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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.
03:31Come on, Mama.
03:36Come on, Mama.
03:37Come on, Mama.
03:39Come on, Mama.
03:42Come on, Mama.
03:53Come on, Mama.
03:53Come on, Mama.
03:53Come on, Mama.
03:53Come on, Mama.
03:53Come on, Mama.
03:56Come on, Mama.
04:00Come on, Mama.
04:03what do we know about this judge
04:06Virgil Wakefield
04:07he 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
04:15and I thought you might be hungry
04:16Bill we're about to go to trial
04:18we can't be seen
04:20seen eating breakfast
04:22you know what I mean
04:23we're professionals
04:26we can't seem distracted
04:28by our person
04:29oh
04:31okay
04:32why is this so delicious?
04:34well you said you wanted mystery
04:37looks like a courtroom in here
04:39good work
04:40yeah thanks
04:40given 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
04:47you ready?
04:48yeah
04:48although I wish I had something more concrete for you
04:51pioneer falsified maps
04:53we've got them dead to rights on that
04:54you don't falsify maps
04:56if you're not covering something up
04:57well still I'd feel a lot better
04:59if we had Christopher pointing a finger at Shelby Whitaker
05:01well so would I but we don't
05:04I smell waffles
05:08oh
05:09hmm
05:10okay so
05:11we have
05:12a phony map
05:14and evidence of some kind of collusion
05:15and they have fancy lawyers
05:17investigators
05:18and paid witnesses
05:19a little faith in my skill
05:21as a prosecutor here
05:22I have faith in you
05:24yeah me too
05:25I'm gonna go review everything
05:26one more time
05:27oh
05:28whoa
05:37water milk
05:43if we go this weekend Rupert can come
05:45that's great
05:47go where?
05:48we're gonna hike to the top of Parsons peak
05:50it's amazing
05:51you can see the whole valley from the top
05:52like a hawk
05:55I'm not much for camping but
05:56you don't want to sleep there?
05:58you have to
05:59it 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?
06:28it'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
06:38any chance of a repeat performance?
06:41I wish
06:43unfortunately Edwin is already annoyed enough that I have to govern instead of campaigning
06:48of course
06:50well maybe Mike and May can do their animal act
06:54what animal act?
06:55wait what animals?
06:57I don't know
06:58and 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 of the upcoming debate
07:16but you've accomplished so much
07:19all of the new clinics
07:20the Benson Hills rebuild
07:22thank you
07:23despite all that
07:25it just feels like
07:26less than I'd hoped
07:27but
07:28it 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
07:39do you mind if I take one of those?
07:45of course
07:47please come
07:47if you can
07:53look at you ahead of schedule
07:55Opal 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 Ionair 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
08:41we'll close the book on it
08:43find some peace
08:48there you go
08:51plenty of time to spare
08:55next stop
08:57is a hotel
09:08excuse me
09:11oh
09:14make your kid come
09:16this must feel like
09:17a 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
09:31prosecutor made quite a duel
09:34bringing this case to trial
09:37I'm just here
09:38to help an old friend see that justice is served
09:42yes
09:48it is now in session
09:49in the case of
09:51the King vs. Pioneer Electric Company
09:56as this is a bench trial
09:58all arguments will be made to me
10:01Judge Virgil Wakefield
10:03Councillor Avery
10:05you may present the prosecution's opening statement
10:08thank you your honor
10:10even may please the court
10:14well
10:16we're all here today
10:17to talk about
10:18how Pioneer Electric
10:20colluded with their own insurance company
10:22to cover up the cause
10:24of a devastating wildfire
10:25that 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 that we seek here today
11:13thank you Mr. Avery
11:14Mr. Mann
11:17opening statement for the defense
11:25what you just heard
11:26from my good friend
11:27Mr. Avery here
11:28is what my rancher daddy
11:30used to call
11:31all hat
11:32and no cattle
11:34as you'll see
11:35Mr. Avery brings many accusations
11:38and a little bit of poetry
11:39but precious little evidence
11:42he's hoping that 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 his 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 an allegation constable
12:28unfortunately we don't have
12:30the physical evidence
12:31of the transformer do we
12:32well we wouldn't
12:33because according to Christopher's testimony
12:35he was sent into the woods
12:37night of the fire
12:37to remove the transformer
12:39and bury it
12:39sent by whom
