04x22 - Hello, My Name is Cheyenne

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[woman] now, previously on reba.

Van, what's this?

Uh...

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

[Chuckles]

Van, you need to promise
me that this is gonna end.

I promise.

Is this your bottle?

What? Why would you
think that is my bottle?

Well, it's not mine.
And if it's not yours,

Then our three-year-old
has a major problem.

What's going on, cheyenne?

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 gonna be okay at the party?

Van... It's just there's
gonna 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.

And, by the way, schnapps? What?

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

But now she thinks I'm
the biggest wuss ever.

Just tell her. No! No, van.

I know mom. If I tell her, she's gonna
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 I
have to find the right time, okay?

All right, thank you. So you're
gonna be okay at the party?

Yes, I'm gonna be okay at the
party. What do you think I'm gonna do,

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

No. But that would be awesome.

[reba] ha, hey!

♪ my roots are
planted in the past ♪

♪ though my life
is changing fast ♪

♪ who I am is who I want to be ♪

♪ a single mom who
works too hard ♪

♪ who loves her
kids and never stops ♪

♪ with gentle hands ♪

♪ and the heart of a fighter ♪

♪ I'm a survivor ♪♪

I'm having a glass of wine. Brock,
you want a beer? That'd be great.

- I'll take a beer.
- No, van.

I don't think that's a
good idea. You know...

Soda? You on the wagon, van?

Yes. But they shouldn't
call it a wagon,

'Cause wagons are fun.

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

Maybe I have a
cheese problem too.

Oh, van, sneakin' drinks.

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.

As much as we all
love you, there's no way

We can understand
what you're goin' through.

I bet cheyenne could.

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

And I'm not gonna 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. Okay.

But I'm not goin'
without a hangover.

Give me that. Give me that, van.

Gimme... Give me that bottle!

Oh! That pinhead in the
idiot registration office...

Won't move my stupid anatomy
lab to the stupid morning.

Oh, my gosh! Did barbra jean
get a job at the university?

It is gonna wreck my whole
schedule if I have lab in the afternoon.

- What am I gonna do?
- Cheyenne, mom and I
are doing something right now.

She's helping me pick out the
artwork for my band's demo cd.

Gee. 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.

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

Tell 'em you're a mom and you wanna
change the lab because of your child.

[Sighs] I'll try.

But it's so hard to get men to do
what I want when they can't see me.

Van, did you go to the
meeting? Yeah, I went.

How'd 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 havin'
a t-shirt printed up.

Oh! When's the next
meeting? The next meeting?

Uh-huh. [Snickers]

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 'cause it's all anonymous.

Oh, I don't know.

Van, I think I'd feel really
uncomfortable 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, van, 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 hangin' out, huh?

Yep. Just hangin' out.

Hangin' out with a
little, um, refreshment?

Yep.

And reading? Trying to.

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.

[Groans] what is that?

Prune juice and vinegar!

[Laughing] I got you!

Sorry for barging in.
Don't worry about it.

Coffee? Oh.

Yum.

- Reba, I got great news.
- Yeah?

Kyra's band has been offered
a gig, but it's out of town.

she'd have to stay over. nope.

Well, just hang on a
second. The answer is no.

We talked about this, brock, when
kyra 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 u.s.o.

they want her to go to fort hood, play
for the soldiers that are leaving for iraq.

Whoa. That is so cool.

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.

I'm an alcoholic!
[silverware clattering]

I'm havin' a beer.

What are you talking about,
cheyenne? You're not an alcoholic.

Yes, I am. Remember that bottle you found
in our closet that you thought was van's?

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?

Well, for right 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, the guy's got a helmet
with two beer cans on it.

- Yeah.
- 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 meeting so you
can get miss dry county off my back?

Well, that's what
I thought at first.

But then I learned that
I really belonged there.

Wow. Yeah.

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? what?

No. Pour it out. Okay.

Van!

If cheyenne thinks she's
got a drinking problem,

Then we're all gonna
be here to support her.

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

No... Yeah, yeah, our house too.

I'm even gonna 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.

yeah. 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.

[brock] wow.

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

- I know you're gonna
beat this thing.
- Sure you will.

Yeah, 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.

You mean an hour ago?

