Heartland (CA) s14e09 Episode Script

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Previously on "Heartland":
Quinn's parents offered to let me
train at their place in Florida.
The facilities down
there are world class
and I really need to
focus on my training.
I wanna travel the world and
follow my passion, which is photography.
I want you to teach
me how to ride Mickey,
but we have to take it slow.
- You're back!
- Lou, hey!
How 'bout this guy,
huh? How 'bout this guy?
Maybe this'll um
this'll help to put the issue behind us.
I can't tell you how
nice it is to be back.
I mean, look at this. You
don't get this in Florida.
No, but
the sun and beaches kinda
make up for that, don't they?
Yeah, but it's not home.
'Kay, come on.
Okay, I'm all done.
I'll see you tomorrow.
What do you mean
tomorrow? Today's not over.
- It's not even lunch yet.
- I got plans. I gotta go.
What kind of plans?
Just got plans.
Fine.
I'll be right here, doing your job!
Well, who's gonna do yours?
Hel-loooo!
- Oh no, Tim!
- What?!
- Nooo! Ahh
- What?
I'm developing film. It's ruined now.
Sorry!
It's okay, it's not your fault.
It's my fault; I
shoulda locked the door.
I I didn't know that
you developed your own film.
Well, when I'm travelling,
I shoot digitally,
but usually I shoot on film.
I have my own dark room at home.
Really?
Yeah, but I mean,
I know it's old school,
but there's something
that I just find very
therapeutic about the process.
I I I hope you can
salvage some of it. I
You know what? None
of them were very good.
It's for the best, anyway. Trust me.
- Well, I doubt that, but
- Well
You know, I just came by to ask
if you wanted to go for a trail ride.
Mm I would love that.
Yeah, or you know, we
could just stay inside.
It's really cozy in
here when the fire's lit.
You got any kindling?
Should you really be taking
Phoenix outside right before a show?
I've been riding in
these fields forever.
I'd never let anything
happen to Phoenix.
'Kay, well, as your coach,
I'm not too happy about it.
Okay. Well, what does
my boyfriend think?
He thinks you were gone for too long
- and he missed you.
- Really.
Okay, you guys, we were
gone for like an hour.
Well, it felt longer than that.
- Amy, are you expecting someone?
- No.
Quinster!
- Dad?
- Hey!
Come on, give your old man a hug, huh?
- How're you doing?
- Good, uh
What, uh, what're you,
what're you doing here?
What am I doing here? What
kind of a question is that?
I can't come visit my own son?
- Hey!
- Hey, Lil G! How are you?
Mr. McGregor, what a great surprise.
Uh, this is my Aunt Amy.
Someone who needs no introduction.
It is an absolute pleasure
to finally meet the Miracle Girl
I've heard so much about.
Well, it's nice to meet you, as well.
So you just decided
to drop by or ?
Well, I thought I'd
finally meet the family
of the, the young lady that
my son is so in love with.
Unless this is a, a bad time.
I can always head back to the airport.
Oh, no, it's a great time. Right, Quinn?
Uh, yeah, yeah, it's good.
- Let me give you the tour.
- Absolutely.
- All right, come on.
- Good to see ya, son.
How was the flight?
So no church, no hotel ballroom.
I was thinking a much smaller affair.
Why don't we just get
married at the town hall
- during your lunch break?
- Not that small.
More like, you know,
an intimate ceremony
here at the house, or
maybe the Dude Ranch.
Are you disappointed?
No. No, I'm not disappointed.
If this is what you
want, this is what I want.
Oh shoot! Peter's flight
just got cancelled.
He's gonna miss Katie's birthday party.
Well, that sucks.
She's gonna be so disappointed.
- Hey!
- Hey.
Hey, Lou. Mitch. This is my dad, Clyde.
Oh my goodness! Well, it is
such a pleasure to meet you.
- The pleasure's all mine.
- Hi.
Can I just say that you have raised
an incredible daughter.
I mean, not only is
she a talented jumper,
but she is a truly fine human being.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, I can't
take any credit for that,
although I agree with you completely.
