the circus.

If you run away
and join the circus,

you'll have to make
all new friends, too.

No, I won't. My friend
Sarah will come with me

and work with the monkeys,

and I'll perform on horseback,

and then when we're older,
we'll marry clowns.

You've put way too much thought
into this circus idea.

Why has god forsaken me? Why?

Did you tell some girl

that I would go to her
party this weekend?

Um, i... i was gonna
talk to you about that.

When were you gonna
talk to me about it?

I'm sorry.

It's... It's my new friend Marie

who I feel will
no longer be my friend

if you don't go to her party.

Well, my friend June
just called to inform me

that if I go to this party,

which I didn't
know I was going to,

that I would become the
equivalent of a social outcast

and can kiss
homecoming queen good-bye.

Professor talley?

Ah, Mr. Camden.

What may I do for you?

Perhaps you want to tell me
some more sad tales?

Maybe you've thought up
some more reasons

why you failed the pretest. Hmm?

What?

I need help.

I'm sorry. I'm not good
with matters of the heart.

I'm a man of science.

I don't need help
with my love life.

I need help with chemistry.

I don't get it at all.

I'm completely lost.

No matter how hard I try,

I still can't make sense of it.

That's never happened to me.

Ever.

I've always been
good in science,

but not this. I don't
know what to do.

And you're just
coming to me now,

a week before the midterm?

I... i thought if I asked
you for help, you'd...

Look at it
as a sign of weakness.

I want to be a doctor.

Doctors are supposed to
know this stuff, right?

Asking for help
is not a sign of weakness.

It's a sign of maturity.

I guess I just didn't
want you to think

I didn't understand
the material.

When you made
a "d" on the pretest,

I think the cat
was out of the bag.

I didn't want you
to think I was stupid.

I doubt you're stupid.

I don't think
you would've made it

to your third year
of premed if you were.

Since the beginning
of the semester,

I have offered help
to any student who needs it.

All you had to do was ask.

In medicine,
as in many things in life,

knowing when to ask for help

can mean the difference
between success and failure...

Sometimes, the difference
between life and death.

Here's a blank copy
of the pretest.

Stay here tonight.
Take it again.

But this time, use your text
and your study guides.

Then tomorrow come by my office.

Anything you don't understand,
I'll help you with.

Thanks.

Mr. Camden.

Yeah.

Study.

Right.

Now? Go and study?

Right.

Why aren't we going in?

They're gonna find out anyway.

I don't work here anymore.

My manager
had to let somebody go,

and since I was last hired...

You were first fired.

Yeah.

I was fired.

So. You lost your job.

So what are you going to do now?

Get another job.'

go ahead, lecture me.
I know you want to.

Well?

Well, what?

You're not gonna lecture me?

No, I don't believe I am.

So you haven't told mom and dad

about my losing my job?

Correct.

So are you or aren't you
gonna tell them?

This is killing me.

You want to know
what's killing me?

You.

You have so much potential,

and yet you find yourself wandering
aimlessly through your young life,

getting fired from
one job after another.

Hey, this is the first job
I've gotten fired from.

I quit the other ones.

But is this the way
you envisioned your life?

A minimum wage nomad

leaving a trail of
dead-end jobs in your wake?

I'm not gonna be
making minimum wage

for the rest of my life.

I've got plans...

Big plans.

Yeah, well, I've got news
for you, young lady.

Life is what happens
while you're making big plans.

I need some help.

Well, it's about time you asked.

What?

I've been waiting for you
to come to me, Mary.

So you're gonna help me?

Yes, I'm gonna help you.

All you had to do was ask.

Oh, this is great.

Oh, thank you.

It's just gonna be a loan,
and I'll pay you back,

and $500 should do it.

What are you talking about?

What? I thought
you were gonna help me.

Well, I am.

I'm gonna help you
straighten out your life.

I'm gonna help you
get back on track,

set some goals,
get into college.

Oh.

Ok. I get it. Um...

So you're gonna help me,
but only if I do

what you, mom,
and dad want me to do.

Well, I'm not gonna
just give you money.

You're not giving it to me.
It's a loan.

No. I'm sorry.

Come on. I need the money.

I have bills to pay.

All right.

If you won't enroll in college,

I have a friend who owns
a sporting goods store.

He needs a cashier.

It doesn't sound like much,

but there's room
for growth, and...

If later on you go to college,

they'll work around
your schedule.

So you'll call some guy

and get him to get me a job,

but you won't loan me any money?

Yeah.

I don't want to work
at a sporting goods store.

I guess this means that
you're telling mom and dad

that I lost my job, too.

Oh, yes, you'd
like that, wouldn't you?

Then you wouldn't have to do it.

No. You lost the job,
you tell them.

Mary...

If you change your mind,

the offer of help
will always be there.

