Heartland (2007–…): Season 13, Episode 9 - Fight or Flight - full transcript

Previously on "Heartland"...

- Oh no, what happened?
- He just pulled up lame.

What'd Cass say?

He strained his suspensory ligament.

I am humbled to announce,
by way of acclimation,

I will be your next mayor!

'Scuse me! Stop! Excuse me!

And I, too,
will be running to be your next mayor

of Hudson.

What I want is to be here
with you a little longer.

I mean, this could be something,
Georgie.



This is why I said goodbye in Europe.

- You ready?
- Yeah.

You've picked Atlas? Good choice.

My doctor actually says that

I'm ready to leave the facility now.

I don't think you should
rush into anything.

Luke can stay here as long as...

Yeah, thank you,
but Luke belongs with me.

And the sooner that we're back together,

the sooner we can all
move on with our lives.

Back up!

Come on!

Come on!

Oh-ho-ho-ho!



Oh!

Yeah!

- Can you get the bubbles?
- You want some of this?

- Oh!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa! Okay, okay!

I'll get you! Ha-ha!

You guys!

Hey! Well, this looks like fun.

Come on in.
There's plenty of room.

Uh, I'd love to, but I just came to ask

if you wanted me to
take Spartan for a walk.

Oh, I would like to.

Um,
but you can come with me if you want.

- I'd like the company.
- Yeah. Sure, sounds good.

- Are you good with these guys?
- Yeah, yeah, I got this.

- 'Kay.
- Uh, Georgie,

uh, can you take a picture of us first?

- Yeah, sure.
- Awesome! Thanks.

Okay, picture time!

- 'Kay, come on, Lyndy!
- All right...

- All right!
- Ready?

- Ready? One...
- Smile!

Two, three!

Cheese!

- Are you smiling?
- Are you smiling?

Are you smiling?

So you know that horse Jade was riding.
Atlas?

- Yeah.
- Isn't he beautiful?

I just think, with the right owner,

he could do pretty much anything.

And I bet Lisa would sell
him for next to nothing

if she knew he was
going to the right home.

Why do I get the feeling

like you're trying to
pitch me on that horse?

No, it... it's not that. It's just...

Horses like Atlas don't
come around that often,

and when I saw him at Fairfield,

I thought he'd be perfect for you.

I get that Spartan's your main guy,
but...

But?

But he's not as young as he used to be.

And now that he's injured,
I think having another horse

could take the pressure
off him a little bit.

You know,
I get what you're saying, Georgie,

but Spartan's fine.

I'm not ready to put him
out to pasture just yet.

Ho, ho...

Whoa, you're okay.

Easy... hey, you're fine.

- What was that?
- I don't know.

We should probably get him home though.

Amy.

Just stay calm.

What do we do?

Just... just back away slowly.

Don't make any sudden moves.

It's pretty unusual to
see a wolf like that.

Yeah, we could've died.

Actually,
wolf attacks are extremely rare.

They normally like to keep
their distance from humans.

If it was a cougar on the other hand,

I'd be a lot more worried.
They attack from above,

so you don't see it coming.

Well, that's reassuring, isn't it?

How is Spartan doing?

He's good.
The swelling's come down quite a bit.

Okay.
I think he's bored of being hand walked.

I was hoping maybe I
could ride him tomorrow?

I don't see why not.

'Kay. I just don't wanna re-injure him.

I know.

He is showing some signs of arthritis,

but if you take it easy,
I think it should be fine.

I should go. I gotta help Scott
at the clinic today, okay?

Okay.

Oh, Ty, don't forget

we have that meeting with Clint tonight.

Right. See you later.

You're a good boy.

Okay, tomorrow at nine
you're meeting with the HSBA.

HSBA.

That's the Hudson Small
Business Association, right?

Right. And then after that
you're meeting with the HMTA.

HMTA. I don't know that one.

The Hudson Model Train Association.

You need all the votes you can get,
honey.

You're still ten points behind J.D.

Well, I was fifteen last week.

That doesn't mean we can
become complacent, Lou.

You still have to be
campaigning every day.

You can't be out here...

picking garbage up in an alley.

I have no choice, all right?

An animal got into the bins last night.

Lou, let me help ya.

Here.

Why don't you pitch in
instead of doing nothing?

I'm not doing nothing.