- Hey.
- Reba. What a nice surprise.

So what brings you by?

I just got through,
uh, 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. Yes.

Things pretty tough
over at your place, huh?

Oh, my gosh. Look,
I am completely,

Totally 100% supportive
of cheyenne on this.

That being said, dear lord,

That girl is driving me
out of my flippin' bird.

Yeah. Tell me.

Every morning, I've got a new
pamphlet on the windshield of my car,

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

I know.

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.

Scary thing is,

She's been hidin' 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 gonna be wrong
about having a drinking problem,

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

Amen. Yeah.

- Hey, van. What's up?
- Nothin'.

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

- You want a beer?
- Yeah! Oh!

I was watching the baseball
game havin' a beer, right? Yeah.

So then I decided
to make a sandwich.

Then cheyenne tells me that it's
dangerous to make a sandwich...

While I'm under the influence.

Do you know anybody that's gotten
k*lled by making a salami sandwich?

I mean... I do.

I do!

Whoop! It's okay.
It's only kyra.

Since you're all loaded, maybe this is
a good time to bring up the u.s.o. Gig.

- Yeah, reba, have you given
any more thought to that?
- Yes, I have.

And, kyra, I think this is
something you really oughta do.

Are you serious?
You're letting me go?

Yeah. But one of us
need to go with you.

Great. I believe mötley crüe
also tours with a parent.

Your mother's right, kyra. I'll
rearrange my schedule. I'll go with 'em.

- Great.
- To kyra and the band.

[All] to kyra and the band.

To cheyenne quitting drinking.

[All reluctantly] to cheyenne
quitting drinking.

So, what you guys up to...
Besides gettin' wasted?

Honey, we're not gettin' wasted.

We're just celebratin' that kyra's
band's gotten their first out-of-town gig.

Oh, I see. What better way
to celebrate good news...

Than to drench your
brains with poison?

Cheyenne, relax. It's not
like we're making sandwiches.

Well, I'm glad that we're
talking about kyra's band,

'Cause I wanted to talk
to her about that too.

Can this wait? I wanna go
call the guys. No, it can't wait.

Okay, I've been working
on my 12-step program,

And I'm up to step 9, which is
making amends with people.

You've been working on your program for
two days, and you're already up to step 9?

- Well, I skipped
a bunch of boring ones.
- Oh.

Anyway, I realized that
back when I was using,

I said some really horrible things
to you, kyra, about your band.

It's cool. Don't worry about it.

Kyra, this isn't about
you, okay? It's about me.

All you really have to do is listen.
You think you can handle that?

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Anyway, even though you've said,
like, 10 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.

Hello? You could clap.

Oh.

Be sure and call me
when you get there...

And before the show
and after the show...

And-and to say good
night... 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 jokin',
but that'd work for me.

Mrs. H, you got
nothing to worry about.

She's just goin' to a military base with
a rock-and-roll band. I mean, come on.

Kyra, I'm gonna talk to
the people at my meeting...

About having your band play at
one 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 gonna go
see 'em off. I'll be back later.

Okay. Oh, kyra!

Tell the soldiers I know what they're
going through. I'm fightin' my own w*r.

Don't tell 'em that.

Thanks for lettin'
me do this, mom.

Have I told you how
proud I am of you?

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, sh**t.

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?

Nothin'. Oh, this? I'm just
having a little glass of wine.

Glass of wine? mm-hmm.

- Cheyenne, 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 drinkin' 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 don't.

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

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.

I don't "need it" need it. This is
exactly why I used to drink in my room.

'Cause I didn't want
some big speech.

Oh. Well, if you don't
need a drink, give it to me.

Mom, you know what? You 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 gonna happen to us,

All the pressures
at school... It sucks.

- Cheyenne, when did this
drinkin' thing start?
- I don't know when.

At some point, this tiny little
thought came into my head...

That maybe 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...

Till 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 gonna drink again.

And I wouldn't... For a while.

then 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.

I don't want barbra jean living
down the street from me either,

But crap storms happen.

What am I gonna do?

First thing you're gonna do is
put the drink down, right there.

Here's the second thing.

I'm scared, mom.

I really am.

I know, baby.

[Crying]

acme! [Coughing]