"When One Door Closes..." is a The Secret Life of the American Teenager episode from season four.
Synopsis[]
Things are going really well for Amy and Ricky, so much so that after spending a lot of time at Ricky's place, Amy finally decides that now would be a good time for her and John to move in with Ricky permanently. Meanwhile, after the tragedy of losing Mercy, Adrian and Ben have both hit rock bottom with Adrian in particular feeling extremely depressed and hurt. Fed up of seeing her in such a state, Ben tries desperately to get his wife to go to school or at least leave the house, but an adamant Adrian firmly refuses his help.
Over at the Bowman's, Tom has finally found a new girlfriend and so pleads with his mother to let his new lady stay in the guest house. Having not even met the girl in question yet, Kathleen refuses. When Amy stops off at home, she and Ashley have a rare heart to heart as Ashley is leaving to travel across country with her friend Toby. Ashley suggests that she doesn't move in just yet, especially because of what Adrian and Ben are going through. At school, Amy informs Ricky of her plan to visit Adrian but Ricky warns her that if she is to go, she must not tell Adrian that Amy's moving in with him because he doesn't want other people involved in their business.
After working for Leo for over 20 years, Camille feels that it would be a good time for her to look for pastures new but Leo is outraged by this sudden news. During lunch, Amy drops by Adrian and Ben's condo and discovers how hard the past few weeks have been for Adrian. Despite how things are going, Adrian assures Amy that her marriage will survive and that she and Ben will stay together. Not knowing what to say, Amy blurts out that she’s moving in with Ricky. Speaking of, Ricky pays a visit to Dr Fields. Ricky mentions how sorry he feels for Adrian, saying that he’s worried Ben will want to leave her and that it would crush her. Maybe that's why he didn't want Adrian to know that he and Amy took the next step in their relationship?
Kathleen visits Rachel, Tom’s new girlfriend, at her thrift store and much to her surprise, she learns that Rachel was beaten up by her ex-husband and how one day, he put her kids in a car and took them away from her. She goes on to tell Kathleen that Tom is the only man she and the kids can trust now. Remorsefully, Kathleen reverses her decision and welcomes Rachel and her children into her guesthouse. At the same time, she gets a call from Grace who has been volunteering with Jeff in Kenya.
Back at school, Ben thanks Amy for going and having a chat with Adrian. This leads to him having a breakdown in front of everyone as he unloads all of his emotions onto Amy, which concerns Ricky, causing him to step in. Ben then visits his dad and surprisingly they both admit to their marriages failing but Leo insists that they stick with it as there is nothing they can do about it.
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode in which Grace does not appear at all in.
- Ben jokingly says to his father that 'he wouldn't mind' drinking a bit of wine to help him cope with everything that's going on. In Hole in the Wall, Ben gets drunk and causes a scene at Geoff's before passing out.
Episodes | Season 4 |
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When One Door Closes... • ...Another One Opens • When Opportunity Knocks • One Foot Out the Door • Hole in the Wall • Don't Go in There • Cute • Dancing With the Stars • Flip Flop • 4-1-1 • The Games We Play • Pomp • And Circumstance • Smokin' Like A Virgin • Defiance • They Gotta Eat • Suddenly Last Summer • The Beach is Back • The Splits • Strange Familiar • Allies • The Text Best Thing • 4SnP • Love is Love |