Heartland (CA) s05e01 Episode Script

Finding Freedom

Previously on "Heartland" Um, he ordered the Saskatoon Berry.
Most of our customers prefer apple.
The boy, Shane.
Yeah.
He's my son.
What the hell am I gonna do? You don't repeat the past.
I just need you to know I'm behind Ashley, all the way.
In fact, I'm moving to BC with her.
You're going with her? Okay - Get 'er done.
- Absolutely.
Shane?! Miranda?! What're you doing here? She's in full out labour.
We never would've made it to the hospital.
It's a girl, Lou.
It's She's beautiful.
Welcome.
Hi.
Hello.
Renard Perez.
Amy Fleming.
That was absolutely amazing.
I've never seen anything like it.
What kind of horses are they? Andalusians.
Mercutio and Laertes.
They're absolutely beautiful.
And talented, but I shouldn't say that out loud.
They're a couple of divas; That's what happens when you put them on a stage.
- For - Ah, "Dark Horse".
It's an equestrian show.
We're getting ready to open up in Calgary.
I've heard about it.
You're the director, aren't you? Director? That's a bit theatrical.
Actually, they train me more than I train them.
I have a lot to learn, this is the best place to do it.
Wow So do you come out here a lot? I'm gonna be trapped in the city.
But for now, I bring my tent out here, camp with the horses and we play together.
Just don't tell them it's a rehearsal I won't.
Well, I'll I'll leave you to it.
No, no Take a seat.
Front row.
They love an audience.
Thanks.
* * * * * * * Whoa! Hup, hup, hup.
Hup, hup, get up there.
Whoa Listen, Jack.
I told you, it's not like I gave up on it.
I've been looking for 'em for months.
Is that so? Yeah, that's so.
Ever since the dude ranch.
I haven't had any luck.
Well, maybe you're not looking hard enough.
Oh, come on Fort St.
John is not that big a place.
No, it's not that big a place.
So obviously Miranda doesn't wanna be found.
What about Shane? What do you think he wants? H'yah! So, the spring fling is coming up and I don't have a date.
Why do you need a date? Just go alone.
Alone? Are you kidding me? Do you know what that would do to my class cred? Social suicide.
What if Jake saw me? Uh, Mallory Might as well get "loser" tattooed on my forehead.
Hi.
Hi.
Hey, Jake.
Hey.
I guess you heard.
Heard what? Uh, Jamie and I broke up.
Oh, sorry, hadn't heard.
Well, yes, sort of, but not for sure.
So, what's happening? Lot of things.
Always.
I'm just one big happening.
So, the dance is coming up.
Really? Hadn't really thought much about it.
Are you going? Look, Jake, before things get weird, I just want to say that I'm not interested in being asked out by someone who's on the rebound, so just forget about it, okay? Who said I was asking? I was wondering if you were going, that's all.
Loser.
Hey, Shane! Ty Borden.
I'm Amy's friend.
Oh yeah.
Yeah, yeah, I remember.
How're you doing? Good, man.
What're you doing in Hudson? Come on.
Hey, Ty, you are not gonna believe this.
It just saw the most amazing thing! There was this guy who's-- He's in a show, a horse show in Calgary.
He was working with these horses.
Hey.
Hey, I'm back.
Shane? Where's Pal? I wanna see her.
- Is she in the barn? - No.
She's not.
Where is she then? That doesn't matter.
What're you doing here? How did you get to Hudson? On the bus.
On the bus? Yeah.
Yeah, it's no big deal.
Does your mom know you're here? I already asked him that.
And does she? Yeah! No, everything's cool.
My mom knows.
Well, I'll be Hey! Hey, Tim! Hey.
Hey.
Where, where's Where's your mom? Look who's here.
Good to see you, Shane.
So? Where is your mom? He said she knows he is here.
Oh really? Well, maybe we should give her a call.
What do you think? Huh? Might be a good idea.
Yeah, let's give her a call.
