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00:01Previously on When Calls the Heart.
00:03The kids are still out there.
00:04Hi, Mom.
00:05Oh, my baby boy.
00:07The fire evacuees from Benson Hills will be arriving soon.
00:10You're safe now, sweetheart.
00:11I want my dad.
00:12I'd like to introduce you to Mrs. Coulter.
00:14I can't stop thinking about how that fire could have started.
00:17You're not gonna have to look any further than A.J. McGinty.
00:30Wow.
00:31Looks like the first day of school in here.
00:33Nathan, the classroom isn't ready.
00:36What are you talking about?
00:38I see desks?
00:39Chalk?
00:40Teacher?
00:41Who cares?
00:42You know what?
00:44Maybe this would help.
00:46They're lovely.
00:48Ash is getting in everywhere.
00:51Here.
00:52Let's drink.
01:00Is this thing straight?
01:05Uh...
01:08When I look at it like this, it is.
01:15I just feel so off-balance.
01:21You've got a lot coming at you.
01:23Maybe the students need more time before they come back to school.
01:27I don't know about that.
01:28Allie seemed pretty grateful to come in today.
01:30I think routine is exactly what these students need.
01:33Still, some of them lost everything.
01:35I don't want to just pretend like things are fine.
01:38You know, I seem to recall a story about a teacher
01:43who helped the whole town get back on their feet when she first arrived.
01:46Come to dinner tonight.
01:48I'm making lemon curd.
01:50I wish I could.
01:51I really do.
01:52But Bill and I are putting up flyers for tips,
01:54and if anything comes in, we have to respond right away.
01:56Is it a criminal investigation?
01:58We're not sure yet.
01:59Could be a natural disaster.
02:01Well, I hope your flyers bring you answers.
02:03Hey.
02:04Today is gonna go off without a hitch.
02:07If you eat it faster, it will turn to glue.
02:24Why don't I reheat it?
02:26But first, I think you'll like this.
02:31Ta-da!
02:32I'm not wearing that.
02:34And I'm not going to school until my dad comes back for me.
02:39Gwen, sweetheart.
02:41The doctors in Buxton said it would be quite some time
02:44before your father is released from the hospital.
02:46It's too long to be out of school.
02:49Will you at least give it a try?
02:51Feel scratchy.
02:57You hear that, sweetheart?
03:00Gwen doesn't like scratchy things.
03:02How about you?
03:03You like scratchy things?
03:04You like...
03:05No, I didn't think so.
03:06Tell you what, kiddo.
03:07You go to school, you don't have to wear it.
03:10Okay?
03:11All right, let's go.
03:12Leland, I am trying to do right by that girl.
03:21You're doing a great job.
03:22But we can't fix it all in one day.
03:24All right?
03:25That flyer's left us with a lot to fix.
03:27Right?
03:28Yeah.
03:31Okay, here.
03:32See you, Colby.
03:33All right, honey.
03:34Okay.
03:35Hey, love you guys.
03:36Bye.
03:37Do you like this pink dress?
03:39Welcome, everyone.
03:42Welcome!
03:43Come on in.
03:44Find a seat.
03:45Everyone make space.
03:47Oh, my goodness, it is wonderful to see all of you.
03:51Some new faces.
03:53Some familiar faces.
03:55My name is Mrs. Thornton, and I will be your teacher,
03:58and we are going to have a great year together.
04:05Now, I know that change can be hard,
04:07but today is all about new beginnings for all of us.
04:12Hi!
04:13Come on in.
04:14We'll make space.
04:15The schoolhouse has room for everyone.
04:37Mr. Connell, the folks of Benson Hills have nothing left but chimneys and rubble,
04:49and you want to charge them double to haul it away.
04:52Well, unless the price of business has doubled overnight,
04:55you're exploiting people during their worst hour.
04:58Section 27 of the Territory Emergency Relief Act prohibits price gouging during a declared disaster.
