The troops return from Afghanistan and Joe finds that Louise has changed the locks on their front door. Initially they agree to pretend to stay together so that their children will not be made homeless but Joe then finds out that Louise has been seeing Carl and beats him up. This prompts Louise to take her daughters and leave Joe but finds that he has already collected them from school and run off with them. Helped by Claire she tracks them down and Joe is arrested by the military police. Tom returns some of brother Matt's belongings to Tasha and they end up kissing. Howard tells Paula that they have no money and may have to give up the cook-house as an international coffee chain has made a lucrative offer. Paula,however,is not ready to give up and asks mess manager Simon Spader to dinner,hoping that she can charm him into giving her a contract.
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