Now, why would Shane just show up here out of the blue? And did you see the look on my dad's face when he saw him? This is just weird.
Well, maybe he just misses his horse.
I know he misses being here.
I don't know Yeah, I guess.
Hey, what were you starting to tell me when you showed up? Oh, Ty, it was incredible.
The number you have reached is not-- Okay.
The number's no longer listed.
Must be a phone problem or something.
Well, it could be.
Once and for all, okay, you wanna tell me where you and your mother live? Come on, you're gonna tell me this right now, or there's gonna be trouble.
Moose Jaw.
Moose Jaw? You took a bus from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, by yourself? And your mother was good with that? Yeah.
I don't know that I'm buying that.
You call her again and you get the number right this time.
Get an address while you're at it.
Hey, mom.
It's me.
Mom, chill out.
I'm at Heartland.
On the bus.
Okay, okay.
She wants to talk to you.
Miranda.
Yeah.
Yeah, he's safe.
Excuse me? No, I've been I've been trying to get a hold of you for the past five months.
And you just disappear, make it impossible for me to find you.
So Pretty dumb thing to do, leaving home, not telling your mother.
What's going on? Nothing's going on.
I just wanted to visit.
Oh.
So, what's the plan? The plan? The plan is you stay here tonight, and your mother comes to pick you up tomorrow.
Sweet.
Sweet? No, I wouldn't say that.
Not the kind of trouble you're in.
Well, you've found 'em now.
What're you gonna do about it? Okay, so all he had to do was raise up both his arms and his horses would rear up.
But both at the same time.
It was like Man, I wish I could do what Renard does.
It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
And then he'd have his horses going around Only not quite like this.
It was a little bit better.
It was more like a dance.
Like he was dancing with his horses.
And it just No, but it looked beautiful.
It was so cool! - What? - Look at you.
You're like a kid on Christmas.
I feel like that.
I really do! Hey! So What's up? Well, your dad made me call my mom.
And? And she's coming to get me.
But not until tomorrow, so at least I get to stay here for a little while.
Now can I ride Pal? Um thanks.
So, you guys, are you like boyfriend and girlfriend? Good question.
He told me he was your "friend".
Oh, he did, did he? Hmm.
Okay to use this one? Shane, why don't you ride Harley? He's here and already in here and ready to be tacked up.
Nah.
No, let's get Pal.
I can't wait to see her again.
That's just the thing.
Um What? It's Pal.
What about her? Did she die? No.
She didn't die, but I re-homed her-- months ago.
Shane, what was I supposed to do? She was a rescue horse.
I had to find a home for her.
She was my horse.
Shane Shane, wait! Why won't you talk to me? What's going on? I mean, why are you here? Shane, why did you run away? You wanna know why? Because since I've left here, we've moved like three times.
I haven't been able to make any friends.
I didn't want to anyway.
Why should I? We'll just move again.
I'm sorry.
I can't remember being happy since I left here.
I'm so sorry, Shane.
So, Shane, we need to put you up for the night, and I have an idea.
How about moving out to the barn? I have to study in my loft.
New idea.
Lou's room.
She's away at her in-laws with Peter and the baby.
She had the baby? A little girl.
Great.
That's great.
Can I be excused? You're not gonna go get on a bus are you? Uh no.
All right then.
Well When're you gonna talk to him? Look, it's not that simple, Jack.
Maybe his mother's already told him? I don't think so.
He'd have said something if she had.
Well, maybe she doesn't want me to tell him? Tim, at least find out.
He's gone again tomorrow, and judging by the past they might move again.
Well, maybe that might be the best.
Best for who? You know, maybe, for once, you should just try not to interfere.
See you in the morning.
Bye.
I thought he liked me.
He does.
Yeah.
Weird way of showing it.
Hey.
Hey.
I think I'm gonna try and get Pal back for Shane.
I just, I feel awful about it.
Amy.
He's leaving tomorrow.
He'll get over it.
