When Calls the Heart (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 9 - Episode #3.10 - full transcript
Previously, on When Calls the Heart...
This is my mother, Charlotte Thornton.
It is such a pleasure to meet you.
We want our wedding to be fantastic.
This could be a new beginning for us.
I just don't see any point
in putting it off.
- It's a landslide!
- Come on, come on! Everyone out!
Henry, watch out!
It was hard for our
friends at the settlement
to hear the news of the landslide,
but as we rode back into town,
my worry shifted to the
challenges closer to home.
- 'Morning, ladies.
- 'Morning.
Do you know you are the first
person we have seen all morning?
Seems folks around here
like to sleep in.
Your mother had us up at 5:00. Again.
Well, you know what they say.
Early bird gets the worm.
Is that what's in the baskets?
- Berries.
- Nothing like a country breakfast.
- Fruit, bacon, eggs...
- Scrambled.
- With lots of lard.
- Well, too bad I've already eaten.
What a shame.
Hate to leave you ladies
out here by yourselves,
- but I got to take Rip for a walk.
- Are you sure you have to go?
Oh, don't worry, it'll give us more
time to get to know each other.
Your mother was just telling me how,
when she was a teacher,
she used to walk to her school
in snow drifts 10-feet deep.
Ten-feet deep?
- I grew up hearing it was five.
- There's that sass again.
Enjoy your walk.
Did you know that,
when he was a little boy,
he used to sneak out of the house
and run around in the rain
without a stitch of clothes on?
- Really?
- See you later.
- Jack! I'm so glad you're back.
- What happened?
There's a mudslide... At the mine.
It's bad. There's a
lot of people injured.
Stay with him. I'll get as many
men as I can to ride up there.
Maybe I should go to the mine with you.
Can't risk you getting hurt.
I'll set up the school
as an extra infirmary.
There's no telling how many
patients I'm going to have.
Good idea. Go.
I hope we've collected enough blankets.
Maybe you could check with folks,
see if there's anything
else they can donate.
- I'll knock on every door.
- I know you will.
- Are you sure the roads are safe?
- Safe enough.
What if there's another landslide?
I think that's a chance we're
just gonna have to take.
- Lee. Promise me you'll be careful.
- I promise.
I don't want to be a widow
before I'm even married.
We'll be fine.
Quickly, now. Move, men.
Let's load up.
Dottie!
- Jack?
- Dottie...
- Have you seen Bill?
- He left town on business last night.
Okay. Thanks.
Jack!
We packed you some food.
Hickam!
- Take this. Thanks.
- I got it.
Don't worry. I'll see you soon.
You better...
or I won't forgive you.
Ready? Let's ride!
The cots can go up
against the far wall.
We'll set them up after.
All right, everyone,
now, as you can see,
our schoolhouse is going
to be very busy today,
so we'll be moving class
to Abigail's cafe.
Now, I have to go
out of town for a little while,
but Miss Leveaux has graciously
agreed to be your teacher for today.
Hello, children.
Now, I know this is a big treat
for all of you, and I promise...
We'll have lots of fun.
Yes, dear?
Our kind of fun, or your kind of fun?
I promise, we can come up
with something together.
Yes, the doubtful-looking young man.
Miss Thatcher?
Is it true a bunch of people
got killed up in the mountains?
We don't know what
happened yet, Robert,
but Constable Thornton and some
of the men are going to help.
Is the mud going to come here?
Oh, definitely not. No,
our town is going to be just fine.
Why do you have to go?
Opal...
Do you remember Timmy
and Maggie and Harper
from the settlement?
Well, some of them have
daddies who work in the mine,
and when they find out
about what happened,
they're probably going to be scared.
But you'll come back, right?
Miss Thatcher always comes back,
and I'll take care of you
while she's gone.
Thank you, Emily.
All right, everyone, if you could
just line up two by two, please.
- How long will you be away?
- Probably the rest of the day,
by the time we get
out there and ride back.
- Really? That long?
- Are you having second thoughts?
Oh, not about the children,
no, we'll be fine.
Then what is it?
It's just...
at times like these...
I'll feel better once we're all back
here again, together, and safe.
All right, children. Follow me.
Bye! Have a good time.
And behave.
Somebody, help! Somebody!
- Nora!
- Bill!
Hyah!
Nora!
Nora?
- Down here!
- Are you all right?
It's Henry. I can't move him myself.
- Hold up!
- Ho.
Whoa.
It's too big for the
wagons to get around.
This is not how I saw myself
spending the day before my wedding.
- I hope it's not a bad sign.
- Don't worry,
Rosemary's not gonna let a little
bad weather ruin her plans.
Ah, if mother nature knows what's
best for her, she'll back off. Ready?
I think a lot of trees
came down in the storm.
Well, with the wind we've been
having, I'm not surprised.
Could be a problem if they're
damming the river. Ready?
Easy.
Okay.
It's never easy to
deliver news like this,
but there's been a mudslide
at the silverton mine.
I knew something bad was gonna
happen up there. I just knew it.
Is Roy all right?
Roy was the one who came
to town to tell us.
Do you know if any of
the other men were hurt?
We haven't heard much,
but Constable Thornton
is leading a group of
volunteers up there now.
Oh, I know...
I know.
We had a terrible accident
at our mine several years ago.
I know it's hard.
We have to be strong.
Miss Thatcher, why is
Mrs. Mcdonnell crying?
There was an accident at the mine.
- What kind of accident?
- A mudslide.
- My daddy works there.
- I know, Harper.