05:04Finds are, in fact, tripled for violations.
05:09Oh, good.
05:10I thought you'd see reason.
05:14You know the law chapter and verse.
05:16Hm.
05:17Statute numbers always make people shake in their boots.
05:19Well done, Counselor.
05:21It's a good thing I share my office with, and yes, I'll say it again, the best lawyer in Hope Valley.
05:27You share an office with the only practicing lawyer in Hope Valley.
05:33You'll get my bill.
05:35I'm kidding.
05:37I am, though, going to need to find some place to live.
05:40I mean, I can't survive off of catnaps in your office forever.
05:45Care for a cup of tea?
05:46Keep us going?
05:47Oh, thank you, but I survived many a law school all-nighter without tea.
05:53Really?
05:54Mm-hmm.
06:00How are those insurance claims coming?
06:02Oh, slowly.
06:03You know the game.
06:04Endless loops until folks eventually just give up on their claims.
06:08I'm helping them pro bono to wade through all the legal jargon and to document everything.
06:13Well, if there's anything I can do to help.
06:15Actually, I am hosting a legal clinic at the schoolhouse tomorrow night.
06:20I'm not sure if you're available.
06:22I would love to come.
06:23You would?
06:24If you think that I could contribute, yes.
06:27The governor showing up?
06:29Yes, I do think that that would put those insurance companies on notice.
06:33I'll do what I can to pressure them to streamline the claims process.
06:36Thank you, Lucas.
06:38That, um, that would really mean a lot.
06:42We are going to learn so much this year.
06:46We are going to study science.
06:48We'll explore ancient history.
06:51Uh, Rupert, is it?
06:53I did an in-depth study of ancient Rome with an emphasis on Julius Caesar.
06:57Well, that's fascinating.
06:59Oh!
07:00Et tu, Brute?
07:03You know, the famous quote?
07:05No one's really sure he said that.
07:07Nobody's really sure he didn't.
07:09Well, I built a scale model of the Roman Forum last year, but it, um, got lost in the fire.
07:17I am so sorry to hear that.
07:21It sounds very impressive.
07:25Um, why don't we turn our attention to reading groups?
07:29Have any of you already read Robinson Crusoe?
07:37Okay.
07:38Hi, Lee.
07:44Hey.
07:48Florence asked me to drop these napkins off for you.
07:50Thank you, Molly.
07:53Those flyers are everywhere.
07:56Do you know something?
07:58I don't know.
07:59Um, maybe it's nothing.
08:00But the day of the fire, I saw a man go into the park.
08:03He was carrying something.
08:08What?
08:11What was he carrying?
08:12Well, I can't be sure, but it looked like one of those cans that kerosene comes in.
08:18I don't want to get anyone in trouble.
08:20Hold on just a second, Molly.
08:21You saw someone walk into the park with fuel the day Benson Hill's in the park burned down, and you don't want to speak up?
08:27I said I'm not sure.
08:28What if I'm wrong?
08:29I could never live with myself.
08:31You don't need to be sure.
08:32That is the Mounties job.
08:33All right?
08:34Let's go.
08:35Come on.
08:36Come on.
08:37And it can take thousands of bees to make one jar of honey.
08:45Now, who is excited to learn more about apeology?
08:54Okay.
08:59Why don't we try something?
09:00Hope Valley students, please find a seat next to one of your Benson Hills neighbors.
09:07Don't be shy.
09:08Let's go.
09:09Let's go.
09:10Thank you very much.
09:16Once you are settled, talk to your new seatmate and find out one fun thing about them.
09:22Go!
09:23Go!
09:30Mrs. Thornton?
09:31She won't say anything.
09:32It's all right, Missy.
09:38Who can introduce us to their new neighbor?
09:41Opal!
09:42This is Gwendolyn, but she likes Gwen.
09:43She's carving on her desk.
09:49Oh my.
09:50How about I hold onto that for you?
10:01Okay.
10:02Why did I ask you all to switch seats?