And if he shows up again, we'll get him another horse, okay? Okay.
You know, Shane told me that you said we were just friends.
Yeah? Are we? Aren't we more than that now? Well Maybe.
So what are we? When people ask, what do I tell them? Why do we have to tell them anything? Why does it need a label? What does that do? No, I Okay, you're right.
It doesn't need a label.
But If we were just friends, would I do this? Would I? Huh? Hmm? I need to study.
Oh, I'm not stopping you.
- You're not stopping me? - No, you can study.
You behave yourself.
You behave yourself.
Good.
Come on Come on, Spartan.
No.
Get up.
'Kay, turn.
Good.
Come on.
Ugh! Get just Good boy.
Hey.
Do you wanna go for a ride? Your mom's not gonna be here for a couple of hours.
No, I don't wanna ride.
I'll just wait for my mom.
Is Tim around? Not yet.
So, there was this boy, Shane, he stayed at our dude ranch and he totally fell in love with Pal, and then he left and I didn't think he'd be visiting again.
But now he's back and he really misses his horse.
And I know that's confusing-- And this concerns me because? Because I'm really hoping that you'll giver her back to me? Give her back? I just got her settled in.
Look, I could find you a really nice pony I'm sure you could, but Well, the truth is, I've grown rather fond of this little filly.
Besides, got a granddaughter coming out this summer and I think they'll be a good fit.
So, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but a deal's a deal.
What're you doing? It rained last night.
Sprung a leak.
It's a mess.
My life is a mess.
I still don't have a date to the spring fling.
Even Jake didn't ask me.
Wait I thought you turned him down flat.
Why would you expect h to ask you again? Because if a guy likes a girl he shouldn't give up so easy.
If he had have asked you, would you have said yes? No way.
Can you spell "rebound"? Why don't guys get it? Look at you and Amy.
You guys are sort of back together, but neither one of you are saying you're actually back together.
I mean, what is that? Are you back together or not? Look, whatever it is, it's working, okay? It's working? Is that all you can say? Look, Mallory, Amy and I are friends.
We trust each other and we give each other freedom, and because of that, we're close.
We're closer than we'vevever been before.
So, in that respect, yes, we're back together.
Blah, blah, blah.
Tell me that when you're old and in your mid-20's and still alone.
I am in my mid-twenties.
Almost.
See, there you go.
Look at you.
No place to call your own, no relationship you can put a name to.
Oh, but you got freedom and you got trust.
Whoop-dee-doo! Yeah.
Where are you anyway? I mean, Shane's been waiting for hours.
Okay, well Yeah, he can stay another day.
Okay.
Listen, I gotta ask you, have you told him? No? Uh, no.
No, I'm not gonna say a thing, not unless you want me to.
So I'll just see you tomorrow, okay? All right.
Bye.
So? Where is she? Oh, um Well, your mother's gonna come tomorrow.
Some guy called in sick, she's gonna cover for him.
What didn't she want you to tell me? What? Oh, uh, nothing.
Heh, nothing.
Uh, I wanted to show you something.
Do you, uh Do you remember this? I thought you might wanna pick up on your roping lessons.
I've got no reason to learn.
Hey.
Saskatoon Berry pie, right? You stayed at the dude ranch.
Yeah.
Hi.
Youe e uh? Mallory.
Hi.
Tim.
Hi.
What is that kid doing here? Didn't he and his mom just disappear into thin air in the middle of the night? I mean, did they even pay their bill? What is going on? Nothing's going on.
He just missed Heartland and sort of ran away from home to come back.
Really? Because Tim offered him roping lessons.
That is so not Tim.
Something's going on.
- Hey.
- Hey.
You know, I think something is going on.
Amy No, listen.
When Shane left the last time, he was convinced that my dad and his mom had a thing for each other.
And then all of a sudden Shane and Miranda just disappear? And then Janice leaves too? I mean, I don't know.
I just It can't be a coincidence.
I think you're reading way too much into this, Sherlock.
