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When Calls the Heart S13E09 2026
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00:02Previously on One Calls the Heart, my grandson couldn't hope for a better father.
00:06Thank you, Charlotte.
00:08Don't let your past steal your future.
00:14Christopher's gone.
00:15They wanted him scared.
00:17It worked.
00:18I had him.
00:18The evidence.
00:19The story isn't over.
00:21Not for this investigation, and certainly not for us.
00:26Okay, everyone.
00:27I have an announcement before I let you go for the day, and it is good news.
00:33Our friends from Benson Hills will get to go home soon.
00:41They built us a new schoolhouse already?
00:43Not quite, Missy, but the rebuild committee has been fixing up the homes that survived the fire so that people
00:49can move back.
00:50And now they can get started on your new schoolhouse.
00:53Why can't they stay here until their school is ready?
00:56Well, that's a good question.
00:57They'll be using a building in Benson Hills as their temporary schoolhouse so that all of the kids can be
01:02together again.
01:03Probably a smelly barn.
01:04What's so great about that?
01:06Is that true, Miss Thornton?
01:08Well, I don't know what building it's going to be, but I'm sure it won't be smelly.
01:15I know it can be a little scary when you don't know exactly what's happening.
01:18But there was a time when you weren't sure if you would like being in school here.
01:22Remember, remember?
01:27I promise you that everything is going to be all right.
01:31And I'll see you all right back here again tomorrow.
01:38Have a good day!
01:44Oh, good. Glad I caught you before your hike.
01:47Still no sign of Christopher yet, huh?
01:49No. And that mapmaker Scott hasn't made any more calls to Whitaker.
01:52So anybody who knows anything about Pioneer or this fire are just keeping their mouths shut.
01:56Yeah, or running away.
01:58Doesn't give us much to work with, does it?
01:59No.
02:00Is Georgie digging anything up with national insurance?
02:02She's following the lead to Aberdeen as we speak.
02:05Maybe she can come up with something to help us salvage this trial.
02:08Yeah, let's hope.
02:09Hey, how are things going with you two anyways?
02:12Um, just business as usual.
02:15Have a nice hike.
02:20Come in.
02:22Uh, sorry to bother you, Governor.
02:24Never a bother, Mr. Mayor.
02:25What can I do for you?
02:26Well, uh, we're scheduled to break ground events on Hells next week for the schoolhouse.
02:31I heard.
02:32Just in time?
02:33That's great news.
02:34Uh-huh.
02:35One small problem.
02:36I just put in for our first payment and found out that the funds have been reallocated.
02:42Reallocated?
02:43No, no, no.
02:44This is the governor's fund.
02:45I never reallocated anything.
02:46Well, it would seem that the Territorial Assembly took a vote and went with, uh, urban upgrades
02:52to the capital city instead.
02:53It's just a constant game.
02:54The subterfuge, the cronyism.
02:56I don't know what to say.
02:58Lucas, I have to pay my workers.
03:01And I gotta get in there and start prepping that land, and there's still debris to remove.
03:05I'll make some calls.
03:06This fund is for disaster relief, not capital city potholes.
03:10This won't stand.
03:11Yeah.
03:12Just, uh, don't send me home to Gwen with bad news.
03:15That's all I'm asking.
03:17That poor kid has been through too much.
03:20All those kids have.
03:22I'm getting into it.
03:29Okay, honey bear.
03:30Time to head home.
03:33I don't think he's listening.
03:35I'll go get him.
03:39Hey.
03:39We're getting ready to go.
03:41Is everything okay?
03:43Mom, do you need them?
03:46I think I lost my dad's medal.
03:49Oh, uh, when did you notice?
03:52I was playing, and I think it fell off.
03:56Oh, boy.
03:57Everything okay down there?
04:01Please don't tell.
04:02Uh, you go on without us.
04:05We'll catch up.
04:07Okay.
04:09Don't stay out too late.
04:13Okay.
04:15Let's try to retrace your steps.
04:17Okay.
04:38What the fund is for disaster relief.
04:41We are trying to relieve the disaster.
04:43It's politics, Rosie.
04:45The assemblyman had other ideas.
04:47A strongly worded opinion piece might just encourage them to change their minds.
04:53And by encourage, I mean shame.
04:55Shame isn't going to pay our suppliers this week.
04:59I don't know.
