- Previously o When Hope Calls. - Boys, tell Constable Kinslow
what you told me. - We lied about what happened.
- Did you see anyone in there? Anyone outside?
- There was that horse. - What did this horse look like?
- You want to go out for lunch? - Oh, that's so sweet!
- Maggie Parsons. The new nurse.
What's your name? - Daniel Olsen.
- I'll see you again tomorrow! - Yes, Ma'am.
- What did you do? - I didn't do anything.
- The Mountie stopped by to ask me some questions.
I think it was about the fire.
♪
- I'm off to Joe's. Hey, what have you got there?
- Vincent needs new shoes.
He didn't even tell me his were too tight. I just...
found him trying to squeeze into them.
What is it? - Uh...
Kids... Kids are not to fuss in those big orphanages.
- Well, I hope he realises that it's not like that here.
- Yeah.
None of these look like they're the right size.
- Well, I have more hand-me-downs in the attic!
- He needs proper shoes that fit.
- We'll make sure he has them. - Yeah.
♪
(birds chirping)
(horse neighs)
You following me?
- Not at all. I'm headed into town.
- Kind of looks like you're following me.
- Oh, I saw your wagon. It seemed rude to pass you.
It seemed presumptuous to ride alongside.
- Oh, OK.
So, you chose to follow me.
- It's not following when I'm headed the same direction.
Do you want me to ride ahead?
- No, just... just ride at your normal pace.
- Fine.
- Hey! This isn't working for me either.
- Alright. Passing through it is!
(chuckles)
♪ (mooing)
- He's beautiful.
- (Tess): Thank you. Although, uh...
I don't think you came by to admire my horses.
- No.
I came to ask about one in particular.
- Your Palomino. - Oh! She's a good horse.
- Who may have been involved in something not so good.
- What do you mean? - Who rides her?
- Some of my ranch hands, even me sometimes.
- Who's riding her, right now? - I believe Daniel is.
- Daniel's your foreman, right? - That's right.
- So, after you, he gets first pick
of which horse he wants to ride? - Guess you could say that.
- Can you tell me where I could find him?
- I believe he went into town to have his knee examined
by that new nurse. So, um...
Why are you so interested in the Palomino?
- One was spotted outside the Cattlemen's Association
the night of the fire. - Really?
Well, there are other Palominos in town.
- Yeah. And I've spoken to those other owners already.
- Hmm-hm?
- If I miss him in town, you tell him to come see me.
- You can't think Daniel had anything to do
with that fire. He's a good man.
- Well, if he wasn't involved, he's got nothing to worry about.
♪
(horses neigh)
(chuckles)
- Fred is running a temperature.
- Oh, no... - It's alright.
He's sleeping, now. - Well, I'll take him into town
to see the nurse as soon as he wakes up.
- He doesn't need a nurse. He just needs
my turkey-potato soup. Worked wonders
when you were sick, growing up. - I was a lucky little girl
that you were our family's housekeeper.
But... a second opinion never hurt anyone.
- Suit yourself. Any luck?
(Lillian sighs.) - I found one pair of shoes
that might fit Vincent. Maybe a little big.
- Well, too big is always better than too snug.
It was nice of the other orphanage
to give you all this.
(Lillian sighs.)
- There has to be another pair of shoes in here, somewhere.
♪
(chuckles) Aw...
- Is that your old sketchbook?
♪
And little Miss Mary...
(chuckles)
♪
Will you look at those...
Your father was quite the photographer.
Had the only box camera in town, remember?
- Yes. I do.
These take me back.
- What is it?
- It's Tess Stewart, Chuck, Chuck's dad.
- And that young girl?
That's you.
♪
(musical theme)
(chattering)
- Thank you! Have a great day.
♪
Is this everything, Grace? - I think so.
- I saw you looking at some shoes.
- Not today. - Kids...
If they're not eating, they're growing.
(Grace chuckles.) Uh...
There you go.