12:40his 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 the concrete spalling
12:57right here
12:58right where the fire started
13:00I see
13:00yet this map
13:02made by pioneer electric
13:03shows 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 is dated
13:13three days after the fire
13:15leading our investigation team
13:17to believe that this map
13:18is fraudulent
13:20no more questions
13:21your honor
13:27constable grant
13:28have 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
13:35is that it's quite busy
13:36in 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
13:48I suppose I can't
13:49so
13:50other than this map
13:51and
13:52the testimony
13:53of a former employee
13:54who mysteriously
13:55is not here today
13:56you
13:57don't have any other
13:59physical evidence
13:59do 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
14:05like the only reason
14:06Christopher Hughes isn't here today
14:07is because he fears for his life
14:11do you have any proof
14:13that Pioneer had anything
14:14to do with this
14:15unfortunate incident
14:20the license plate number
14:22didn't turn anything up
14:23but the coincidence is striking
14:26coincidences are not
14:27evidence though
14:28are they constable
14:36no further questions
14:42the defense attorney
14:43was really grasping at straws
14:45yeah well
14:46all he has to do
14:46is get the judge to doubt
14:47he 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
14:55so
14:56it'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 map maker
15:14clemens scoggins
15:15show a deposit of
15:16five hundred dollars
15:17for the drafting
15:18of the transformer
15:19map in question
15:20today now
15:21is that normal pay
15:22for a map maker
15:23maybe if he's mapping
15:25the earth
15:28now when 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
15:39falsify your honor
15:41and how would you
15:42describe mr scoggins
15:43on that call inspector
15:44anxious
15:44and 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
15:52me in the middle
15:52of a professional meeting
15:53and five hundred dollars
15:54could be a bonus
15:54for a job well done
15:55objection sustained
15:57counselor stick to
15:59provable facts please
16:07i like to think of it
16:09like a good game
16:09you know if 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
16:15we're just getting started
16:17maizy
16:17yes we are
16:19i have to go help
16:20another man make his case
16:21back to it tomorrow
16:24that saxton man
16:25has a shifty character
16:27it's always the folks
16:28he wants
16:28you landed some punches
16:30so
16:30it just feels like
16:31pioneers running
16:31circles around me
16:32well 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
16:43oh i can't eat
16:45i just want to go
16:45over everything again
16:46make sure we didn't
16:47miss something
16:47well then i'll bring
16:48sandwiches and we can
16:49look together
16:50well i wouldn't
16:51i'm gonna seem
16:52distracted
16:54i've given up
16:54trying to keep
16:55my personal life
16:56private rosemary's
16:57about to write about
16:57it in the valley voice
16:58god
16:59well i'll take that
17:00as a win
17:00we could use one
17:02now cut your back
17:03avery
17:04round two tomorrow
17:06thanks
17:09i'm glad you're here
17:11now 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
17:21in this territory
17:21well the people of
17:23benson hills might have
17:24a quibble with that
17:25governor
17:25when we were still
17:27sleeping on borrowed
17:28beds
17:28after a fire
17:29erased our homes
17:30you raised our taxes
17:32taxes that are now
17:33funding a major rebuild
17:34yes
17:35thanks to a private
17:36grant from the
17:37franklin and sons
17:37foundation
17:38meanwhile our taxes
17:40are filling in
17:41potholes in capital
17:42city
17:43you're right
17:44the territorial
17:45assembly voted to
17:47divert my disaster
17:48relief fund
17:48which is why i'm
17:50relying on private
17:51funding in order to
17:51get things moving
17:52but we didn't vote
17:54for the franklin and
17:56sons foundation
17:56governor we voted
17:57for you
17:58so why should we
18:00trust you with our
18:00tax 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 i run
18:16on
18:18every attempt i've
18:19made a 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
18:33way
18:34the usual way is a
18:35road that leads
18:36nowhere
18:36i could get ten
18:38things done in half
18:39the time working
18:39outside of government
18:42hmm
18:45do you want my
18:46advice
18:47please
18:48learn to love the
18:49game
18:50hmm
18:52and if you can't
18:54find another game
19:01so does this
19:02mean that the trial
19:03is almost over
19:04hopefully not
19:05based on the way
19:06it's going
19:07can you hand me a
19:08lemon please
19:09i just hope it