05:03Lee?
05:03I promise Gwen and her classmates a new school, and now I feel off.
05:07Breathe, darling.
05:09Breathe in.
05:10And out.
05:13Oh.
05:14Bad time?
05:15Uh, no.
05:16Never for you.
05:20So, my students from Benson Hills are feeling a bit nervous that their new schoolhouse will
05:25be in a barn.
05:26Is that right?
05:27No.
05:29Is it?
05:30No.
05:30It's technically more of a farm equipment storage facility next to a barn.
05:35Oh.
05:36Yeah.
05:37Well, maybe if you could share the plans for their new schoolhouse, it would give them something
05:41to look forward to.
05:43Breathe, dear.
05:44Oh, yeah.
05:45What's going on?
05:46Elizabeth, I am so sorry.
05:48I really wish there was more I could do to help, but unfortunately, the project has hit
05:52a bit of a funding snag, and I haven't even hired a designer for the school yet.
05:56Well, do you need one?
05:58You and Jack designed our schoolhouse ourselves.
06:01Well, really, it was more Jack, but I didn't have a whole town I had to build at the same
06:05time.
06:06Listen, if inspiration hits, I'm happy to pass along any good ideas.
06:10What about the children?
06:12I have got a whole classroom just bursting with imagination.
06:16We could open it up to the students like a contest.
06:20Who better to know what their new school should be, and what better way to get them excited
06:24about it?
06:24Yes.
06:25Will?
06:27It gives them something to look forward to.
06:29I think it's a great idea.
06:30Mm-hmm.
06:38Hello?
06:39Edie, it's Lucas.
06:41Lucas?
06:43My goodness, how did you find me?
06:45Well, Florence shared your forwarding number.
06:47I hope that's all right.
06:49Of course.
06:51So what brings you to Union City?
06:53Inspector McGill arranged an interview with a foundation here.
06:57They had a position open up in legal aid.
06:59I see.
07:01And will you be accepting this position?
07:04I did.
07:05Yes.
07:07Didn't even say goodbye.
07:09You didn't really give me a reason to.
07:18Edie, I'm actually grateful.
07:21Without your honesty, I wouldn't have taken this opportunity.
07:26I suppose I should say congratulations.
07:32Now, I do start tomorrow, and I would like to prepare, so...
07:35Actually, I would love to get a little bit of advice, if you have a moment.
07:40Of course.
07:41It's about funding for the Benson Hills rebuild.
07:43Oh, no.
07:44Is the Territorial Assembly diverting out?
07:46In funds.
07:47Jinx.
07:48They went around me.
07:50And I'm done playing nice.
07:51And so you've, um, called me?
07:54Well, you were quite formidable while working for the Cattlemen's Association.
07:57So, if you were working for me, let's imagine, what might your next move be?
08:02How can I put these Assembly members on notice?
08:05How can I make them fear me?
08:07My, my.
08:08Yeah, I know it's not my usual style, but I won't take this lying down.
08:12Well, yes, it seems that tougher tactics are required.
08:16Can you give me a day to do some research, make some calls?
08:19I would be very grateful.
08:20Thank you, Edie.
08:22I'll call you tomorrow after work.
08:23How's five o'clock?
08:24I'll be here.
08:25Good.
08:39Oh, good timing.
08:41Allie is on her way, and the pot roast is just about roasted.
08:46LJ, what's wrong?
08:50I lost Daddy's medal.
08:52I'm so sorry.
08:55Oh, dear.
08:57Well, maybe it's not lost for good.
09:00We can still look for it.
09:02Mountain Nathan and I looked everywhere.
09:05I'll go back out tomorrow morning.
09:07Maybe with some more light, I'd be able to...
09:09It's my most special thing from Daddy, and I lost it.
09:12Oh.
09:13Oh.
09:17People are more than things, and our memories of them are what keep them alive better than
09:23anything else.
09:24But I don't have any memories of him.
09:26The medal was all I had.
09:28I've still got his hat and his drawings.
09:31But the medal was mine, Mama.
09:34It made me brave.
09:44I'm so sorry, Lillian.
09:45Oh, it's not your fault.
09:47Yeah, we must have gone up and down that trail ten times.
09:51Thank you for trying.
09:57I'd better.
10:06Nothing in this quadrant.
10:07You?
10:08Nothing.