(door opens) - Morning!
- Morning. I'm-- - Constable Kinslow.
My patients have told me all about you.
- Did they? - The Mountie who was shot
hunting down a dangerous bandit.
Must have been exhilarating. - If by "exhilarating",
you mean "painful", then, yes. (chuckles)
So, this is the new infirmary? - Indeed it is.
I'm just, uh... working around the mess for now.
Feeling under the weather?
- No, I'm fine. I wanted to talk to Daniel Olsen.
I understand he had an appointment to see you.
I guess I just missed him. - Huh. He never showed.
You know, I've worked in cities where the doctor's office
actually had a telephone. Patients could call
to cancel an appointment. I guess things
work differently out here. - Certainly does.
Thank you for your time. - Of course.
- It was nice to meet you. - Lovely meeting you.
(chattering)
- Morning, Constable.
- Please, it's Gabriel. - Gabriel.
- Who's this young fellow? - This is Fred.
He's not feeling very well. - Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
- My nose whistles when I breathe. You want to hear?
- Can you whistle Yankee Doodle Boy?
- Maybe we'll save that for another time.
Let's go see the nurse. - Feel better, Fred.
- Hello, Freddie. Come on in!
♪
(glass shattering) (Grace gasps.)
(clattering) - (Ronnie): For crying out...
My fault! My fault.
Apologies, ladies and gentlemen. (chuckles)
I will have this cleaned up in a jiffy.
- (customer): Excuse me! - Can we order, please?
- I'll be there in a second! Just...
(bell chimes) Coming!
- Um... We're ready to order. - (Grace): Good morning.
Can I take your order? OK, I'll be right back.
- Uh...
Miss Bennett... Ha! Ha! What are you doing?
- Serving customers. - Yes, but you don't work here.
- No. I don't. So, you should hire me.
- Do you have experience? - Oh, I've waitressed plenty.
So? - Well, I... I don't know.
I really don't think it's... - Excuse me! Miss?
(bell chimes) - I would take that as a sign.
- Um... - Do we have a deal?
- Deal! (dishes clinking)
Ha! Ha! Everything OK? - It's fine.
- Wonderful. Be right with you! (bell chimes)
- Alright, Freddie, my dear. Open wide.
Say "Aaaah". - Aaaah.
- Very good. He has a mild fever.
But not to worry, I have some medicine that should help.
You see that jar of sweets? - Is that medicine?
- No, but since you were such a good patient,
you get to pick one. However, there's a catch.
You have to save it until you feel better.
- Thank you.
- The medicine I'm giving him will make him tired.
Would you mind if he stayed here for a while?
- Of course, but... You think he'll be OK?
- Oh, it's just a precaution. He'll be fine.
- I knew old Bart.
He wasn't the most orderly man at the best of times.
- Ah, I try to look on the bright side.
The... The clutter keeps me company.
- I could lend a hand, if you'd like.
- Oh, no, no, I couldn't possibly.
- I'm here and... we'll let Fred sleep.
- Are you sure? - Absolutely.
Where should we start? - Um...
The shelves? - I was thinking the same.
Then, we can start on the boxes? - Are you always this excited
about tidying? - Maybe. Is that odd?
- Not at all. - Great!
(mooing)
- If I was Constable Kinslow, I'd want to ask Daniel
a few questions too. Maybe he saw something
the night of the fire. - Yeah, well, he wasn't acting
like Daniel might just be a witness.
- Gabriel knows what he's doing. - You haven't seen him, huh?
- Daniel? No. - Well, I'm gonna go find him.
I need to know what Constable Kinslow had to say.
- I'll come with you.
- He's sleeping like an angel.
What do we have here?
- I noticed that your medicines and tinctures weren't
in any particular order. So, I alphabetised them.
- Oh. How very... precise!
Oh, that's fantastic, Lillian! Thank you.
- Oh, I'm glad you like it.
Boxes next? - Boxes.
