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00:02Previously on, One Calls the Heart.
00:04This is the only evidence you need.
00:05Can we just leave it there for now?
00:07Might ask Elizabeth to marry me.
00:09Well, you're off to a good start.
00:11I'm thinking we try an op called the drip test.
00:14We prove that Pioneer Electric and National Insurance have been colluding in a cover-up together.
00:18You've come to the right place.
00:20Information has come to light that I think you'd be very interested in.
00:24We got him.
00:25Well, haven't you ever wondered if we could have made a go of it?
00:28Well, of course I have.
00:30Edie.
00:30Things have their moment, Lucas.
00:32You shouldn't think so much about the past.
00:55Finally.
01:09Those are pretty.
01:11Astor's.
01:12Last bloom of the season.
01:14Elizabeth's favorite.
01:16Because it's never too late.
01:18Would this have anything to do with a certain plan?
01:20I may have been waiting for them to bloom.
01:23So this is it?
01:25Operation Forever and Always is a go?
01:27Almost.
01:30After the trial.
01:32You have the ring.
01:33You have the flowers.
01:35Why wait for a trial?
01:36Because I don't want anything hanging over me.
01:39Just one more hurdle.
01:40Well, I hope those astors hold out.
01:43Okay.
01:43Let's go over the plan.
01:45So, when I give you the signal...
01:47I offer to babysit LJ.
01:49You invite Elizabeth to dinner.
01:51Yes.
01:51Which I will make.
01:52On my own.
01:53Yeah.
01:53Are you sure about that?
01:55If I need reinforcements, I'll let you know.
01:57And then?
01:59And then I will...
02:01I'll wait for the perfect moment.
02:03Get down on one knee.
02:05I'll pull out the ring box.
02:07And then...
02:09I...
02:10Uh...
02:11Come in.
02:12Good morning, you two.
02:14Elizabeth.
02:15LJ.
02:16Good morning.
02:17I hope we're not too early.
02:18No.
02:19I've got everything.
02:20So, ready to go.
02:22Look what I found.
02:24An acorn.
02:25Whoa.
02:26Let me see.
02:32Big day today.
02:34Yeah?
02:35I asked Florence to lead a lesson so I can be there for you.
02:38For your testimony.
02:39For the trial.
02:40Yes.
02:42I know how important this case is to you.
02:45To everyone, of course.
02:46Especially the folks from Benson Hills.
02:48But...
02:48I just wanted to say that...
02:51We couldn't have hoped for a better man fighting for us.
02:54Thanks.
02:56And I just hope I'm able to deliver on the stand.
02:58I know you will.
02:59Not that you're biased or anything.
03:02I mean...
03:03Madly in love, sure.
03:05But in a completely unbiased way.
03:09Hey, did you see the asters are in bloom?
03:11I...
03:11I may have noticed.
03:13Just in time, right?
03:16For the Harvest Festival?
03:18Of course, yeah.
03:20It's all happening.
03:22Come on, Mama!
03:23Mama!
03:26Come on, Mama!
03:26Come on, Mama!
03:33Come on, Mama!
03:37Come on, Mama!
03:41Come on, Mama!
03:42Come on, Mama!
03:42Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:43Come on, Mama!
03:44Come on, Mama!
03:45Come on, Mama!
03:50Come on, Mama!
04:03What do we know about this judge?
04:06Virgil Wakefield. He seems reasonable.
04:08He didn't object to us moving the trial here for one thing.
04:12What's this?
04:13I was making some waffles this morning and thought you might be hungry.
04:17Bill, we're about to go to trial. We can't be seen...
04:20Seen eating breakfast?
04:22You know what I mean. We're professionals.
04:26We can't seem distracted by our person...
04:29Oh. Okay. Why is this so delicious?
04:34Well, you said you wanted mystery.
04:37Looks like a courtroom in here. Good work.
04:40Yeah, thanks. Given Benson Hill's courthouse is still under construction...
04:43At least we have the home team advantage.
04:45I'm calling you to the stand first. You ready?
04:48Yeah. Although I wish I had something more concrete for you.
04:52Pioneer falsified maps. We've got them dead to rights on that.
04:54You don't falsify maps if you're not covering something up.