10:09Dirt, grass, more dirt.
10:13Anything?
10:14Nothing.
10:16That's the whole grid.
10:18All right, let's do it again.
10:19Oliver, check the other bank.
10:21Yes, sir.
10:22We're never going to find this thing, are we?
10:24No, it's not looking good.
10:26Poor LJ.
10:28Should have seen how upset he was.
10:29He's finally old enough to feel the weight of losing his dad.
10:32And his dad would tell him not to worry about this.
10:34Well, his dad's not here.
10:36Just wish there was something more that I could do.
10:38Nathan.
10:40He just keeps showing up for him and his mom.
10:43In the end, that's all that really matters.
10:49And that is basically how all buildings get started.
10:52An idea in someone's head, and then a plan on paper.
10:57Which reminds me, I have something very special to share with you.
11:00Something so special, in fact, I don't think your teacher has ever seen this.
11:08Are those?
11:10They are.
11:11These are the original plans for this very building, drawn up by Constable Jack Thornton in 1910.
11:21Wow.
11:22Yeah.
11:23Well, come on up.
11:24Have a look.
11:25Everybody gather around.
11:26Don't be shy.
11:27Don't be shy.
11:28Don't be shy.
11:29LJ, your dad built this school?
11:31Uh-huh.
11:32That's amazing.
11:37It is amazing, isn't it?
11:39And believe it or not, you can all design a schoolhouse, too.
11:43That's right.
11:44And for our next assignment, we're all going to imagine our dream school, and then turn
11:49it into a design, using the techniques that Mayor Coulter just taught us.
11:53And if we like your ideas, your design might become part of the new Benson Hill Schoolhouse.
12:00You'd really do that?
12:01Gwen, it's like I always say, the best ideas can come from anywhere.
12:05So dream big, and let your imaginations run free.
12:09Well, we're on a budget, so dream within a budget.
12:11Lee, dream big, and then dream even bigger.
12:15I have a question for the judges.
12:17Yes.
12:17Would you prefer my schema to be an orthographia or a skinographia?
12:22Either would be just fine.
12:24Yeah.
12:24How about both?
12:26Just as good.
12:27All right, why don't we take into lunch to brainstorm, either by yourselves or in groups.
12:32Let's go!
12:33Okay, guys, come on!
12:41What did those weird words mean?
12:43It's a Roman thing.
12:44But we're not in Rome.
12:46She said dream big.
12:58And now, next on the agenda, Daisy has some new campaign slogans.
13:05Leading government into a new era.
13:08That sounds nice.
13:09But maybe something a little more people-focused.
13:13Speaking of which time is it, if you'll excuse me, I have some urgent business to attend
13:19to regarding funding for the rebuild.
13:21Oh, may I remind you, Governor, that going against the Territorial Assembly's decision
13:26would be the kiss of death for this campaign.
13:29Yes, I appreciate your perspective, Edwin, but I believe the kiss of death in my campaign
13:33would be to stop governing while asking the people for another term.
13:37Keep working on those slogans.
13:44Elizabeth, Ali.
13:48Any luck?
13:50Oliver's still out there, bud.
13:53Well, it's very nice of you.
13:54Thanks for trying.
13:55How's LJ doing?
13:56I think school took his mind off things a bit.
14:01Could you ask the Mounties to give him another medal?
14:03Oh, Ali, that's a very sweet idea, but I don't think it's about the medal.
14:06No, I think LJ wants his dad to feel real, like they have some connection.
14:11Maybe I haven't done enough to keep his memory alive.
14:14No, I hear you talk about Jack to LJ all the time.
14:18Sometimes when I'm missing my mom, I look at old photos and ask dad to tell me stories.
14:24I wish I could tell him stories about his dad, but I guess there's other people that can.
14:29Maybe that's an idea.
14:33What are you thinking?
14:43Edie?
14:44I was beginning to think we almost missed each other.
14:47I certainly hope that's not true.
14:50I've been looking into the language of the governor's fund, and it seems that the assembly
14:55has found some loopholes that are going to make this tough to maneuver.
14:59And my plan to exploit political weakness and vanquish my enemies?
15:02I don't think we need to turn to the dark side quite yet.
15:06So you have another idea?
15:08Well, you could always protect the fund in perpetuity with another executive order.
15:13Jinx.