I'm campaign managing,
which is pretty obvious.

I don't know why you
would ask him to do that.

Because I'm the obvious choice, Jack.

I'm the only one in the
family with experience

in the election process, right?

- Remember "Time for Tim"?
- Yeah, I do.

And as I recall,
it wasn't "Time for Tim".

Well, that's beside the point.

He's doing a great job,
and he's doing it for free,

which is about all I can afford.

Yeah, well, keeping Werth out of office,

that's payment enough for me.

I didn't invest in
half of this restaurant

to have him come along and
put us out of business.

Now, let's go over next week's schedule.

- Okay.
- You have a meet and greet

at the old folk's home
on Tuesday afternoon.

Oh, and good news,
they're gonna let you call bingo.

Why do you wanna bring Atlas here?

- So that Amy can ride him.
- Mm-hmm?

How does Amy feel about you
playing horse matchmaker?

Well, she's reluctant.

I thought so. Your Grampa was the same

when Paint started slowing down.

Exactly!
And that's why I wanna help her.

I think I can make this
a lot easier for Amy.

I know Spartan's got a
lot of good years left,

he just...
can't do all the same stuff he used to.

I know. If you bring Atlas to Heartland,

you have to tread lightly.
You of all people

know that Spartan's more
than a horse to Amy.

Does that mean I have your permission?

Yes, you have my permission,

but I would lower your expectations.

Because I don't think Amy is ready

to have a new horse in her life.

Well,
if it isn't my favorite ranching family

from Hudson.

Well, probably won't be for long

after Lou beats you in the election.

Well, I like your spirit, Tim.

I hear you're managing Lou's campaign.

- You heard right.
- It's nice to see that Lou

has so much support from her family.

Of course, to win, you're gonna need

support from the community,
something you're lacking,

according to the latest polls.

Well, actually,
I'm up from last week, so...

I guess that means you're down.

There's always a little excitement

when a new candidate enters the race.

Kinda like buying a brand new car.

Problem is, a few weeks into campaigning

tends to dent the bumper,

dull the shine a little.

Pretty soon, no one's excited
about that brand new car.

Okay...

Let's go, Tim, before this car metaphor

turns into something else.

- Thanks.
- Bye, Dad.

Good people those two.
Salt of the earth.

Is there something I can do for you,
J.D.?

Well, I just came by to
congratulate you in person

on officially entering the race.

- Thank you.
- You know, believe me,

I know how challenging it
is to enter public life.

I wouldn't be here if it
wasn't for my wife Diane.

She is a, a true angel

raising little Harper and Max.

When I think of the million
things that she does every day:

taking them to school,

dropping them off at soccer practice,

baking the homemade chocolate croissants

for the church fundraiser...

that woman does not rest.

I have met Diane and she seems lovely.

She is. She's the only reason

I even thought about running for mayor.

It gives me great comfort to know

that Diane is with our children,

even when I can't be.

Unfortunately,
the reality of being mayor

is time away from loved ones.

Being a mother,
you must worry about what effect

that it'll have on your children,

especially with no
father in the picture.

My children have a father.

Lives in Vancouver, doesn't he?

Listen, J.D. um,

you're not the first person to
throw my divorce in my face.

And you're certainly not
the first person to suggest

that my ambition beyond
soccer practice and bake sales

makes me a bad mother.

So,
if you're trying to get under my skin,

you're gonna have to do
a lot better than that.

You got me all wrong, Lou.

I get that to be successful, you, uh,

- you have to make sacrifices.
- Thanks.

I just, I hate to see kids suffer

when their mothers
aren't in the picture.

You know, here I was

thinking you were just
a real estate developer.

Turns out you're an expert
on motherhood as well!

Obviously,
something I know nothing about.

I guess I just needed a
man to explain it to me.

So thank you.

Now, now, Lou,

I'd hoped to keep things
cordial between the two of us.

Oh, this is me being cordial.

So you might wanna leave my diner

before I stop being polite.

You have a great day now.

He's pretty great, huh?

I see hundreds of horses
at Fairfield every day

and a lot of them are talented,

but they're head strong
and hot tempered.

Or the ones that are
really nice and sweet

are usually pretty lazy
when it comes to the work.

Atlas is the full package.
He's beautiful,

strong, fast, athletic,

and good natured.

He's everything you
could ask for in a horse.

