- [Amy] Previously on "Heartland."
- Oh, no, what happened?
- He just pulled up lame.
- What did Cass say?
- He strained his suspensory ligament.
- I am humbled to announce, by way of acclimation,
I will be your next mayor!
[crowd chattering] - Excuse me, stop!
Excuse me!
And I, too, will be running to be your next mayor of Hudson.
- What I want is to be here with you a little longer.
I mean, this could be something, Georgie.
- This is why I said goodbye in Europe.
- [Amy] You ready?
- Yeah.
You've picked Atlas?
Good choice.
- My doctor actually says
that I'm ready to leave the facility now.
- I don't think you should rush into anything.
Luke can stay here as long as--
- Yeah, thank you, but Luke belongs with me.
And the sooner that we're back together,
the sooner we can all move on with our lives.
[gentle guitar music]
[engine rumbling]
[wolf growls]
[Luke laughs]
- [Ty] Back up!
- Come on! - Oh, jeez!
[Luke grunts]
[both laugh]
- Oh! - Take that!
[Luke laughs]
- Can you get the bubbles?
- You want some of this?! [water guns hissing]
- [Luke] Oh!
- [Ty] Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay, okay!
[both laugh]
- [Luke] I'm gonna get you!
- You guys!
- [Georgie] Hey, well, this looks like fun.
- Come on in, there's plenty of room.
- I'd love to, but I just came to ask
if you wanted me to take Spartan for a walk.
- Oh, I would like to, but you can come with me if you want.
I'd like the company.
- Yeah.
Sure, sounds good.
- Are you good with these guys?
- Yeah, yeah, I got this.
- Okay. - Georgie.
- I got this. - Can you take a picture
of us first? - Yeah, sure.
- [Luke] Awesome. Thanks.
- Okay, picture time!
Okay, come on, Lyndy. - All right.
- Ready?
- Ready, one--
- Smile! - Two, three.
[camera snaps] Cheese.
- Cheese. - Are you smiling?
- Are you smiling?
[Ty laughs] [camera snaps]
- [Georgie] So you know that horse Jade was riding, Atlas?
- Yeah. - Isn't he beautiful?
I just think, with the right owner,
he could do pretty much anything.
And I bet Lisa would sell him for next to nothing
if she knew he was going to the right home.
- Why do I get the feeling
like you're trying to pitch me on that horse?
- No, it's not that.
It's just [sighs] horses like Atlas
don't come around that often,
and when I saw him at Fairfield,
I thought he'd be perfect for you.
I get that Spartan's your main guy, but--
- But?
- But he's not as young as he used to be.
And now that he's injured, I think having another horse
could take the pressure off him a little bit.
- You know, I get what you're saying, Georgie,
but Spartan's fine.
I'm not ready to put him out to pasture just yet.
[Spartan grunts]
Ho, ho, whoa, whoa. [Spartan whinnies]
You're okay.
[Spartan grunting]
Easy.
Hey, you're fine.
- What was that?
- I don't know. [soft growling]
We should probably get him home, though.
[soft growling]
[Amy sighs] - Amy.
[soft growling]
- Just stay calm.
[loud growling] [loud barking]
[gentle music]
♪ And at the break of day, you sank into your dream ♪
♪ You dreamer, oh, oh
♪ You dreamer
[growls softly] [barks loudly]
- What do we do? [wolf growling]
[wolf barking]
- Just back away, slowly.
Don't make any sudden moves. [wolf panting]
[wolf barks]
- It's pretty unusual to see a wolf like that.
- Yeah, we could have died.
- Actually, wolf attacks are extremely rare.
They normally like to keep their distance from humans.
If it was a cougar on the other hand,
I'd be a lot more worried.
They attack from above, so you don't see it coming.
- [Georgie] Well, that's reassuring, isn't it?
- How is Spartan doing?
- He's good.
The swelling's come down quite a bit.
- Okay.
I think he's bored of being hand walked.
I was hoping maybe I could ride him tomorrow?
- I don't see why not.
- Okay, I just don't want to re-injure him.
- I know.
He is showing some signs of arthritis,
but if you take it easy, I think it should be fine.
