Denise befriends a soldier who encourages her to ride a motorcycle; Roland is offered a high-school-counseling position; Roxy takes a job at a shrimp pier; Joan reveals her condition to her troops; and Trevor becomes a hero.

Denise is the subject of gossip when she is seen off the base with Getti; Betty discovers her cancer is spreading, so she plans her dream vacation; and Roland spends time at the maternity ward with Denise to get parenting advice.