A lot of you have daddies
who work at the mine,
but I think your daddies
would want you to be brave
so your mommies don't worry.
- Do you think you could do that?
- I don't know.
Brownie is scared, too,
but he says if you'll
be brave, he will, too.
I'll be brave for Brownie.
I think Brownie could use a hug.
All right, everyone, come inside.
Hey! We got men trapped inside,
and some buried out here in the mud.
All right, don't worry,
we'll get 'em out.
Okay, men, let's unload
those wagons! Move quickly!
Frank, we're gonna need
some more blankets over here
for the injured miners. Jesse,
grab some men and some shovels
- and help with this wall of mud.
- Yeah, come on, come on.
Put this on.
You okay? Your arm?
Shh. I just got them all down.
That Robert is quite the little scamp!
I'm surprised they went to sleep at
all! They never take naps at school.
Well, I was desperate.
We ran out of things to do,
and they were getting
a bit challenging, so...
- So?
- I bribed them.
- Just a little.
- Oh, I can't wait to hear this.
I told them that I knew a
man who worked in a circus,
the ringmaster himself. And I promised,
if they were good
and went to sleep, that...
- I'd bring the circus to town.
- Have you given any thought
to how you're going to convince
Lee to bring the circus to town?
Not...
exactly.
I'd wait until after the honeymoon.
Okay.
I'm dying, aren't I?
Save your strength. We'll get you home.
Pastors always are terrible liars.
I'm going home...
Just not with you.
It's gonna be okay.
Stay with me here.
Tell my wife...
tell her I love her.
Always will.
And my boy,
tell him I'm proud of him.
What's your boy's name?
Harper.
Harper?
I know your son.
He's a good boy.
Promise you'll tell him.
He's gone.
- Did you talk to the doctor?
- He said it's touch and go.
Henry wouldn't be alive at all
if it wasn't for you.
I told him to slow down,
but he wouldn't listen.
Nora...
Where were you going?
I said we should
start over somewhere new.
We thought Union City.
- Why was Henry in such a hurry?
- I'm not sure,
but something was wrong.
I have to go. Word is a flood hit
the valley near Albert Hills.
Remember Lucy Benson?
- Carl's daughter?
- She lives out there alone.
I want to make sure she's okay.
Be safe.
I hope this is enough.
You can never have enough when
something like this happens.
We are not prepared to run a hospital.
We don't even know how many are injured.
Well, we've already
canvassed the whole town.
We'll just have to make
do with what we have.
God doesn't give you
more than you can handle.
All right! All right, all right.
I know what you're all thinking, so...
You might as well just
come out and say it.
- Say what?
- If we're short on bandages...
We could use the fabric that I ordered.
- Fabric? What fabric?
- You know perfectly well what fabric.
Fabric for my bridesmaids' dresses.
Rosemary...
- Are you sure?
- Yes.
I'm sure. Dottie?
Let me just say, though...
These will be the most elegant bandages
in the entire history of medicine.
- Everyone accounted for?
- Looks like it.
How bad is it?
There's two dead,
a couple of dozen injured.
Guess it could've been worse.
Maybe I will feel that way later.
Might be a little tricky getting
down the mountain at night.
Let's just get the fires going,
get everyone to wrap
themselves in blankets.
We'll head back at sun-up.
Jesse, head back to town.
Tell 'em to expect all the injured
men first thing in the morning.
Hyah!
Oh...
That should do it.
Yes...
Well, I'll help Faith
with the clothing now.
Rosemary Leveaux volunteering to
shred her own bridesmaids' dresses.
Life is full of surprises.
But I don't have to tell you that.
How are you getting
along with Charlotte?
I just wish we had more in common.
You do have something in common.
You both love Jack very much.
Jesse!
- Are the men back?
- They'll be here in the morning.
Constable wanted you to know there's
at least 20 miners who were injured,
some are looking pretty bad.
Well, we'll do what we need to do.
Is frank... Are the men
from Hope Valley safe?
They're fine. But there's a problem.
On my way back, there was
a logjam in the river.
Awful lot of water
being backed up behind there.
The settlement by the river's right in
the path. They're gonna get wiped out.
If those people don't get out
of there before the flood hits...
They're not gonna make it.
Lucy? Lucy!
Here!
Lucy!
- Are you hurt?
- It's my leg. It's stuck.
What happened?
I was feeding the chickens
when the flood came.
The coop fell on my leg.
It's really starting to hurt.
Hang on, honey. I'm going
to get you out of there.
- What're you doing?
- Trying to get this thing off of you!
Whoa, boy. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Okay, boy. Back.
Come on. Put your arm around me.
- Attagirl. You're doing great.
- Okay.
We don't have time to wait
for the men to get back.
We're gonna have to ride out there
and evacuate the settlement.
We'll need to find
places for them in town.
Dottie... go to the rowhouses,
see if anyone there can take
some of these people in.
Of course.
Might want to put
some beds in the saloon.
That's a good idea. Florence,
you're in charge of that.
I'll get right to work.
- I'll help you with that.
- Thank you.
We'll need to find food for all of them.
Who knows how long they'll be here.
We'll feed as many
as we can at the cafe.
Clara, that's where you come in.
The miners, the settlers, their
families, plus everyone who lives here?
I'm still not sure we'll
have enough to go around.
Yes, we will.
I was expecting 70
guests for my reception
with a choice of four entries.
- We should be fine.
- Rosemary, your wedding dinner?
Will be just as wonderful even
if it's just grits and beans.
I could use some help in the kitchen.
Duty calls.
Who'd like to find us some wagons?
We'll meet in front of
the jail at first light.