I should go.
I got to help Scott at the clinic today, okay?
- Okay.
Oh, Ty, don't forget we have that meeting
with Clint tonight.
- Right, see you later.
[Amy sighs]
- You're a good boy.
- Okay, tomorrow at nine, you're meeting with the HSBA.
- HSBA.
That's the Hudson Small Business Association, right?
- Right, and then after that, you're meeting with the HMTA.
- HMTA.
I don't know that one.
- The Hudson Model Train Association.
You need all the votes you can get, honey.
You're still 10 points behind JD.
- Why, I was 15 last week.
- That doesn't mean we can become complacent, Lou.
You still have to be campaigning every day.
You can't be out here picking garbage up in an alley.
- I have no choice, all right?
An animal got into the bins last night.
- [Jack] Lou, let me help you.
- Here.
- Why don't you pitch in instead of doing nothing?
- I'm not doing nothing.
I'm campaign managing, which is pretty obvious.
- You know, I don't know why you would ask him to do that.
- Because I'm the obvious choice, Jack.
I'm the only one in the family with experience
in the election process, right?
Do you remember "Time for Tim"?
- Yeah, I do.
And as I recall, it wasn't "time for Tim."
- Well, that's beside the point.
- He's doing a great job, and he's doing it for free,
which is about all I can afford.
- Yeah, well, keeping Werth out of office,
that's payment enough for me.
I didn't invest in half of this restaurant
to have him come along and put us out of business.
Now, let's go over next week's schedule.
- [Lou] Okay.
- You have a meet and greet
at the old folk's home on Tuesday afternoon.
Oh, and good news, they're gonna let you call bingo.
- Why do you want to bring Atlas here?
- So that Amy can ride him.
- Mm-hm.
How does Amy feel about you playing horse matchmaker?
- Well, she's reluctant.
- I thought so.
Your grampa was the same when Paint started slowing down.
- Exactly, and that's why I want to help her.
I think I can make this a lot easier for Amy.
I know Spartan's got a lot of good years left,
he just can't do all the same stuff he used to.
- I know, if you bring Atlas to Heartland,
you have to tread lightly.
You of all people know that Spartan's
more than a horse to Amy.
- Does that mean I have your permission?
- Yes, you have my permission,
but I would lower your expectations
because I don't think Amy is ready
to have a new horse in her life.
[door clacks]
- Well, if it isn't my favoriteranching family from Hudson.
- Well, probably won't be for long
after Lou beats you in the election.
- Well, I like your spirit, Tim.
I hear you're managing Lou's campaign.
- You heard right.
- It's nice to see that Lou
has so much support from her family.
Of course, to win, you're gonna need
support from the community, something you're lacking,
according to the latest polls.
- Well, actually, I'm up from last week,
so I guess that means you're down.
- There's always a little excitement
when a new candidate enters the race.
Kinda like buying a brand new car.
Problem is, a few weeks into campaigning
tends to dent the bumper, dull the shine a little.
Pretty soon, no one's excited about that brand new car.
- Okay.
Let's go, Tim, before this car metaphor
turns into something else.
- Thanks.
- [Lou] Bye, Dad.
- Good people those two.
Salt of the earth.
- Is there something I can do for you, JD?
- Well, I just came by to congratulate you in person
on officially entering the race.
- Thank you.
- Now, believe me, I know how challenging it is
to enter public life.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my wife Diane.
She is a true angel raising little Harper and Max.
When I think of the millionthings that she does every day,
taking them to school, droppingthem off at soccer practice,
baking the homemade chocolate croissants
for the church fundraiser, Imean, that woman does not rest.
- I have met Diane and she seems lovely.
- She is.
She's the only reason I even
thought about running for mayor.
It gives me great comfort to know
that Diane is with ourchildren, even when I can't be.
Unfortunately, the reality of being mayor
is time away from loved ones.
Being a mother, you must worry about
what effect that will have on your children,
especially with no father in the picture.
- My children have a father.
- Lives in Vancouver, doesn't he?
- Listen, JD, you're not the first person
to throw my divorce in my face.