I don't think so.
How did it go with Reid Tatum? Oh, way to change the subject.
I'm just wondering.
Any luck? - No.
- No? He wasn't interested.
It was kind of frustrating.
Mm.
How's it going with this guy then? Even more frustrating.
Everytime I get somewhere with him, I just get interrupted.
There's so many distractions around here.
- Come on.
- What? We're going for a drive.
Where? Ty! I love this place.
Spartan can't be a liberty horse if he's cooped up behind a fence.
You know, this was a pretty amazing idea.
Thank you.
I'm glad that an old, almost mid-twenties guy with no apparent life and a roof that leaks can still have a good idea every once in a while.
Come on, what're you talking about? Never mind.
Okay.
Come on.
Let's jump the jumps! - Are you crazy?! - Come on, Ty! I'm gonna get ya! You can't catch up, old man! No, no, no, no, no.
Hey.
Well, hello, stranger.
Haven't had much of an opportunity to talk to you lately.
What do you mean? Well, what're you up to with Spartan? Oh, I've been watching.
I don't really know what it is myself yet.
I'm just trying something out.
So when I know, I'll tell you.
Very mysterious.
Well, speaking of mysteries, where's Shane? Oh, he's in bed.
Nothing mysterious about that.
No, but Shane and Miranda And dad.
Mm-hm.
Well, Shane had a theory.
He thought that dad had a thing for Miranda.
Is that so? Why would he get a notion like that? Apparently, when they were staying here at the dude ranch, dad visited a lot.
Really? Yeah.
So what do you think? What do I think? Well, I think I can think that I can positively say that there is nothing going on between Miranda and your dad, romantically speaking.
And Janice just leaving like she did had nothing to do with Miranda? Why would it? I don't know, I guess I just wanna know what's going on.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Now, more to the point What is going between you two? Does it really need a label? Hey.
Thank you.
For what? For remembering the old jumping course.
It's like the perfect place to practice.
You know what I'd love? What's that? I'd love to go and show Renard what I can do with Spartan once once I can actually do something.
You're such a show-off.
I am not! Oh, Renard, look how good I am! Check out my mad horse skills.
I wouldn't say that.
- No? - No.
Besides, I don't have any skills yet.
You know, I just, I wish I knew what Renard did.
Well, why don't you ask him? - Yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah.
Maybe I will.
Oh, gee! - Ty! - Oh! No! I hate this! Oh, Ty! Okay! Stop laughing! It's not funny! Oh my gosh.
Twitter is evil.
Even Denise Orachuk has a date now.
So does Jamie-- some guy I've never even heard of.
How do girls break up with their boyfriends and then within days they have a replacement? How does that work? Jamie's just afraid to be alone.
That's all.
Have you got any roofing tar or tin, Jack? What for? Well, it rained again last night and the loft roof is leaking like a sieve, and I gotta do something about it.
At least you have a problem that can be fixed.
I have problems-- unfixable problems.
Is she still going on about the dance? I wouldn't know.
How am I the only one in my class without a date? How did this happen? Am I that horrible to look at? Do I smell? Do I have an annoying laugh? No, Mallory! Okay? Stop! I'll take you to the damn dance, okay? You? What? I feel bad to say this, Ty, but I would've died for you to ask me when I was like 12, maybe even 13.
But Now, it's just weird.
You're just too old.
But thank you.
So I tried to get Pal back, but her new owner-- you know, Reid Tatum-- just flat out refused.
But I guess Shane is going home today, right? Yeah, I guess, but probably won't be the last time he's here.
I mean, we probably should get that damn horse back.
He was pretty attached to it.
Dad, how many times do you think he's gonna be back? He does live in Moose Jaw.
Huh? I, uh You just let me take care of it.
Hey, Caleb.
Hey, it's Ty.
How's it going, man? Come on, Reid, just gimme a minute of your time, will you? Not right now, Tim.
I'm on a schedule here.