Do you need us to do anything else?
Pray.
Well, this is the last of it.
I'll feel better when we get
everyone back to Hope Valley.
We better take it slow on that trail.
We don't want anyone with internal
injuries to take a beating on the ride.
Let's assign a healthy
man to every wagon.
If they feel we need to stop for
someone, just have 'em call out.
We did a good thing here, Jack.
The odds were against us,
but providence was on our side.
What are you doing back here?
There's a logjam in the river
that's about to burst.
It'll send a flash-flood
right through the settlement.
- How long do we have?
- From what I saw, could be any time.
The ladies are riding back to warn them.
Frank, get these men
back to Hope Valley.
I'm heading to the settlement.
We need to move faster, everyone!
We've got to get away from the river.
Hurry! Hurry.
But what about all of our things?
You have Oliver.
That's all that matters.
But what about my dishes and his crib?
They can be replaced, you can't.
- Mrs. Mccormick! Come on!
- I ain't leaving.
If the good lord wants to
take me, it's all right by me.
- Please...
- I'm not movin'.
- Is everything okay?
- She won't go.
- Let me give it a try.
- Okay. She's all yours.
Mrs. Mccormick, I'm Abigail Stanton.
- I know you're not ha...
- I lived my life.
If it ends here, so be it.
So no one's gonna miss
you when you're gone?
My husband been dead for 20 years.
My husband passed, too.
So I know what it's like to live alone,
and I used to feel
pretty sorry for myself.
And when that happened,
do you know what I did?
I got up and I got going.
And that's what you need to do.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself
and live every moment
the good lord has given you.
I'm stayin' put.
You get yourself in one of
those wagons right this instant
or I'm gonna pick you up
and toss you in there myself,
rocking chair and all!
- Where are we going?
- Hope Valley, where you'll be safe.
- Will my daddy be there?
- Uh, we will see when we get there.
- Has anyone seen Maggie?
- She was here a minute ago.
She left Opal's teddy
bear at the tea party
she was having with her dolls,
so she went back to get him.
- Where was the tea party, Timmy?
- Near the pine tree by the river.
Jack! Jack, Maggie's missing.
The children think she went
down to the riverbank.
- I was just going to look for her.
- I'll get her.
Get everyone out of here
as fast as you can!
- Elizabeth! We gotta go.
- All right.
Everyone, hold on! We're leaving.
Now... giddy up!
Maggie!
Maggie!
Maggie!
Maggie!
Stay right there!
I'm gonna come to you, okay?
Whoa!
Broken arm? School.
I wrapped her leg as best as
I could, but it's swelling.
Okay. Help her
over to the infirmary.
I'll check on her when I can.
Watch your step, young man.
Now, there you go.
Careful.
There you go, young lady.
Oh, gentlemen, there's hot soup
over in the cafe, if you're hungry.
Thank you, ma'am.
How can I help?
Why don't you take
the children to the saloon?
They can bunk there for now.
Let's go inside, where it's warm.
Does that sound good?
Come on.
Oh, no...
Are you sure it was him?
Yeah. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
If anyone knows what these poor
people are going through, it's us.
I just wish there was more
we could do to help them.
- Is the saloon full?
- We can still take a few more.
Good. Go ahead.
Have you seen Jack anywhere?
- No. Well, maybe Mr. Coulter has.
- Lee?
- Yeah?
- Do you know where Jack is?
Uh, no, I haven't seen him.
Maybe he's at the schoolhouse.
No, I was just there.
I haven't seen him since
we were leaving the settlement.
Well, he's got to be somewhere.
Oh!
Settlement's flooded out.
Everything's gone.
- Come here, sweetie.
- I found this one
- wandering alone on the trail.
- Maggie?
Have you seen Constable Thornton?
What happened?
Do you know where he went?
The water took him away.
- Elizabeth, where are you going?
- I need to find Jack!
Anyone who can find a horse, follow me.
You heard her! Mount up!
- Somebody needs to tell Charlotte.
- I'll tell her.
Jack!
Jack?
Jack!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
- Jack!
- Jack!
He's down there! Jack!
Jack!
Jack? Jack!
Oh!
He's alive. I got a pulse.
- We found him! He's over here!
- Come on! Let's go!
Jack?
Jack.
He's suffering from exposure.
He wouldn't have lived much longer
if you hadn't found him when you did.
Faith, shouldn't he be in the infirmary?
I can treat him here.
He'll be more comfortable.
There's some pretty bad bruising, but...
I didn't find any broken bones.
That's good news.
Bad news is...
his fingernails are blue.
It's an early sign of pneumonia.
- Just how bad is it?
- It's hard to say just yet,
but we'll keep him warm,
of course, and we'll force liquids.
I'll be back to check on him.
Faith?
I'm really glad you're here.
If there's anything I can do for you...
- We can take turns sitting with him.
- No.
I'll stay with him.
For as long as it takes.
Elizabeth...
I want to.
- I'd like to stay, too.
- Of course.
- I can carry that for you.
- Oh, isn't that dear of you?
Here you go.
Constable Thornton's
a friend of yours, right?
He is, indeed. A very good friend.
- Are you worried about him?
- Now, Cody.
We're all worried
about what might happen,
but I learned a long time ago
worrying in advance doesn't
make things any easier.
- Then what does?
- Keeping busy.
And taking care of others.
As a matter of fact,
I think there's someone who needs
you to take care of them right now.
Someone who is more worried about
Constable Thornton than you are.
- Who's that?
- That silly old dog of his.
- You mean Rip?
- Yes. Rip.
