Heartland (2007–…): Season 13, Episode 10 - The Passing of the Torch - full transcript

Previously on "Heartland"...

You're a good boy, Spartan.

I'm not gonna let you get hurt,
I promise.

How many bribes does it take

to get houses built on
a wildlife corridor?

You say that one more
time I'll sue you so fast

you won't know what hit you.

It should only take a few days.

Snares'll take care most of them,

anything left...
I'll deal with personally.

I don't need the details I just need



this wildlife problem to disappear.

Consider it done.

I don't think I'm looking
for the perfect horse.

I think I'm looking for the right horse.

I'm sorry did you say Kelowna?

Why would you need to go there?

Because that's where Quinn is.

"Like Jack said it's not goodbye...

just see you later."

Lou.

- What?
- Yeah.

No,
I'm just gonna- I'm coming to the ranch.

Yeah.

Okay. I'll see you soon.



Remi! Remi!

Here girl!

No luck.

Remi wasn't here for her
dinner last night either.

What if she's lost?

Oh, Remi can take care of herself.

She roams a bit, but...

well, she always comes back.

You're probably right, Grandpa,

but I'm gonna go out
and have another look.

- I'll come with you.
- Can I come too?

Honey,
I really need to keep Lyndy occupied

so I can finish this awful speech.

You're the best, Katie. Thank you.

Remi!

Remi!

Remi!

- Here girl!
- Here, Remi!

Grandpa! I think I hear her.

Remi?

Grandpa! She's stuck in a snare?

It's okay.

- Are you okay?
- Where did that come from?

Do you have something
you can cut it with?

Yeah.

There has never been a
snare on this property.

There we go. There we go.

We'll get this loosened.

She's cut up pretty bad, Grandpa.

I better call Ty,
I think she needs help.

It's okay. We'll get you out of here

Ty! Yeah, yeah. It's Jack.

Hey listen,
can you make it back to the ranch?

And make it quick.

Ty.

Ty, do you have blanket or something,

- we can put down for her?
- Yeah.

- Here.
- Oh thanks.

It's okay. It's okay.

I got ya. I got ya. I got ya.

What happened?

Remi got caught in a snare.

Yeah. It was on pretty tight.

She must have put up
a heck of a struggle.

Oh! Oh. Easy.

Just,
just keep her calm so I can have a look.

Well, she's lucky she got
her front legs through.

Could have been a lot worse.

I'd like to get my hands on
the idiot who set a snare

on my fence line.

I was just talking to
Bob at the reserve,

they're popping up all over the place.

He's got three wounded
wolfs and a dead coyote.

- All injured from snares.
- How can anyone set a trap

that would risk hurting
innocent animals?

Ah, never mind the how,
I wanna know who?

You got a minute?

Well, I'm trying to help
Lou do some canvassing,

if she can get her act together.

But now she's worried about the dog.

Ah, the dog is gonna be fine.

But I need a word with
you before you go.

- About what?
- About Mitch.

Heh. Okay.

Listen, here is the thing.

I think I dug my heels
in a little too hard

when he asked us to
buy that herd together.

And I've been losing sleep over it.

What you getting at, Jack?

Well,
how would you feel if I asked Mitch

to come back on as a partner?

Not good. Why?

Well, because Mitch and Lou
are in a serious relationship.

And this disagreement between us

isn't making things any easier on them.

Now the three of us
were in this together

and it should've stayed that way.
Mitch is family.

He's not family.

Where is he right now?
Hm?

Why isn't he here supporting Lou,
helping her out?

What
kind of-what kind of-

what kind of
"serious relationship" is that?

I'm even starting to miss the general.

- Okay. You got everything?
- Yes. I think so.

Um, can you just make
sure the kids are okay?

Everything that's happened to Remi...

No, I know. I know.

But they're just happy she's home.

Don't worry about a thing. I got it.

- Thank you!
- Okay?

Knock knock.

- Hey!
- Hey!

What a surprise!

What are you doing here?

You know I was thinking
about you and the election

and everything, and I figured you could

- use some more volunteers.
- Seriously?