04:57Well, still, I'd feel a lot better if we had Christopher pointing a finger at Shelby Whitaker.
05:01Well, so would I, but we don't.
05:04I smell waffles.
05:08Oh. Hmm. Okay. So, we have a phony map and evidence of some kind of collusion.
05:15And they have fancy lawyers, investigators, and paid witnesses.
05:19A little faith in my skill as a prosecutor here?
05:22I have faith in you.
05:24Yeah, me too. I'm going to go review everything one more time.
05:27Oh. Whoa, whoa.
05:30Uh-uh.
05:38Buttermilk.
05:40Hmm. Hmm.
05:43If we go this weekend, Rupert can come.
05:45That's great.
05:46Oh.
05:47Go where?
05:48We're going to hike to the top of Parsons Peak.
05:50It's amazing. You can see the whole valley from the top.
05:52Like a hawk.
05:55I'm not much for camping, but...
05:57You're going to sleep there?
05:58You have to. It takes almost a whole day to get there.
06:00Can I come?
06:03Ask your mom.
06:19Lucas!
06:20Elizabeth, I thought you'd be at the trial.
06:23Oh, I'm just taking a moment to gather volunteers for the Harvest Festival.
06:27Harvest Festival?
06:28Mm-hmm.
06:28It's kind of a send-off celebration for the Benson Hills families.
06:32And I was thinking...
06:35The children loved your magic show so much when they first arrived.
06:39Any chance of a repeat performance?
06:41I wish.
06:43Unfortunately, Edwin is already annoyed enough that I have to govern instead of campaigning.
06:48Ah, of course.
06:51Well, maybe Mike and May can do their animal act.
06:54What animal act?
06:55Wait, what...
06:56What animals?
06:57I don't know.
06:59And Scout isn't much of a showman.
07:01Well, I do wish you long.
07:03Sorry I can't be of more help.
07:06Lucas.
07:06Lucas, how is the campaign going?
07:10Fine.
07:10I suppose.
07:12I am very much looking forward to defending my record at the upcoming debate.
07:16But you've accomplished so much.
07:19All of the new clinics.
07:21The Benson Hills rebuild.
07:24Despite all that, it just feels like less than I'd hoped.
07:28But it is what it is.
07:30I know you wanted to do things on a grand scale.
07:35I hope you know you've done that.
07:37No matter what you decide to do next.
07:43Do you mind if I take one of those?
07:45Of course.
07:47Please come, if you can.
07:52Look at you ahead of schedule.
07:55Oh, Opal and Rupert did most of it.
07:58Hiring those two is worth every penny.
08:00Solid investment.
08:02Even if Opal does scare me a little bit.
08:04Oh.
08:05Then I'd better warn you.
08:07I asked them both to keep an eye on the cafe during the trial.
08:12You're going.
08:13You're not?
08:17I have a sermon to write.
08:22After everything that Ioneer was willing to do to Cooper,
08:26I'm not sure I want to be in the same room with him.
08:29I understand.
08:32I guess I need to see justice served.
08:35And if it isn't?
08:37Then I need to see that, too.
08:41Either way, we'll close the book on it.
08:44Find some peace.
08:48There you go.
08:51Plenty of time to spare.
08:55Next stop is a hotel.
08:59Mm-hmm.
09:08Excuse me.
09:11Oh.
09:14May I get cold?
09:16This must feel like a big day for you and your constituents.
09:20Mm-hmm.
09:21Well, that depends on the outcome.
09:24Of course.
09:25Mm-hmm.
09:28Inspector McGill, I hear you and our prosecutor made quite a duel bringing this case to trial.
09:35Hmm?
09:37I'm just here to help an old friend see that justice is served.
09:42Yes.
09:47It is now in session in the case of the King v. Pioneer Electric Company.
09:57As this is a bench trial, all arguments will be made to me, Judge Virgil Wakefield.
10:04Counselor Avery, you may present the prosecution's opening statement.
10:08Thank you, Your Honor, if it may please the court.
10:15Well, we are all here today to talk about how Pioneer Electric colluded with their own insurance company
10:22to cover up the cause of a devastating wildfire that tore through a national park
10:27and destroyed most of the town of Benson Hills.
10:31But I'd like to talk about dreams.