I think you should find Rip right
away, and make sure he's all right.
- I bet he's pretty scared.
- I bet he's more scared than I am!
Well, then you are just
gonna have to cheer him up.
Do you think you could carry
this the rest of the way?
I'll manage.
How is he?
Faith thinks it might be pneumonia.
When I was younger,
my aunt died from it,
and the family across the
road lost a grandfather.
- Well, I know people who've recovered.
- You do?
Young man, Jack's age.
But Jack is strong.
This town has been through so much.
- If anything happens to Jack...
- We take this one day at a time.
- I was thinking...
- I was thinking the same thing.
We'll hold a prayer vigil,
tonight, after sundown.
We'll get through this.
I heard mayor Gowen
was in a car accident.
- You heard right.
- Is he going to make it?
- Not sure yet.
- I don't know what to do.
Should I inform the town council
about the missing money?
Mr. Jenkins, I think everybody has
enough to worry about right now.
Let's leave this for
another day, shall we?
I remember when Jack was about four...
Oh, he was sick as a dog.
I sat with him, day and night,
for a week.
I want to be mad at him...
But I can't, because he was doing
what he was supposed to do.
He saved a lot of lives.
I know.
But it would be terribly
unfair to lose two men
because of their courage.
It wouldn't be fair at all.
I need some air.
Oh, Jack.
I know things haven't
always been easy for us...
But from the first day I met you...
I knew that, no matter what...
we were meant for each other.
I'm sorry for everything I've
ever said or did that hurt you...
And if I could, I'd take it all back.
I know God meant for us
to have a life together.
That's why you can't leave.
Not right now.
Please stay with me.
Please?
Elizabeth?
I guess I fell asleep.
Why don't you come downstairs
and get something to eat?
I'll sit with Jack.
I'm not hungry.
He'd want you to take care of yourself.
I'm not leaving him, Abigail.
- Do you think he knows I'm here?
- Oh, of course he does.
I feel so alone.
No. You're never alone.
Oh.
How is he?
The same.
Elizabeth won't leave his side,
so I'm going to bring
up some tea up to her.
I don't know who we should
be worried about more,
her or him.
I know how she feels.
So do I.
I'll take up the tea.
Charlotte...
It's okay to cry.
Crying doesn't do anyone any good.
I know we're all thinking about Jack,
but now it's time to come together
and pray for our community.
Dear lord, we come before you
now in this time of struggle.
We surrender the lives
and health of our loved ones
into your caring hands.
I wish you could see
what's happening out there.
Our whole town's praying for healing...
For you to get better.
Can you do that for them?
How about for me?
It's all right.
I can wait.
For as long as it takes.
Do you remember
our new year's resolution?
To be patient,
to be kind,
not to rush...
but to take our time...
But not...
not to take too much time.
Jack!
Sorry! Sorry.
Hi.
Some people think, because Hope Valley
is a small town on the
edge of the frontier,
that life moves at a slower pace...
But events happened quickly
in the weeks after the flood
and the tragedy at the mine.
Jack recovered...
And while he did,
I finished my manuscript and sent it off
to half a dozen different
publishers. In the meantime,
Charlotte insisted on cooking
all of Jack's favorite meals...
And he survived those as well.
Most of the settlers
moved to higher ground...
And Rosemary realized that a
simple wedding to the man she loved
was all that she really needed.
- What happened with the gazebo?
- Oh... Well,
we ran out of time for the gazebo.
Well, it looks lovely in here.
- I'm sure she'll be very happy here.
- I hope so.
The bride will be here soon.
Abigail says she's just making
some last-minute adjustments
- to her hair.
- Ahh. Her hair?
Maybe I will have time
to build the gazebo after all.
- I'll hold you to that.
- Okay.
Okay.
Never been to a wedding before.
They're always beautiful.
Clara...
After all that's happened here...
I was thinking about what you said...
And you were right.
Some things are more
important than money.
I'm glad to hear you say that.
Tsk. Why did it have to be damp today?
Look at what it's doing to my curls.
Oh, Rosemary, you're stunning. Trust me.
Really? Because I was
going for breathtaking.
I guess "stunning" will have to do.
Well, this is it.
Looks like you found the
right man to make you happy.
I did.
I want you to know even
though things didn't work out
between you and Jack,
you'll always be like a daughter to me.
Thank you for that.
I think you've found
the right man, too.
- You do?
- Look, I know what Jack thinks.
I did not come here to give
you my stamp of approval.
I don't think it's anybody's business
to meddle in someone
else's personal affairs.
Even if that someone is your son?
Especially if it's my son.
I know that we don't
have a lot in common,
and I know it wasn't easy
having me underfoot.
- That's not true.
- Look.
It's a little true.
All I ever wanted for Jack
was that he find someone
who would love him as much as I do.
And give him as much sass as you do?
That's right.
And I think he's found her.
But promise me
that you'll teach me how to make
your Shepherd's pie one day.
Deal.
Well, it's time.
Jack.
I never realized the meaning
of the words "best man"
until I met you. Thank you.
Wow! I am the luckiest man in the world.
Not half as lucky as I am.
Dearly beloved,
we are gathered here today
to join this man and this
woman in holy matrimony.
May you always share with
each other the gifts of love.
Be one in heart and in mind.
May you always create a home together
that puts in your hearts
love, generosity, and kindness.
These two lives are now joined
in one unbroken circle.
May what God has brought together,
let no man pull asunder.
And may they find in each other
love everlasting and pure.
Rosemary,
Lee...
I now pronounce you man and wife.
You may kiss the bride.