And you're certainly not the first person to suggest
that my ambition beyond soccer practice
and bake sales makes me a bad mother,
so if you're trying to get under my skin,
you're gonna have to do a lot better than that.
- You got me all wrong, Lou.
I get that to be successful,
you have to make sacrifices. - Thanks.
- I just, I hate to see kids suffer
when their mothers aren't in the picture.
[Lou sighs]
- You know, here I was thinking you were
just a real estate developer.
Turns out, you're an expert on motherhood as well.
Obviously, something I know nothing about.
I guess I just needed a man to explain it to me,
so thank you.
- Now, now, Lou, I'd hoped to keep things
cordial between the two of us.
- Oh, this is me being cordial,
so you might want to leave my diner
before I stop being polite.
You have a great day now.
[JD chuckles]
- He's pretty great, huh?
I see hundreds of horses at Fairfield every day
and a lot of them are talented,
but they're headstrong and hot tempered.
Or the ones that are really nice and sweet
are usually pretty lazy when it comes to the work.
Atlas is the full package.
He's beautiful, strong, fast, athletic, and good natured.
He's everything you could ask for in a horse.
- That's quite the sales pitch.
- Thanks.
Did it work?
- He is beautiful, Georgie, but I'm not in the market.
- Well, I think if you took him for a ride,
you'd see what I'm talking about.
- Georgie, I need you to stop, okay?
I think your heart's in theright place, but I'm not ready.
[cellphone ringing]
Hey, Ty.
How many?
- Here, I got him. - That's terrible.
- [Georgie] Thanks.
- Yeah.
No, thanks for letting me know.
Okay, I love you too.
Bye.
- Is everything okay?
- No, we should find Remi.
- Why, what's wrong?
- Well, Ty's been treating injured animals all day.
He said there's a cougar andmore than one wolf in the area.
We should probably get Remi inside.
- [Georgie] Yeah, okay.
[barks loudly]
- What is it, Remi?
[barks loudly] - Remi, shush,
I'm trying to read.
[Remi barking] What's her problem?
- I don't know, but she must smell something.
Remi.
[wolf growling]
[Remi barking] Remi!
- Remi. - Girl, come back!
Come here, girl.
- You want wine with dinner?
Lis?
Would you like wine with dinner?
- Yup.
Yeah, lots of wine.
In fact, I'll have a glass right now.
[Lisa sighs] - Is everything all right?
- [Lisa] Yeah, just another Fairfield issue.
[Lisa sighs]
Nothing to worry about.
- I'll do that. - It's okay, I got it.
- No, I'll do it. - I got it.
[Jack sighs]
- Hey, if something's bothering you,
I wouldn't mind knowing about it.
[Lisa sighs]
- If I tell you, you have to keep it between the two of us.
Lou especially cannot know.
- I'm not gonna tell anybody,
but what's Fairfield got to do with Lou?
- So you remember that I was having
some cashflow issues with my business.
- Yeah. - I brought in some investors
to bridge the gap and one of them is Werth Developments.
[Jack sighs]
It's a small investment, butnow, his lawyers are telling me
that I have to repay it, in full.
- Can they do that?
- No, not unless they can prove
that I am mismanaging my company, which, of course, I'm not.
- Well, what are you gonna do?
[Lisa sighs]
- If I fight it, I waste money on lawyers.
I want to just repay him, but the truth is,
I don't know if I can actually afford it.
[footsteps treading]
- Have you guys seen Rem?
- Oh, she's not in here, but Katie and Luke,
they're playing in the tree house.
She might be out there.
- [Amy] Okay, thanks.
[birds chirping]
Katie?!
- [Georgie] Luke!
[Amy sighs]
- Where are they?
- [Luke] Come on, Rem, let's go.
Come on. - There they are.
Rem, [whistles] come.
Let's go. - Hey, you guys.
- Come on! - Come on, Rem.
- [Amy] We were looking for you.
Come on, we should get you inside.
- [Georgie] Come on, let's go.
Go, go, go. - Wait, what do you mean?
Why do we have to go inside?
- I'll explain on the way.
Come on, let's go.
[gentle guitar music]
- Oh.