10:08To create community.
10:11Can any of you tell me what makes community?
10:15People!
10:16People, yes.
10:17People work together to build community, and that's what we're trying to do here.
10:22So, Benson Hills students, how can we make you feel more at home here?
10:27I don't want to feel at home here.
10:29I don't want other people's blankets and shoes and sad faces.
10:36I just want everything to go back to normal.
10:39I don't like it here either.
10:40Me neither.
10:42I want to go home.
10:44Me too.
10:45Yeah.
10:48Of course you do.
10:49And it might just be too soon for you to feel at home here.
10:53But we can help you feel safe and welcome.
10:56And we'll work on that more tomorrow.
11:01Thank you, everyone.
11:07And I was bringing cookies to Jed at his farmhouse,
11:10so I rounded the hill and that's when I saw him.
11:13And you're sure it was a can of kerosene?
11:15Well, I'm not sure.
11:16It looked like the shape of one.
11:18Kerosene, Nathan.
11:19Kerosene.
11:20Molly, did you see his face?
11:21All I could tell is he was older.
11:23White hair.
11:25A limp.
11:26Looked like a cowboy.
11:27That's McGinty.
11:28Come on!
11:29I really couldn't say for sure.
11:31I've barely seen the man, but maybe.
11:37Thank you, Molly.
11:38This has been very helpful.
11:40Okay.
11:44That was good.
11:45Great.
11:47So?
11:48What are we still doing here?
11:49Let's go arrest the guy.
11:50Slow down, Lee.
11:51Molly could have been describing a dozen men around here.
11:54Come on.
11:55She saw him.
11:56We all know.
11:57Lee, we can't arrest someone just because they might match a description.
11:59Or without hard evidence.
12:01And we're trying to build a case here, not rush to judgment.
12:03Look, I've charted a burn pattern.
12:05We'll check with some experts in Capital City if it's consistent with an accelerant.
12:09We'll know if it's arson in a day or two.
12:11And if it is, I promise you, McGinty is at the top of our list.
12:14I'm right about this one.
12:16I am.
12:19You'll see.
12:20A few minutes for a civilian?
12:35I can take a break.
12:36How was your first day of school?
12:38Crowded.
12:39Crowded.
12:40All those poor kids from Benson Hills.
12:43Yeah.
12:44Most of them are really nice.
12:47There's this one kid, Rupert.
12:49Rupert?
12:50What did he do?
12:51He acted like ancient Rome's biggest fan.
12:54I said this quote from Julius Caesar, and Rupert said it was historically inaccurate.
13:00Was Rupert there?
13:02Maybe he was a time machine.
13:04What's wrong with quoting Shakespeare?
13:06Wait.
13:07Julius Caesar was a real person and a...
13:09A play by William Shakespeare.
13:11He wrote it for the Globe Theatre in 1599 and...
13:15I'm boring you.
13:18You don't care about things like that.
13:23I gotta finish hanging these flyers.
13:28So, tell me.
13:30How are you holding up?
13:31Well, at least we have Gwen to keep us busy.
13:35Actually, Gwen is why I stopped by.
13:38Is she here?
13:39She's upstairs.
13:40Is something wrong?
13:43I'm just delivering some contraband.
13:46Well, this is my grandmother's wedding silver.
13:50Gwen was carving into her desk with it.
13:53She vandalized school property?
13:56With my family heirloom?
13:58It wasn't an easy first day.
14:00Maybe she would be happier with someone who understands her.
14:06Who better?
14:07You're both strong-willed.
14:09I mean that in a nice way.
14:11And you're one of the most loving people I know.
14:16Well, I'm gonna go talk to her.
14:17Right now.
14:18About fixing this.
14:19No, no, no.
14:20Not right now.
14:21Perhaps we just give her some space.
14:23She'll come round.
14:25You should get a fair price to get that debris cleared away.
14:28So let me know if there's a problem.