15:14Well, I've done it before, but I would like to do it properly this time, so it sticks.
15:20I owe it to those kids.
15:22It turns out that the Franklin and Sons Foundation offers private grants, and Mrs. Franklin's
15:29pet project is education.
15:31Well, I appreciate the idea.
15:33I'm just not sure how effective I'll appear as governor if I need to use private funds to
15:37build a public school.
15:38Well, your opponents might see it that way, but I would say that you are a bold, progressive
15:44thinker, unafraid to forge new alliances to get things done.
15:47And no territorial assembly to vote against it.
15:49I do like that.
15:51Well, we'll have to start on a proposal.
15:53I've got time.
15:54Now?
15:55Of course.
15:56I'm a bold, progressive thinker, right?
16:01Right.
16:06Oh, hi, Robert.
16:08I'm sorry.
16:09Don't let me disturb your process.
16:10What process?
16:12Are you having trouble?
16:13Do you know who Vitruvius is?
16:15Uh-huh.
16:16The Roman architect.
16:17Sure.
16:18He says that all buildings should encompass strength, utility, and beauty.
16:23Nothing I'm doing encompasses any of that.
16:25I'm no Vitruvius.
16:27I'm just Rupert.
16:29Oh.
16:30Well, I know it's hard to believe, but everyone gets stuck.
16:35I certainly do.
16:36You do?
16:37Of course.
16:40I bet even the great Vitruvius had false starts.
16:45And you know what else Vitruvius had?
16:47A beard.
16:49Well, yes, but I meant collaborators.
16:53Most great accomplishments are the work of teams, not just a single person.
16:59I'm not the best at talking to people.
17:01I very much enjoy talking with you, Rupert.
17:04Nobody wants to talk about Rome as much as I do.
17:07Opal seemed curious.
17:08And she's quite interested in architecture.
17:11She is?
17:12Mm-hmm.
17:13I don't think she's working with anyone.
17:15You could offer to partner up.
17:18She's a serious person.
17:21I'll ask her.
17:22Great.
17:25Semper ad meliora.
17:27I don't know that one.
17:31Always towards better things.
17:33Thank you, Ms. Thornton.
17:35Mm-hmm.
17:45Where's the surprise, Mama?
17:47Well, I know you said that you don't have any memories of your father.
17:50So, today, we are going to be gathering up lots of other people's memories of him so you can keep
17:55them.
17:55It's like a scavenger hunt, only instead of prizes, we're gathering memories.
18:00Oh, boy!
18:01When can we start?
18:03Right now!
18:05This is your very first clue of the memory hunt.
18:08Are you ready?
18:10Love can grow under the sun or the moon.
18:14For your dad and me, it started right here in the...
18:19Saloon?
18:20Yes, that's right!
18:22And I have some new treasures for you right over there.
18:28Whoa!
18:29All of these memories happened right here.
18:33This is where your dad and I celebrated our wedding with all of our friends.
18:38And this is a music box your dad used during our very own Christmas Mountie Ball.
18:49And what's that?
18:50This is a test your dad gave me.
18:52He made me think I flunked just to tease me.
18:56I asked him if he went to sleep at night thinking up ways to drive me batty.
18:59He said it just came naturally to him.
19:03Sometimes I think you get that from your dad.
19:06It took us a while to admit we liked each other.
19:09We were like two stubborn goats.
19:12And that's weird.
19:13Well, how things start don't always tell you how they're going to end.
19:17Mm-hmm.
19:18And you are living proof of that, my boy.
19:21Now all of these memories belong to you.
19:24Are you ready for your next clue?
19:28Well, let's see what I have here.
19:31Oh, Mountie, oh my.
19:33Meet one of the bad guys your dad put away in jail.
19:38Jail?
19:41Better hurry up.
19:47Ahem.
19:50What?
19:51That's right, Jackaroo.
19:52Your dad caught the Tollivers, the Garrison Gang, the Tate Outlaws, and me.
19:59I don't believe it.
20:00Well, thankfully your dad didn't either.
20:02You see, there was a big misunderstanding, and somebody blamed me for something that I didn't do.
20:08But your dad helped clear my name, and then we got the real bad guy and put him in jail
20:14together.
20:15I knew it!
20:16Of course you knew it, because you got your dad's same gut instinct about people.
20:21You trust that always, Jackaroo.
