Party of Five (TV Series)

Where There's Smoke (1995)

John M. Jackson: Major Chase W. Holbrook

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  [Julia reaches Griffin while he's packing his stuff into the car along his dad] 

  Julia Salinger : Griffin?

  Major Chase W. Holbrook : [to Griffin]  We've got a few minutes. I'll wait in the car.

  [he gets inside the car] 

  Julia Salinger : Were you gonna call me?

  Griffin Holbrook : I didn't know if you'd wanna hear from me or not.

  Julia Salinger : How can you say that? I mean, how can you even think that?

  Griffin Holbrook : I just do.

  Julia Salinger : Griffin.

  Griffin Holbrook : You know what? You know, uh, you probably shouldn't write me. Well, 'cause, uh... 'Cause I probably won't write back. You kind of... You kind of need to know that. Just... Just forget about me, okay, Julia?

  Julia Salinger : [saddened]  Stop it, Griffin, don't...

  Griffin Holbrook : No, look at you. And look at me. I don't know. Sometimes I still can't believe that you were mine. Even for a little while.

  [they kiss] 

  Griffin Holbrook : I got... I gotta go.

  [he turns around] 

  Griffin Holbrook : Oh, yeah. I love you. Okay?

  Julia Salinger : Okay.

  [he gets into the car, and they leave, while Julia sees] 

• [Julia is talking to Major Holbrook to convince him of helping Griffin] 

  Major Chase W. Holbrook : Look, um... Why don't you go home, okay? What... is it Julie? I dont feel like talking to anybody right now.

  Julia Salinger : I know. Believe me, I know.

  Major Chase W. Holbrook : No, excuse me. You don't know.

  Julia Salinger : Has Griffin ever told you much about me? Probably not, huh? I mean, you don't even know my name. Major Holbrook, my parents were killed two years ago. So I know what it's like to lose people that you love. And I know what it's like to get mad about things that just happen. I mean, I said, "To hell with everything," you know, for a long time after. I think we're probably a lot alike that way.

  Major Chase W. Holbrook : Please...

  Julia Salinger : But I realize that being mad doesn't make anything better, and it doesn't change anything, and there are still people around that matter. You lost your daughter and there's nothing you can do about that. But now you might lose your son.