Oh! I almost forgot!
Oh!
This is my mother, Charlotte Thornton.
It is such a pleasure to meet you.
We want our wedding to be fantastic.
This could be a new beginning for us.
I just don't see any point
in putting it off.
- It's a landslide!
- Come on, come on! Everyone out!
Henry, watch out!
It was hard for our
friends at the settlement
to hear the news of the landslide,
but as we rode back into town,
my worry shifted to the
challenges closer to home.
- 'Morning, ladies.
- 'Morning.
Do you know you are the first
person we have seen all morning?
Seems folks around here
like to sleep in.
Your mother had us up at 5:00. Again.
Well, you know what they say.
Early bird gets the worm.
Is that what's in the baskets?
- Berries.
- Nothing like a country breakfast.
- Fruit, bacon, eggs...
- Scrambled.
- With lots of lard.
- Well, too bad I've already eaten.
What a shame.
Hate to leave you ladies
out here by yourselves,
- but I got to take Rip for a walk.
- Are you sure you have to go?
Oh, don't worry, it'll give us more
time to get to know each other.
Your mother was just telling me how,
when she was a teacher,
she used to walk to her school
in snow drifts 10-feet deep.
Ten-feet deep?
- I grew up hearing it was five.
- There's that sass again.
Enjoy your walk.
Did you know that,
when he was a little boy,
he used to sneak out of the house
and run around in the rain
without a stitch of clothes on?
- Really?
- See you later.
- Jack! I'm so glad you're back.
- What happened?
There's a mudslide... At the mine.
It's bad. There's a
lot of people injured.
Stay with him. I'll get as many
men as I can to ride up there.
Maybe I should go to the mine with you.
Can't risk you getting hurt.
I'll set up the school
as an extra infirmary.
There's no telling how many
patients I'm going to have.
Good idea. Go.
I hope we've collected enough blankets.
Maybe you could check with folks,
see if there's anything
else they can donate.
- I'll knock on every door.
- I know you will.
- Are you sure the roads are safe?
- Safe enough.
What if there's another landslide?
I think that's a chance we're
just gonna have to take.
- Lee. Promise me you'll be careful.
- I promise.
I don't want to be a widow
before I'm even married.
We'll be fine.
Quickly, now. Move, men.
Let's load up.
Dottie!
- Jack?
- Dottie...
- Have you seen Bill?
- He left town on business last night.
Okay. Thanks.
Jack!
We packed you some food.
Hickam!
- Take this. Thanks.
- I got it.
Don't worry. I'll see you soon.
You better...
or I won't forgive you.
Ready? Let's ride!
The cots can go up
against the far wall.
We'll set them up after.
All right, everyone,
now, as you can see,
our schoolhouse is going
to be very busy today,
so we'll be moving class
to Abigail's cafe.
Now, I have to go
out of town for a little while,
but Miss Leveaux has graciously
agreed to be your teacher for today.
Hello, children.
Now, I know this is a big treat
for all of you, and I promise...
We'll have lots of fun.
Yes, dear?
Our kind of fun, or your kind of fun?
I promise, we can come up
with something together.
Yes, the doubtful-looking young man.
Miss Thatcher?
Is it true a bunch of people
got killed up in the mountains?
We don't know what
happened yet, Robert,
but Constable Thornton and some
of the men are going to help.
Is the mud going to come here?
Oh, definitely not. No,
our town is going to be just fine.
Why do you have to go?
Opal...
Do you remember Timmy
and Maggie and Harper
from the settlement?
Well, some of them have
daddies who work in the mine,
and when they find out
about what happened,
they're probably going to be scared.
But you'll come back, right?
Miss Thatcher always comes back,
and I'll take care of you
while she's gone.
Thank you, Emily.
All right, everyone, if you could
just line up two by two, please.
- How long will you be away?
- Probably the rest of the day,
by the time we get
out there and ride back.
- Really? That long?
- Are you having second thoughts?
Oh, not about the children,
no, we'll be fine.
Then what is it?
It's just...
at times like these...
I'll feel better once we're all back
here again, together, and safe.
All right, children. Follow me.
Bye! Have a good time.
And behave.
Somebody, help! Somebody!
- Nora!
- Bill!
Hyah!
Nora!
Nora?
- Down here!
- Are you all right?
It's Henry. I can't move him myself.
- Hold up!
- Ho.
Whoa.
It's too big for the
wagons to get around.
This is not how I saw myself
spending the day before my wedding.
- I hope it's not a bad sign.
- Don't worry,
Rosemary's not gonna let a little
bad weather ruin her plans.
Ah, if mother nature knows what's
best for her, she'll back off. Ready?
I think a lot of trees
came down in the storm.
Well, with the wind we've been
having, I'm not surprised.
Could be a problem if they're
damming the river. Ready?
Easy.
Okay.
It's never easy to
deliver news like this,
but there's been a mudslide
at the silverton mine.
I knew something bad was gonna
happen up there. I just knew it.
Is Roy all right?
Roy was the one who came
to town to tell us.
Do you know if any of
the other men were hurt?
We haven't heard much,
but Constable Thornton
is leading a group of
volunteers up there now.
Oh, I know...
I know.
We had a terrible accident
at our mine several years ago.
I know it's hard.
We have to be strong.
Miss Thatcher, why is
Mrs. Mcdonnell crying?
There was an accident at the mine.
- What kind of accident?
- A mudslide.
- My daddy works there.
- I know, Harper.
A lot of you have daddies
who work at the mine,
but I think your daddies
would want you to be brave
so your mommies don't worry.