10:36Dreams of a playhouse where a town can come together to create joy and community.
10:42Dreams of protecting land from the pursuit of profit to preserve its beauty for future generations.
10:48And sadly, the dreams of so many families who lost the most precious thing they could ever own in their
10:54lives.
10:54Their homes.
10:57What compensation can there possibly be for lost holidays?
11:03Our only compensation is justice.
11:06And it is justice that we seek here today.
11:13Thank you, Mr. Avery.
11:15Mr. Mann, opening statement for the defense.
11:25What you just heard from my good friend, Mr. Avery, here,
11:29is what my rancher daddy used to call all hat and no cattle.
11:34As you'll see, Mr. Avery brings many accusations and a little bit of poetry,
11:40but precious little evidence.
11:42He's hoping that the written testimony of one Christopher Hughes will be his ace.
11:47But where is Mr. Hughes?
11:49And why isn't he making his accusations directly to this court?
12:04I discovered the fire's origin in an area with some unusual pieces of charred concrete.
12:10A pioneer employee named Christopher Hughes came forward and confirmed that this was the base of a pioneer electric transformer.
12:18The transformer that started the fire.
12:25Well, that's quite an allegation, Constable.
12:28Unfortunately, we don't have the physical evidence of the transformer, do we?
12:33Well, we wouldn't.
12:34Because according to Christopher's testimony,
12:36he was sent into the woods the night of the fire to remove the transformer and bury it.
12:40Sent by whom?
12:41His boss.
12:43Mr. Shelby Whitaker.
12:47Order, please.
12:49Your Honor, this is the signed confession of one Christopher Hughes.
12:53Now, Constable Grant, where on this map did you find the concrete spalling?
12:57Right here.
12:59Right where the fire started.
13:00I see.
13:01Yet this map, made by Pioneer Electric,
13:04shows its transformers miles away from the fire's area of origin.
13:08Constable, how do you explain this?
13:09Well, you'll notice
13:11that this map is dated three days after the fire,
13:15leading our investigation team to believe that this map is fraudulent.
13:20No more questions, Your Honor.
13:28Constable Grant, have you been to the Hall of Records
13:30where official documents are registered?
13:32No, I haven't.
13:33Well, the first thing you'd notice is that it's quite busy.
13:37In fact, it can take several months to officially register a map,
13:41so you can't really pinpoint when that map came in, now can you?
13:47No, I suppose I can't.
13:49So, other than this map and the testimony of a former employee
13:54who mysteriously is not here today,
13:57you don't have any other physical evidence, do you, Constable?
14:00We tried to retrieve the buried transformer,
14:03but we were run off the road on our way out there.
14:05Like, the only reason Christopher Hughes isn't here today
14:07is because he fears for his life.
14:11Do you have any proof
14:13that Pioneer had anything to do
14:15with this unfortunate incident?
14:20The license plate number didn't turn anything up.
14:23But the coincidence is striking.
14:26Coincidences are not evidence, though, are they, Constable?
14:36No further questions.
14:42The defense attorney was really grasping at straws.
14:45Yeah, well, all he has to do is get the judge to doubt.
14:48He did a pretty good job.
14:49How'd it go?
14:50Oh!
14:50Uh, well, your father's testimony was excellent.
14:53He made some very strong points.
14:55Great!
14:55So, it'll be over soon?
14:58This is not going to be an open check case.
15:00I think we're in for a fight.
15:11Inspector McGill,
15:12these bank records for mapmaker Clemens Scoggins
15:15show a deposit of $500
15:17for the drafting of the transformer map in question today now.
15:21Is that normal pay for a mapmaker?
15:24Maybe if he's mapping the Earth.
15:28Now, when you and Constable Grant
15:29question Mr. Scoggins about this payment,
15:32what did he do?
15:32What guilty people usually do.
15:34He called the man who hired him to falsify the map,
15:37Mr. Shelby Whittaker.
15:40Allegedly falsify, Your Honor.
15:41And how would you describe Mr. Scoggins
15:43on that call, Inspector?
15:44Anxious.
15:45And Mr. Whittaker was very eager to end the call.
15:48Objection, Your Honor.
15:50I'd be anxious if a Mountie ambushed me
15:52in the middle of a professional meeting,
15:53and $500 could be a bonus for a job well done.