14:29And we'll see you at the legal clinic tomorrow night.
14:31Don't you worry, ladies.
14:33We are in good hands here.
14:38People are eager to see you there, Governor.
14:40Thank you for coming.
14:41I'm happy to help.
14:42Good.
14:43We need more emergency relief funds.
14:45Mayor Hickam, I can assure you, I am putting the screws to every single bureaucrat in Capital City.
14:49Well, find more screws.
14:54Am I interrupting?
14:56No, not at all.
14:57I'm off to find some screws.
15:05Thought you could use something other than cold coffee.
15:08I'm not hungry.
15:09Yeah, but since it's here.
15:14How are you doing?
15:16You've been camped out here for quite a while.
15:18The residents of Benson Hills need to know where to find me.
15:21And I'm glad you found a place to work.
15:24But you do need a place to stay.
15:26May and I just finished fixing up our apartment.
15:28We've got a beautiful guest room with fluffy, fluffy pillows.
15:32I don't care for fluff.
15:35And I can't just disappear, not even for a night.
15:38People will think that I've given up.
15:39Amazing.
15:40No one's going to think that.
15:41You're working yourself into the ground here.
15:43All people want to do is go home and see what's left.
15:48And I can't even do that for them.
15:51I bet the Canfields would let us borrow their truck.
15:54And May would be happy to organize salvage trips to Benson Hills.
15:57We could take a family at a time.
16:00Well, I suppose that might give them some peace.
16:03You've been watching over me and everyone since before I could tie my shoes.
16:10Why don't you let me watch over you?
16:12Take the afternoon. Go check on your own place.
16:14My job is here now.
16:29Evening, ma'am.
16:30I wasn't expecting your company.
16:31Well, I still can't stay for dinner.
16:33Have a few minutes before I have to be back.
16:35Does that mean you have a lead?
16:39We're zeroing in on one.
16:40Yeah.
16:44You okay?
16:46It's just the idea that somebody could start a fire like that deliberately.
16:50I guess this is one time I hope you're wrong.
16:53How was your first day of school?
16:54It was challenging.
16:56I prepared all of these plans and activities and all of them fell flat.
17:02It's not your average first day.
17:06Oh, would you look at that.
17:08A ball and some grass and that fire feels a million miles away.
17:14At least for a few moments.
17:17Yeah, I guess we could all use a little bit of that right now.
17:19Mm-hmm.
17:29Okay, there you go.
17:35The snake himself.
17:50Molly, it's Lee.
17:53The man from the park just walked in.
17:54I need to come down here and make sure it's him.
17:57Oh, and put me through the jail first, please.
18:00Come on, come on, come on.
18:01Pick up, pick up, pick up.
18:03Oliver, it's Lee.
18:04Is Nathan there?
18:06Well, the second he gets in, you make sure he comes down to the saloon to see me, all right?
18:11Okay, bye.
18:13Okay, down.
18:18One, two, three.
18:19Oh!
18:25This finally feels like home.
18:28We did it.
18:31Maisie would love what we've done here.
18:34I just don't understand why she doesn't want to stay with us.
18:37You know, she's always been this difficult.
18:40When I was eight, I was so excited to set up a lemonade stand, but she told me I was doing it all wrong.
18:47So she set up one right next door to show me how it's done.
18:52She was 26.
18:58Maybe...
19:02It's a blessing that Maisie doesn't want to stay with us.
19:06She's my sister.
19:07You don't have to worry about this.
19:10Yes, I do.
19:11We're in this mess together.
19:13That's what families do.
19:14Some families.
19:16Maisie doesn't really handle change well.
19:24She's not some wild woman like you.
19:27Scooching sofas willy-nilly.
19:30And...
19:32Thanks again for agreeing to run the salvage trips.
19:37It's for Maisie.
19:45Molly.
19:47You're three o'clock.
19:49Is that the man from the park?
19:50I...
19:51I think it's him.
19:52But I was clear across the road.