[Ty chuckles] Thanks.
- [Ty] Yeah.
[Ty sighs]
- [Clint] Appreciate you guys making time for me today.
- Yeah, of course.
Is everything okay?
- Yeah.
Yeah, it is.
You know, as a matter of fact, I have some good news.
Luke's mom, she's been making some amazing progress
these past few months.
She's got a good job, a new apartment.
But more importantly, all of her doctors are satisfied
that she's at a point right now
where she can go back to parenting full-time,
so what I'd like to do
is move Luke back in with Andrea as soon as possible.
[somber music]
Yeah, I know, it's a lot to take in.
You know I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think
it was the right thing for Luke.
- Of course.
We knew this was temporary from the beginning, so...
It's just Luke's, you know,
he's become a part of our family and, you know.
- Yeah.
You've made a wonderful home for him here.
I know this isn't easy.
- You said, "as soon as possible."
What does that mean?
- This weekend?
Really?
- Yeah, Clint is gonna pick you up
and drop you off at your mom's.
- That's so amazing.
I know it might be late,
but would it be okay if I call my mom?
- Oh, yeah, of course.
- Yes!
But I'll see you guys again, right?
And Lyndy and Jack and everyone?
- Absolutely.
You can come and visit anytime.
- But I won't live here anymore.
Remi will have to find somewhereelse to sleep at night.
- That may be true,
but you can come back and see her anytime.
- Will she remember me?
- Of course she will.
Remi never forgets a friend.
- Isn't that right, Remi? [phone beeping]
- Hi, Mom.
I just heard.
I can't wait.
Okay, I'm gonna start packing tomorrow.
Okay, bye, Mom.
Love you.
[phone beeps]
[Lou sighs]
[knocking]
- Hey. - Hey.
- What a surprise.
- [Mitch] Mm.
- [Lou] Hey, I wasn't expecting to see you.
- [Mitch] Mm.
- How long do I have you for?
- Couple days.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
I just hired somebody new at Aspen Grove to help out.
- Really? - Yeah.
Well, they're a little green,
so I can't leave them alone for that long.
- Well, we'll make the most of our time.
- [Mitch] Mm-hm.
- Sure I can move some stuff around.
- Oh, yeah?
What kind of stuff?
- Well, I'm in the middle of an election, so.
- Yeah, that election, kinda came out of left field, huh,
you running for mayor?
- Well, I told you, I couldn't just
let JD win without a fight.
- Yeah, I understand that,
I just wish that I was part of that decision.
I hear some couples even talk about
these big life changes with each other.
- Well, I don't remember you telling me
about turning our vacation property
into a working cattle ranch.
- Lou, you were part of that decision.
- No, you told me about it after the fact.
It's not the same thing.
- Okay, look, I had to act fast,
otherwise I would have lost the opportunity.
- Well, I had to act quickly too.
I'm sorry I didn't have time to ask for your permission.
- Hold, this is not about asking permission.
- Then what is it about?
- It's about the fact that you announced
to the entire town that you're running for mayor
before you told your boyfriend.
That's what it's about.
- [Katie] Mommy?
- Hey.
Honey, what are you doing out here?
You okay?
- [Katie] I had a bad dream.
Hey, Mitch.
- Hey, Katie.
I'm gonna take off.
- [Katie] Can I sleep in your room tonight?
- Yeah, sweetie.
Come here.
- Oh, look.
Lou's up a few points.
- Oh, I bet that JD Werth, he's not so confident now.
- [Lisa] Mm.
- Morning. - Hi.
- Hey, Lou, take a look at this.
- [Lisa] Good news, hey?
- Yeah, I saw that.
It's great.
- So you left early this morning.
- I had to meet the health inspector down at the diner.
Apparently, somebody made a complaint
about the cleanliness of our kitchen.
- You're kidding.
- Yeah.
I mean, we passed, but I sure would like to know
who filed the complaint. [door thuds]
- Hey.
Look what I got in the mail this morning.
It's a letter from the Hudson County bylaw enforcement.
Apparently, there's a law that says you can't live in an RV
for more than six months, even if it's on private property.
- What?