20:30This won't be news to you.
20:33Who in Hope Valley knew your dad when he was younger than you are?
20:37I know that!
20:38Aunt Rosemary!
20:40Hey!
20:42Of course!
20:43But did you know I made your daddy act in all of my plays when we were growing up?
20:48So villain, clown, pirate, he always said yes, even if the mustache glue gave him a rash.
20:56Sounds like a good sport, just like you.
20:59Oh, yes.
21:00And did you know that your dad is the reason that Aunt Rosemary first came to Hope Valley?
21:05Really?
21:06Yes, really.
21:07Technically speaking, if it wasn't for him, I might never have met the love of my life,
21:12and we wouldn't have had our precious little Goldie.
21:14Oh, isn't it incredible how one person can affect so many lives?
21:19Yeah.
21:21Are you ready for another one?
21:23Oh, yeah!
21:24Oh.
21:26Better me, better you.
21:28Who makes us all better here in Hope Valley, thanks to your dad?
21:33Oh!
21:35Bye.
21:39But I helped you too, Dr. Pink.
21:42When I met your dad, I was working at a hospital in Hamilton.
21:46I was a nurse then, but your dad told me about Hope Valley, and I knew I wanted to work
21:52here.
21:52It meant a big change in my life, but your dad made me think I could do it.
21:57And that's what led me to finally become a doctor.
22:01If it weren't for your dad, Dr. Carter wouldn't be here treating patients every day.
22:05He gave me courage.
22:07Just like when Lily was scared on her first day of school, and you gave her your dad's
22:11medal of bravery.
22:12I don't have the medal anymore.
22:16Well, you have something even more valuable, LJ.
22:20Your daddy's brave heart beating right inside there.
22:30When your dad lived in Hope Valley, these were just seeds.
22:35Now, they helped feed the entire town.
22:40I know.
22:42How are you, young Jack?
22:45Want to go for a walk with me and tell you a little something about your old man?
22:49All right.
22:50Mom.
22:52I don't know if you know this about me, but I used to be a different man.
22:57How different?
22:59Well, say I wore a different hat.
23:03People, they, uh, they didn't much like me.
23:06It was understandable, because I wasn't a real good guy.
23:11But your dad, even before we were really friends, he invited me to his bachelor lunch.
23:19What's that?
23:19Well, when you get married, you get together with a bunch of your friends, and you, uh, talk nonsense, and
23:25you play checkers.
23:28Tell you what.
23:29See, your, uh, your dad's invitation, well, it meant a lot to me.
23:38Showed me that, uh, I could be part of something if I wanted to be.
23:46You know, there's an entire tree in here with a proper combination of sun and soil and water and time.
23:57And it'll spring to life and grow into something beautiful.
24:02Well, your father's kindness helped me grow.
24:09That's what's inside you.
24:10So spread that around as much as you can.
24:15Thanks, Mr. Gowan.
24:16My pleasure, Ian, Matt.
24:18Thank you, Henry.
24:20Certainly.
24:27I really appreciate this, Henry.
24:29Especially with everything that's been going on.
24:32Yeah.
24:33Appreciate being included, Nathan.
24:41So, if my grandfather was a Mountie, my dad was a Mountie, does that mean I'll be a Mountie?
24:49Only if you want to, when you're grown up.
24:52I think he's got what it takes.
24:53And I can get another medal.
24:56Oliver and I will keep looking for your dad's medal.
25:00We're not going to give up on that.
25:01Honey Bear, I know it can be hard losing things, but we found some things today, too, didn't we?
25:10We found out that your dad was a great friend, just like you are.
25:15And brave.
25:17You really like your dad there.
25:19Mm-hmm.
25:20You know, just like your dad, he changed a lot of people's lives.
25:26I know he changed my life.
25:30I know it's not the same as having your own dad, but I want you to know that I'm always
25:35going to be here for you.
25:37Okay?
25:47I thought we were done with the memory hunt.
25:50Well, this one came in special delivery.
25:53There is one person who knew your dad better than anyone else, and she's standing just behind you.
26:01Grandma Charlotte!
26:03Charlotte?
26:08Oh, let me see.
26:10Uh-huh, you look like an LJ.
26:12It fits.
26:14You called Grandma?
26:16He sure did.
26:17You missed all the stories.
26:19Well, then you better fill me in.