Mitch is my mom's fiancé.
- Oh, right. Aspen Grove Beef.
- Yes, sir.
- Second only to Heartland Beef.
- Yeah well, we
That is a very controversial subject,
but one that I'm sure my entire family
would love to talk to you
about over dinner tonight.
Y you know what? As much
as I would love to join you,
I I I have to be
at a meeting in Vancouver.
I fly out tonight.
Actually, that is where
my ex-husband was meant
to be flying in from, but
his flight just got cancelled.
Apparently, there's going
to be a huge snowstorm
north of Calgary.
Well, commercial airlines, they
have to be so cautious, right?
Uh, Sebastian will fly
out in any type of weather.
I mean, half the time, I
think he's just showing off.
Sorry, Sebastian?
- Oh, my pilot.
- Right, of course! Your pilot.
Uh, can you at least stay for coffee?
You know, I would love that, thank you.
Great.
That looks great, Parker.
Now, when you're ready,
I want you to kick him up
into a nice lope, okay?
That's good! Kick him up! Good!
Nice job!
You know what I thinking?
- What?
- I'm thinking it's time
we leave the round pen
and go on a trail ride.
I don't think that's a good idea.
I don't want Mickey
to get too used to me.
Why?
- Because I have to sell him.
- What're you talking about?
I'm moving back to Toronto.
- You are? When?
- Next week.
My mom's done her book
tour, so I'm moving back.
Wow
That's so soon.
- Ungh!
- I'm really gonna miss you.
Yeah I'm gonna miss you too.
You know, just because
you're moving to Toronto,
doesn't mean you have to sell Mickey.
We could ship him to a stable out east.
Shipping a horse across the country?
Could you imagine the carbon footprint?
You're right.
Well, you could board him here,
and that way you could see him
every time you visit your dad.
But what about the rest of the time?
He'd be all alone in his stall.
I would exercise him every day.
But that's not the
same as having an owner
who gives them 100% of their attention.
Don't you think Mickey deserves that?
Yeah.
Will you please help me
find him a new family?
Are you sure that's what you want?
Yeah, I'm sure.
Okay.
So, what're you two up to now?
Well, we're headed to the
arena for some practice.
You know what? Why don't I join you?
Been a while since I've
seen you two in action.
Actually, how 'bout, uh, you
go get Phoenix trailered up,
and I'll, I'll meet
you there in a second.
- Okay, yeah, sure.
- Great.
Why are you here?
- I told you.
- No, I know what you told me,
but I don't buy that.
'Cause if you were really
here to meet Georgie's family,
you'd have booked off more
than a few hours, right?
Give it to me straight.
What's really going on?
Uh, the meeting in Vancouver
is with some very big
investors, and, you know,
I just I want you
to be there with me.
Well, I can't.
'Kay, Georgie has a show this weekend
- and we need to practice.
- Quinn
Look, I'm trying to
convince these investors
to part with a very large sum of money.
Now, they're gonna want a guarantee
that Magnolia Glades
has a bright future.
Hey, and like it or not, son,
you are that bright future.
Come on. We'll have some dinner tonight,
maybe a round of golf in the morning.
I'll have you back here
in a day or two tops.
Right.
I'm Georgie's coach, Dad.
'Kay, I can't just leave
right before her show.
Hey, kiddo.
There's some banana bread
if you wanna take a break
- from your book report.
- Okay, thanks.
- Can you sign this for me?
- Uh, sure.
But there's something I
wanna talk to you about first.
I already know about
Dad. He just called.
Oh. Are you okay? I know you were really
looking forward to seeing
him on your birthday.
I'm fine. Maybe he'll get me a really
expensive gift to make up for it.
Oh, we'll see about that, young lady.
- Now, what am I signing?
- It's a permission form
for tryouts on the school hockey team.
Hockey?
I didn't know you were into hockey.
I'm not the best skater in the world,
but I always kick butt when we
play floor hockey in gym class.
- Hmm.
- Well, that was unexpected.
I used to play hockey
when I was Katie's age.
Not on like a team or
anything, just in my backyard
- with my cousin.