19:11doesn't take too
19:11long
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
19:20oliver's taking all
19:22the big hits
19:22to go high
19:23high high
19:24they want to go
19:25hiking up at
19:26parsons peak
19:28parsons peak
19:28that's really high
19:30and far
19:31we're going to camp
19:32overnight like cowboys
19:35yeah lj i don't i don't
19:36think this is the
19:37trip for you
19:38nathan's right i don't
19:39think you can be
19:40camping overnight
19:40but all the other
19:42boys are going
19:43ally can come
19:46uh well i was
19:48actually hoping you
19:49and i could have a
19:50fun night together
19:52maybe tomorrow
19:54if the trial's
19:55over
19:55but then i'll miss
19:56out cooper said
19:57you could see the
19:58whole valley from
19:59the top
20:00like a hawk
20:01oh honey bear
20:02parsons peak is
20:03just 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 a
20:11cowboy stew
20:12we could sleep
20:13out under the stars
20:14that sounds like
20:15fun
20:16it's not the
20:16same
20:23sorry i didn't
20:24mean to
20:24it's all right
20:26maybe you two
20:27can take over
20:27dinner
20:37is it possible
20:39mr whitaker for
20:40one of pioneer's
20:41transformers to
20:42malfunction and
20:44create sparks
20:45well anything's
20:46possible
20:47which is why
20:49pioneer is careful
20:51to place our
20:51transformers in
20:52areas where they
20:53won't spark a wildfire
20:54well isn't that
20:56interesting
20:56and how do you go
20:58about determining
20:59which part of a
21:00forest is more or
21:00less prone to
21:02wildfire
21:02well we do
21:04thorough investigations
21:05which is how
21:07pioneer electric
21:08discovered that
21:09levaux farms
21:10conducted a
21:11controlled burn
21:12in what you call
21:14the area of
21:15origin the very
21:16day of the fire
21:17something you
21:19and your mounties
21:20completely missed
21:26well it's quite a
21:27revelation mr
21:28whitaker
21:29pioneer electric's
21:30insured by national
21:31insurance is that
21:32right
21:32proudly they're a
21:34fine company
21:36question would it
21:37be legal for
21:38pioneer electric and
21:40national insurance to
21:41work together to
21:41somehow reduce their
21:42liability around an
21:44event such as the
21:45Benson hills fires
21:46no such thing would
21:48have happened so of
21:49course we would
21:50never
21:50but isn't it true
21:51that you got your
21:51information about
21:52levaux farms not
21:53from an investigation
21:54but directly from
21:56national insurance
21:56i don't know
21:57anything about that
21:58no but i think you
21:59do mr whitaker
22:00because levaux farms
22:01doesn't exist
22:06settle down
22:07doesn't exist
22:09that's impossible
22:10this was absolutely
22:12credible information
22:13it came to us
22:14from c-o-u-l-t-e-r
22:20yes i was working in my
22:23capacity as a sometimes
22:24aid to the rcmp
22:27levaux farms never
22:30existed or they only
22:33existed to demonstrate
22:35the clear line of
22:36communication between
22:37pioneer electric and an
22:39insurance company
22:40determined to deprive the
22:42people of benson hills
22:43of protection they fully
22:45deserved
22:45here he is
22:52i simply gave national
22:54insurance exactly what
22:55they wanted
22:56an all too tantalizing
22:59reason to claim that the
23:01fire was caused by arson
23:04and thus absolved their
23:07client of any wrongdoing
23:08so both companies could
23:09get off scot-free
23:20i'm calling a one-hour
23:21recess but i would like
23:23both parties to approach
23:24the bench now
23:30tell me about the false
23:31lead you planted mr avery
23:33it's a straightforward
23:34drip test your honor
23:35our plant mrs coulter made
23:37her claim directly to
23:38national insurance's chief
23:39claims adjuster now you
23:41saw for yourself where it
23:42dripped out clearly these
23:43companies have been
23:44working together illegally
23:45sounds like straightforward
23:47entrapment to me your
23:48honor should be
23:48inadmissible
23:52so you can't use the drip
23:54test as evidence the judge
23:56just threw it out yeah
23:58called it entrapment
23:59was it bill insisted that
24:02nobody was enticed to do
24:03anything illegal all we were
24:05doing was exposing it but
24:08he wouldn't budge
24:09so now what now nothing we
24:11played our race bill wants to
24:13put an open call out on
24:14christopher offer a reward to
24:16anybody that can bring him in
24:17but you don't want to
24:23it's just without his testimony and with bill's closing statement tomorrow it's looking like pioneer electric burns down an entire
24:30town and gets away with it
24:35there might be one other move we can try
24:42henry hey how are you oh i'm good just get a little work down the trees could be an early