- Yeah.
- That's amazing!

Well, here I am. Put me to work.

Do you wanna come to
town with me and my dad?

We got hundreds of hands to shake

millions of leaflets to hand out.

Look at this...

- I'm in.
- All right?

- Like it?
- Wow.

You're such a brave girl, Remi.

Yeah.

Remi, yeah, she's lucky.

Okay. I'm on my way now.

I'll see you soon. Bye.

Hey.

I gotta go help Scott out with
a surge of clients right now.

Have you uh,
have you heard from Luke or Andrea?

Ah... no. I haven't.

No news is good news, right?

- Yeah.
- Georgie tells me

you're gonna try and gentle
one of the wild horses.

Ah, maybe.

You know that Colt that
I picked out for Sam.

Well, Spartan seems to approve of him...

so I thought I give it a try.

Oh, come on.

You'll have him following you
around like a puppy in no time.

Speaking of...

- Hey! Well, she's bounced back.
- Yeah.

- Okay. I gotta go!
- Okay.

See ya.

Hey, if Georgie calls,
don't mention Remi.

She's got enough on her mind.

Look what he did to this horse!

Mom, look out!

Don't worry,
we're doing the right thing.

Thanks, Mom.

Hey boy.

Ho.

What do you think, Spartan?

Shall we show him the ropes?

That was Quinn McGregor on Shadowshores.

Have fun out there.

Next up Taylor Kingstead.

Not too bad. Thanks.

What are you doing here?

I need to talk to you.

How did you know I was gonna be here?

Um... I-I saw online...

that you'd be competing.

And that you've got two
other shows lined up.

That's... good.

Yup, and then I go home.

You still quitting jumping
to work for your dad?

Yeah.
Well, don't have much of a choice, do I?

I was lucky enough to
convince him to let me do

these last few shows.

So... you wanted to talk?

- Yeah.
- Interesting.

Because I'm pretty sure you were

quite clear the last time we spoke.

I've had some time to think.

It made me realize I needed to come here

and explain why I said what I said.

You said you didn't
understand why I quit jumping

and there are a few reasons.

When I got home from Europe,
Phoenix got really sick.

My coach practically ditched me.

And my parents were pressuring
me to apply to university.

I mean... I didn't know any of that.

I'm glad that you told me, but...

But the real reason I quit

was because I missed you.

I missed competing with you,

and riding with you,

and laughing with you.

And when the program ended,

I convinced myself
that it would be easier

to make a clean break.

But when I came home...

felt like a piece of me was missing.

And then, you showed up and
I didn't know what to do.

I'd been trying so
hard to get over you...

Hey. Hey. All right.

It's okay.

Uh...

I never should have

just shown up like that.

No, that's-that's not what I mean.

You shouldn't be sorry that
you showed up at Hudson.

I'm glad you did because you're right.
I'm...

I am terrified of getting hurt.

And...

whenever there's the slightest chance

of losing something great,

I leave first.

You asked me to give
you a reason to stay.

So just... just listen.

I want you to forget
everything I said in Europe.

How I acted at grad.

I want you to forget
everything because...

because the time I've spent with you

has been the happiest I've ever been.

And you make me laugh.

And you call me on my crap.

And you see me for who I am.

And I think that...

I'm love with you.

And I hope that's enough of a reason.

Do you know how many times I
wanted to hear you say that?

How many opportunities
I gave you to say that?

And the standings are;

Jennifer Sarsa in third place.
Quinn McGregor takes second.

And Taylor Kingstead
gets the first place!

Second place...

look at me, making my dad proud.

I'm sorry...

I should go get my ribbon.

- Beat ya.
- Heh. Yeah.

Hey. You be nice.

Settle down.

You're a good boy, Spartan.

Ho.

You're such a good teacher.

See you on Election Day. Thanks a lot.

- Good talking to you, guys.
- See you later.

Wow.

Hey, thank you so much
for coming with me today

and for going door to door -
just everything.

Of course. It was my pleasure.