- Hmm.
Those were some good times.
I just got an idea what I can do
- for Katie's birthday party.
- Oh!
Well, I pretty much have
everything planned out,
but I'm open to suggestions.
No, it's it's okay, I got it covered.
Well, can you at least give me a hint?
- Now, this must be Shadow.
- How did you know?
Well, Georgie mentioned that
you gentled a wild mustang
with the help of another horse.
Yeah. You have a good
memory, Mr. McGregor.
Please, call me Clyde.
May I?
Certainly. Come on in.
Shadow, you have kind eyes.
You're responsive, you're intelligent,
and you're willing to trust. That's
when I know a horse
has been trained well.
That's a big accomplishment, Amy.
Well done!
Thank you.
I, uh, don't suppose you've ever
thought about coming down to Florida?
Yeah, I would love to
visit your stable someday.
I don't, I don't mean to visit.
I mean to work.
Are you offering me a job?
Yeah, I guess I am.
I am flattered, really, but
I just, I work for myself.
I've never really liked
the idea of having a boss.
Oh no, no, no, you, you
wouldn't have a boss.
You'd have complete autonomy.
- Look, Clyde
- I'm no fool.
I know you're not driven by money.
Otherwise, you would've cashed in
on your talents a long time ago.
But I can offer you something
a whole lot more valuable.
What's that?
A chance to be a mentor
young horse trainers
from all over the world.
You could pass down
your your knowledge
and your techniques to
a whole new generation.
If you could just do me a favour and
and think about it?
- Yeah, I will.
- Thank you.
Hey, who knows? This
could be a whole new beginning for you.
Okay. He's getting pretty tired
and we've been at this for a while.
Can we call it a day?
Uh, no, not yet. Let's go again,
and this time don't ride so defensively.
- You're overthinking it.
- Okay, well,
I know Phoenix's limits
and he's pretty tired.
- I don't wanna push it.
- Well, if you didn't go on a trail ride this morning,
he wouldn't be so tired.
Okay. Sorry.
Just one more, 'kay?
That's all I'm asking.
If Phoenix can handle it.
Well, he can handle it, but
it's you that I'm worried about.
Your vein's popping out of your head.
- What? No. No, it's not.
- Yeah, it is.
Every time your dad's around,
you get so stressed out
that your vein pops out of your head.
I mean, we can keep
going, but for your sake,
I say we call it a day.
Otherwise, we're gonna
cause permanent damage.
Fine. Okay. But there's no vein.
Okay but there is.
There's no vein.
What, are you guys done already?
You know, a year ago,
I wouldn't have even
given it a second thought.
But now, I'm not so sure.
You'd have to move
all the way to Florida.
Yeah.
I'm crazy even considering it.
Do you remember that
swing that Ty built for me?
Yeah, of course.
Well
well, he sat me on that swing
and he told me all about
his dream for our future:
a perfect house, a big front porch,
and a living room that could
fit an enormous Christmas tree.
Just sounded so beautiful.
It was.
And his dream became my dream.
And now that that's gone, I
I can't help but think
what my new dream should be.
And maybe it is one where
I help a lot of horses
and I make a good living for Lyndy,
even if that does mean moving far away.
Does that really sound so crazy?
Nope.
Doesn't sound crazy at all.
Jack! Hey!
Can you uh can you give
me a hand with something?
What's up?
Well, I wanna turn that pond
into a skating rink for Katie,
- for her birthday tomorrow.
- It's easy enough,
- just clear off the snow.
- Uh, I already did that.
But I wanna do something
big for her special day.
What exactly do you have in mind?
Listen, I
I know that I get stressed
out when my dad's around.
I'm sorry that I took it out on you.
It's okay.
The truth is, right before we got here,
he asked me to go to Vancouver with him.
Are you gonna go?
No, of course not.
I told him that you have
a show in a few days.
You used me as an excuse?
What? No, I just
I just said that I can't
leave right before your show.
Okay, that's kind of unfair.
If you need to go to this
meeting, then you should go.
I can't get between you and your dad.
You're not.