24:48frost
24:50do you have a moment of course well you know how hard bill has been working to win this case
24:57yeah i've been talking to christopher's mother everyday wish that i knew what else i could do
25:05how's rachel she's she's beside herself i mean they just got engaged she's still hoping that he'll do the right
25:13thing
25:14well maybe you can let him know that
25:17how do you mean
25:22and now dear listeners we'd like to dedicate the final moment of tonight's program
25:26to a personal message
25:28from someone here in hope valley
25:32whenever you're ready
25:38christopher
25:40it's your father
25:43yeah
25:45imagine that mine is not the voice that you were hoping to hear
25:51i know that
25:52my words weren't enough to keep you here
25:55for that and
25:57well everything that led up to here i'm sorry
26:00i've been
26:02speaking recently to
26:04someone else who loves you
26:05she tells me that
26:07she has faith that you will do
26:10the right thing
26:12i don't think that there's any question that
26:16you and i have been faced with some similar challenges in this life
26:23so i understand how difficult it can be to crawl one's way out of the dark
26:29but when you're deep in it
26:35for myself
26:38the light that was shone on me
26:41it's been a miracle of forgiveness it was offered to me from
26:44someone who
26:47had no reason to believe in me
26:52chose to anyway
26:56never think
26:57that you were undeserving of affection
27:00not now
27:02especially not now
27:06come home son
27:08it's never too late to come home
27:28any word from christopher
27:29lee spoke with rachel this morning
27:31nothing yet
27:32i hope he was listening last night
27:34well it certainly intrigued our listeners
27:36roland rockwell said the switchboard was flooded
27:39perhaps an idea for a new program
27:41ladies
27:42good morning
27:43good morning lucas
27:44good morning governor
27:45are you sharpening your rhetorical sword for that debate
27:49i am yes
27:50but i wanted to check in with you about the harvest festival
27:54i'm wondering if perhaps it isn't too late to sign up as a performer
27:57not at all i will add you to the list
28:00i hope you'll be reprising your magic show the children loved it
28:03i will indeed
28:04it seems it's time for a little presto change up
28:08hmm
28:09will
28:14when tragedy strikes
28:17it's in our nature to look for a culprit
28:19but the sad truth is that life is full of misfortune
28:22lightning strikes dry brush
28:25a camper unknowingly leaves a smoldering ember
28:29what truly started the blaze
28:32that nearly destroyed the town of Benson Hills
28:34we may never know
28:34blaming a natural act of destruction
28:37on some imagined corporate malfeasance
28:40may seem like a better ending to our story here today
28:43but we have a greater duty
28:45to the truth
28:53am i too late
29:03i have the transformer
29:05let me guess
29:07christopher hughes
29:08yes sir
29:09your honor
29:10this is most unusual
29:12it is counselor
29:13and i'm not keen on interruptions in my courtroom
29:15but say your piece mr hughes
29:18yes sir
29:22this
29:23is what he asked me to get rid of
29:25this is what started that fire
29:29everything
29:30that i said in my testimony is true your honor
29:33i'll tell anyone who needs to hear it
29:35better late than never
29:37your honor
29:38in light of this new information
29:40prosecution requests to call another witness
29:42that won't be necessary
29:44i've heard enough
29:45and i'm ready to render my verdict
29:55who wants champagne with their justice
30:00yes please
30:01thank you
30:03well how about that
30:05kid knows how to make an entrance
30:10constable grant
30:11i'm so sorry
30:13i disappeared
30:13you didn't feel safe
30:15that was my job
30:16no i
30:17i'm just glad you knew you could come back
30:21yeah
30:23it really helped hearing your voice
30:25thank you
30:27yeah if you've spoken with rachel yet
30:29i haven't had the chance yet
30:31now's a good time
30:32yeah
30:38there really is an art to finding your moment
30:43why don't i cook you dinner
30:44early
30:44oh
30:45why don't you the two of us
30:46i'll get ali to watch lg
30:48obviously i will make my lemon curd
30:51oh
30:52perhaps not
30:53now
30:53may i have a few exclusive words with our constable
30:57hmm
30:58by all means
30:59all right
31:00now
31:01tell me
31:02what rushed through your veins when you took the stand
31:04well
31:11that was quite a lot of skill there avery
31:13you heard henry on the radio
31:15i think it had more to do with love
31:20can i have everyone's attention please
31:24to thank our fearless prosecutor
31:27today he was counsel
31:28usually he's judge avery
31:31but to me
31:32he's bill
31:33thank you bill
31:45oh now i broke that story months ago