15:56Objection sustained.
15:58Counselor, stick to provable facts, please.
16:07I like to think of it like a good game.
16:10You know, if it's tough in the first half,
16:11it makes it that much more dramatic
16:12when we turn it around.
16:14If only this were a game.
16:16We're just getting started, Maisie.
16:17Yes, we are.
16:19I have to go help another man make his case.
16:22Back to it tomorrow.
16:24That Saxton man has a shifty character.
16:27Well, it's always the folks he wants.
16:29You landed some punches, though.
16:30It just feels like Pioneer's running circles around me.
16:33Well, you'll have him on the ropes tomorrow
16:34with that drip test.
16:36And when the judge finds out
16:37that national insurance isn't on it, too,
16:39the gavel's gonna fall.
16:40Yeah.
16:41Why don't we sit down?
16:42You haven't eaten since breakfast.
16:44Oh, I can't eat.
16:45I just want to go over everything again,
16:46make sure we didn't miss something.
16:48Well, then I'll bring sandwiches,
16:49and we can look together.
16:50Well, I wouldn't want to seem distracted.
16:54I've given up trying to keep my personal life private.
16:56Rosemary's about to write about it in the Valley Voice.
16:58God.
16:59Well, I'll take that as a win.
17:01We could use one.
17:02Now cut your back, Avery.
17:04Round two tomorrow.
17:06Thanks.
17:09I'm glad you're here.
17:12Now, in just two years in office,
17:14I have vastly expanded the health,
17:17the wealth, and the opportunity
17:19of every member in this territory.
17:22Well, the people of Benson Hills
17:23might have a quibble with that, Governor.
17:25When we were still sleeping on borrowed beds
17:28after a fire erased our homes,
17:31you raised our taxes.
17:32Taxes that are now funding a major rebuild?
17:35Yes, thanks to a private grant
17:36from the Franklin & Sons Foundation.
17:39Meanwhile, our taxes are filling in potholes
17:42in Capital City.
17:43You're right.
17:45The Territorial Assembly voted to divert
17:47my disaster relief fund,
17:49which is why I'm relying on private funding
17:51in order to get things moving.
17:52But we didn't vote
17:54for the Franklin & Sons Foundation, Governor.
17:57We voted for you.
17:58So why should we trust you
18:00with our tax money again?
18:04Honestly, Mayor Hickam, I don't know.
18:07I don't think that's the answer
18:08you want to give, Governor.
18:13But you're right.
18:15Every initiative I run on,
18:18every attempt I've made at real reform,
18:21I just peck to death.
18:23Between you and me,
18:24I thought the idea of the private grant
18:26was smart and bold.
18:28But if I'm playing your opponent,
18:30he is going to make you look weak,
18:31like you couldn't get this done the usual way.
18:34The usual way is a road that leads nowhere.
18:37I could get ten things done
18:38in half the time
18:39working outside a government.
18:45Do you want my advice?
18:47Please.
18:48Learn to love the game.
18:52And if you can't,
18:54find another game.
19:01So does this mean
19:02that this trial is almost over?
19:04Hopefully not,
19:05based on the way it's going.
19:07Can you hand me a lemon, please?
19:08Mm-hmm.
19:09I just hope it doesn't take too long.
19:13You know, so we can all move on.
19:17I don't know.
19:17It gets pretty cold up there at night.
19:19What's this?
19:21Oliver's taking all the big hits
19:22to go high, high, high!
19:24They want to go hiking up at Parsons Peak.
19:28Parsons Peak?
19:29That's really high.
19:30And far.
19:31We're going to camp overnight
19:33like cowboys!
19:35Yeah, LJ, I don't think
19:36this is the trip for you.
19:38Nathan's right.
19:39I don't think you can be camping overnight.
19:41But all the other boys are going.
19:43Allie can come.
19:45Uh, well, I was actually hoping you and I
19:50could have a fun night together.
19:52Maybe tomorrow.
19:54If the trial's over.
19:55But then I'll miss out.
19:57Cooper said you could see the whole valley from the top.
20:00Like a hawk.
20:01Oh, honey bear,
20:02Parsons Peak is just too far.
20:04We need to stay closer to home.