This is my choice, 'kay?
Coaching is what I wanna do.
Wining and dining rich investors
is not what I wanna do with my life.
Listen.
In a few hours from now, my
dad's gonna fly outta here.
And me and you, we can just
get back to being normal.
Yeah, normal sounds good.
I'm looking forward to normal.
Me too.
Bad news.
Sebastian just cancelled my flight.
So, it looks like I'll be
stuck here until tomorrow.
On the bright side,
I'll be able to join you
and your family for
dinner tonight after all.
So, when Quinn was seven years old,
he managed to get the, uh, the honey jar
out of the cupboard
and spilt it all over himself.
So, when I walked back into the kitchen,
He was literally stuck to the floor.
And from there on in,
he's been known as "Quinny the Pooh".
Quinny the Pooh.
Well, that's not exactly
a true story though, is it?
Well, what do you, what do you mean?
Well, I was four, not seven.
And you didn't find me, the nanny did.
You came up with the nickname though.
- That was all you.
- Mommy!
Well, speaking of four-year-olds,
I should make sure that mine
is actually brushing her teeth.
I have a book report to finish.
It was nice to meet you.
Yeah, well, nice to meet you as well.
Um, Amy, just in case I
don't see you tomorrow,
there's all my information.
As soon as you have an
answer, please give me call.
Answer to what?
Um, well, I've offered Amy
a job at Magnolia Glades.
Well, are you seriously considering it?
I think that maybe we should
talk about this tomorrow.
Wait, you offered Amy a job
without talking to me first?
I thought you didn't wanna be bothered
with anything business related.
Hey, you made that pretty
clear earlier today.
Well, I think
I'm gonna make a pot of coffee.
Yeah. I'll check on dessert.
What is taking so long?
- Lou is obsessing.
- I am not obsessing.
I just, if I had known
Clyde was staying for dinner,
I would've planned
something better than pizza.
At least the dessert should look nice.
- The pizza was fine.
- Really?
Because I looked up those
bottles of wine Clyde brought
and they were $300 dollars each.
Oh, well, I thought
they paired very nicely
with the pineapple and ham.
- They most certainly did.
- Okay, can I just
Could you give me a
hand with that, please?
- Coffee's almost done.
- Uh, could you ?
I will bring it out when it's ready.
Thank you.
I think I'm gonna call it a night.
Clyde, it was a pleasure to meet you.
Ah. Great to meet you as well, Tim.
Don't forget about that
"thing" we talked about, huh?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm on it.
- Brownie?
- Oh thank you.
Y you know what? It's getting late
and I really should look for a hotel.
Do you guys have any recommendations
- here in Hudson?
- Well, there's a motel,
but it's probably a little more rustic
than what you're used
to. I would off you a spot
at the Dude Ranch if we weren't full.
You could stay in the loft.
I I wouldn't dream of
kicking you out of your place.
No, you can take the attic.
I'll sleep on the sofa.
No, no, you stay in the attic.
I've got a better idea.
Well, this is cozy, huh?
Come on, what's the
matter, Quinny the Pooh?
Don't call me that.
I'm not a kid anymore.
You're not still mad at me for
offering Amy a job, are you?
You should've talked to me first.
Well, believe me,
I would like to talk to
you about every aspect
of the business. Why do
you think I came here?
Come on, I rescheduled
the meeting in Vancouver
to tomorrow. Come with me.
Hey, I need you there as my partner.
I already told you, I can't.
Quinn, you are forcing me
to make a difficult decision.
And what's that supposed to mean?
It means, unless you start
contributing to this company,
I will be forced to bring
in a partner to replace you.
It means that you will no longer
have a future stake in this company,
financial or otherwise.
Are you threatening to cut me out?
You leave me no other choice!
And if coaching professionally
is what you really wanna do,
then you will pay for
using the facilities
at Magnolia Glades just
like every other customer.
What? Well, you said it yourself,
you're not a kid anymore, right?
It's time for you to grow up.
So, earlier tonight,
Tim said something to
you about a "thing."
Yes, the "thing."
So are you
are you gonna tell me your little secret
or are you gonna make me guess?
