00:02If money is the fatal attraction in California, I'll give you, well, whatever you need, just to keep you right
00:08here in Pine Valley.
00:09Oh, that's very nice of you, but I can't take your money.
00:12Well, then we'll just consider it a loan.
00:15No, I couldn't take a loan. Ted's got too much pride.
00:18Pride? What kind of pride is it that allows a man to pull his wife and his child away from
00:23the people who love him most?
00:26You know, I'm just going to have to reconsider his motives.
00:29What do you mean?
00:31Well, is it, is it the job that's luring him to California or is it just wanderlust?
00:37Wanderlust?
00:38Yes. That won't be the first time Ted Martin's just picked up and left town.
00:42Oh, no. When the going gets tough, Ted Martin gets going.
00:47Is that what you want? Is that what you want for your child, just moving around, no roots anywhere?
00:52Just a man, a man that pulls up stakes and, and moves on whenever the grass is just a shade
00:58greener somewhere else.
00:59Stop it. Ted's not like that.
01:00Well, I'm afraid his actions speak for themselves.
01:13Oh, yes, but this isn't, wait a minute, it's not a...
01:16Lady, are you all right?
01:18Yes.
01:19Who let in then?
01:20Uncle Palmer, it's okay.
01:21Lady, um, I, I'm sorry. Everything's, uh, been a little crazy here.
01:27You, uh, forgot we had a date.
01:31It's okay.
01:32Charlotte told me where you were.
01:34What's going on?
01:36Well, it's a, it's a family matter.
01:39Look, is it, um, is it okay if I call you later?
01:43Sure.
01:44And, is there anything I can do?
01:46No, no, no. Lainey, you keep your date.
01:48I think we've been coming down a little too hard on, uh, Vix.
01:51Yes, I think that's quite right.
01:53Um, Dixie, honey, can I get you some tea or something?
01:56Uncle Palmer, can I, uh, talk to my sister, though?
02:00I'm sorry, Dixie.
02:03No, we're all trying to help.
02:04I think we're just making things worse.
02:08Maybe we have upset you a little bit.
02:11Might be best if you just take a little break.
02:13I'll be in my study.
02:18Dixie, would you mind if I went for a walk with Trask?
02:22No, I think that's a good idea.
02:25Okay, I won't be long.
02:35Uncle Palmer isn't being fair.
02:38I mean, if it wasn't for this job, Ted wouldn't want to leave Pined out.
02:41Well, you've got to understand where Uncle Palmer's coming from.
02:44It's not Ted.
02:45It's the idea that he's, he's taking you away.
02:47Yeah, but the way he's carrying on, you'd think we'd lived with him all our lives.
02:51I mean, you remember how he treated us when we first moved here.
02:54You remember that?
02:54Yeah.
02:55But there was a reason for that.
02:58Yeah.
03:00Mama.
03:01So.
03:03He hurt her.
03:04Well.
03:06Well, she hurt him, too.
03:07It wasn't all one-sided.
03:08You used to think it was.
03:10That was because I was angry.
03:12I've had more time to think about it.
03:14She never held hard feelings.
03:16She told us he wanted to take her away from Pigeon Hollow, but she wanted to marry Seabone.
03:21She loved our poppy room.
03:23Yeah.
03:24Well, her love in him was a big mistake.
03:26And to Uncle Palmer's credit, he knew that Seabone was bad news.
03:32Broke his heart when she chose him.
03:34He feels real bad about what happened.
03:37Look how hard he's trying to make up for it with us.
03:39Give me a start with a company.
03:41Helping you out through all those, those terrible times with Adam.
03:43He found Lainey and brought her here to live with him.
03:47Well, think about it, kiddo.
03:49He brought the three of us back together again.
03:53Yeah.
03:54Lainey, I've gotten awful close these past few months.
03:57She loves you so much, Dix.
04:00I mean, the thought of you leaving.
04:03I know.
04:08Must have been really terrible.
04:09Leaving all those years alone of happy.
04:13No brother, no sister.
04:14And then she discovers she's got a brother and sister.
04:16And what do we do?
04:17First I leave, now you.
04:21What am I going to do?
04:25Think of something, honey.
04:27Think of something.
04:27Think of something.
04:31Think of something.
04:32Think of something.
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