♪
(sighs)
(birds chirping)
♪
- Can we help you with something?
- Looks like your foreman left town in a hurry.
- Yeah, well, he's probably up at Willow Creek
mending that fence. - He took his bedroll
and his kit with him. And he missed his appointment
with the nurse. I don't have much time.
I need to know where he's headed.
- Well, I just gave you my best guess.
- If he wanted to leave town, where might he go?
- He's got a brother near Littleton.
Might have gone that way. - I can send Hank up
to Willow Creek. - Suit yourself.
I'm headed toward Littleton.
- I'll ride along with you. - Not necessary.
- You're acting like Daniel is a fugitive!
- When a man runs, he runs for a reason.
I'll find out what it is.
- There's got to be an explanation.
- You can't argue the fact that he cleared out.
- Yeah, but I know Daniel and he wouldn't do
something like this. (horse neighs)
♪ - Hurry up!
♪
- I'll be right back with your dessert.
- I'm not following you. - OK.
- What are you doing here? - Working. You?
- Uh, eating. - Have a seat. Um... Coffee?
- Please. It hasn't been the best of mornings.
Uh, since... when do you work for Ronnie?
- Since today. - Oh, I guess we'll be seeing
a lot of each other, then. I'm a regular.
- If you're a regular, then... what's the special?
- There is no special. - Miss?
Hi. What can I get you? - I'd like some chocolate cake,
please. - OK.
- Miss! - Hi. Come, grab a seat.
I'll be right with you.
♪
- Daniel seemed like a good man. Why would he have set fire
to the town? - To cover his tracks.
I'll bet the records of the Cattlemen's Association
will show he was rustling my cattle.
- I don't know. He always seemed straight with me.
- Nothing straight about a crooked man.
I always suspected
there was something rotten at the Stewart ranch.
♪
(utensils clinking)
- Hello! - Miss?
- Yes. - This chicken is cold.
- Oh! I'm sorry. I'll get the chef to warm it up for you.
- Excuse me! - Yeah, I'll be right back
with your sugar and... One second. Hey!
How was your meal? - Actually, it's...
it's perfect.
- The chef seems to be having a bad day.
- I must've lucked out.
- I can see that.
OK.
- (customer): Miss?
- (Grace): Hi! Oh! Ha! Ha!
- (customer): Sorry, Miss. We have been waiting some time.
(crickets chirping)
♪
(suspenseful music)
(music intensifying)
(revolver clicking)
- Stand up, Daniel. - Constable?
- Slowly.
- You have me at a disadvantage, here.
- Yeah. That's sort of the point.
(grunting) Put it down!
What do you have in this thing?
(suspenseful music)
- You're still looking at that?
- Tess told me how to ride.
- Your families were so close, back then.
- Changed overnight.
- It was an accident.
- Not according to Tess. She's always blamed my dad.
- The Mounties found nothing wrong with that bridge.
Tess just needed someone to blame.
(door opening)
- I'm home!
Big news. I got a job.
- We heard. Ha! Ha! - Congratulations.
- It's almost 3 dollars. Ha! Ha!
It would be more, but Ronnie charges 25 cents for the aprons.
- Ronnie is so lucky to have you.
- Ronnie is lucky to have anyone.
- You really didn't have to do this.
- Oh...
Every penny counts. We're in this together.
- I'm going to put on some tea.
And then, you are going to tell us everything.
- (Eleanor): Well done. (chuckle)
♪
- Have a good day! I'll pick you up after work.
- Miss Grace, why did you get a job?
- Oh... It gives me something to do when you guys are at school.
- Are you sure? - Yeah! Sure, I'm sure.
Now, hurry up. I don't want you to be late.
How are those shoes that Lillian found you, Vincent?
- My last ones were black. These are brown. I like 'em.
- They look a little big. - They're... close enough.
Bye, Miss Grace. ♪
- We have a nice table over here, by the window.
OK. Would you like more coffee? - Please and thank you.