Tim is hoping to surprise
Jessica with a gift.
- Is that so?
- Mm-hmm.
He wants to set up
a dark room for her
in the root cellar,
but only if it's okay with you.
Well, can't he ask me that himself?
Well, he knows that the root cellar
has significance for you,
and he didn't want you
to just say no without
really considering it.
- I scare him that much, do I?
- Mm-hmm.
I have never seen him work
this hard to impress a woman.
The polo match and now this dark room?
I think it's really sweet.
Well, it certainly explains
why he's been so
annoyingly happy lately.
So you'll think about it, hmm?
- Yeah, I'll think about it.
- Okay.
Cheers.
You're okay with a
smaller wedding, right?
I mean, I know you said you were.
I just wanna make sure
we're on the same page.
Yes. Yes, of course we are.
Yeah, I'm glad we're
talking about these things.
It actually made me think
of a few other things
we should be talking about.
Oh yeah?
Like what kinds of things?
Well, like uh
kids, for example.
I thought we already
did talk about that.
Well, I know we decided that
it wasn't in the cards for us, but
I'm starting to think like
I might feel differently.
So you wanna have kids?
Well, not right now.
But it'd be nice to know it
was an option in the future.
Lou ?
What're you thinking?
I'm thinking that I already
have two beautiful daughters
that love you very much.
I know, but they already have a father,
and he's a good one,
that's still in their lives.
Don't get me wrong, I mean, I
I'll still be there for
them as much as I can, but
it's never gonna be the same
as what they share with Peter.
Okay. I hear you, I do,
and I understand what
you're saying, but
you also need to understand that
having kids is a chapter of my
life that I figured was closed.
I'm not opposed to it, I'm just really,
truly uncertain.
Yeah, you know, that makes sense.
Is this a deal breaker?
What, what do you mean?
If.. if I don't wanna have anymore kids,
do you still wanna get married?
Lou, yes, yes, yes. Of course I do.
Okay. Good.
It's late.
Yeah.
Good night.
Good night.
So, I cleared out a
space in the root cellar.
You can go ahead, I guess.
Well, thanks.
It's really good of you.
You know, I wasn't
expecting you to say yes.
I figured I'd get a no, but
but it's because I know
that that cellar reminds you
- so much of your
- My sister, yeah.
Every home has a ghost or two.
You know, part of me wants to
keep everything the same and
in a way, so I can honour
that, you know, but
Agh!
New ideas and new potentials,
and new relationships,
that's important too.
Well, it means a lot.
And next time, you don't
have to go through Lisa.
I know, but you gotta admit,
she seems to bring
out your generous side.
Yeah, I suppose she does.
It would seem that Jessica
brings out your generous side.
You got that right.
- Bye!
- Bye!
Well, they seem like a great family.
I think Mickey would be
really happy with them.
- I disagree.
- Why?
I can tell that the daughter
has a lot of unresolved
issues with her mother.
And, in a year or two,
it's going to lead to a
serious phase of rebellion.
That would make a very
hostile home environment.
Mickey definitely
wouldn't be happy there.
Really? I didn't get that at all.
They seemed totally normal.
It's the normal ones you have to watch.
Quinn?
Hey!
You don't look like
you're ready for practice.
No.
I'm flying out with
my dad in a few hours.
So, you're going to
the meeting after all.
Yeah.
My dad is uh very persuasive.
It's okay. We can just pick up
where we left off when you get back.
No, you don't understand,
Georgie. This
this won't be the last
meeting. I know my dad.
If it's not a meeting
with the investors,
it's with the board, or
the lawyers, or the bank.
There's always gonna be another meeting
and it's always gonna take
priority over everything else.
Okay. So what are you saying?
I'm saying you should probably
find yourself a new coach.
Ungh.
So this is where you've been hiding.
Yeah, you caught me.
Well, it's supposed to be a surprise
for Katie's birthday, so
Oh, she's gonna love it.
That's such a good idea.
Well, I can't take the credit.
It was Mitch who thought of it.
What can I do to help?