Where are you off to in such a big hurry? Saddle auction.
Saddle auction? What, you a collector? Yeah, big time.
Prize saddles, rodeo saddles from all over.
I must have, oh, fifty, sixty of them by now.
I even have Pete Knight's saddle.
Now that's a collector's item.
Really? And you're wasting your breath if you're here to talk about that pony.
Like I told your daughter, I'm not interested in giving her back.
Thank you.
You know, I have been trying to do what you do.
I even took Spartan away from the ranch so there'd be no distractions, but I haven't been very successful.
How do you train them to do what they do? Love, understanding, and above all freedom.
They're liberty horses: No reins, no lead ropes, no saddles.
You have to trust the horse to be free; That he won't flee when you release him.
You, in fact, become the leader of the herd.
Here, try it.
Okay.
Get his full attention.
Now just raise your leg towards him.
Good.
Other leg Now he'll follow what you do.
You see? You have an instinct.
That's good.
No domination.
Just trust.
I think you know that already.
Try it again.
Other leg Good.
Good boy.
Good boy.
I just got off the phone with my mom.
She can't come today either.
She wants you to call her.
No, I know he's got school.
Okay, then, I'll just drive him to Moose Jaw.
O-okay, okay Fine.
Right.
So you don't wanna see me, but you're okay with me putting him back on the bus? All right, I'll You better be at the station waiting for him.
That's all I can say.
It's fine.
I got here on my own, didn't I? Whoa good boy.
Hey! I went to see Renard again.
He worked with me.
It's so much better now.
It's like Spartan can read me and I'm understanding him better too now.
I don't know, it's like a whole new level of connection, or Well, it's pretty cool to watch.
Are you taking a break right now, or? - Yeah.
- Yeah? We've had enough for today.
There's, um, something I wanted to talk to you about.
Okay.
Is it about us? Yeah.
It's about us.
It's gonna affect us both, so, um, in a good way, I hope.
You sound so serious.
I am.
Well, what's up? I'm moving outta the loft.
So Jake keeps phoning me.
I don't know whether to take his calls or not.
He's probably gonna ask me to spring fling after all.
What do you think I should do? I think it's your decision, Mallory.
You should make it.
Whoa, I just asked.
Sorry.
You don't have to bite my head off.
I said I was sorry.
What's wrong? Are you okay? Ty's moving out of the loft and I don't know why.
I don't know why you're surprised.
You're the one who helped me make the decision to move out in the first place.
I helped you make the decision? Don't think so! How? Well, you made me stop and think.
At this stage in my life, I need something to show for it.
I gotta grow up and that's what I'm gonna do.
No.
Renting Caleb's trailer is not growing up! It's like some terrible crab-like sideways move.
It's the wrong decision! No, it isn't.
Yes, it is! And you know what? The tar goes on the outside of the roof.
Duh! It's Jake.
What should I do? Pick up it up.
Tell him you'll go to the damn dance with him.
Hey, Jake.
It's nice of you to ask me to the dance, but Okay! Okay, I'll go to the dance with you On one condition.
I'm still holding onto that horse.
Oh, no No, I was just wondering how you made out at the sale.
Oh.
Nah Stampede saddle I had my eye on went to a higher bidder.
Oh.
I got an interest in, uh, saddles myself.
Really? Yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well, as you know, I was on the circuit forever.
All-round cowboy five times, so I got quite a collection of saddles of my own.
Of course, I just collect 'em for fun now, but, you know, the ones that are my favourites are still the ones I won.
Check this out.
Oh my, that is a beauty.
Hudson rodeo.
And The signature.
I don't suppose you'd be interested in uh, selling this to me, now would you? Oh ho no.
No, no, no.
Nah, I'd trade it.
I already told you.
I don't need to learn how to rope.
I'll never be a rodeo cowboy, so Huh.
Well, you better tell that to Pal 'cause she's been waiting for you.
What? You got her back?! Hey! Oh, you've grown! Thank you so much! Oh! Hey! Okay.