It's fun seeing you in action,
amongst your people.

Seriously, great work.

Hey, everyone, good work today.

Um... I don't wanna be too optimistic,

but I could feel a tide turning.

People are starting to
question J.D's message.

Yeah, I'll keep my eyes open.
Thanks, Bob.

- Hey buddy.
- Hey.

You look like you could use a coffee.

Yes, thank you.

So you know that snare
that Remi was caught in?

Yeah.

Well,
people are finding them everywhere now.

- Especially along Gibson Creek.
- Gibson Creek?

That's J.D's development?

And I was just talking to Bob,

and he said the police are now involved.

They think all the snares
are made by the same person.

I don't believe this.

J.D. practically admitted
to me that he bribed his way

into getting that development built,

in spite of the wildlife
corridor it disturbed.

And now this is happening...?

That's it.

Whoa-whoa-whoa. What are you doing?

I'm gonna talk to him.

Don't-don't go stirring
up a bee's nest. Okay?

Or let's-let me come with you then.

The last thing I want
is for J.D. to think

I need a man to protect me.

Do you need something?

A straight answer...

if that's even possible.

Well,
it's kind of hard to give an answer

when I don't know the question, Lou.

All right.
I think it's more than strange

that the second that article
came out about your development

displacing wildlife,

said wildlife has started turning up,
injured or worse.

And not just wild animals,
but innocent pets,

- like our dog.
- Well, that's not a question.

I'm sure you know that the police

are looking into this, right?

And they're bound to figure
out who's behind it all.

If I thought you were
any kind of a threat,

I'd go directly to my lawyers

and I'd have you sued for slander.

Which is exactly what I'll do
if you continue down this path.

Quit while you're behind, Ms. Fleming.

Very funny. Not a chance.

I told you. Don't come to my office.

I want the rest of my money.
I think I've done enough.

You've done more than enough.
Get rid of the snares

before the cops trace them back to you.

From now on, stick to the rifle.

Don't mess this up.

You got it?

Hey, you're okay.

See? It's not gonna hurt you.

It's okay. It's okay.

You're fine.

Hey, what're you guys doing here?

Well, you missed dinner.

So we brought you a picnic.

And we wanted to see how you're
doing with your new horse.

He's not my new horse... not yet.

I'm working on it.

Come here. Look.

See? Spartan doesn't mind.

It's not gonna hurt you.

Come on, let's try again.

No! Spartan!

Lyndy, stay here.

I... I am so sorry.

I promised him I wouldn't
let anything happen to him,

- and look!
- Hey-hey-hey.

It's okay.

It's all right, Amy. It's just a bruise.

That horse could have broken his leg!

He didn't, Amy.

I'm sorry, boy. I'm so sorry.

Georgie's home.

Hm. God, I still don't know how I feel

about her taking that trip.

You only met Quinn for 15
minutes at Georgie's grad.

I've gotten to know him a little

and... I like him.

I hope it works out for them.

It's not easy, you know...

meeting the right person.

No, it isn't.

- Hey.
- There she is!

You made it!

Dad! Did I wake you, guys?

No, no, no.

We-we've been waiting for you.

Okay. I'm just gonna grab
something from the fridge

there is nothing in the loft.

Okay. How did it go?

Georgie? How was the trip, honey?

Everything go okay?

Georgie?

It's not gonna work I...

I messed everything up.

What?

Georgie? Oh honey!

Thank you so much for your support.

You won't regret it.

Yeah. You bet. Okay.

So I just talked to Adam.

Apparently his dad
said the investigation

is at a stand-still.

And they can't find anymore snares.

Like even the ones that
were reported earlier

were gone when the police showed up.

Oh, I don't believe this.

Werth is gonna get away with it.

Oh, good Mitch is here. He can help.

- Hey!
- Hey.

You ah, you wanted to talk?

No. I wanted to fish.

Another rod there, help yourself.

What?!

What? What is it?

Mitch. He's here...
with grandpa... fishing.

Wha... we're all in here working

and he's literally gone fishing?!