You haven't been there that long.
- The complaint was lodged by a private citizen,
and if I don't move the RV,
they're gonna charge you a big fine.
- Yeah, we'll see about that. - Who even knows I live there,
other than Lee the contractor?
Or maybe Sam next door?
- Well, the timing is pretty interesting.
- What do you mean?
- A private citizen made the complaint
to the health department about the diner this morning.
But maybe it's just a coincidence.
- Well, maybe it's JD Werth.
I'm just saying.
- We shouldn't jump to conclusions,
but I would not put something like this past him.
- Either would I.
JD's company invested in Fairfield,
and now, they want all their money back.
- What?
Are you kidding?
- Well, my accountant found a way to pay them out,
and nobody is happier to be out of business
with that man than me,
but if my financial situation has been slightly different,
then it could've been very bad timing.
- That's probably exactly what he was hoping for.
- I'm starting to see why everyone
who was running against JD dropped out.
- So I hear you're leaving us.
Bet you're gonna miss Boots, huh?
Well, not to worry, you can come by, visit anytime.
Boots will be right here waiting for you.
- But it'll be different.
I'll always have to say goodbye,
not just to Boots, but to everyone.
- Well, it's not really saying goodbye, is it?
It's more like see you later.
- It won't be the same.
- No.
No, it won't, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
No matter what, Heartland will always be here.
It's been here six generations,
so, trust me, it's not going anywhere.
- Hey, Jack, do you think you might have some time
to help me with something?
- Well, depends on what that something is, I guess.
- I want to make that for Amy and Ty,
but I don't really know where to start.
- Well, I think it's prettydoable for guys like you and me.
First thing we have to do
is find the right material, though.
Help me look, come on.
[Jack chuckles]
- You're a good boy, Spartan.
You want to go for a ride?
We'll take it nice and slow.
I'm not gonna let you get hurt, I promise.
[gentle music]
[knocking]
Hey, Georgie, do you have a second?
- Yeah.
I heard that Luke is moving back in with his mom.
- Yeah.
- It's gonna be weird not having him around.
- Yeah, it will.
You know, we were just getting into a good routine
and now everything's changing again.
I know how much his mom loves him,
and I trust that this is the right thing for Luke.
That's not what I came up here to talk to you about.
I wanted to discuss Atlas.
- I know what you're gonna say.
I'm sorry for being so insensitive.
I didn't mean to push you like that--
- Actually, I was going to say
that I'm glad you pushed me the way you did.
- Really?
[sighs]
- Yeah 'cause you were right.
Having another horse would take the pressure off Spartan.
I just don't know if I'm ready for that yet.
So I guess what I'm saying is
I'm okay for you to keep pushing me,
but you're gonna have to be patient too.
- Totally get that.
- Okay.
What are you doing right now?
- Besides cyberstalking Quinn?
Nothing.
- You want to go for a ride?
- Yeah, sure.
- Lou.
I hear you had a visit
from the health inspector this morning,
but I have no complaints about this pie.
- Really, and you wouldn't happen to know
anything about this, would you?
- No, of course not.
But if I were you, I wouldn't go around showing people
your family's indifference to the law.
- Do you really think you can intimidate me with your lies?
- I resent that, Lou.
I've always been up front and honest
and I expect others to be as well,
and if they're not, I cut ties with them.
For example, I recently had to pull an investment
out of a local stable that was being run into the ground.
I'm sure you've heard of them.
Fairfield?
- I'm not gonna let you get away with this.
I'm gonna make sure everyone in this town knows
exactly the kind of person you really are.
- Oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you, Lou.
You see, I play golf with Fred Garland's dad, Dave.
It's Dave's vision that guides the Garland food empire.
I've been talking a lot to him lately
about alternative beef products.
Have you ever tasted them?
They're made with pea proteins,
and they are absolutely delicious.
I think they're the future.
In fact, I've invested pretty heavily in them.
Heartland beef could soon be a relic of the past,
or, for that matter, Aspen Grove beef.
At least that's what I'm gonna tell him
at our next golf game.
Now, if you'd excuse me.
- Okay, fold them in half, leave them at the door.