Well, you can start putting
bulbs in those lights.
Mitch wants to hang
'em up around the rink.
Yeah.
So
Florida.
That sorta came out of left field, huh?
Yeah.
Selfishly, I hope you don't go.
But I understand that
Quinn's dad did offer you
a pretty big opportunity.
You know, I'm probably a
fool to even consider it.
I can't imagine taking Lyndy
so far away from everyone.
She'd be with you; that's
all that really matters.
But I will tell you one thing:
there aren't very many outdoor
skating rinks in Florida.
You're probably right about that.
It sucks that you have to move away.
Yeah. I wish I didn't have to go.
Me too.
It's gonna be real quiet
around here without you.
So, good news! I just got
off the phone with a dad
who wants to buy
Mickey for his daughter.
- What's her name?
- Uh, Jackie.
- Last name?
- Pearson, I think.
Nope. No way.
There's no way she's
going anywhere near Mickey.
- Why? What's wrong?
- Look.
Uh I don't get it. She seems great.
What's that right there?
A water bottle?
- A plastic water bottle.
- So?
So, Jackie obviously has no problem
adding to the 8 million
metric tons of plastic waste
dumped into the ocean every year.
Talk about a red flag.
Parker, you and I are
getting Mickey tacked up
and we're gonna go for a trail ride.
And I don't want any excuses.
Okay, keep your eyes closed.
Okay, okay.
- Don't worry,
- Ahhh
I got ya.
Right about there.
- You ready?
- Yeah.
What do you think?
- You did all this for me?
- Yeah.
I wanted you to have a
place so that you could work
undisturbed.
Any time you want, it's all yours.
I can't do this, Tim. I'm sorry.
All right, we'll head to
the club as soon as we land.
Then we'll have a little
lunch, play a round of golf.
Today, we keep it pretty social.
Tomorrow, we talk dollars
and cents to these guys.
Stop the car!
What're what're you doing?
What? What is it? What's wrong?
This is not what I want.
Whoa! Quinn, what're you
Quinn, where are you going?!
Hey, Quinn,
come on, you're being ridiculous, okay?
- Just get back in the car!
- You said you needed
a partner, but that's
not what I am, right?
I'm just your glorified assistant.
What're you talking about?
You expect me to do exactly as you say.
And when I don't, you just
threaten to cut me out.
You have all the
power, Dad. I have none.
Partnerships are supposed to be equal.
Partnerships have to be earned.
You're right,
and that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
What what, by running away?
By proving to you that I'm
invested in Magnolia Glades
just as much as you are.
I bring something to the
table that nobody else can.
And what is that exactly?
Coaching.
I'm taking Georgie all
the way to the Olympics.
And if you don't see
the business potential
of having an Olympic jumper
associated with your stables,
then you're not half the wheeler
and dealer you pretend to be.
This, this is crazy.
Just get back in the car.
No. I'm staying.
I meant what I said
about cutting you out.
Then do what you gotta do, Dad!
'Cause, you know,
when you first drove
into the ranch yesterday,
just for a second there, I thought
you were actually there
to meet Georgie's family.
But you had an agenda. You always do.
Maybe one day you
come back to Heartland,
not as the CEO of Magnolia Glades,
just come back as my dad.
Now, what did I say
about riding Phoenix
outside before a show?
Well, my coach told me not to,
but he quit this morning, so
Yeah, about that.
I was kinda hoping you'd take me back.
Depends.
You gonna tell me
what's going on with you?
My dad threatened to cut
me out of the business,
and I panicked.
I figured I'd better listen to him
or face an uncertain future.
So why aren't you on your
way to Vancouver right now?
Because I realized I'd rather
face an uncertain future
than get controlled by my
dad for the rest of my life.
Your future's not uncertain, Quinn.
You're a great coach. You
just need to believe it.
You're right.
It's a long road to the Olympics,
and there's no one else I'd
rather have by my side than you.
But I'm not asking you to
give up your relationship
with your dad to do it.
I know you're not.
This is not about me giving up anything.
This is about me standing on
my own two feet for a change.