Yeah. I, I don't know what's going on.

I do.

Jack's trying to talk him
back into the business.

- Without me.
- Dad!

You know, I always find that fishing

is about the best way
to clear your mind.

You can think about what's important.

You can consider the past

and plan for the future.

What are you getting at there, Jack?

Well,
I'm hoping we'll be able to smooth over

this cattle business situation.

And settle our issues.

We don't have any issues.

But I gotta tell you,
I'm doing pretty good on my own.

Yeah. I knew you would.

But I'm kinda thinking that
we'd stronger together.

Seriously, they-they wanna
hush this out right now?!

In the middle of my campaign!

I'm putting an end to this.

They need a neutral mediation, I think.

Peter! Don't get involved in that!

Don't worry. I'll be Switzerland!

Ah-ha!

My worst nightmare.

Right here. I knew it. I knew it.

You're trying to sneak Jack away,

make a deal behind my back, huh?

Jack invited me.

Really?

Another traitor in my midst,
speaking of betrayal,

what about the way you're treating Lou,
huh?

She needs your help, you're not helping.

Everybody knows this
election is important to her.

Even Peter is here to help her.

And you know what, he is ready,
willing, and able, buddy!

- Peter's here?
- Yep.

Come on. Hey!

Come on, get in the trailer.

Hey. Get in there,
you.

Let's go. It'll be okay.

Ha! Ha! Ha!

Hey.

Hey, what's going on?

I just thought I would
bring him to Heartland.

He might be less distracted
there if he can't see the herd.

It's not going well.

- Well, let me give you a hand.
- Thanks.

Hup! Hup!

- Hup!
- Oh no! Ty! The gate.

Go!

Fine just go! Get out of here!

Amy?

What's going on?
I can go get him you know.

No. Just let him go! It's for the best.

I don't want him anyway!

You know what, Tim,
doesn't matter anyways.

I don't wanna be in business
with somebody like you.

- Okay. You know...
- You don't-you don't wanna do that.

No insults just... Okay.

Please, would you all just listen...

Pete, stay out of this one. Okay?

I would love to stay out of it,
but here is the thing;

these guys gave you the
opportunity to begin with.

Right? So turning your back on them now,

it's a little low Mitch.
So you should rethink it.

That's the truth.

I don't think this is
any of your business.

Okay, let's leave Peter out of this.

You know what is my business? Lou.

You have any idea how
hard she's been working?

What she's up against?
You don't. You know why?

- Because you're around, are you?
- What about you?

- What about me?
- You show up whenever you want,

interfering in our relationship,

- cozying up next to Lou...
- What?!

Even though you've been
divorced for years?

Okay. This is not the
place to talk about this.

Lou and I have a fantastic relationship.

Do you wanna know why?
Because we work hard at it!

I know that's probably a
foreign concept to you, right?

Because whenever things get challenging,
you disappear!

- Don't you, Mitch?
- Yeah.

Did I leave my wife and
kids and go to Vancouver?

'Scuse me?

I'm there for her when she needs me.

That's more than I can say about you.

Okay! Enough!

Obviously none of you know what I need.

Because if you did,
you'd know that all I want right now

is a family that I can depend on

during the scariest and
most nerve-wracking time

of my entire life!

- You're right.
- Listen, I'm sorry...

- No, don't!
- Whoa! Oh!

She's got my vote.

Are you sure you're okay?

I don't know.

Why don't you talk me through this?
Okay?

Is it Luke leaving?
Is that why you're upset?

Of course I'm upset about Luke, but...

And Remi getting hurt
didn't help either.

No, it's...

it's not just that, Ty. Um...

I guess I'm afraid.

Of what?

I'm afraid I'm gonna lose Spartan.

He is the last link I have with my mom.

And...

every time I look at him I...

I can see her...

Ty, she died, saving him.

And now, he's getting old

and I have to face that. And I just...

I don't know what I'm
gonna do without him?

I don't wanna say goodbye to him?

You're not gonna have to, Amy.

Spartan's ligament has healed.

We're gonna treat his arthritis.