I won't change my mind.

I don't need help. I need money.

So thank you for nothing.

Oh. I was just about
to call the police.

Where you been all night?

I was at the library.

Not cleaning it, I hope.

I'm sorry for earlier.

I was the one
that was out of line.

I was just scared.

I was looking to blame
anyone but myself

for failin'
that chemistry pretest.

And blaming was easier
than facin' the fact

that I didn't understand the
material and I needed help.

And I ran into professor
talley at the library.

He's gonna help me get
ready for the midterm.

Well, I'm so happy
that you're getting help,

I'm not even gonna say,
"I told you so."

Thanks. You're a pal.

Morning. Morning, boys.

Morning, ruthie.

What's wrong with you?

God let me down.

Oh.

I don't want to be mad at him,

but I don't want
to leave my friends

and go to a new school.

Oh.

Does god make mistakes?

Ah, come here.

I don't think so.
I don't think so.

Can I tell you a story?

Hop up there.

When I joined the corps,
I was just 18.

I was young and scared.

You were scared?

Yes, very much so.

I was about to get on a bus

and leave everything
I knew behind,

and I didn't know
if I could do that.

So, how'd you do it?

One day at a time.

I remember thinking,

"how am I ever gonna get
through this next 5 months?"

And then I thought,

"well, at least I can get
through this one day."

And then the one day
turned into a week

and the week into a month,

and the first thing you know,

I had finished basic training.

Well, sure, I missed

my friends and my family,

but I made new friends,

and then later on I realized

if I hadn't gone down that road,

hadn't joined the marines,

I never would have
met grandma Ruth

or had Eric or Julie.

So at first it seemed
scary and not so good,

but later on, it all made sense.

Maybe it would be a good idea

if you took a look
at this new school,

see what road
god is sending you down.

What you think of now
as a mistake

or a prayer unanswered

could end up being
just what you want.

Hey, ruthie, it's time
to get ready for school.

Can we still go
to that new school today?

Mm-hmm.

Good.

Here.

What is this for?

Ruthie's tuition.

Oh, that's so sweet,

but ruthie qualifies
for a full scholarship.

Yeah, the only thing keeping
ruthie from going there was...

Ruthie.

Yeah.

We know you came to visit
to check up on Mary,

but we don't want you
and mom to worry.

And Mary's gonna be fine.

She's gonna go to college.

It's just a phase
she's goin' through.

It'll pass, and she'll
get on with her life.

But if you need help...

I won't hesitate to call.

Thank you.

Hi, Lucy. So, are you
coming to my party?

Simon said you would come.

Yeah. I'm comin'.

Cool.

Wait, wait. You're going?

What about the election?
Are you dropping out?

No, I'm running.

Then what about
what your friend said...

None of the cool people
are gonna vote for you.

But all the freshmen will.

And it doesn't really matter,

because I'll probably
lose anyway.

No one ever said
I was gonna win.

Yeah, but still, you...

Let's see, be homecoming queen

or help out my brother
by going to a party?

It was close,
but I, uh, chose you.

Thanks.

I aced my test!

Ha ha! Ha ha ha!

Thanks.

Anytime. No, really.

If it weren't for you
helping me out at home,

I couldn't go back to school.

It means so much to me.

Which is why
I'm helping you out.

I love you.

I love you, too.

They have horses. Horses!

The school offers both English

and western style instruction.

And there's no homework.

We think the children
work hard all day.

At night they should be
free to relax and be kids.

After all, we have them
7 hours a day.

Of course, if ruthie
wants to spend time at home

studying any subject beyond the
core curriculum, we'll set up

an individual program for her.

I might want to do that,

considering I don't
have to be at school

till 10:00.

We have a flexible schedule.

Students can start
as late as 10:00,

but then they go to 5:00.

Not every student
does his or her best work

early in the morning.

Plus, we have a 14-to-1
student-teacher ratio

and a whole list of after-school
trips and projects.

Last year we took
a group of students

to the national gallery
in Washington, D.C.

And then met the president.

Well. Ha ha ha.

I think ruthie would be a
wonderful addition to our school.

If you have any questions,
please call.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Thank you.

Bye, ruthie.

Boy, when god answers a
prayer, he answers a prayer.

Does that mean you want
to go to school here?

Oh, yeah.

Please, I am begging you,
don't cancel my policy.

We can give you 2 more days
to pay, and that's it.

I know, but I got fired,

and you have to give me
more than a couple of days

to come up with the money.

We can't Grant you any more
extensions, miss Camden.

But I can't drive my car
without insurance.

Do you get it?

No car equals no job.

I have to have a car.

It's our policy to inform...

Look, you can tell
whoever you want

that you're canceling
my insurance,

but you can't stop me
from driving my own car.

Oh, yeah? Watch me!