26:21Come on.
26:27And he put Uncle Bill in jail.
26:29Well, I never heard that one.
26:31I can never put anybody in jail.
26:33Your daddy was not always so tough.
26:36He used to need a lamp at night when he was your age.
26:40Why?
26:41Well, he was always hearing bumps in the night.
26:43Once, he was convinced that there were ghosts in the barn.
26:47Turns out, it was just a litter of stray puppies.
26:50What did you do with them?
26:52Well, Jack made sure that we found a home for each one, but he kept the smallest one for himself.
26:58We called her, thank you.
26:59We called her Shadow.
27:00Because she was always following him around.
27:02Can we get a puppy?
27:04We will have to check with Scout.
27:06Aha.
27:07Aha.
27:08Here it is.
27:09Okay.
27:11Can you see who sent this to me?
27:13Jack Thornton.
27:14My dad!
27:16That's right.
27:17Back when he was in basic training.
27:19He wrote me many, many letters.
27:21But this one is for you.
27:23But it wasn't even born yet.
27:25What does it say?
27:25Well, why don't we see?
27:27Come on.
27:31Dear Mom, march to a waterfall.
27:35Please send a new razor.
27:36Okay, here we go.
27:39Standing by the waterfall, the water loud enough to quiet my thoughts, I realized I only need
27:45three things in this life to be happy.
27:47To one day be the best Mountie I can be.
27:51To find a woman foolish enough to be my wife.
27:55And, God willing, to look into the eyes of a little boy brought into this world by love.
28:02Is there any greater miracle than that?
28:07Jack said that Mounties never marry.
28:11Wow.
28:12Men's hearts are full of surprises.
28:14And, your daddy's heart is full of you, even before you were born.
28:21Can I keep it?
28:23It's yours.
28:23Maybe now, he can live in your heart, too.
28:28Because you, you are your dad's greatest medal of honor.
28:43So, we've got some nice trout.
28:45Now, it's time to clean him up for cooking.
28:51It's slimy, Grandma.
28:53It's a fish, LJ.
28:54Yucky and slimy are what you get.
28:56So, first, we are going to scrape off all the scales.
29:01So, go ahead.
29:01Take your pick.
29:03Is it okay if I go to my homework?
29:06Of course.
29:11Hi.
29:13Busy?
29:13Not at all.
29:14It's so slow, I'm filing.
29:18So, you actually read the case files, right?
29:23Only all the time.
29:24So, you read Jack Thornton's cases.
29:27These are some of the best ones.
29:28Perfect.
29:29I'm hoping to turn one of Jack's cases into a story for LJ.
29:34That's really sweet.
29:35Do you think you could help me find the right one?
29:38Sure, but there's so many to pick from.
29:40There's one where Constable Thornton busted a whole gang of smugglers using bugs.
29:44It's one of my favorites.
29:47LJ loves bugs, but I want it to be a little more exciting.
29:53Let's look.
29:57LJ's a really lucky kid.
29:59I'll say.
30:01I don't think many people have good memories of my dad.
30:07Well, I'm not writing any stories about my mom either,
30:10but I guess it's how we choose to live our lives.
30:12That's how we rewrite the stories we were born with.
30:17This one looks perfect.
30:23The Tollivers?
30:25You'll love it.
30:26Constable Thornton fooled a whole gang with tablecloths.
30:30And saved Mrs. Thornton in the process.
30:35Is LJ feeling better?
30:37I think so.
30:38Charlotte was going to read him a bedtime story,
30:41but he was asleep almost the moment his head hit the pillow.
30:45Well, that scavenger hunt was a lovely idea.
30:48A little disappointed I didn't think of it myself.
30:50I didn't realize how many of those stories he'd never heard.
30:53A few were new to me.
30:55Oh?
30:55Jack acting in your plays.
30:57He wasn't destined for the stage, but...
30:59Oh, and apparently he was quite the romantic.
31:03Hiking out to waterfalls as a young man?
31:05Dreaming of a life with a wife and child?
31:07He told me Mountie's never married.
31:10I suppose a certain Broadway-bound bombshell
31:13might have made him relinquish those illusions.
31:18I'm glad you two found each other.
31:21I think you healed his heart.
31:24And he healed mine.
31:26Because of him,
31:27I found my soulmate in Lee.
31:31And the best friend I could ever ask for.