- Do you think you could do that?
- I don't know.
Brownie is scared, too,
but he says if you'll
be brave, he will, too.
I'll be brave for Brownie.
I think Brownie could use a hug.
All right, everyone, come inside.
Hey! We got men trapped inside,
and some buried out here in the mud.
All right, don't worry,
we'll get 'em out.
Okay, men, let's unload
those wagons! Move quickly!
Frank, we're gonna need
some more blankets over here
for the injured miners. Jesse,
grab some men and some shovels
- and help with this wall of mud.
- Yeah, come on, come on.
Put this on.
You okay? Your arm?
Shh. I just got them all down.
That Robert is quite the little scamp!
I'm surprised they went to sleep at
all! They never take naps at school.
Well, I was desperate.
We ran out of things to do,
and they were getting
a bit challenging, so...
- So?
- I bribed them.
- Just a little.
- Oh, I can't wait to hear this.
I told them that I knew a
man who worked in a circus,
the ringmaster himself. And I promised,
if they were good
and went to sleep, that...
- I'd bring the circus to town.
- Have you given any thought
to how you're going to convince
Lee to bring the circus to town?
Not...
exactly.
I'd wait until after the honeymoon.
Okay.
I'm dying, aren't I?
Save your strength. We'll get you home.
Pastors always are terrible liars.
I'm going home...
Just not with you.
It's gonna be okay.
Stay with me here.
Tell my wife...
tell her I love her.
Always will.
And my boy,
tell him I'm proud of him.
What's your boy's name?
Harper.
Harper?
I know your son.
He's a good boy.
Promise you'll tell him.
He's gone.
- Did you talk to the doctor?
- He said it's touch and go.
Henry wouldn't be alive at all
if it wasn't for you.
I told him to slow down,
but he wouldn't listen.
Nora...
Where were you going?
I said we should
start over somewhere new.
We thought Union City.
- Why was Henry in such a hurry?
- I'm not sure,
but something was wrong.
I have to go. Word is a flood hit
the valley near Albert Hills.
Remember Lucy Benson?
- Carl's daughter?
- She lives out there alone.
I want to make sure she's okay.
Be safe.
I hope this is enough.
You can never have enough when
something like this happens.
We are not prepared to run a hospital.
We don't even know how many are injured.
Well, we've already
canvassed the whole town.
We'll just have to make
do with what we have.
God doesn't give you
more than you can handle.
All right! All right, all right.
I know what you're all thinking, so...
You might as well just
come out and say it.
- Say what?
- If we're short on bandages...
We could use the fabric that I ordered.
- Fabric? What fabric?
- You know perfectly well what fabric.
Fabric for my bridesmaids' dresses.
Rosemary...
- Are you sure?
- Yes.
I'm sure. Dottie?
Let me just say, though...
These will be the most elegant bandages
in the entire history of medicine.
- Everyone accounted for?
- Looks like it.
How bad is it?
There's two dead,
a couple of dozen injured.
Guess it could've been worse.
Maybe I will feel that way later.
Might be a little tricky getting
down the mountain at night.
Let's just get the fires going,
get everyone to wrap
themselves in blankets.
We'll head back at sun-up.
Jesse, head back to town.
Tell 'em to expect all the injured
men first thing in the morning.
Hyah!
Oh...
That should do it.
Yes...
Well, I'll help Faith
with the clothing now.
Rosemary Leveaux volunteering to
shred her own bridesmaids' dresses.
Life is full of surprises.
But I don't have to tell you that.
How are you getting
along with Charlotte?
I just wish we had more in common.
You do have something in common.
You both love Jack very much.
Jesse!
- Are the men back?
- They'll be here in the morning.
Constable wanted you to know there's
at least 20 miners who were injured,
some are looking pretty bad.
Well, we'll do what we need to do.
Is frank... Are the men
from Hope Valley safe?
They're fine. But there's a problem.
On my way back, there was
a logjam in the river.
Awful lot of water
being backed up behind there.
The settlement by the river's right in
the path. They're gonna get wiped out.
If those people don't get out
of there before the flood hits...
They're not gonna make it.
Lucy? Lucy!
Here!
Lucy!
- Are you hurt?
- It's my leg. It's stuck.
What happened?
I was feeding the chickens
when the flood came.
The coop fell on my leg.
It's really starting to hurt.
Hang on, honey. I'm going
to get you out of there.
- What're you doing?
- Trying to get this thing off of you!
Whoa, boy. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Okay, boy. Back.
Come on. Put your arm around me.
- Attagirl. You're doing great.
- Okay.
We don't have time to wait
for the men to get back.
We're gonna have to ride out there
and evacuate the settlement.
We'll need to find
places for them in town.
Dottie... go to the rowhouses,
see if anyone there can take
some of these people in.
Of course.
Might want to put
some beds in the saloon.
That's a good idea. Florence,
you're in charge of that.
I'll get right to work.
- I'll help you with that.
- Thank you.
We'll need to find food for all of them.
Who knows how long they'll be here.
We'll feed as many
as we can at the cafe.
Clara, that's where you come in.
The miners, the settlers, their
families, plus everyone who lives here?
I'm still not sure we'll
have enough to go around.
Yes, we will.
I was expecting 70
guests for my reception
with a choice of four entries.
- We should be fine.
- Rosemary, your wedding dinner?
Will be just as wonderful even
if it's just grits and beans.
I could use some help in the kitchen.
Duty calls.
Who'd like to find us some wagons?
We'll meet in front of
the jail at first light.
Do you need us to do anything else?
Pray.