- Mm-hm. - Thanks.
- [Man] You got it.
- Hi, guys.
Dad?
What's happening? - Oh.
These people showed up to help with the campaign.
- Great-- - They're gonna put in signs,
they're gonna knock on doors.
- I need to talk to you. - Hey, you should give them
a little speech.
- Dad. - Yeah, no,
to inspire the troops.
Hey, everybody, listen up.
Lou would like to say something.
[Lou sighs] They're all yours.
- Okay, hey, everybody, thank you so much for being here,
it truly, truly means a lot to me,
but I'm sorry to have wasted your time
because I'm gonna be dropping out of the race.
I'm not gonna be running for mayor, so I'm so sorry.
- Lou, wait a minute.
- Dad. - Wait, wait.
You mind telling me what just happened in there?
- Werth is gonna win this election
one way or the other, okay?
- I can't believe that you would let him intimidate you
with a couple of calls to bylaw enforcement.
- He knows Fred Garland's dad.
- Well, so what?
- So he threatened to sour the deal
with Heartland and Aspen Grove.
- Don't believe him, he's full of it.
- Considering what he's already done to Lisa,
you really think JD's not the kind of guy
who's gonna follow through on his threats?
Anyway, I made the decision to run for mayor
in the heat of the moment.
I didn't even talk to Mitch about it, and that was unfair.
And I really hurt him, so.
- You're worried about Mitch,
the guy who betrayed our family business?
- I care about him, Dad, a lot, okay?
And I'm not gonna lose him over this election,
and I'm definitely not gonna put our family
in JD's line of fire,
so dropping out is the right decision.
I'm sorry.
[truck rumbling]
- [Tim] You!
- Listen, I'm just here to see Lou, okay?
I don't have time to have another fight
about the cattle business.
- You may not know this, but if it wasn't for me,
Lou may never have gone after you the day of your wedding.
But I told her not to have any regrets,
which is kind of ironic considering
how much I regret telling her that now.
You know why?
- Why? - Because of the way
you're acting over this election.
I mean, who cares if she didn't tell you first?
- I was the last person she talked to.
I didn't even know she was running.
- Oh.
Well, guess what?
She's not running anymore,
which is a shame because she would have made a great mayor.
But what do you care, right?
Got what you wanted.
- That's not what I wanted.
- Well, maybe it's not too late
for you to try to change her mind.
That is, if you can get over yourself first.
- [Amy] You know, I've galloped Spartan
across these fields so many times I've lost count.
He's just always been so strong.
It was easy to take for grantedhe'd be like that forever.
- [Georgie] You can treat his arthritis.
- I know, and Ty and I have talked about that,
but he's never gonna be like he was.
I think I've known that for a while.
I just didn't wanna believe it.
- I'm sorry I tried to make you buy Atlas.
Such an idiot.
- No, Georgie, it's fine, and we're good.
I told you that.
- Yeah, I know, it's just I haven't been
100% honest with you.
Half the reason I wanted to help you with Spartan so bad
was 'cause I needed a distraction.
- [Amy] From what?
- Quinn.
- Well, cyberstalking him probably doesn't help.
- I know.
I hate social media.
Now I know that he's in Kelowna at a horse show.
He's one province over.
When he's far away, telling him to leave made sense,
but the closer he is, the more nothing makes sense.
- Well, maybe you shouldn't worry about what makes sense.
You're young enough to make a few mistakes
and take some risks.
I know I sure did.
- Hm.
Is that one of the wild colts?
- Hey, yeah, I know this guy.
That's the one that I was gonna gentle for Sam.
[gentle music]
[colt grunting]
- Look at that.
I've never seen anything like it.
[Lou sighs]
- So I had a very interesting conversation with your father.
He said that he was the one that convinced you
to come talk to me on my wedding day,
said something about you not having any regrets.
[sighs]
Lou, I gotta tell you the same thing.
You can't drop out of this election.
- Mitch-- - If you let JD Werth
win by acclimation,
it's gonna haunt you for the rest of your life.
- I figured you'd be relieved.
[sighs]
- Sweetie, come here.