That's quite the sales pitch.

Thanks! Did it work?

He is beautiful, Georgie,
but I'm not in the market.

Well,
I think if you took him for a ride,

you'd see what I'm talking about.

Georgie, I need you to stop, okay?

I think your heart's in the right place,
but...

I'm not ready.

Hey, Ty.

How many?

- Here I got him.
- That's terrible.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

No, thanks for letting me know.

Okay, I love you too. Bye.

Is everything okay?

- No. We should find Remi.
- Why, what's wrong?

Well, Ty's been treating
injured animals all day.

He said there's a cougar
and more than one wolf

in the area.
We should probably get Remi inside.

Yeah, okay.

What is it, Remi?

Remi, shush! I'm trying to read.

What's her problem?

I don't know,
but she must smell something.

Remi!

Remi!

- Remi!
- Girl, come back!

Come here, girl!

You want wine with dinner?

Lise?

Would you like wine with dinner?

Yup. Yeah, lots of wine.

In fact, I'll have a glass right now.

Is everything all right?

Yeah, just another Fairfield issue.

Nothing to worry about.

- I'll do that.
- It's okay, I got it.

- No, I'll do it.
- I got it!

If something's bothering you,

I wouldn't mind knowing about it.

If I tell you,

you have to keep it
between the two of us.

Lou especially cannot know.

I'm not gonna tell anybody,

but what's Fairfield got to do with Lou?

So, you remember that I was
having some cash flow issues

- with my business.
- Yeah.

I brought in some
investors to bridge the gap

and...
one of them is Werth Developments.

It's a small investment,

but now, his lawyers are telling me

that I have to repay it in full.

- Can they do that?
- No. Not unless they can prove

that I am mismanaging my company,

which, of course, I'm not.

Well, what're you gonna do?

If I fight it, I waste money on lawyers.

I wanna just repay him,

but the truth is, I don't know
if I can actually afford it.

Have you guys seen Rem?

No, she's not in here,
but Katie and Luke,

they're playing in the treehouse.

- She might be out there.
- Okay, thanks.

- Katie?!
- Luke!

Where are they?

Come on, Rem! Let's go.

There they are.

Rem! Come! Let's go!

- Hey, you guys!
- Come on, Rem!

We were looking for you.

Come on, we should get you inside.

Come on, let's go. Go, go, go.

Wait. What do you mean?
Why do we have to go inside?

I'll explain on the way.
Come on, let's go.

Thanks.

Yeah.

I appreciate you guys
making time for me today.

Yeah, of course. Is everything okay?

Yeah. Yeah, it is. Um...

You know, as a matter of fact,
I have some good news.

Luke's mom...

she's been making some amazing progress

these past few months.

She's got a good job, a new apartment.

But more importantly, all of her doctors

are satisfied that she's
at a point right now

where she can go back
to parenting full time.

So what I'd like to do

is move Luke back in with Andrea

as soon as possible.

Yeah, I know, it's a lot to take in.

You know I wouldn't be doing this

if I didn't think it was
the right thing for Luke.

Of course.

We knew this was temporary

from the beginning, so...

It's just Luke's, you know, he's...

become a part of our family

and uh... you know.

Yeah.

You've made a wonderful
home for him here.

I know this isn't easy.

You said as soon as possible.

What does that mean?

This weekend? Really?

Yeah, Clint is gonna pick you up

and drop you off at your mom's.

That's so amazing!

I know it might be late,
but would it be okay

- if I call my mom?
- Oh yeah, of course.

Yes!

But I'll see you guys again, right?

And Lyndy and Jack... and everyone?

Absolutely.
You can come and visit anytime.

But I won't live here anymore.

Remi will have to find somewhere else

to sleep at night.

That may be true,

but you can come back
and see her anytime.

Will she remember me?

Of course she will.

Remi never forgets a friend.

Isn't that right, Remi?

Hi, mom.

I just heard. I can't wait!

Okay. I'm gonna start packing tomorrow.

Okay. Bye, Mom. Love you!

- Hey!
- Hey!

- What a surprise!
- Mm.

Hey, I wasn't expecting to see you.

Hmm.

How long do I have you for?

- Couple of days.
- Yeah?

Yup. I just hired somebody new
at Aspen Grove to help out.

Really?

Yeah. Well, they're a little green,

so I can't leave
'em alone for that long.