- Here we go. - Congratulations
on your new job! - Oh, thank you!
- I remember having your energy. Enjoy it now,
if you have the time. (Grace laughs.)
♪
- You're back! - Can you squeeze me in?
- You really are a regular.
Yeah. Uh, here you are. - (Ronnie): Grace?
This needs to go up to number 6.
- Oh... Room service?
- I run a first-class establishment.
- Oh. I was about to serve Mr. Stewart.
- Oh, he can wait. Thank you.
- Well, business is good! - Ah! Yeah, yeah.
Clearwater Hotel flooded. Can you believe our luck?
Eight new guests arrived, yesterday.
- You might want to think about hiring a new waitress.
- Oh, I did! I hired Grace yesterday.
- No, I mean for lunch service. You're running her off her feet.
- Oh! Didn't realize you were sweet on Miss Bennett.
- Oh, I didn't say that... - No?
Then, why the sudden interest in her working conditions?
- Well, I'm just looking out for you, uncle Ronnie!
You can't have a first-class establishment
without prompt service. - Only looking after me...
Right. Grace? The table by the window
is ready to order. - OK.
♪
- How are you feeling? - Better.
- You're going have to go to school tomorrow.
- Um... I still think I have a fever.
- Hmm... Let me see.
Hmm.
I don't detect a fever.
- It's hiding. - It's hiding?
- I better go back to bed!
- We're going to find that fever
and we're going to send it far, far away.
- Is there any coffee left?
- Maybe a cup? - Oh, perfect. Thank you.
Take a load off. Have a seat.
Well, that was a very successful couple of hours.
- I feel like we fed half the town...
- Hm-hmm! So, if this kind of pace keeps up,
do you think you can keep up? - Of course!
- You're sure? - Why?
Did I do something wrong? - No, no, no, no, no. Just...
My nephew thought perhaps it was a bit much for you.
- Chuck told you that?
- He said we should hire a second waitress.
- Well, I, uh...
I don't know why he would say something like that.
- Oh, I think I do. Haha!
He's obviously sweet on you. Hahaha!
Quite natural that a fella wants to look after his gal.
- Not my fella, and I didn't ask him to say anything.
- I just wanted to make sure it wasn't coming from you.
- No. No,
not, not at all. - Good.
Good. 'Cause I still gotta turn some kind of a profit.
- Hahaha!
- Mmm!
(whistle) - Hey! Need some help?
- What do you mean?
- I heard you were treating a horse;
are you sure we shouldn't call in a second veterinarian?
- No, I think I got it.
- Sorry, it's just you were so willing to make suggestions
about my job, I thought you'd welcome the same.
- Oh. I just thought you could use the extra help.
- Your uncle probably thinks I went behind his back
and complained to you. - I-I-I don't think so.
- I don't need anyone to look after me.
- OK. Message received.
- Thank you.
(guitar music)
- These horses need to graze,
turn 'em out this afternoon. And tell Dwayne
to fill those water troughs. Daniel was supposed to do that.
- I don't think any of us figures Daniel for a criminal.
- You haven't heard his side of the story yet.
- But he ran, didn't he?
- You went up to Willow Creek yourself?
- I sure did. No sign of him.
(sigh)
So what happens now?
You'll be needing a new foreman.
- You move quick, don't you?
I thought you and Daniel were supposed to be friends.
- Sure. We're taking cattle to market in three weeks.
- I am aware. - Need a foreman at some point.
- Well, as far as I know, I still have one.
(indistinct chatter)
- Afternoon.
- I said I was sorry. - For what?
- Well...
I thought you were coming to chastise me
about trying to help Grace. - Why would I do that?
- Long story. She's not exactly thrilled with me right now.
- Well, it came
from a good place. Grace will forgive you.
- I hope so. - Yeah.
I need your advice.
♪ - Where did you get this?
- I found it in my attic.
- How old were you? 10? 11? - Yeah, I think so.
