Army Wives Season 3 Episode 13 "Duty to Inform."

Lifetime's Army Wives Episode Recap Airdate 8/30/09

Jenn C.
The show starts with Pamela at Roxy's house standing outside with the kids waiting for the bus. Pam's worried because Chase still hasn't called. All of a sudden the casualty notification car starts coming down their road,slowly looking at them. Roxy and Pam look horrified, as the car drives up the block. Roxy says "Not a good way to start the day." Pamela rattled stands there motionless, Roxy tells her "We're okay, and she says not for someone in the next block."

Claudia Joy is standing in front of the mirror and Michael comes in and starts questioning her about her glucose levels, Claudia Joy is snippy with him, and he says I need to learn this stuff too. Michael asks her if she has told her friends? She says no, how I handle it is up to me, it's private, it's my body and asks him to give her privacy.
Claudia Joy then gives herself an insulin shot in her stomach.

With Joan soon deploying to Iraq, her husband Roland tries to surprise her with a night away at the Lockwood Manor that has a beach. Joan states that she can't get away because she has too much work to do.

Trevor starts his recruiting position, his boss gives him business cards and tells him, that he needs to get 2 recruits a month and not to disappoint him.

Pamela runs into one of Chase's Unit Friends, Paul in front of a store.
Paul tells Pamela you didn't see me, my unit is not back. Pamela tries to get information from him, and he says "I'm sorry, you didn't see me." Paul's arm is in a sling.

Pamela starts calling everyone she can to find out what is going on with Chase's unit and nobody knows. She tells Roxy that running into Paul was creepy. That something's happened to Chase, something bad.

Trevor has a recruit walk in to his office, to get a brochure, when he starts to question the kid, the kid says he only wanted a brochure and leaves. Trevor's boss yells at him and Trevor tells him I'll do better next time.

Frank goes to see Colonel Holden, Michael to debrief about his Pentagon visit, and Michael tells Frank that he is glad that Denise did what she did. Frank tells Michael that Denise only said that the ambulance got there fast and didn't tell him anything. Michael says that Denise is being modest and that she saved Claudia Joy's life.

Trevor is handing out pamphlets outside, he approaches a bunch of runners, they start to run away from him, and he follows, one girl says to him, "You're crazy."

Emmalyn is going through the cupboards getting food out that Claudia Joy can not have which is loaded with sugar. Claudia Joy flips out on her and tells her "to put the stuff back, you are not wasting food, I can show self control and you and your father likes these things." Emmalyn tells her Mother she was gonna donate the food to a food bank, and that her and her father agreed to get the stuff out. Claudia Joy demands she puts it back. This is my kitchen.

A possible recruit is talking to Trevor and states he just doesn't know that he is getting ready to get married, and that his fiancee gets scared about getting hurt in Iraq. Trevor tells him that he will take him and his fiancee out with Roxy and him to dinner so they can discuss Army Life. The kid agrees.

Frank tells Denise that he is damn proud of her, and why didn't you tell me what you did? I thought you only had a fender bender if I thought it was that serious I would have come home. Denise says it's no big deal. Frank tells her that he doesn't want them to go back to their old ways, and he thinks Denise should go back into nursing. She says that she realized during the accident how much she misses it. That she was thinking about becoming a paramedic and didn't know how Frank would feel. He tells her to go for it.

Joan comes home and finds candles lit, champagne, Roland brings the ocean to her. He has made dinner, dessert and has oysters.

Roxy and Trevor take the couple thinking about the Army to dinner, Roxy starts talking about how good the medical is, the fiancee of the boy is pregnant and seems interested until Roxy says when Trevor got shot up in Iraq, and his shoulder was all messsed up they paid for his accident. You see the look of horror on the pregnant girl's face and Trevor's.

The doorbell rings at Pamela's house, late. Pamela freaks out and grabs the kids and tells them just to ignore it. The kid's tell her that they are scared , she tells them "that there is nothing to be scared of and that they will go away."

Roland and Joan are dancing, all of sudden Joan says I need to lie down, and runs grabbing her stomach for the bathroom. Then Roland grabs his stomach and runs for the bathroom also.

Pamela tells Roxy tht she left the kids at the neighbors, that she freaked out over someone knocking at her door and that she can't go home.

Roxy apologizes to Trevor, he says why would you tell them what you did? Was I suppose to lie? The Army doesn't tell you anything that you don't want to hear.Roxy is mad.

Michael and Emmalyn talk about Claudia Joy's mood swings. Michael tells her that it will take time for Claudia Joy to get her glucose levels up,and that its messing with her mood.

Roland and Joan have food poisoning from the oysters and are so sick they are both lying on the floor.

Claudia Joy drops strips on the floor, pissed off, she gives her self another insulin shot in her stomach and throws the needle in the sink. Her cell phone falls in the sink, and Claudia Joy starts to cry.

Everyone shows to help Pamela at her house except Joan and Roland. Claudia Joy makes some phone calls. Someone tells her that Chase's unit is back, that a nurse unit was sent to special opps 4 days ago on base and that there is major injuries. Roxy and Pamela leave to go to special opps.

Claudia Joy has a spell and hits the ground as she was going through her purse. The purse contents spill on the floor beside her. Denise sees the insulin kit, gives Claudia Joy some juice and candy, and asks "Why didn't you tell me?" Claudia Joy is embarassed.

Pamela demands to know if her husband is there at special opps. The guard tells her that he is not authorized to give her any information without her husband being present. She asks Roxy to take her kids, and states that she will stay there until she gets the information that she needs. She sleeps on a couch.

Denise is talking to Claudia Joy about the diabetes. Asks her if she thinks that this is what caused the accident? Claudia Joy says I thought I was just over tired, and apologized to Denise for the accident. Denise said you didn't know. When Denise asks if she has told anybody? Claudia Joy says no, it's a private matter. Denise tells her it could be dangerous for her not to tell anyone. Claudia Joy states "You are not my Doctor" and that she is not going to have everyone watch to see if the Colonel's wife is going to pass out. To talk about something else.

Trevor has one of the runners possibly interested in the Army.
He gets home to find Pamela's kids and his kids still awake. Roxy tells him what is going on with Pamela at special opps.

Pamela is woken up by a guard, he takes her down a long hall way. There are nurses everywhere. She slowly turns the handle. As she gets through the door, you see the look of puzzlement on her face as she says Chase?

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