So what do you say we go kick
butt this weekend at the show,
and get you one step
closer to your dream?
I say, yes, Coach.
So
what do you think of your
first trail ride so far?
It's amazing actually.
Better than I could have ever imagined.
Well, I'm glad.
'Cause there's something I'm hoping
that you can help me figure out.
You see, you're really good
at analyzing people, right?
I'm not a qualified professional,
but I've picked up a few things
from my parents over the years.
Okay, good. ' Cause I have this client
and she asked me to find
a home for her horse.
So, I made some calls and I
found two really great homes,
but for some reason, this
client of mine keeps
You can stop right there, Amy.
I get what you're doing here.
Well?
I'd say that she doesn't
wanna sell her horse,
and it could possibly
go even deeper than that.
Okay. What do you mean?
I think that maybe she doesn't
want to move back to Toronto,
and she wants to stay
in Hudson with her dad.
Parker, if that's true,
why don't you tell your parents?
Because it would hurt my mom's feelings.
She'd be all by herself.
I couldn't do that to her.
The only thing your mom
wants is for you to be happy.
You just need to tell
them how you're feeling.
And you might not get what you want,
but your mom needs to know the truth.
It's gonna be okay.
You would make a pretty good therapist.
Well, thank you,
but I think I'd rather stick to horses.
Hey.
What's going on?
I have to go.
Now?
Yeah.
Right now.
I'm sorry.
What, you really hated
the dark room that much?
No, it's the opposite. I loved it.
I think it's the nicest thing
that anyone has ever done for me.
You've got a funny way of showing it.
Tim, I'm just
I'm getting way too comfortable here.
Right? I can see myself using
that dark room every day,
and that's the problem. I told you
I told you that I was doing
things one day at a time,
and now those days have
turned into weeks and uh
th that's not what this
trip was supposed to be about.
I thought we had a good thing.
We did.
And now it's over.
Goodbye, Tim.
So I know I said no birthday
gifts until after dinner,
but there's one that we
thought you could have now.
Thank you!
Hockey skates?! These are awesome!
Well, why don't you try 'em on
and we can take 'em for a test drive?
Where?
'Kay, a couple more steps.
Thank you! I love it!
This was all Mitch.
Well, I had a lot of help from your GG.
Oh
Happy birthday, Kiddo.
Come on, Katie!
- Go, Lyndy, go!
- Come on!
- Come on!
- Go, go, go, go, go!
Come on, Lyndy!
Okay, I'm dying to know.
What did Jessica think of the dark room?
Uh, well, let's just say
the next time I have a bright
idea for a grand gesture,
talk me out of it.
Oh
All right, Lyndy, let's see it.
Good job!
Guess what, Amy!
What, Parker?
I took your advice and I told
my mom how I feel about moving.
And what did she say?
She said that I can stay 'til
the end of the school year,
and then we'd figure out the rest later.
- That is great news!
- I know.
This town really needs me.
Someone has to keep
Mayor Fleming in check.
Katie, skate to me!
- Whoa!
- Come on!
- Ready?
- It's so cool.
- Whoa!
- Whooooooaaa
Look up at me.
I think you should know I
emailed Clyde my response.
And ?
It was a very compelling offer,
but I can't accept.
I'm not gonna lie, I am so relieved!
I would've supported you, either way.
I know you would've.
Why didn't you take it?
Because this is where
I want Lyndy to grow up.
Yes, this skating rink will
melt away in a few months,
but the memories she has
here will last a lifetime.
And I don't want her to miss
out on a single one of them.
- Mommy, come skate with me!
- Of course.
Right here!
Oh, so good!
Me too.
- Oh, look it!
- What?
- It's your dad.
- Oh.
Hey.
You know, I saw the, the lights. I
I thought maybe you might
have room for one more.
'Course we do.
What about your meeting?
Well, change of plans.
I thought I could spend
more time with you and
and Georgie's family,
uh, if you'll have me.
Yeah.
Come on, it's warmer by the fire.
In and out!
- My dad's here.
- How lovely!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh!
I got it! I got it!
And Katie's alone in front of the net!