Well, we'll make the most of our time.

- Mm-hmm.
- I'm sure I can

- move some stuff around.
- Oh yeah?

What, what kind of stuff?

Well, I'm in the middle of an election,
so...

Yeah, that, that election.

Kinda came out of left field,
huh, you running for mayor?

Well, I told you,
I couldn't just let J.D. win

without a fight.

Yeah, I understand that, I just wish

that I was part of that decision.

I hear some couples even talk
about these big life changes

with each other.

Well, I don't remember you telling me

about turning our vacation property

into a working cattle ranch.

Lou, you were part of that decision.

No, you told me about it after the fact.

It's not the same thing.

Okay, look, I had to act fast,

otherwise I would've
lost the opportunity.

Well, I had to act quickly too.

I'm sorry I didn't have time
to ask for your permission.

Hold...
This is not about asking permission.

Then what is it about?

It's about the fact that you
announced to the entire town

that you're running for mayor
before you told your boyfriend.

That's what it's about!

Mommy?

Hey, Honey,

what're you, what're you doing out here?
You okay?

I had a bad dream.

- Hey, Mitch.
- Hey, Katie.

Um, I'm gonna take off.

Can I sleep in your room tonight?

Yeah, sweetie.

Come here.

Oh, look. Lou's up a few points.

Oh! I bet that J.D. Werth,
he's not so confident now.

Mm.

- Morning.
- Hi.

Hey, Lou, take a look at this.

- Good news, eh?
- Yeah, I saw that. It's great.

So you left early this morning.

I had to meet the health
inspector down at the diner.

Apparently, somebody made a complaint

about the cleanliness of our kitchen.

- You're kidding.
- Yeah. I mean, we passed,

but I sure would like to
know who filed the complaint.

Hey.

Look what I got in
the mail this morning.

It's a letter from the Hudson
County bylaw enforcement.

Apparently, there's a law that
says you can't live in an RV

for more than six months,

even if it's on private property.

What? You haven't been there that long.

The complaint was lodged by a
"private citizen,"

and if I don't move the RV,

they're gonna charge you a big fine.

- Yeah, we'll see about that.
- Who even knows I live there,

other than Lee the contractor?
Or maybe Sam next door?

Well, the timing is pretty interesting.

What do you mean?

A "private citizen" made the complaint

to the health department
about the diner this morning.

But maybe it's just a coincidence.

Yeah, maybe it's J.D. Werth.
I'm just saying.

We shouldn't jump to conclusions, but...

I would not put something
like this past him.

Neither would I.

J.D.'s company invested in Fairfield,

and now, they want all their money back.

What? Are you kidding?

Well, my accountant found
a way to pay them out,

and nobody is happier
to be out of business

with that man than me,

but if my financial situation
has been slightly different,

then it could've been very bad timing.

That's probably exactly
what he was hoping for.

I'm starting to see why everyone

who was running against
J.D. dropped out.

So I hear you're leaving us.

I bet you're gonna miss Boots, huh?

Well, not to worry.
You can come by, visit anytime.

Boots will be right
here waiting for you.

But it'll be different.

I'll always have to say goodbye.

Not just to Boots, but to everyone.

Well, it's not really saying goodbye,
is it?

It's more like...

see ya later.

It won't be the same.

No... no, it won't.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

No matter what,
Heartland will always be here.

It's been here six generations,

so, trust me, it's not going anywhere.

Hey, Jack,
do you think you might have some time

to help me with something?

Well, depends on what that something is,
I guess.

I wanna make that for Amy and Ty,

but I don't really know where to start.

Well, I think it's pretty doable

for guys like you and me.

First thing we have to do

is find the right material though.

Help me look, come on.

You're a good boy, Spartan.

You wanna go for a ride?

We'll take it nice and slow.

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

Hey, Georgie, do you have a second?

Yeah.

I heard that Luke is moving
back in with his mom.

Yeah...

It's gonna be weird
not having him around.

Yeah, it will.

You know,
we were just getting into a good routine

and now everything's changing again.

I know how much his mom loves him,
and I...

I trust that this is the
right thing for Luke.

But that's not what I came
up here to talk to you about.

I wanted to discuss Atlas.

I know what you're gonna say.

I'm sorry for being so insensitive.

I didn't mean to push you like that...

