418.父子情結 ( God and Country )

播出時間:2012.6/20(三)23:10播出(次日下午14:00重播)

頻道:GOOD TV (ch15)好消息電視台
感動指數★★★★★
情節指數★★★★★
思索指數★★★★★
(感謝劇評人劉鴻輝先生提供中文資料)

角色:
Victor Walls/Paredes:維克沃斯/派瑞迪
Tomas:托瑪斯
Maria:瑪麗亞

劇情大意:
鐵漢亦有柔情。男兒有淚雖不輕彈,但在主愛的感動下,再固執、剛硬的心都會被融解!本集故事透過一名陸軍上校指揮官與其子之間的糾葛,帶出一則動人至深的故事。過去數季曾出現過的天使拉斐爾與蒙妮卡本集中均以軍人扮相登場,將神無盡的愛帶給劇中幾近鬩牆的父子。而蒙妮卡在劇中一句一針見血的話「優秀的軍人理當效忠上帝與國家」,明明道出保家衛國不僅是軍人的責任,更是上帝託付的天職。至高上帝才是真正的三軍統帥!

維克沃斯上校為陸軍麥奎根堡基地指揮官,行事嚴謹,作風鐵腕,與兒子托瑪斯長年不和,幾近相殘的地步。妻子瑪麗亞夾在兩人之間,不知如何是好。某夜,維克得知長子保羅於巴士尼亞殉國,悲不自勝,托瑪斯與瑪麗亞更是肝腸寸斷。爾後接瑪斯收到保羅寄給他的明信片,使他懷疑保羅真正的死因,因而槓上了父親。眼見父子間糾葛逐漸惡化,化身上尉軍法官的蒙妮卡該如何開導他們?而維克又會如何解開心結,向兒子表達父愛?
Written by: R.J. Colleary & Glenn Berenbeim
Directed by: Bethany Rooney
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.

Guest Cast:
Rafael Alexis Cruz
Victor Edward James Olmos
Tomas Vincent Laresca
Maria

Rafael enters the army in an attempt to befriend a bitter soldier named Tomas. Tomas hates the army, in particular his commanding officer Colonel Victor Walls. Both men are Hispanic but Tomas feels that Col. Walls has rejected his heritage by failing to use his original surname, Paredes. Tomas requests a transfer from this base, but Col. Walls denies the request. Rafael meets with Col. Walls, who suggests he change his name to Ralph as a means to get along better in the army. When Tomas hears of this, a fight breaks out in the barracks between Rafael, Tomas, and another soldier. Rafael gets a scolding from Tess for being the first angel to hit an assignment and all three soldiers end up in the military jail. It is in jail that Rafael learns that Col. Walls is actually Tomas' father and he has another son, Paul, who is missing in action in Bosnia. This is a further source of frustration for Tomas because the army cannot give the family any straight answers regarding Paul's situation. Monica arrives at the jail as the army lawyer who will represent Tomas, and she reprimands him for his attitude towards his father. Later, when Tomas is out of jail, he brings Rafael with him to a family dinner at the Walls (Paredes) home. A fight between father and son is stifled when Andrew appears at the door as a casualty officer, bearing the news that Paul was killed in battle. Col. Walls guards his emotions, and this further drives a wedge between Col. Walls and Tomas, who doesn't believe his father loves him. Col. Walls brightens at the news that Paul was killed saving other soldiers' lives, making him a hero. When an ambiguous postcard arrives posthumously from Paul to Tomas, a confused and despairing Tomas confronts his father with a gun, hoping to learn the truth about his brother's death. But when he sees that his father is unafraid, Tomas turns the gun on himself, pleading for his father to tell him the truth. When Col. Walls doesn't, Tomas leaves.
Monica reveals herself to Col. Walls explaining that although he has served his country, he needs to serve God and tell his family the truth. Col. Walls returns home to tell his family the truth, that he pulled some strings to get Paul a dangerous assignment. Tomas is upset by the news and leaves. Rafael appears and reveals himself to Tomas, urging him to forgive his father for his wrongdoing. The next day at the memorial service for Paul, his parents and the angels are unsure if Tomas will attend. As Col. Walls begins the eulogy Tomas, enters the service. Col. Walls speaks of the mistakes he has made both as an officer and as a father and professes his love for Tomas. The father and son salute each other respectfully, then break down into a tearful embrace. Tess, Monica, Andrew, and Rafael smile, realizing their assignment is complete.

 
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