20:06Hey, what if we camped out in the backyard instead, huh?
20:10We could make a cowboy stew.
20:12We could sleep out under the stars.
20:14That sounds like fun.
20:16It's not the same.
20:23Sorry, I didn't mean to.
20:24It's all right.
20:26Maybe you two can take over dinner.
20:37Is it possible, Mr. Whitaker,
20:40for one of Pioneer's transformers
20:42to malfunction and create sparks?
20:45Well, anything's possible.
20:48Which is why Pioneer is careful
20:51to place our transformers in areas
20:53where they won't spark a wildfire.
20:55Well, isn't that interesting?
20:57And how do you go about determining
20:59which part of a forest is more or less
21:01prone to wildfire?
21:03Well, we do thorough investigations.
21:06Which is how Pioneer Electric discovered
21:09that Laveau Farms conducted a controlled burn
21:12in what you call the area of origin
21:15the very day of the fire.
21:17Something you and your Mounties completely missed.
21:26Well, it's quite a revelation, Mr. Whitaker.
21:30Pioneer Electric's insured by National Insurance.
21:32Is that right?
21:33Proudly.
21:33They're a fine company.
21:35Question.
21:36Would it be legal for Pioneer Electric
21:40and National Insurance to work together
21:41to somehow reduce their liability
21:43around an event such as
21:45the Benson Hills fires?
21:47No such thing would have happened.
21:49So, of course, we would never...
21:50But isn't it true that you got your information
21:52about Laveau Farms
21:53not from an investigation
21:54but directly from National Insurance?
21:57I don't know anything about that.
21:58No, but I think you do, Mr. Whitaker.
22:00Because Laveau Farms doesn't exist.
22:06Settle down.
22:08Doesn't exist?
22:09That's impossible.
22:11This was absolutely credible information.
22:13It came to us from...
22:15C-O-U-L-T-E-R.
22:20Yes.
22:22I was working in my capacity
22:23as a sometimes aid to the RCMP.
22:28Laveau Farms never existed.
22:31Or they only existed
22:34to demonstrate the clear line of communication
22:36between Pioneer Electric
22:38and an insurance company
22:40determined to deprive the people
22:42of Benson Hills
22:43of protection they fully deserved.
22:46Here he is.
22:52I simply gave National Insurance
22:54exactly what they wanted.
22:56An all-too tantalizing reason
22:59to claim that the fire
23:01was caused by arson
23:04and thus absolved their client
23:07of any wrongdoing
23:08so both companies
23:09could get off scot-free.
23:11Yeah.
23:20I'm calling a one-hour recess
23:22but I would like both parties
23:23to approach the bench now.
23:30Tell me about the false lead
23:31you planted, Mr. Avery.
23:33It's a straightforward drip test,
23:35Your Honor.
23:35Our plant, Mrs. Coulter,
23:37made her claim directly
23:38to National Insurance's
23:39chief claims adjuster.
23:40Now, you saw for yourself
23:41where it dripped out.
23:43Clearly, these companies
23:43have been working together illegally.
23:46Sounds like straightforward
23:47entrapment to me, Your Honor.
23:48It should be inadmissible.
23:52So, you can't use
23:54the drip test as evidence?
23:56The judge just threw it out?
23:58Yeah.
23:58Called it entrapment.
24:00Was it?
24:02Bill insisted that nobody
24:03was enticed to do anything illegal.
24:04All we were doing
24:05was exposing it,
24:06but he wouldn't budge.
24:09So, now what?
24:10Now, nothing.
24:11We played our ace.
24:13Bill wants to put
24:13an open call out on Christopher,
24:15offer a reward
24:16to anybody that can bring him in.
24:17But you don't want to.
24:19Well, then we put
24:21a price on his head.
24:24It's just, without his testimony,
24:26and with Bill's
24:26closing statement tomorrow,
24:28it's looking like
24:28Pioneer Electric burns down
24:30an entire town
24:30and gets away with it.
24:35There might be
24:36one other move we can try.
24:40Henry!
24:42Hey.
24:43How are you?
24:44Well, I'm good.
24:45Just get a little work
24:47down in the trees.
24:48Could be an early frost.
24:49Hmm.
24:50Do you have a moment?
24:52Of course.