19:55Oh, he's leaving.
19:57Can't wait for Nathan. I'm gonna go in.
19:59Hold it right there, McGinty.
20:02For you, Barkeep.
20:04Your beer is flat, by the way.
20:06Is it really?
20:07You know, someone saw you walk into the forest with a can of kerosene the same day the fire started.
20:16That's a big accusation.
20:19Mm-hmm.
20:20Your trees go up in smoke and suddenly it's the old guy who's got nothing to lose?
20:24Oh, come on. You hated the park from day one.
20:26Doesn't mean I'd burn it down.
20:28Though turning perfectly good land over to tourists is almost the same thing, Mr. Coulter.
20:35It's Mayor Coulter. Don't forget that.
20:38And as if you'd understand anything about leaving something for the next generation.
20:41You mean for your drooling toddler?
20:44Oh!
20:46Oh!
20:48Hey, Lee!
20:50He saw it.
20:51That man attacked me.
20:53I-I want him arrested.
20:55Or is the mayor above the law?
20:56Come on, Nathan. He was running his mouth and then he walked into me.
20:58I didn't do anything.
20:59Okay, all right! I'm not out of both of you!
21:02Lee.
21:04I don't have a choice.
21:05You have to come with me.
21:06Fine.
21:11Oh!
21:12Oh!
21:22Well, would you feel safer if I put him in the cuffs?
21:26Possibly.
21:27I hear he has a mean right hook.
21:29Ha-ha.
21:30Very funny, you two.
21:31I was just standing my ground, that's all.
21:33Hmm.
21:45I know what you're gonna say.
21:46Lee Coulter, what were you thinking?
21:48Yes, I was gonna say that.
21:49Thank you for saving me the trouble.
21:52I just...
21:54I saw that smug face and I...
21:59All those years of work on the park just...
22:03Up in smoke.
22:05You're angry.
22:06I am so angry.
22:08I'm angry too.
22:09But when I look at those poor folks from Benson Hills...
22:13Lee, they've lost everything.
22:16We have to count our blessings.
22:18You can't let them get away with it.
22:20McGinty has to pay.
22:21The investigation is not over.
22:24But...
22:26What if no one's at fault?
22:28What then?
22:29Buyers don't just start.
22:31We don't know anything.
22:34But here's what I do know.
22:38We will get past this.
22:40And rebuild.
22:42You know why?
22:44Because you, Lee Coulter...
22:47Can do anything you put your mind to.
22:49How did I get so lucky to have you in my life, huh?
22:56Says the guy in the slammer.
22:58Yeah. That's me.
23:02Alright.
23:04This incident with McGinty.
23:07What time did it happen exactly?
23:09And were there any witnesses?
23:10Am I talking to my wife or a reporter?
23:13You're married to both, sweetheart.
23:15Hmm.
23:16So?
23:19No comment.
23:29Good morning, Oliver.
23:30Oh, Mrs. Thornton. I, uh...
23:32It's nice to see you in here so early.
23:34You're very focused.
23:35What are you reading?
23:36Oh, it's, uh...
23:38Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
23:40I hope Ali really seems to be having a run on Julius Caesar this week.
23:44Well, Ali wanted to talk to me about it, but...
23:47I've never even heard of this before.
23:49Ah. I see.
23:51Why don't we start with something a bit more manageable?
23:58Aha!
24:02Leaves of grass?
24:04It's more contemporary.
24:05Mr. Whitman finds the poetry in the everyday.
24:10It's just plain language.
24:12But...
24:13He lifts it up.
24:15I'm still not sure I'm the poetry type.
24:18What exactly is the poetry type?
24:22I'll tell you what.
24:24Why don't we meet at the schoolhouse one morning a week?
24:25And we can have our own little poetry study group.
24:28You do that?
24:29Of course.
24:30We'll have you working up to Shakespeare in no time.
24:34Therefore, our everlasting farewell take forever and forever.