31:48mr and mrs canfield
31:51oh christopher
31:53thank you for what you did today
31:55i'm sure it wasn't easy
31:57i know there's no excuse
32:00i am just
32:02so
32:04so sorry
32:06you did what you felt you had to
32:12just hope you'll forgive me
32:34can i help
32:35oh i've got it
32:37it's fine
32:43okay
32:45hope you're hungry
32:49okay
32:50uh
32:55you take the nicer one
32:59how did you have time to make this
33:03i've been working on this longer than i'd like to admit
33:05but here
33:09let's toast
33:12to justice being served
33:16and everything falling into place
33:26everything smells wonderful
33:28and the asters
33:31do you remember
33:33of course
33:34the day all this started
33:37well for you maybe
33:38no
33:40when did it start for you
33:43are you asking me when i first knew that i was falling for you
33:47i guess i am
33:49it was when ali skipped school
33:52and you called me in remember that
33:55i thought i was coming in for a lecture on discipline but
34:01but you quoted emerson
34:03you brought her into the fold
34:08that was the first time i saw just what a beautiful person you are
34:20i am
34:24i am so sorry to interrupt but it's lj he's not hurt but he climbed up a tree and now
34:30he can't get down
34:31oh no
34:31i'm so sorry i tried to reach him
34:41you're okay you're almost down
34:42here
34:42here i've got you
34:43it's okay
34:44oh there you go
34:45i got him
34:47oh
34:47oh my goodness are you okay
34:50i couldn't get down
34:52how did that happen
34:53i'm so sorry
34:54we were looking for acorns and i wasn't watching
34:57looks like his elbow took a bit of a scrape
35:00you could have been really hurt
35:01i wanted to see the valley like a hawk but i couldn't
35:05i know but you can't climb that high by yourself lj
35:07i can never do anything
35:25dad
35:27can i ask you a question
35:29of course
35:31anything
35:34how come you didn't shake mr hughes's 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 and trouble for you
35:55your mother
35:56the whole town
35:58but
35:59in your sermon last sunday you said
36:01to forgive is 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 alright if i am
36:31you're a better man than i am you know that
36:34no i'm not
36:37i love you dad
36:38i'm proud of you cooper
36:41love you
36:47big boy
36:54you gonna tell me where we're going
36:56just walking
36:59i think i saw rare goldfinch a ways back
37:03i've been reading some guide books
37:04i wanted to make myself more useful next time we go birding
37:09just
37:11here
37:17been here
37:18been here before
37:19yeah
37:22trees are really taking root
37:25he's growing a lot
37:28it's a miracle
37:29no
37:30no
37:30it's time
37:32from work
37:35a lot of it
37:38that's what it takes to recover from destruction
37:43always
37:44i'm gonna make it right
37:45a couple of rights in a row ain't gonna be enough
37:48you're gonna have to try
37:50every day
37:51as much as you're able
37:53no shortcuts
37:56no
37:56easy way
37:58no running
38:02i know
38:03i want to
38:05you know uh
38:09rachel is not the
38:11only one who believes in you
38:15you come a long way
38:17already
38:19i see that
38:21i'll walk this path with you as long as you need me
38:25thank you dad
38:40come in
38:42hey
38:42hi
38:46just stop by to see how he's doing
38:48well
38:49i just got him to bed
38:50but he wouldn't eat his dinner
38:52uh
38:53you know if you're still hungry
38:54there's more beef wellington
38:55no no no
38:56do you think we could just talk
38:58yeah
39:04he's never done anything like that before
39:08something just got into him about that rock climbing
39:11and
39:11well i mean he's craving adventure
39:15it's normal
39:18it's normal
39:18do you think i'm holding him back
39:21you're talking to the guy who wouldn't let ali go fossil hunting after sunset
39:24so
39:26i want him to have adventure
39:28yeah of course you do
39:29i've talked to so many parents about letting their children try things and fail
39:34letting them be bold
39:36but with lj
39:39he can't go away
39:40he can't go away overnight
39:42for him it's just always gonna be different
39:46and i think he's starting to realize that
39:51you're just keeping him safe
39:54and he knows that
39:56but i want him to see the valley like a hawk
40:00trust your instincts
40:03you'll know when 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
40:34yeah you must be exhausted
40:49you don't have to do that
40:50well i was hoping
40:52maybe
40:53you were finding your moment
40:58here go to bed
40:59i'll finish up
41:01dad
41:01hey
41:03it's okay
41:05we're just like the asters
41:06it's never too late
41:11goodnight
41:12goodnight
41:41you
41:47yeah
41:58I'll see you next time.
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