24:53Well, you know how hard
24:54Bill has been working
24:55to win this case.
24:57Yeah.
24:57I've, uh, been talking
24:58to Christopher's mother
25:00every day.
25:01Wish that I knew
25:02what else I could do.
25:05How's Rachel?
25:06She's, she's beside herself.
25:09I mean, they just got engaged.
25:12She's still hoping
25:13that he'll do the right thing.
25:15Well, maybe you can
25:16let him know that.
25:17How do you mean?
25:22And now, dear listeners,
25:24we'd like to dedicate
25:25the final moment
25:25of tonight's program
25:27to a personal message
25:28from someone here
25:30in Hope Valley.
25:33Whenever you're ready.
25:38Christopher,
25:40it's your father.
25:43I, uh,
25:45imagine that mine
25:46is not the voice
25:47that you were hoping
25:48to hear.
25:51I know that my words
25:53weren't enough
25:53to keep you here.
25:55For that and
25:57for everything
25:58that led up to here,
25:59I'm sorry.
26:01I've been, uh,
26:02speaking recently
26:03to someone else
26:05who loves you.
26:06She tells me
26:07that she has faith
26:09that you will do
26:10the right thing.
26:12I, I don't think
26:14that there's any question
26:15that you and I
26:16have been faced with
26:18some similar challenges
26:20in this life.
26:23So I understand
26:24how difficult it can be
26:25to crawl one's way
26:26out of the dark.
26:29Especially when
26:30you're deep in it.
26:35For myself,
26:38the light that was
26:39shone on me
26:41was from the miracle
26:42of forgiveness
26:43that was offered
26:44to me from someone
26:45who had not
26:48no reason
26:48to believe in me.
26:52I chose you anyway.
26:56Never think
26:57that you were
26:59undeserving
27:00of affection.
27:01Not now.
27:03Especially not now.
27:06Come home, son.
27:08It's never too late
27:10to come home.
27:28Any word from Christopher?
27:30Lee spoke with Rachel
27:31this morning.
27:31Nothing yet.
27:33I hope he was listening
27:34last night.
27:35Well, it certainly
27:35intrigued our listeners.
27:37Roland Rockwell said
27:38the switchboard
27:38was flooded.
27:39Perhaps an idea
27:40for a new program.
27:42Ladies, good morning.
27:43Good morning, Lucas.
27:44Good morning, Governor.
27:46Are you sharpening
27:47your rhetorical sword
27:48for that debate?
27:49I am, yes.
27:51But I wanted to check in
27:52with you about
27:53the Harvest Festival.
27:54I'm wondering if perhaps
27:55it isn't too late
27:56to sign up as a performer.
27:57Not at all.
27:58I will add you to the list.
28:00I hope you'll be
28:00reprising your magic show.
28:02The children loved it.
28:03I will indeed.
28:05Seems it's time
28:06for a little presto change-up.
28:09Will.
28:14When tragedy strikes,
28:16it's in our nature
28:18to look for a culprit.
28:19But the sad truth
28:20is that life is full
28:21of misfortune.
28:23Lightning strikes dry brush.
28:25A camper unknowingly
28:27leaves a smoldering ember.
28:29What truly started the blaze
28:32had nearly destroyed
28:33the town of Benson Hills
28:34we may never know.
28:35Blaming a natural act
28:37of destruction
28:37on some imagined
28:39corporate malfeasance
28:40may seem like a better ending
28:42to our story here today,
28:44but we have a greater duty
28:46to the truth.
28:54Am I too late?
29:04I have the transformer.
29:06Let me guess.
29:07Christopher Hughes.
29:09Yes, sir.
29:10Your Honor,
29:10this is most unusual.
29:12It is, Counselor.
29:13And I'm not keen
29:14on interruptions
29:15in my courtroom.
29:16But say your piece,
29:18Mr. Hughes.
29:19Yes, sir.
29:22This is what he asked
29:24me to get rid of.
29:25This is what started
29:26that fire.
29:30Everything that I said
29:31in my testimony
29:32is true, Your Honor.
29:33I'll tell anyone
29:34who needs to hear it.
29:35Better late than never.
29:37Your Honor,
29:38in light of this
29:39new information,
29:40prosecution requests
29:41to call another witness.