Listen, I didn't fall in love with you
because you're somebody who sits on the sidelines
and waits for somebody else to speak up.
I fell in love with you because you're the one
that speaks up, because you jump in with both feet.
- Well, you didn't seem to appreciate
my two-footed jump into politics yesterday.
- That is true, that's true,
but that's only because I was hurt
because I wasn't part of your decision.
But now, I'm very excited to celebrate
when you win that election.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
In fact, I think that we should go out
and I'm gonna buy a bottle of champagne
that we can drink on the election night.
Mm.
- That's sweet, but you might just want to save your money,
because even if I did jump back into the race,
JD is still ahead in the polls.
But if I'm being truthful, I really want to win.
I would be a great mayor.
- I know. [Lou sighs]
I know you'd be a great mayor.
- Hey, Lou?
- [Lou] Hey.
- Sorry to interrupt.
- No, no, no. - No, hey.
- Listen, I was just talking to Bob
from the Wildlife Reserve,
and he was telling me his theory of why there's been
so many reports of increased wildlife in the area.
- Okay.
- So you know that huge housing development
being built on the west side of Gibson Creek?
- Yeah, I've seen ads in the paper.
Huge mountain view lots, too much money.
- Right, but what they're not saying in the ads
is it's being built along a major wildlife corridor,
so when they started construction,
all the prey animals fled.
That's why we're seeing wolves and cougars
wandering into people's backyards.
Guess who's behind the buildingof this housing development?
- JD Werth.
- Exactly.
- Hey, do you think that Bob would be willing to talk
to the press about this?
- I'm sure he'd be more than happy to.
- Okay, I'm gonna pass onto you
a contact at the Hudson Times.
Can you share it with him?
- No problem. - Okay, thanks.
You know what, on second thought,
maybe you should buy that bottle of champagne after all.
Hello, JD.
- Lou.
I heard a rumor you're dropping out of the race.
- Well, you should know better than to believe rumors.
I prefer to stick to facts,
like the ones in this article
about your housing development.
- Well, I already read the article
and frankly, there's not a word of truth in it.
The only thing more fictitious than that article
is your chances of becoming mayor.
- How many bribes does it take
to get houses built on a wildlife corridor?
- You say that one more time,
I'll sue you so fast you won't know what hit you.
- I don't have to say it.
Everyone's already thinking it.
So you can try to intimidate me and my family all you want,
but I'm not scared of you anymore.
So come election day, my name will be on that ballot.
Count on it.
[colt grunting]
[colt whinnies]
- Thanks for your help, Georgie.
- [Georgie] Yeah, no problem.
That was easy.
The hard part will be gentling him.
- Yeah, that's true.
But the way he connected with Spartan yesterday,
I know this sounds crazy,
but it's almost like Spartan was giving me his approval.
- What makes you so sure this horse
will be a better fit than Atlas?
- I don't know.
Atlas is a pretty perfect horse,
but I don't think I'm looking for the perfect horse.
Think I'm looking for the right horse.
[colt whinnies]
- How do you know he's the right one?
[sighs]
- Just a feeling.
When something feels right, you have to at least try.
[crickets chirping]
- Now that we're done, how about a game of chess?
- Definitely.
- All right.
Mm-hm. - Wow, cool chess set.
Is it new?
- It is, and it's yours.
It's a gift from all of us.
- Thank you so much.
I love it.
But half the pawns are missing.
- [Jack] Nah, they're not.
- Thank you.
- I've got one right here.
Luke, always take care of the ones you love.
- And wherever you go,
you take a piece of this place with you.
Keep it close to your heart, okay?
- Don't be afraid to take a risk every now and then,
even if it scares you half to death.
- I'm totally moving up to the loft once you leave,
but I'm really gonna miss you.
- Luke, try to let Jack win a couple games.
It's good for his ego.
[Jack chuckles] Take that?
- Sure.
Luke, your mum is your family, and now so are we.
And families always stick together,
no matter how far away they are.
- Your life may change, a lot,
but you're always welcome here.
- It's true.
So you come visit us, okay?
And remember to breathe.
- Thank you so much.
I love it.
It's perfect.
- So we gonna play or what?