Well, this is the last of it.
I'll feel better when we get
everyone back to Hope Valley.
We better take it slow on that trail.
We don't want anyone with internal
injuries to take a beating on the ride.
Let's assign a healthy
man to every wagon.
If they feel we need to stop for
someone, just have 'em call out.
We did a good thing here, Jack.
The odds were against us,
but providence was on our side.
What are you doing back here?
There's a logjam in the river
that's about to burst.
It'll send a flash-flood
right through the settlement.
- How long do we have?
- From what I saw, could be any time.
The ladies are riding back to warn them.
Frank, get these men
back to Hope Valley.
I'm heading to the settlement.
We need to move faster, everyone!
We've got to get away from the river.
Hurry! Hurry.
But what about all of our things?
You have Oliver.
That's all that matters.
But what about my dishes and his crib?
They can be replaced, you can't.
- Mrs. Mccormick! Come on!
- I ain't leaving.
If the good lord wants to
take me, it's all right by me.
- Please...
- I'm not movin'.
- Is everything okay?
- She won't go.
- Let me give it a try.
- Okay. She's all yours.
Mrs. Mccormick, I'm Abigail Stanton.
- I know you're not ha...
- I lived my life.
If it ends here, so be it.
So no one's gonna miss
you when you're gone?
My husband been dead for 20 years.
My husband passed, too.
So I know what it's like to live alone,
and I used to feel
pretty sorry for myself.
And when that happened,
do you know what I did?
I got up and I got going.
And that's what you need to do.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself
and live every moment
the good lord has given you.
I'm stayin' put.
You get yourself in one of
those wagons right this instant
or I'm gonna pick you up
and toss you in there myself,
rocking chair and all!
- Where are we going?
- Hope Valley, where you'll be safe.
- Will my daddy be there?
- Uh, we will see when we get there.
- Has anyone seen Maggie?
- She was here a minute ago.
She left Opal's teddy
bear at the tea party
she was having with her dolls,
so she went back to get him.
- Where was the tea party, Timmy?
- Near the pine tree by the river.
Jack! Jack, Maggie's missing.
The children think she went
down to the riverbank.
- I was just going to look for her.
- I'll get her.
Get everyone out of here
as fast as you can!
- Elizabeth! We gotta go.
- All right.
Everyone, hold on! We're leaving.
Now... giddy up!
Maggie!
Maggie!
Maggie!
Maggie!
Stay right there!
I'm gonna come to you, okay?
Whoa!
Broken arm? School.
I wrapped her leg as best as
I could, but it's swelling.
Okay. Help her
over to the infirmary.
I'll check on her when I can.
Watch your step, young man.
Now, there you go.
Careful.
There you go, young lady.
Oh, gentlemen, there's hot soup
over in the cafe, if you're hungry.
Thank you, ma'am.
How can I help?
Why don't you take
the children to the saloon?
They can bunk there for now.
Let's go inside, where it's warm.
Does that sound good?
Come on.
Oh, no...
Are you sure it was him?
Yeah. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
If anyone knows what these poor
people are going through, it's us.
I just wish there was more
we could do to help them.
- Is the saloon full?
- We can still take a few more.
Good. Go ahead.
Have you seen Jack anywhere?
- No. Well, maybe Mr. Coulter has.
- Lee?
- Yeah?
- Do you know where Jack is?
Uh, no, I haven't seen him.
Maybe he's at the schoolhouse.
No, I was just there.
I haven't seen him since
we were leaving the settlement.
Well, he's got to be somewhere.
Oh!
Settlement's flooded out.
Everything's gone.
- Come here, sweetie.
- I found this one
- wandering alone on the trail.
- Maggie?
Have you seen Constable Thornton?
What happened?
Do you know where he went?
The water took him away.
- Elizabeth, where are you going?
- I need to find Jack!
Anyone who can find a horse, follow me.
You heard her! Mount up!
- Somebody needs to tell Charlotte.
- I'll tell her.
Jack!
Jack?
Jack!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
Jack!
- Jack!
- Jack!
He's down there! Jack!
Jack!
Jack? Jack!
Oh!
He's alive. I got a pulse.
- We found him! He's over here!
- Come on! Let's go!
Jack?
Jack.
He's suffering from exposure.
He wouldn't have lived much longer
if you hadn't found him when you did.
Faith, shouldn't he be in the infirmary?
I can treat him here.
He'll be more comfortable.
There's some pretty bad bruising, but...
I didn't find any broken bones.
That's good news.
Bad news is...
his fingernails are blue.
It's an early sign of pneumonia.
- Just how bad is it?
- It's hard to say just yet,
but we'll keep him warm,
of course, and we'll force liquids.
I'll be back to check on him.
Faith?
I'm really glad you're here.
If there's anything I can do for you...
- We can take turns sitting with him.
- No.
I'll stay with him.
For as long as it takes.
Elizabeth...
I want to.
- I'd like to stay, too.
- Of course.
- I can carry that for you.
- Oh, isn't that dear of you?
Here you go.
Constable Thornton's
a friend of yours, right?
He is, indeed. A very good friend.
- Are you worried about him?
- Now, Cody.
We're all worried
about what might happen,
but I learned a long time ago
worrying in advance doesn't
make things any easier.
- Then what does?
- Keeping busy.
And taking care of others.
As a matter of fact,
I think there's someone who needs
you to take care of them right now.
Someone who is more worried about
Constable Thornton than you are.
- Who's that?
- That silly old dog of his.
- You mean Rip?
- Yes. Rip.
I think you should find Rip right
away, and make sure he's all right.