He's gonna be around or a long,
long time.

You're not gonna have to say
goodbye anytime soon, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

You know...

I am sad...

that Luke had to go.

Well,
that's the way it always had to be.

We have our own little family.

I love our little family.

I do.

He'll come visit.

Especially when we get this house built.

- I can't wait...
- I know, me too.

See Lyndy run around and play here.

Yeah, have her own little horse,

riding over these hills.

She's so lucky to grow up here.

Yeah.

We all are.

Hm. Speaking of the house.

I gotta get some clean up done
before Lee arrives tomorrow.

Otherwise this moving in
thing isn't gonna happen.

Okay. Thanks for chatting.

- I love you.
- I love you too.

You can have a meltdown with me anytime.

Okay? You just let me know.

Thanks.

Amy!

Get down!

Agh!

Agh!

Amy, you okay?

Amy, Amy!

Hey... you're gonna be okay. Okay?

Okay. Sit up.

Sit up.

Come on.

Okay.

I got you.

I got you.

You're gonna be okay.

Hold the gauze on there tightly, Amy.

I am.

It's okay. Here we are.

Here we are.

Okay.

Stay right there, Amy! Help!

My wife has been shot! Please.

It's okay, Amy. It's okay. It's okay.

They got you. They got you.

You're okay now. You're okay.

- You're okay.
- Ugh!

Please. Stop!

It's okay. That's my wife!

- Sir!
- Let me go! Please let me go!

- Sir, you're bleeding!
- That's my wife's blood.

- No. You've been shot.
- What?

I need assistance!

I need help!

Why haven't we heard anything yet?

Well...

Dad and grandpa said they'd call, okay?

Jack...

how are they?

Okay. Yeah.

They are?!

They're both gonna be okay.

Yeah. Okay.

Your dad wants to talk to you.

Okay, I will.

- All right you're on speaker.
- Now listen, everyone!

Amy and Ty are gonna be fine.

You gotta make Lou go
to her final rally.

Dad! I'm not going,
I can't give that speech today!

The last thing Amy and Ty want

is to ruin your campaign.

Remember why you're running, Lou.
Don't give up now.

Are you ready to go?

Yeah Dad, I'm ready.

Just give her five minutes, Tim.

Dad.

Jack stayed with Ty and Amy.

So what happened?

They got caught in the cross fire

between a poacher and a wolf.

Why was somebody hunting
on their property?

I-I don't know. I don't know.

Ty didn't see the guy,
but he saw a white truck

- pull out of there.
- Wait, wait a white truck?

- Did it have a red topper?
- Apparently.

Lou...?

I-just wait I have to make a phone call.

Yes, hello.
May I please speak to Jim Parker,

the chief of police...

Uh, excuse me... folks. Hi.

I'm...

Tim Fleming, I'm Lou's father,

but I'm also her campaign manager.

Uh...

she's just gotta make
a quick phone call.

- Okay. Thank you.
- You may remember me

from the Hudson Rodeo
association election. No?

- Thanks, Dad.
- Okay.

- I have a speech to make.
- Okay.

Hi everyone.

I am so glad to have
you all here with me,

and with my family.

It means a lot.

The message of my campaign

has always been about integrity.

It's been about moving forward
with the kind of progress

that honors the values and
the traditions of our town.

It's been about protecting
what's important to us

and to our families.

To say that I'm from a big family

would be an understatement.

I'm a granddaughter, a daughter,

a mother, a sister, an ex-wife.

My family is big,

and it is definitely
not free from conflict.

But I am nothing if
not loyal to my family.

And that family includes this town.

And when someone threatens that family,

tries to hurt them,
tries to take them down,

you can bet that I will be
there and ready to fight.

Yeah.

J.D. Werth is that threat...

to my family, and to my town.

And I promise that I will do my best

to defend us to the end.

So thank you for being
here with me today,

and for helping me to realize

that this is not only what I want to do,

but what I have to do.

Thank you.

All right! Yeah!

Woo!

Hang on you guys. I-I'll help you.