- Yeah, let's play.
- All right.
And don't you dare let me win.
[group laughs]
- Hey. - Hey.
- You're not gonna believe this.
- What?
- Well, ever since that article came out,
there's been a serious uptick in the number of volunteers.
- Really?
[chuckles] - All these people
are here for me?
- You better believe it, honey.
You feel like saying something?
- Yeah.
Hey, everybody.
Thank you so much for being here.
Wow.
I just wanted to say
that JD Werth and I have very different
visions for this town.
He wants to build big houses and big box stores,
and I know for a fact he wants to change
the face of our beloved main street.
He calls it progress, but progress for who?
For a handful of wealthy people
who want to buy summer homes with a view?
A view that's already cost
countless wildlife their natural habitat.
Is that the town we really wanna live in?
- [Group] No.
- For me, Hudson has always been a hopeful place.
It's a place that welcomes everyone to the dinner table,
so I say that we fight to protect that.
And we fight to keep it that way,
because in Hudson, we're family.
[crowd applauding]
- Are you sure you have everything, Luke?
- [Luke] Yep.
- Well, you come visit us anytime you want, okay?
- I will.
I promise.
- If you need a ride or anything, you let me know.
- Okay. Bye.
[somber music]
Bye, Lyndy.
Oh!
I almost forgot.
Jack helped me make this for you,
but you can't open it here.
You have to open it at the new house, okay?
- Okay.
Thanks, Luke.
- Goodbye, Luke.
[door thuds]
[engine whirs]
Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
[mysterious music]
- I need this done quickly.
- It should only take a few days.
Snares will take care of most of them.
Anything left, I'll deal with personally.
- I don't need the details.
I just need this wildlife problem to disappear.
- Consider it done.
Hey.
This isn't the amount we agreed on.
Where's the rest?
- You'll get it when you finish the job.
[door thuds]
[engine whirs]
- Okay, now, here is a list of all the people
who requested lawn signs.
You don't mind dropping those off today, do you?
- That's gonna take all day.
- What he means is, no, we don't mind.
Let's go. - Thank you.
- Yeah. - Hey.
- [Jack] Hello, Georgie.
- [Tim] Hi.
- Hey, Rem.
[Lou sighs] [cellphone clicking]
Mom?
- Yeah, honey?
- Can I borrow the car?
- Yeah, yeah, the keys are right there.
Where you headed?
- Just to Kelowna.
- I'm sorry, did you say Kelowna?
Why would you need to go there?
- 'Cause that's where Quinn is.
He's at a horse show there.
I know how it sounds, but my friend Rachel,
from camp, lives there, so I can stay with her.
You can call her mom if you want.
- Yeah, I will.
But, Georgie, I mean, that's long way to go.
- I've been trying to ignore my feelings
because I thought it was the sensible thing to do.
And it turns out, it's not sensible, it was just safe.
Maybe this thing with Quinn won't work out,
maybe it's a big mistake,
but I think if something feels right, then I should try.
[sighs]
- You better call me every hour to check in.
Every hour. - I will.
Thank you.
[both sigh]
[Amy sighs]
[gentle guitar music]
- Do you want to open it, Lyndy?
- [Lyndy] Yeah.
- Yeah? - Come here.
- Okay.
[Ty chuckles]
All right.
- This part right here.
- Yup. - Yeah.
♪ What isn't said
- [Lyndy] That's me.
- [Amy] Yeah.
- That's Lyndy and Daddy and Mommy.
Who's that?
- Luke. - That is Luke.
What a beautiful gift.
♪ There's a garden left untended ♪
- "For the new house, when it has walls.
"Like Jack said, it's not goodbye, just see you later."
♪ Wounds too deep for mending
♪ Ooh
♪ You're the one I need
♪ And I fall beneath your wings ♪
♪ Can't fight the current, it takes us to sea ♪
♪ But you'll still be the one I need ♪
- I didn't think it would be this hard.
- Me neither.
If you could go back, though,
would you agree to foster Luke again?
- In a heartbeat.
- Me too.
♪ But you'll still be the one I need ♪
[suspenseful music]
[gentle music]