24:41Farewell.
24:43Farewell.
24:45I'm sorry to get the hang of this.
24:46Thanks, Mrs. Thornton.
24:55Hello, everyone. Welcome.
24:57Good morning. Good morning.
25:00Gather round.
25:02Today is the greatest field day in Hope Valley history.
25:08And you can thank Mountie Nathan and Little Jack for this incredible obstacle course.
25:13Our pleasure. Our pleasure.
25:17All right, everyone. Team up with someone who you just met yesterday and form two lines right over there.
25:23You can leave your bags here.
25:25Let's go, little man.
25:27Come on, partner.
25:32All right. Just follow our lead.
25:35Ready, set, let the games begin.
25:40Oh, go, go, go, go, go.
25:43Yeaah!
25:49Quick, quick, quick. They're beating us!
25:57He's done.
25:58Come on!
25:59Come on!
26:00Come on!
26:02Come on!
26:05She did it!
26:13Thank you!
26:19Well, it is time for our guest referee to get going.
26:39Can we all say, thank you, Mountie Nathan.
26:42Thank you, Mountie Nathan.
26:44You're welcome, kids.
26:46Great job out there.
26:49Cooper, Toby, will you join us, please?
26:58So, yesterday we talked about what makes a community.
27:04Now, if we had to pick one word that described what makes a community, what would it be?
27:12Trust?
27:14Trust.
27:16I like that.
27:18We learned how to trust one another.
27:21Now that we have one another's trust, we aren't alone.
27:26All right, everyone.
27:27Let's head inside and clean up.
27:31Boys, may I have a moment?
27:35You seemed awful quiet today.
27:38We're sorry if we weren't good community members today, Mrs. Thorne.
27:43No, no, you don't have to apologize.
27:45What you've been through, it must have been very scary.
27:50It's worse for other people.
27:52Well, I'm always here if you need to talk.
27:57Anytime.
27:58Thanks, Mrs.
28:00Thanks.
28:01Lee!
28:02Hi, sweetheart.
28:03Aw.
28:04Hi.
28:05I made your favorite brownies fresh from the oven.
28:15I'll get you some milk.
28:16Oh, no, sweetheart.
28:17It's very nice of you.
28:18I appreciate it.
28:19But I just...
28:20I could use a couple minutes by myself.
28:22You didn't have enough minutes in jail?
28:24It was very funny.
28:38Bye, sweetheart.
28:40Sometimes daddies need a little time to reflect.
28:44Gwen!
28:45How was school?
28:47We went outside.
28:49I like coffee.
28:50I like to sleep.
28:51I'm like, you are friends.
28:53I liked it.
28:55What did you do outside?
28:59I know, would you like to have one of these brownies?
29:07My dad makes us brownies.
29:09Well, I'm sure his are much better than mine.
29:15They are pretty good.
29:19Actually, on second thought,
29:21would you mind taking this to the backyard to Mr. Coulter?
29:24I think he'd appreciate it.
29:44Hey.
29:48Oh, is that for me?
29:50Thank you. Very nice of you.
29:56Would you like to sit down?
30:02Hm.
30:04I heard you shoved a guy.
30:05I lost my temper. It was the wrong thing to do.
30:15Unless he had it coming.
30:17Yes.
30:18Yes.
30:19Yes.
30:20But...
30:23Didn't swallow anything.
30:27Is that a rose?
30:28This is what we woodworkers refer to as a rosette.
30:32My first one looked like a squash toad.
30:38Would you like to give it a try?
30:41Sure.
30:42Okay.
30:43Okay.
30:44There you go.
30:45Now, this is very sharp.
30:47So be careful.
30:48Okay?
30:50Oh!
30:51No!
30:52Just kidding.
30:53Just kidding.
30:54Like this?
30:55Yeah, just like that.
30:56Good job.
31:05Here we are.
31:06Now votes to fill a pantry for a few more days.
31:08Oh, and I tuck some tea in there, too.