- I bet he's pretty scared.
- I bet he's more scared than I am!
Well, then you are just
gonna have to cheer him up.
Do you think you could carry
this the rest of the way?
I'll manage.
How is he?
Faith thinks it might be pneumonia.
When I was younger,
my aunt died from it,
and the family across the
road lost a grandfather.
- Well, I know people who've recovered.
- You do?
Young man, Jack's age.
But Jack is strong.
This town has been through so much.
- If anything happens to Jack...
- We take this one day at a time.
- I was thinking...
- I was thinking the same thing.
We'll hold a prayer vigil,
tonight, after sundown.
We'll get through this.
I heard mayor Gowen
was in a car accident.
- You heard right.
- Is he going to make it?
- Not sure yet.
- I don't know what to do.
Should I inform the town council
about the missing money?
Mr. Jenkins, I think everybody has
enough to worry about right now.
Let's leave this for
another day, shall we?
I remember when Jack was about four...
Oh, he was sick as a dog.
I sat with him, day and night,
for a week.
I want to be mad at him...
But I can't, because he was doing
what he was supposed to do.
He saved a lot of lives.
I know.
But it would be terribly
unfair to lose two men
because of their courage.
It wouldn't be fair at all.
I need some air.
Oh, Jack.
I know things haven't
always been easy for us...
But from the first day I met you...
I knew that, no matter what...
we were meant for each other.
I'm sorry for everything I've
ever said or did that hurt you...
And if I could, I'd take it all back.
I know God meant for us
to have a life together.
That's why you can't leave.
Not right now.
Please stay with me.
Please?
Elizabeth?
I guess I fell asleep.
Why don't you come downstairs
and get something to eat?
I'll sit with Jack.
I'm not hungry.
He'd want you to take care of yourself.
I'm not leaving him, Abigail.
- Do you think he knows I'm here?
- Oh, of course he does.
I feel so alone.
No. You're never alone.
Oh.
How is he?
The same.
Elizabeth won't leave his side,
so I'm going to bring
up some tea up to her.
I don't know who we should
be worried about more,
her or him.
I know how she feels.
So do I.
I'll take up the tea.
Charlotte...
It's okay to cry.
Crying doesn't do anyone any good.
I know we're all thinking about Jack,
but now it's time to come together
and pray for our community.
Dear lord, we come before you
now in this time of struggle.
We surrender the lives
and health of our loved ones
into your caring hands.
I wish you could see
what's happening out there.
Our whole town's praying for healing...
For you to get better.
Can you do that for them?
How about for me?
It's all right.
I can wait.
For as long as it takes.
Do you remember
our new year's resolution?
To be patient,
to be kind,
not to rush...
but to take our time...
But not...
not to take too much time.
Jack!
Sorry! Sorry.
Hi.
Some people think, because Hope Valley
is a small town on the
edge of the frontier,
that life moves at a slower pace...
But events happened quickly
in the weeks after the flood
and the tragedy at the mine.
Jack recovered...
And while he did,
I finished my manuscript and sent it off
to half a dozen different
publishers. In the meantime,
Charlotte insisted on cooking
all of Jack's favorite meals...
And he survived those as well.
Most of the settlers
moved to higher ground...
And Rosemary realized that a
simple wedding to the man she loved
was all that she really needed.
- What happened with the gazebo?
- Oh... Well,
we ran out of time for the gazebo.
Well, it looks lovely in here.
- I'm sure she'll be very happy here.
- I hope so.
The bride will be here soon.
Abigail says she's just making
some last-minute adjustments
- to her hair.
- Ahh. Her hair?
Maybe I will have time
to build the gazebo after all.
- I'll hold you to that.
- Okay.
Okay.
Never been to a wedding before.
They're always beautiful.
Clara...
After all that's happened here...
I was thinking about what you said...
And you were right.
Some things are more
important than money.
I'm glad to hear you say that.
Tsk. Why did it have to be damp today?
Look at what it's doing to my curls.
Oh, Rosemary, you're stunning. Trust me.
Really? Because I was
going for breathtaking.
I guess "stunning" will have to do.
Well, this is it.
Looks like you found the
right man to make you happy.
I did.
I want you to know even
though things didn't work out
between you and Jack,
you'll always be like a daughter to me.
Thank you for that.
I think you've found
the right man, too.
- You do?
- Look, I know what Jack thinks.
I did not come here to give
you my stamp of approval.
I don't think it's anybody's business
to meddle in someone
else's personal affairs.
Even if that someone is your son?
Especially if it's my son.
I know that we don't
have a lot in common,
and I know it wasn't easy
having me underfoot.
- That's not true.
- Look.
It's a little true.
All I ever wanted for Jack
was that he find someone
who would love him as much as I do.
And give him as much sass as you do?
That's right.
And I think he's found her.
But promise me
that you'll teach me how to make
your Shepherd's pie one day.
Deal.
Well, it's time.
Jack.
I never realized the meaning
of the words "best man"
until I met you. Thank you.
Wow! I am the luckiest man in the world.
Not half as lucky as I am.
Dearly beloved,
we are gathered here today
to join this man and this
woman in holy matrimony.
May you always share with
each other the gifts of love.
Be one in heart and in mind.
May you always create a home together
that puts in your hearts
love, generosity, and kindness.
These two lives are now joined
in one unbroken circle.
May what God has brought together,
let no man pull asunder.
And may they find in each other
love everlasting and pure.
Rosemary,
Lee...
I now pronounce you man and wife.
You may kiss the bride.
Oh! I almost forgot!
Oh!