- Yeah, Dad gave me that horse when I was 9. I kind of
almost beat you on that horse. - Almost. Haha!
I want you to give this to your mother.
(gentle music)
- I think it should come from you.
- Good luck with Grace.
(bird calling)
♪
- So what's gonna happen to me?
- You'll stand trial in Clearwater.
- The fire was an accident. Just knocked the wrong lantern.
- You did break in the Cattlemen's Association, right?
Yeah, I figured. Ken Newsome's gonna want
to have a word with you when we get back.
- It ain't Ken I'm worried about.
(indistinct chatter)
- Oh! Oh, I'm jealous.
My store is still a mess.
- That was all Lilian Walsh, I'm afraid.
She's got quite the knack for these things.
- Uh-huh. Is it possible to be too organized?
- I think this may be testing the limit.
- Yeah...
Ah. Well, there you are. - Thank you.
Do you... always hand deliver all this?
- No. This is just my special Welcome-to-Brookfield service.
- Aaah... Then, I shan't get used to it.
- No, you "shan't."
(chuckling) I think I got mostly everything
on your list, but there was a bit of a backlog at the store.
- Oh, well, this is perfect, thank you!
- Where can I put these? - If you could just pop them
on top of the cupboard, that'd be lovely.
- Sure.
(Joe groaning) - Do you need help?
- No, I'm fine. - Are you sure?
- Yes. There.
♪
- What have you got there?
- How was your day?
- Busy. - Mm-hmm?
- Can I see those? (cow mooing)
- Yeah.
♪
Do you remember that?
- No.
- They took it at our first orphanage.
It's for the records.
I tracked it down when I was looking for you.
- What else is in there? - Just some other old photos.
- Can I see?
- Some...
My, uh...
other family.
- Your father and mother? - Yeah.
♪
I didn't know if you'd want to see these.
- Of course I do.
Didn't you get that doll for Christmas?
- Yeah.
This is the Stewart family.
Chuck thinks I should give it to Tess.
♪ - And what do you think?
- I think it might hurt her,
remind her of what she's lost.
- We can't protect people from their past.
They already lived it.
You had a beautiful family, Lilian.
- Still do. (both chuckling)
Look at this one.
(indistinct conversations) - I want to get these
set out before dark. - Yes, ma'am.
- I'll lend a hand. - Are you sure, Doctor?
- I thought you could use the help.
- I can always use your help.
- You sure you have the time with all your vet work?
- Hey, I'll make time.
With Daniel gone, you boys will be stretched thin.
- Try telling your mom she needs to hire a new foreman
before the next drive.
- Throw your hat in the ring?
- She's gotta wait and see what happens with Daniel.
Besides, I think we both know
who she really wants as the next foreman.
- Aaah... Hmm.
- Ahem!
- What table is that for? - This one.
I'm on break and you haven't eaten yet.
- Well, thank you.
- It also gives us a chance to have a little talk.
- Talk isn't gonna interfere with my digestion, is it?
- No.
I just want to let you know that I appreciate
this opportunity and I do not mind hard work.
- Oh. Good to know. So, we're all squared away then.
- There's only one more thing.
We're OK for now, but if I ever have a problem
with anything here, you will definitely hear about it.
- Is that... is that right? - Mm-hmm.
But I will tell you myself.
And so far, it's all good.
- Can't argue with that. (chuckling)
Here, Lou tends to go a little light on the salt.
- Thanks. ♪
- Here. (indistinct chatter)
(woman and man laughing)
- It's a nice saddle. Is it new?
- No. No, no. It's been, uh...
it's been sitting in the barn for years.
I, uh... I just had it restored. It, uh...
...it was Champ's.
- The Missouri Fox Trotter? - Yeah.
- Oh, he was beautiful. - Yeah. Yeah.
One of my favourites. He was spirited though.
- You let me ride him once.
- I remember, and he bucked you off.
- Broke my wrist.