29:43That won't be necessary.
29:45I've heard enough,
29:46and I'm ready
29:47to render my verdict.
29:56Who wants champagne
29:57with their justice?
30:00Yes, please.
30:03Well, how about that?
30:06Kid knows how
30:06to make an entrance.
30:10Constable Grant,
30:11I'm so sorry.
30:13I disappeared.
30:14You didn't feel safe.
30:15That was my job.
30:16No, I...
30:17I'm just glad
30:18you knew you could come back.
30:21Yeah.
30:24It really helped
30:25hearing your voice.
30:27Yeah, if you've spoken
30:28with Rachel yet.
30:29I haven't had the chance yet.
30:31Now's a good time.
30:33Yeah.
30:38There really is an art
30:40to finding your moment.
30:43Why don't I cook you
30:44dinner tonight?
30:45Oh.
30:46It's the two of us.
30:47I'll get Allie to watch,
30:48I'll do.
30:49Obviously,
30:49I will make my lemon curd.
30:52Oh, perhaps not.
30:53Now,
30:54may I have a few
30:55exclusive words
30:56with our constable?
30:58Hmm?
30:58By all means.
31:00All right.
31:01Now,
31:01tell me,
31:02what rushed
31:03through your veins
31:03when you took the stand?
31:05Well...
31:11that was quite a lot
31:13of skill there,
31:13Avery.
31:14You heard Henry
31:15on the radio.
31:16I think it had more
31:17to do with love.
31:20Can I have
31:21everyone's attention,
31:22please?
31:24To thank
31:25our fearless prosecutor.
31:27Today,
31:28he was counsel.
31:29Usually,
31:29he's Judge Avery,
31:31but to me,
31:32he's Bill.
31:34Thank you,
31:34Bill.
31:45Oh, now I broke
31:46that story months ago.
31:48Mr. and Mrs. Canfield?
31:51Oh, Christopher.
31:53Thank you
31:54for what you did today.
31:55I'm sure it wasn't easy.
31:57I know there's no excuse.
32:01I am just
32:02so,
32:04so sorry.
32:06You did
32:06what you felt
32:07you had to.
32:12Just hope
32:13you'll forgive me.
32:29Whoa!
32:34Can I help?
32:36Oh, I've got it.
32:37It's fine.
32:43Okay.
32:44Hope you're hungry.
32:49Okay.
32:55You take the nicer one.
32:59How did you have
33:00time to make this?
33:01Well,
33:03I've been working
33:03on this longer
33:04than I'd like to admit.
33:06Here.
33:09Let's toast
33:12to justice being served.
33:14Hmm.
33:17And everything
33:17falling into place.
33:27everything smells wonderful.
33:30And the asters.
33:32Do you remember?
33:33Of course.
33:34The day all this started.
33:37For you, maybe.
33:38No.
33:40When did it start
33:41for you?
33:43Are you asking me
33:44when I first knew
33:45that I was falling for you?
33:47I guess I am.
33:49It was when
33:50Allie skipped school.
33:52And you called me in.
33:53Remember that?
33:55I thought I was coming in
33:56for a lecture on discipline,
33:59but...
34:01But you quoted Emerson.
34:03You brought her
34:04into the fold.
34:08That was the first time
34:09I saw just what a beautiful
34:10person you are.
34:20I am so sorry
34:25to interrupt,
34:26but it's LJ.
34:27He's not hurt,
34:28but he climbed up a tree
34:29and now he can't get down.
34:31Oh, no.
34:32I'm so sorry.
34:33I tried to reach him.
34:41You're okay.
34:42You're almost down.
34:42Here.
34:43Here, I've got you.
34:44It's okay.
34:45Oh, there you go.
34:45I got him.
34:47Oh.
34:48Oh, my goodness.
34:50Are you okay?
34:50I couldn't get down.
34:52How did that happen?
34:53I'm so sorry.
34:54We were looking for acorns
34:56and I wasn't watching.
34:57Looks like his elbow
34:58took a bit of scrape.
35:00You could have been
35:01really hurt.
35:02I wanted to see
35:03the valley like a hawk,
35:04but I couldn't.
35:05I know,
35:05but you can't climb
35:06that high by yourself, LJ.
35:08I can never do anything.