Actually, I was going to say
that I'm glad you pushed me

the way you did.

Really?

Yeah, 'cause you were right.

Having another horse would
take the pressure off Spartan.

I... I just don't know if
I'm ready for that yet.

So I... I guess what I'm saying is,

I'm okay for you to keep pushing me,

but you're gonna have to be patient too.

I totally get that.

Okay. What're you doing right now?

Besides cyberstalking Quinn? Nothing.

You wanna go for a ride?

Yeah, sure.

Lou!

I hear you had a visit from the
health inspector this morning,

but I have no complaints about this pie!

Really? And you wouldn't happen to know

- anything about this, would you?
- No, of course not.

But if I were you,
I wouldn't go around showing people

your family's indifference to the law.

Do you really think you can
intimidate me with your lies?

I resent that, Lou.

I've always been up front and honest

and I expect others to be as well,

and if they're not,
I cut ties with them.

For example,
I recently had to pull an investment

out of a local stable that
was being run into the ground.

I'm sure you've heard of them.
Fairfield?

I'm not gonna let you
get away with this.

I'm gonna make sure
everyone in this town

knows exactly the kind
of person you really are.

Oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you,
Lou.

You see, I play golf with
Fred Garland's dad, Dave.

It's Dave's vision that guides
the Garland food empire.

I've been talking a lot to him lately

about, um, alternative beef products.

Have you ever tasted them?

They're made with pea proteins

and they are absolutely delicious.

I think they're the future.

In fact,
I've invested pretty heavily in them.

Heartland beef could soon
be a relic of the past,

or, for that matter, Aspen Grove beef.

At least that's what I'm gonna
tell him at our next golf game.

Now, if uh... you'd excuse me.

'Kay, fold 'em in half,
leave them at the door.

- Thanks.
- You got it.

Hi, guys. Uh, Dad?
What's-what's happening?

Oh, these people showed up
to help with the campaign.

- Great.
- They're gonna put in signs,

- they're gonna knock on doors.
- I need to talk to you.

Hey,
you should give 'em a little speech.

- Dad!
- Yeah, no,

to inspire the troops.
Hey, everybody, listen up.

Lou would like to say something.

- They're all yours.
- Okay, um...

hey, everybody,
thank you so much for being here,

it truly, truly means a lot to me,

but um...

I'm sorry to have wasted your time

because I'm gonna be
dropping out of the race.

I'm... I'm not gonna be
running for mayor, so...

I'm so sorry.

- Lou, wait a minute!
- Dad!

Wait. You mind telling me
what just happened in there?

Werth is gonna win this election

one way or the other, okay?

I can't believe that you
would let him intimidate you

with a couple of calls
to bylaw enforcement.

- He knows Fred Garland's dad.
- Well so what?

So, he threatened to sour the deal

with Heartland and Aspen Grove.

Don't believe him. He's full of it.

Considering what he's
already done to Lisa,

you really think J.D.'s
not the kind of guy

who's gonna follow
through on his threats?

And anyway,
I made the decision to run for mayor

in the heat of the moment.
I didn't even...

talk to Mitch about it,
and that was unfair.

And I really hurt him, so...

You're worried about Mitch,

the guy who betrayed
our family business?

I care about him, Dad. A lot, okay?

And I'm not going to lose
him over this election,

and I'm definitely not
gonna put our family

in J.D.'s line of fire.

So, dropping out is the right decision.

I'm sorry.

You!

Listen, I'm just here to see Lou, okay?

I don't have time to have another fight

- about the cattle business.
- You might not know this,

but if it wasn't for me,
Lou may never have gone after you

the day of your wedding.

But I told her not to have any regrets.

Which is kind of ironic considering...

how much I regret telling her that now.

- You know why?
- Why?

Because of the way you're
acting over this election.

I mean,
who cares if she didn't tell you first.

I was the last person she talked to.

I didn't even know she was running.

Oh... Well, guess what?

She's not running anymore.

Which is a shame because she
would've made a great mayor.

But what do you care, right?

You got what you wanted.

I... that's not what I wanted.

Well, maybe it's not too late

for you to try to change her mind.

That is,
if you can get over yourself first.

You know, I've galloped
Spartan across these fields

so many times I've lost count.

He's just always been so strong.

It was easy to take for granted
he'd be like that forever.

You can treat his arthritis.