- Yeah. Anyway. - Tess...
Tess!
I found this in the attic the other day and I...
thought you might like to have it. I thought
it might remind you of how things used to be between our families.
- I haven't forgotten. But when I look at this
and when I look at you, it reminds me of how I lost my husband.
- You don't know that bridge was faulty, Tess.
(scoffing) - Do you know how I know?
It collapsed with my Matthew on it.
- Tess--
- What's happening? - Children, back to your seats now.
- Danny.
- I know you've all got questions.
You'll get answers. Soon.
Ken, Tess, I need to see you about something. Meet me in my office.
Bring your branding irons.
- How was your day? - We made a windmill. - Why was that man put in jail?
- Because he had something to do with the fire. Right, Ms. Grace?
- Well, we don't know exactly what happened yet, but he is a suspect.
- Does that mean that Vincent and I could've gone to jail
because we were suspects? - Oh! I don't think so.
So you made windmills? Can't wait to see!
- After you.
- Wonder what's going on. - I have no idea.
- Can I see those? - Why did you want
our branding irons? - You said someone from the Stewart ranch
was stealing your cattle. - That's right.
- This is your brand, Ken.
- You trying to start
another fire?
- This is the branding iron I found in Daniel's bedroll.
Now watch.
They're the same.
- I knew it! - Daniel was stealing your cattle, Ken.
Overbranding yours with his own brand and selling them at market.
- That's why he snuck into the Cattleman's Association.
- Because his brand was registered there.
When you suspected something was up, Daniel tried to cover his tracks by destroying
the paperwork. Knocked over a lantern.
You know the rest. - Was I right or was I right?
It's quite the operation you're running up there, Tess.
Any other criminals on the payroll?
- I think there's more to this story. - She's right.
This is the Stewart brand.
This is Daniel's.
He was stealing from Tess too. - Well, I'll be...
- I'd like to speak with Daniel alone.
- I don't think that's a good idea.
- I'm not gonna shoot him, if that's what you're thinking.
- Tess... - I gave you a job
when no one else would. Promoted you to foreman.
Why would you do this?
- I just wanted to make something of myself.
- I trusted you. - Tess, I...
I'm so sorry. - I'm done
taking chances on people.
- Hey, Grace!
I just wanted to apologise.
- For what? - Sticking my nose where it didn't belong.
- You were just looking out for me. - Yeah, I guess I was.
- My sister's been doing that too. Guess I'm not used to it.
I might have overreacted a little. - So I'm forgiven?
- For now. - You know,
if I may...
you might need to get accustomed to people having your back.
- Yeah, maybe you're right.
- Maybe we can go for a ride sometime. - I'll think about it.
Joe, wait! There's something I need.
- OK. Let me give you a hand.
- Thank you. - You must be hungry.
- It's for me and the prisoner. Once I arrest someone,
I have to offer them room service. It's not my favourite part of the job.
- I hope you're proud. - Of my room service abilities?
- Figuring out who set the fire. - That's all because of your boys.
- I think you're being modest. - Gotta say that statement
is rarely directed my way.
- How did it feel, you chasing a fugitive again?
- Piece of cake.
You know, if cake was armed and dangerous.
- So, what do you think? Are they comfortable?
- So comfortable. - They look good on you.
- I've never had a new pair of shoes before.
Thank you, Ms. Grace. (squealing) - I'm glad you like them.
- Alright, let's get ready for dinner.
- You OK? - Yeah.
Yeah, I am.
- I'm sorry. About Daniel.
(sighing)
- Look at this.
- Oh, I remember that day. - It was a good one.
- We had a lot of those back then. - Yeah, we did.
I forgot how much you look like your father.
- I like to think so. - Yeah.
Oh, I miss him.
God, he was...
steady as a rock and always there when I needed him.
He would be real proud of the man you have become.
Real proud.
- Seems so long ago.
- Oh... Then again, it seems like only yesterday.
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