31:35Right back at you.
31:38To Jack.
31:40To Jack.
31:46With generous support of the Franklin and Sons Foundation...
31:49Crucial support.
31:51Crucial support of the Franklin and Sons Foundation
31:55working in partnership with the Territory.
31:58We can build not only a new home for learning and community
32:02for generations to come,
32:03we can build together a bold new alliance.
32:06Bridging the public and private spheres
32:09to accomplish more for many.
32:11Where fire-wrought destruction,
32:13new paths can be forged.
32:15Forged.
32:16Bloom?
32:17New paths can bloom.
32:20Emerge.
32:21Jinx.
32:23Emerge.
32:28Florence.
32:30Have you been here all night?
32:32Shh.
32:32I'm just getting to the best part.
32:35He's about to apologize.
32:37At least he better be.
32:39Florence, this isn't one of your novels.
32:45If this goes through,
32:47I'll be nothing short of a miracle.
32:52The sun's coming up.
32:54Mm-hmm.
32:58Edie, I read a story the other day
33:01about a machine that can travel through time.
33:04And I found myself thinking,
33:05if I had one of those,
33:06I would use it.
33:07I would go back to the last moment
33:09that we saw each other,
33:10and I would grab myself by the shoulders,
33:12and I would tell him,
33:12hey,
33:14forget all of your fears,
33:15and just follow your heart
33:17before it's too late.
33:22Is it?
33:27We should get some sleep.
33:30I'll have this on Mrs. Franklin's desk today.
33:33Edie.
33:33Things have their moment, Lucas.
33:37You shouldn't think so much about the past.
33:44Very well.
33:47Thank you for the help.
34:09Constable Thornton knew that only one of him
34:12was no match for the whole Tolliver gang.
34:15That's when he caught sight
34:16of Miss Abigail's neatly folded red tablecloth.
34:21Lickety-split,
34:23the daring constable arranged those tablecloths
34:26outside the windows of the cabin
34:27so that each one looked like a Mountie's red serge.
34:31Luckily, there were more tablecloths
34:34than there were Tollivers,
34:35and the meanest, most dangerous gang in the West
34:40fell for it and surrendered.
34:46Oh, my goodness, Allie.
34:48It was so exciting.
34:50Oh, and very Jack.
34:52Oh, you really captured a spirit.
34:55I was there,
34:55and I was still hanging on every word.
34:58LJ's going to love it.
34:59You really think so?
35:01I know so.
35:02It's beautiful.
35:04Allie,
35:05can I borrow it for the day?
35:06I want to read it again.
35:08Of course.
35:09I was going to give it to him after dinner tonight.
35:13I'm so glad you like it.
35:16I love it.
35:23Hey there, gents.
35:25How goes the work?
35:27Off to a good start, Mr. Mayor.
35:29Thanks for the support.
35:30And Mike's been a big help.
35:32Fire prevention's a top priority.
35:34With the reinforced tower,
35:35Hope Valley and his neighbors
35:36should have plenty of water for the next forest fire.
35:39Let's hope we never need it.
35:40Well, there's one project on schedule.
35:42Well, thankfully,
35:42the town council's not playing politics with our funding.
35:45As you are, gentlemen.
35:46I'm hoping I've secured funding
35:47for the schoolhouse, at least.
35:48Yes, I heard.
35:50I, uh,
35:50I got a call from Edie Martell
35:52congratulating me about a grant
35:53from the Franklin and Sons Foundation.
35:56What, pray tell, did you do?
35:58Something bold and progressive
36:00that may or may not blow up in my face.
36:03So it's a done deal, then.
36:04Assuming we're all right
36:05naming the school after
36:06Arabella Franklin's grandson?
36:08I think I've proven
36:09I'm willing to name things after family.
36:11So, yes.
36:12Congratulations, Governor.
36:13Well done.
36:14Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
36:15Does this mean that
36:15Edie's going to be staying at the foundation?
36:17Yeah, it seems that way.
36:19I mean, it's a great opportunity for her.
36:21I'm happy for her, truly.
36:23You know, technically,
36:24there's still time for bold and decisive action
36:27if, say, a governor were so inclined.
36:30I think that moment may have passed.
36:33But let's go check out the schoolhouse.
36:35Let's see what the kids have dreamed up.
36:37I could use some hope for the future.