I know, and Ty and I have
talked about that, but...

he's never gonna be like he was.

I think I've known that for a while.
It...

I just didn't wanna believe it.

I'm sorry I tried to make you buy Atlas.

- I'm such an idiot.
- No, Georgie, it's fine,

and we're good. I told you that.

Yeah, I know, it's just...

I haven't been 100 % honest with you.

Half the reason I wanted to help you

with Spartan so bad was...

'cause I needed a distraction.

From what?

Quinn.

Well,
cyberstalking him probably doesn't help.

I know.

I hate social media.

Now I know that he's in
Kelowna at a horse show.

He's one province over.

When he's far away,
telling him to leave made sense, but...

the closer he is...

the more nothing makes sense.

Well, maybe you shouldn't
worry about what makes sense.

You're young enough
to make a few mistakes

and take some risks. I know I sure did.

Hmm. Is that one of the wild colts?

Hey, yeah, I know this guy.

That's the one that I
was gonna gentle for Sam.

Look at that.

I've never seen anything like it.

So, I had a very interesting
conversation with your father.

He said that he was the
one that convinced you

to come talk to me on my wedding day.

He said something about...
you not having any regrets.

Lou, I gotta tell you the same thing.

You can't drop out of this election.

- Mitch...
- If you let...

J.D. Werth win by acclimation

it's gonna haunt you for
the rest of your life.

I figured you'd be relieved.

Sweetie, come here.

Listen, I didn't fall in love with you

because you're somebody
who sits on the sidelines

and waits for somebody
else to speaks up.

I fell in love with you because
you're the one that speaks up.

Because you jump in with both feet.

Well, you didn't seem to appreciate

my two-footed jump into
politics yesterday.

That is true, that's true,

but that's only because I was hurt

because I wasn't part of your decision.

But now I'm very excited to celebrate

when you win that election.

- Oh yeah?
- Yeah.

In fact, I think that we should go out

and I'm gonna buy a bottle of champagne

that we can drink on the election night.

That's sweet,

but you might just
wanna save your money.

Because even if I did
jump back into the race,

J.D. is still ahead in the polls.

But if I'm being truthful,
I really wanna win.

I would be a great mayor.

I know. I know you'd be a great mayor.

- Hey, Lou?
- Hey.

- Uh, sorry to interrupt.
- No, no, no.

Uh, listen, I was just talking to Bob

from the Wildlife Reserve,
and he was telling me

his theory of why there's
been so many reports

of increased wildlife in the area.

Okay.

So you know that huge housing
development being built

on the west side of Gibson Creek.

Yeah, I've seen ads in the paper.

Huge mountain view lots, too much money.

Right. But what they're
not saying in the ads

is it's being built along
a major wildlife corridor.

So when they started construction,

all the prey animals fled;

that's why we're seeing
wolves and cougars

wandering into people's backyards.

Guess who's behind the building
of this housing development?

J.D. Werth.

Exactly.

Hey, do you think that um...

Bob would be willing to talk
to the press about this?

I'm sure he'd be more than happy to.

Okay. I'm gonna pass onto you, um,

a contact at the Hudson Times.
Can you share it with him?

- No problem.
- Okay, thanks.

You know what? On second thought,

maybe you should buy that
bottle of champagne after all.

- Hello, J.D.
- Lou. I heard a rumor

you're dropping out of the race.

Well, you should know better
than to believe rumors.

I prefer to stick to facts, like uh...

the ones in this article

about your housing development.

Well, I already read the article

and frankly,
there's not a word of truth in it.

The only thing more
fictitious than that article

is your chances of becoming mayor.

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.

I don't have to say it.

Everyone's already thinking it.

So, you can try to intimidate
me and my family all you want,

but I'm not scared of you anymore.

So, come election day,

my name will be on that ballot...

count on it.

Thanks for your help, Georgie.

Yeah, no problem.

That was easy.

The hard part will be gentling him.

Yeah, that's true.

But the way he connected
with Spartan yesterday...

I know this sounds crazy, but...

it's almost like Spartan
was giving me his approval.

What makes you so sure this horse

will be a better fit than Atlas?

I don't know.

Atlas is a pretty perfect horse, but...

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

I think I'm looking for the right horse.

How do you know he's the right one?

Just a feeling.

When something feels right,
you have to at least try.

