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