35:25Dad,
35:27can I ask you a question?
35:29Of course.
35:31Anything.
35:34How come you didn't
35:35shake Mr. Hughes' hand?
35:40It's complicated.
35:43But Mr. Hughes did the right thing.
35:46He helped bring justice.
35:48That's true.
35:50But he also made choices
35:52that caused a lot of pain
35:54and trouble for you,
35:55your mother,
35:56the whole town.
35:58But in your sermon
36:00last Sunday,
36:01you said to forgive
36:02is to restore yourself.
36:06I did.
36:11And I believe that, too.
36:14As a pastor.
36:16But as your father,
36:18I guess I'm not ready yet.
36:21Is it all right if I am?
36:31You're a better man than I am,
36:33you know that?
36:34No, I'm not.
36:37I love you, Dad.
36:38I'm proud of you, Cooper.
36:41Love you.
36:44I love you.
36:47Big boy.
36:50Thanks.
36:55You going to tell me
36:56where we're going?
36:57Just walking.
36:59I think I saw
37:00rare goldfinch a ways back.
37:03I've been reading
37:04some guidebooks.
37:05Wanted to make myself
37:05more useful
37:06next time we go birding.
37:10Just...
37:11Here.
37:17Been here before?
37:19Yeah.
37:22Trees are really
37:23taking root.
37:25They've grown a lot.
37:27It's a miracle.
37:29No.
37:31It's time.
37:32And work.
37:34A lot of it.
37:38That's what it takes
37:39to recover
37:40from destruction.
37:43Always.
37:44I'm going to make it right.
37:46A couple of rights
37:47in a row
37:47ain't going to be enough.
37:48You're going to have to try.
37:50Every day.
37:51As much as you're able.
37:53No shortcuts.
37:56No easy way.
37:59No running.
38:02I know.
38:03I want to.
38:06You know, uh...
38:09Rachel is not the
38:11only one
38:12who believes in you.
38:16You've come a long way
38:17already.
38:19I see that.
38:21I'll walk this path
38:22with you
38:22as long as you need me.
38:25Thank you, Dad.
38:40Come in.
38:42Hey.
38:43Hi.
38:46Just stopped by
38:47to see how he's doing.
38:48Well, I just got him to bed,
38:50but he wouldn't eat his dinner.
38:53Well, you know,
38:53if you're still hungry,
38:54there's more beef Wellington.
38:55No, no, no.
38:56Do you think
38:57we could just talk?
38:58Yeah.
39:04He's never done
39:05anything like that before.
39:08Something just
39:09got into him
39:10about that rock climbing
39:11and...
39:12Well, I mean,
39:12he's craving adventure.
39:15It's normal.
39:18Do you think
39:19I'm holding him back?
39:21You're talking to the guy
39:22who wouldn't let
39:23Allie go fossil hunting
39:24after sunset, so...
39:26I want him
39:27to have adventure.
39:28Yeah, of course you do.
39:30I've talked to
39:30so many parents
39:31about letting their children
39:32try things and fail,
39:34letting them be bold.
39:37But with LJ,
39:39he can't go away overnight.
39:42For him,
39:43it's just always
39:44going to be different.
39:46And I think
39:47he's starting
39:47to realize that.
39:51You're just
39:52keeping him safe.
39:54And he knows that.
39:56But I want him
39:58to see the valley
39:58like a hawk.
40:00Trust your instincts.
40:03You'll know
40:03when he's ready to fly.
40:05And how.
40:10Thank you
40:11for understanding.
40:14You are always
40:15here for me.
40:18Elizabeth had
40:19dinner tonight.
40:23Do you think
40:24that we could
40:26try again?
40:27Maybe tomorrow?
40:30Yeah.
40:33Yeah, of course.
40:35Yeah, you must
40:36be exhausted.
40:49You don't have to do that.
40:51Well, I was hoping
40:53maybe you
40:54were finding
40:55your moment.
40:58Here, go to bed.
40:59I'll finish up.
41:01Dad, uh...
41:02Hey.
41:03It's okay.
41:05We're just
41:06like the asters.
41:08It's never
41:09too late.
41:11Good night.
41:13Good night.
41:15Good night.
41:16Good night.
41:17It's never
41:19Good night.
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