31:10Thank you, Governor.
31:11And thank you for coming to tonight's meeting.
31:13You know that insurance company is denying my claim
31:16because a part of my porch is still standing?
31:18Their games are gonna come to an end.
31:20I promise you that.
31:24Governor!
31:25I've got some news you're going to like.
31:28Perfect timing.
31:29Here.
31:30Nope.
31:31You pass that to Mr. Hanley, please.
31:37Where is a photographer when you need one?
31:39This would be a perfect photo op.
31:41That's exactly why I don't have one.
31:44Yeah.
31:45Anyway.
31:46Benjamin Camberwell.
31:48Tonight.
31:49Dinner.
31:50He's gonna be in town.
31:51What's he doing in Hope Valley?
31:52Doesn't he have a railroad to run?
31:53I persuaded him to make a detour.
31:56He's overseeing the National Railway Unification,
31:59and if you back his project,
32:01he will back you with a sizable donation,
32:04and more importantly, his endorsement.
32:07Unfortunately, I'm spoken for tonight.
32:09Ms. Martell and I will be meeting with fire victims,
32:12hearing their issues with insurance claims.
32:14Hmm.
32:15Ms. Martell.
32:16Uh, well, just go to dinner long enough
32:19to shake Camberwell's hand
32:20and whisper a few sweet nothings.
32:22Camberwell's employees are striking.
32:24Is it really a good idea for me to align myself with him
32:27when he's in the middle of a labor dispute?
32:29All the more reason to meet with him.
32:32Advocate for the workers.
32:33Turn him around.
32:34Kill two birds with one dinner.
32:36Dinner, not dessert.
32:46May I come in to your office?
32:49How was the trip to the burn sites?
32:51Well, folks found a silver dollar collection,
32:53a wedding ring, pots and pans,
32:55and some goats, which was a miracle.
32:59The residents of Benson Hills appreciate your help.
33:02And I stopped at your house, too.
33:06Oh?
33:07I know you didn't ask me to,
33:09but I found something that you might want to have.
33:12Where your mantle used to be.
33:17A photograph of Mikey.
33:20Baby Mikey.
33:24You kept a picture of baby Mike?
33:29Ah, mother and father wanted a boy so terribly.
33:32And five girls in a row.
33:34But they kept trying.
33:36When Michael came along, it was like the sun rising.
33:42Mother even hired a photographer.
33:45Well, these photos are all up here now, I suppose.
33:49I'm so sorry.
33:53Don't be.
33:54I'm not that sentimental type.
33:56Nothing wrong if you are.
33:59When I married Mike, I didn't just get a husband.
34:02I got five sisters.
34:04You can't lean on us.
34:09I'm fine.
34:10Really.
34:11I'm just, um, I'm just, I'm tired.
34:17Stay with us.
34:19Please.
34:22One sister to another.
34:32Oliver!
34:35Hi, Little Jack.
34:36Want some?
34:37Sure.
34:41Hi.
34:44Um, we're heading to the Canfields for dinner.
34:48I bet they wouldn't mind one more at the table.
34:51I don't want to impose.
34:52They would love your company.
34:55I would too.
34:57Well, I wouldn't turn down a home cooked meal.
35:00And good conversation.
35:06Good job, buddy.
35:07True eloquence lies in that plain, easy, spontaneous conversation I sometimes have with one or two people.
35:17Where's that from?
35:18This book Mrs. Thornton gave me.
35:19Leaves of Grass.
35:20It's pretty good.
35:22You're reading Walt Whitman?
35:24What can I say?
35:25I contain multitudes.
35:26How was the rest of your afternoon?
35:36Rosemary says that Lee's convinced McGinty started the fire.
35:40How do you feel?
35:42Let's just say that we have a witness that may have seen something.
35:45But not a solid lead yet.
35:48Luckily for Lee, McGinty's not pressing charges.
35:51That's a relief.
35:53Lee, uh...