Well, listen, here's the thing.
You gotta go home.
It's your mom.
She misses you and she needs you, and it's just not fair to her.
So I'm gonna tell you what.
I'll keep Pal here and you can come and see her anytime you want.
Deal? Deal.
Hey hey, Pal.
Aw! But what should I do? He just sorta sprung this on me.
Should I ask him why? I'm gonna have to call you back.
Okay.
Yeah, you give my niece a kiss for me.
Bye.
Hey.
It was Lou.
You know, I was just wondering why you'd move into Caleb's trailer now? I mean, I thought I thought we were together.
More than we'd been in a long time.
We are.
We are! It's just It's been a really rough year for us.
I know.
And it seems like as soon as we reach this place where we can be open and honest with each other, you wanna change it and I don't know why.
I don't wanna change it.
It's not like I'm moving away, Amy.
Yeah, it is.
We can be even more together if we're apart.
We can make it work.
It'll be good for us.
Is this because your roof leaks? No.
I need my own place, Amy.
I can't be the guy in the loft forever.
Why not? I love the guy in the loft.
Good boy.
Well done.
It's a little bit like one step forward and two steps back.
It takes a lot of patience, for you and for the horse.
A lot of trial and error.
But there can be no power struggle, and if you're not relaxed? Forget it.
They can instantly pick up on your stress and your state of mind, but you knew that.
I told you, your instincts are very good.
You just have to know when to truly release.
It's like anything in life.
You have to let before you can move forward.
Yeah.
Good boy, Spartan.
Good boy.
Come on.
Hup.
Here.
Come here.
Good boy.
Whoa Good boy.
Amy, that was amazing.
You are incredible.
Way to go.
No collar, no lead He's so good.
- Wow.
- Hey, uh Can we talk about you moving out of the loft? - Amy, I don't-- - No.
I wanna talk about it.
It's just hard 'cause I don't know, I'm gonna miss you.
And I know in my gut this is right, but maybe I am holding on too tight.
Maybe we need to move forward.
Here's to moving forward.
What do you think? Well, you look real grown up.
Okay.
You look very pretty.
But I do have to ask you, why are you leaving from here and not your folk's place? Well, if Jake came and picked me up at my house, my mom would be all over him, telling him how cute he is.
My dad would be too, except with some kind of loaded weapon in his hand.
So this is the best idea, less complicated.
Plus, They wouldn't understand that Jake's not really my date.
He's not? No.
He's just giving me a ride.
Why do I need a date? Only girls who are afraid to be alone, like Jamie, would.
Jake, good to see you, man.
Good to see you too, sir.
Are you ready? Yeah.
Um Remember, you're just giving me a ride, right? Once we're there, we're gonna go solo.
Understood? - Sure.
- 'Kay.
So, I heard a rumour.
Were you planning on telling me you're moving out? Why? Well, I just I think it's a good idea.
Caleb's happy having someone he knows rent the trailer and Amy and I could use some space.
Space? You know, I tried to stay out of whatever you two are going through.
I think I did a pretty darn good job of that too considering there were plenty a times.
I wanted to kick both your hind ends.
I don't doubt it took a lot of self-control.
But this is not Amy and I breaking up, Jack.
I just I think it's time to take it to another level.
Okay.
I don't pretend to know what you're talking about, but I'll be sad to lose you.
I'll be around.
Another level I hope you're not thinking of using that trailer as some kind of wild bachelor pad.
'Cause remember, I sleep light and I can still hear if and when Amy gets home at night.
As a matter of fact, if I concentrate, I can hear the doorknob on that trailer too.
Okay, try to behave yourself now.
Don't wanna give your mother a heart attack.
Next time, we'll plan something like that together, 'kay? No more running away.
Is that a deal? Deal.
Okay.
See ya.
Bye.
- See ya.
- Bye.
Take it easy, kid.
I'll miss you guys.
We'll miss you too.

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