36:39Fair enough.
36:39Let's go.
36:43And the fountain is filled with soda.
36:45It's a real-life soda fountain.
36:47Because school works better with soda and ice cream,
36:49right, guys?
36:50Absolutely, yes.
36:52They did say to dream big.
36:54Thank you, boys.
36:57Next up, we have Rupert and Opal.
36:59Here we go.
37:02Thank you, Mrs. Thornton.
37:03Esteemed judges,
37:04who we'd like to present,
37:05the Scola Benson Hills.
37:07With a few key innovations
37:08from the Empire of Rome.
37:10Among these are the use of the opus commentisium
37:13as a primary building material.
37:14Also known as cement.
37:16Able to withstand fire, rain,
37:17and the most destructive element of all,
37:19time.
37:20And at the center is the library,
37:22because the library was always the center of my world,
37:25a place where I could work and read in silence.
37:27But it's also an open floor plan,
37:30with plenty of gathering areas
37:31to share and debate ideas.
37:34Because, as it turns out,
37:36debates with friends only make ideas stronger.
37:39Trust me, we had a lot of debates
37:41getting this project finalized.
37:42But we also became friends.
37:47Living proof of the power of the free flow of ideas.
37:50And we have a full plan to keep this project
37:52on time and on budget.
37:54That's our opal.
37:57Good job.
38:03I'm so proud of your teamwork.
38:05Thanks, Ms. Thornton.
38:07Wonderful presentation, you two.
38:10I was wondering if I might share your plans
38:12with the rebuild committee.
38:16Absolutely, Mr. Governor, sir.
38:19It's much appreciated.
38:21Thank you, Governor.
38:25That was the Governor.
38:26He wants to present our design.
38:28Congratulations, you two.
38:30Thanks, Ms. Thornton.
38:32And thanks for helping me find the best collaborator.
38:37Perhaps you're both on your way to Vitruvian excellence.
38:47Well, that was definitely the best chicken ollie king I've ever had.
38:50Aw.
38:50Didn't you say it was your first time having it?
38:53It's at the bar.
38:55I'll take the compliment.
38:56Oh, I loved it.
38:57Thanks, Elizabeth.
38:58Isn't it wonderful?
38:59All of us here together again.
39:02Just like our summer.
39:04Allie, can I show you something?
39:07Sure.
39:18What is this?
39:19It's your story.
39:20But I hope you don't mind.
39:21I added a few illustrations.
39:27Oh, my gosh.
39:28Charlotte?
39:29This is incredible.
39:31I used to be something of an artist.
39:33Used to be?
39:36Do you mind if I give it to LJ now?
39:39No, of course not.
39:41Give me what?
39:42LJ?
39:42Come here.
39:44I didn't have any memories of your dad to share.
39:47So instead, I read one of his old Mountie case files, and I wrote a story.
39:54Um, your grandma Charlotte turned it into a book with pictures.
39:58Is that my dad?
40:00It sure is.
40:02And it's beautiful, Charlotte.
40:07Can I read it now?
40:09Of course.
40:10It's yours.
40:13Nate Tolliver and his dastardly gang robbed banks up and down the Western territories for
40:17years, and the law can never quite catch up with them.
40:20Not how they mess with the dashing young Mountie, Constable Jack Thorne.
40:24That's my dad.
40:26In a book!
40:27Yes, it is.
40:29Can you say thank you to Allie and Grandma Charlotte?
40:31Thanks so much, Allie.
40:33Thank you, Grandma Charlotte.
40:35You're welcome.
40:35You wrote all this?
40:38You know, Jack illustrated and bound my first book.
40:42That's when I realized I was really a writer.
40:44We may just have another writer in the family.
40:49Oh, I don't know about that.
40:52I do.
40:54Congratulations on your first book.
41:00But danger can stop Constable Thornton.
41:03Nothing could.
41:04Especially when the beautiful school teacher, Elizabeth Thatcher, and her sister, Julie, were
41:08taken hostage by the no good Nate Tolliver.
41:11Mama, you were the hostage?
41:13Yes, I was.
41:14And thank goodness your dad saved me.
41:20Because Constable Jack Thornton was a good man, and he had sworn an oath to protect and
41:24defend the good people of Coal Valley.
41:45Please, but thank goodness your dad was the right one.
41:58For more information, please visit the church.
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