35:54He's not only my friend, but he's a pillar of the community.
35:57Treating him like a criminal, it just...
36:00It feels wrong.
36:02I'm sure he'd rather take responsibility than have you compromise what's right.
36:06He respects that in you.
36:08This case is testing me.
36:15Allie and little Jack are having dinner with the Canfields.
36:18How about a break?
36:23This is exactly what I needed.
36:25Me too.
36:27It's been one thing after another since the fire.
36:30You've been so busy keeping everybody up on their feet.
36:32We haven't had a minute's rest.
36:33Neither have you.
36:34My students are overwhelmed.
36:37Everyone's overwhelmed.
36:39Well, what would you tell them then?
36:44I would tell them to stop.
36:46And take a breath.
36:55That does feel better.
36:57Of course, that field day today didn't hurt either.
37:00It's too bad there's no field day for grown-ups.
37:03Yeah.
37:04Yeah, it's too bad.
37:08You mean that?
37:10Why?
37:12Close your eyes and count to ten.
37:14What?
37:15Hide and seek.
37:17Start counting.
37:18One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
37:37You're supposed to hide.
37:39I know.
37:41Thought I'd just skip to the being found part.
37:44Yeah.
37:48It's my favorite part anyways.
37:50Well, of course, when we rebuild Benson Hills in record time under Governor Bouchard's guidance, we can find a building or two to put your name on.
38:10Camberwell Hospital.
38:14It's a nice ring to it.
38:17Mr. Camberwell.
38:19I've been putting some thought into the demands of your workers.
38:23If you'll excuse me, I have a call to make.
38:25Sure.
38:29Take it easy, Governor.
38:31I'm not here to be easy, Edwin.
38:32Hmm.
38:33Hmm.
38:43I cannot stall anymore.
38:47Looks like the governor talks a good game.
38:50I hope that's not true.
38:55Why don't we get started?
38:56Hmm.
39:04Yes.
39:06Finally.
39:07I outbid that unsufferable Ambrose Dromley for a racehorse.
39:12Yes.
39:13Let's arrange transport now.
39:16Just five more minutes.
39:18I trust you'll explain that I keep my promises to my constituents.
39:21If I leave now, I can just make it.
39:24Good luck with your pony.
39:27Gov-Governor.
39:33Gov-Governor.
39:34Gov-Governor.
39:35Gov-Governor.
39:36Gov-Governor.
39:37Gov-Governor.
39:38Gov-Governor.
39:39Gov-Governor.
39:40Gov-Governor.
39:41Gov-Governor.
39:43Boys.
39:45Hi.
39:47Is everything okay?
39:48You said we could talk anytime?
39:50Of course.
39:51Come on in.
39:54Just...
39:55Little Jack is asleep upstairs, but I have a seat.
40:04What would you like to talk about?
40:10The other day, we went out with Allie and Opal to lay down trail markers for the new park opening.
40:17Mm-hmm.
40:18Thought we'd split up to cover more ground.
40:21But we were hungry, so we stopped to have some stew for lunch.
40:26Okay.
40:27With just a small cooking fire.
40:30It wasn't even lit very long.
40:32We did everything Bill taught us about putting campfires out.
40:35Even buried the embers.
40:36And waited.
40:37What?
40:38What if we didn't do it right?
40:39What if we were responsible for...
40:42Starting the fire?
40:44What if we get in trouble?
40:45How are we gonna tell our parents?
40:47Okay, stop.
40:50Let's take a breath.
40:57I am really glad you two came to me with this.
41:00When you said, communities need trust...
41:05We knew we had to tell the truth.
41:07Well, that was very brave.
41:10I don't feel brave, Mrs. Thornton.
41:13I'm scared.
41:20You aren't alone in this anymore.
41:22I promise.
41:23I promise.
41:24You're not alone in this anymore.
41:25I promise.
41:26You're not alone in this place anymore.
41:27I promise.
41:31I promise.
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