Now that we're done,
how about a game of chess?

Definitely.

All right. Mhmm.

Wow, cool chess set.

- Is it new?
- It is,

and it's yours.

It's a gift from all of us.

Thank you so much.

I love it!

But half the pawns are missing.

- Nah, they're not.
- Thank you.

I've got one right here.

Luke,

always take care of the ones you love.

And wherever you go,

you take a piece of this place with you.

Keep it close to your heart, 'kay?

Don't be afraid to take a
risk every now and then,

even if it scares you half to death.

I'm totally moving up to
the loft once you leave,

but I'm really gonna miss you.

Luke,
try to let Jack win a couple games.

It's good for his ego.

- Take that?
- Sure.

Luke, your mom is your family,
and now so are we.

And families always stick together,

no matter how far away they are.

Your life may change a lot,

but you're always welcome here.

It's true. So you come visit us, okay?

And remember to breathe.

Thank you so much.

I love it. It's perfect.

So, we gonna play or what?

- Yeah, let's play.
- All right.

And don't you dare let me win.

- Hey!
- Hey.

- You're not gonna believe this.
- What?

Well, ever since that article came out,

there's been a serious uptick
in the number of volunteers.

Really?

All these people are here for me?

You better believe it, honey.
You feel like saying something?

Yeah.

Hey, everybody.

Thank you so much for being here.

Wow. I just...

I just wanted to say...

that J.D. Werth and I have
very different visions

for this town.

He wants to build big
houses and big box stores,

and I know for a fact he
wants to change the face

of our beloved main street.

He calls it progress,

but progress for who?

For a handful of wealthy people

who wanna buy summer homes with a view?

A view that's already
cost countless wildlife

their natural habitat.

Is that, is that the town
we really wanna live in?

No. Unh-unh.

For me,
Hudson has always been a hopeful place.

It's a place that welcomes everyone

to the dinner table.

So I say that we fight to protect that!

And we fight to keep it that way.

Because in Hudson...

we're family!

Are you sure you have everything, Luke?

Yup.

Well, you come visit us
anytime you want, okay?

I will. I promise.

If you need a ride or anything,

you let me know.

Okay. Bye.

Bye, Lyndy.

Oh! I almost forgot!

Jack helped me make this for you.

But you can't open it here.

You have to open it at the new house,
okay?

Okay. Thanks, Luke.

Goodbye, Luke.

- Goodbye!
- Goodbye!

I need this done quickly.

It should only take a few days.

Snares'll take care of
most. Anything left...

- I'll deal with personally.
- I don't need the details.

I just need this wildlife
problem to disappear.

Consider it done.

Hey!

This isn't the amount we agreed on.
Where's the rest?

You'll get it when you finish the job.

Now here is a list of all the people

who requested lawn signs.

You don't mind dropping those off today,
do you?

- That's gonna take all day!
- What he means is,

no, we don't mind. Let's go.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

- Hey.
- Hello, Georgie.

- Hi.
- Hey, Rem!

Mom?

Yeah, honey?

Can I borrow the car?

Yeah. Yeah, the keys are right there.

Where you headed?

Just to Kelowna.

Uh...

I'm sorry, did you say Kelowna?

Why would you need to go there?

'Cause that's where Quinn is.

He's at a horse show there.

I know how it sounds,
but my friend Rachel,

from camp, lives there,
so I can stay with her.

You can call her mom if you want.

Yeah, I will. But Georgie, I mean...

that's long way to go.

I've been trying to ignore my feelings

because I thought it was
the sensible thing to do.

And it turns out it's not sensible,

it was just safe.

Maybe this thing with
Quinn won't work out,

maybe it's a big mistake, but I think...

if something feels right,
then I should try.

You better call me
every hour to check in.

- Every hour.
- I will.

Thank you!

Do you wanna open it,
Lyndy?

Yeah.

- Yeah?
- Come here.

Okay!

All right.

- This part right here?
- Yeah.

- That's me!
- Yeah.

That's Lyndy, and daddy and mommy.

- Who's that?
- Our Luke!

That is Luke. What a beautiful gift.

"For the new house,
when it has walls.

Like Jack said, it's not good-bye.

Just see ya later."

I didn't think it would be this hard.

Me neither.

If you could go back though,

would you agree to foster Luke again?

In a heartbeat.

Me too.