It's okay, Grandpa.

- Hi Sweetheart. Hi.
- Hi Mommy.

I missed you.

Hey Remi. Hey.

- Easy. Are you okay?
- Yeah, yeah. I-I'm okay.

Come sit down.

Here is a little pie, for our hero.

- Thank you, Lisa.
- The super hero!

- I'm not a hero, guys.
- Yes, you are.

You heard what the doctor said.

If you hadn't jumped
in front of that bullet

it would've hit me straight on.

You saved Amy's life, Ty.
Don't doubt that.

So uh,
the police made any progress or...?

We haven't heard anything.

I wish I would have seen the guy's face.

But I did see the license plate.

So hopefully something
will come of that.

I'm sure it will.

Get down!

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

If anything would have
happened to you...

if I'd lost you... Amy... No. Hey...

you didn't.

I'm okay.

I'm okay because of you.

I'm fine.

Okay. It's time.

There should be some initial results.

Aww.

He's gonna win.

- Early days. Early days.
- Okay.

I think someone's here to see you.

Sorry to drop in like this... again.

What are you doing here?

Well, the question I've been
asking is why did you leave?

You just disappeared on me in Kelowna.

I didn't seem like you wanted me there.

And neither did your friend.

What friend?

The girl that you were with.

Wait? Her?

No. No. She-she's just a friend.

Like, like an actual friend.

She's not somebody that I'm seeing.

She's not you.

What?

I-I realized a lot of
things when I left Hudson.

Mainly, that I didn't have a plan.

I was just...

doing what my parents wanted me to do,

not, not what I wanted to do.

When I was working with you,

I realized how much I loved coaching.

It might be the thing
I actually want to do.

That's great,

but is that why you came here?
To tell me that?

No.

I came here to tell you
that Hillhurst stables

offered me a coaching
job here in Hudson.

And I'm gonna take it.

But only if you want me to.

Just give me a reason
to stay and I will.

Well, look who it is.

What you doing outside?
Come on in... golden boy.

Golden boy?

- Just go with it.
- Okay.

Okay. Final results should be in.

Okay.

- Here we go, right?
- Yes. Okay.

Yeah. Here it comes.

- Mom! You've won!
- Is that it?

- You won!
- Yeah!

You did it!

Thank you so much for your support.

Are you kidding me? Of course.

Hey! I-I won!

Of course you did! Congratulations!

Thank you.

You brought it! Oh, Dad.

- Congratulations. We did it!
- Thank you. We did it!

Hey, good turn.

Yeah. Well, thank you so
much for calling, Jim.

Well, I'm just glad my tip was helpful.

Okay. You take care.

- He's a good boy.
- Yes.

- He's a very good boy.
- Looks good out there I mean...

Hey,

- you see this?
- I did.

They got Werth.

Apparently his henchman,
Grady, squealed.

- That's great news.
- Yeah.

I mean, he's saying that he
was just aiming at a wolf.

And he didn't even see Amy and Ty.

But you know, who knows? Right?

What's up?

You didn't say girlfriend.

What?

In your speech the other night,
you know, you...

you said mother,

daughter, granddaughter,

you said ex-wife...

didn't say girlfriend.

I'm sure I did? Didn't I?

I don't even remember what I said...

I-I mean, that speech was
totally made-up on the spot.

Listen, I gotta be honest with you,

I just, I feel lately like I am...

on the outside looking in.

Well, you kind of have been.

You know, I mean, Peter wasn't far off

when he called you out
down at the pond...

Well, you know what,

maybe Peter is the only
support you need right now.

And that's fine. That's great.

I think that's really great.
You should go for it.

At least until you figure out

what it is that you really want.

Maybe you need to
figure that out as well.

- So Spartan's back to normal?
- Yeah.

Yeah, he's feeling great.

That's good.

Look...

look.

Horsey.

Come on, boy.

Come on. Come one. Let's go.

Oh, Spartan.

You see that, Amy?

He's ready to join up.

Come on. How do you know?

'Cause horses never lie.

Hi.

You're a good boy.