Hope Valley: 1874 (2026) s01e01 Episode Script

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They call it "the land of opportunity".
The journey you're about
to begin will take courage,
and every ounce of
perseverance you can muster.
Where you are going,
there will be unbounded
horizons and endless adventure.
This life is not for the faint of heart.
Along with its unbridled promises
come immense challenges.
All sorts will be arriving
into this vast territory,
seeking the freedom of the frontier.
Some to strike it rich,
others holding on to the hope
of a brighter future.
Alone you'll be called upon to be the law,
in a place where currently there is none.
You 300,
the first graduating class of the
north-west mounted police force,
will need consummate
skills in diplomacy.
The powers granted you
will extend to all aspects
of government jurisdiction.
But make no mistake, gentlemen.
Your primary job is to keep the peace.
So go out there.
Pave the way for these settlements.
But always remember that
in a world of right and wrong,
uphold what is right.
Whoa! Whoa!
What was that?
I don't know.
Hang on, buddy, hang on.
Can you fix it?
No, there's no fixing that.
We're gonna have to
leave the wagon behind.
But what about all of our things?
Come here.
I know it's been hard, Sarah.
We've come too far to
let anything stop us now.
Everything's going to be okay. Okay?
Promise to pieces.
Promise.
Okay.
Okay, boy.
No.
I left Nina in the wagon.
Papa bought me that doll.
Whoa!
We can go back for it.
No. We should keep going.
Are you sure?
I miss him, too.
Whoa, whoa.
What are you thinking, mama?
- Ready?
- Yeah.
Okay.
All right.
Three. Two. One. Now.
Keep going. Push
harder. Push, push, push!
Yes!
Hold it, hold it!
I got this.
Almost there.
Okay. Ready? One, two, three.
Come here!
Well done, my love.
My gosh!
Thank you.
How long now?
Shouldn't be more than a couple of days.
Can I see it again?
Will our room be upstairs?
No, it'll be downstairs.
Right there by the
kitchen where it's warm.
And then we have a
whole parlor to ourselves,
and a big old armchair
that you can curl up in
and read your books,
just like you used to.
Think we'll ever go back?
I don't know.
All right, let's load her back up.
There we go.
Whoa!
Whoa.
Whoa.
We're in gold country.
What does that mean?
It means we'll be there soon.
Maybe we can find some gold, too.
Nope. We're just stopping
for water for patches,
and we'll be on our way.
Can you hand me the canteens?
Thank you, sweetie.
Good girl. Good girl.
Well, they're blocking the stream.
Can't cross here.
They've moved since last week.
Yeah. They go to where
they think the gold is.
You know what? Take the
cattle upstream, cross there.
Okay. Come on.
Okay.
Thank you.
Howdy.
What are you doing,
supplying these locusts?
Trying to make a living, Tom.
What would you have me do?
Anything else.
Breeding wolves would
be less harmful to my ranch.
Okay. Got it.
Mama!
Whoa! Whoa! Patches!
Mama! Help! Help!
Sarah!
I got it, I got it!
Sarah!
Hiyah! I got ya.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Come on, come on.
You're okay.
Sarah!
Are you okay?
Yeah, I think so, mama.
Gosh.
You saved my little girl.
Thank you.
Yeah.
What an adventure?
Yeah.
I can't thank you enough.
It's nothing. You okay?
Yeah.
Are you okay?
Yes. Thank you. Thanks.
Hattie, what was that? Gunpowder?
Dynamite.
Some of the prospectors
have taken to using it
to get to the gold.
You see who set it off?
Yeah. Fella back there.
Name's Doyle.
Excuse me, ladies.
Doyle.
No more of this dynamite, you hear?
You're spooking the horses.
Well, this ain't your stream.
Who are you to tell me what to do?
Well, I was here before you,
and I'll be here long after you're gone.
Don't count on it.
When I strike it rich, I'm gonna
buy up this whole territory.
Consider this your warning.
Okay.
Looks like you've hurt your
hand. I can help you with that.
No, no. I'm fine, thank you.
Yeah, well, this wheel here is not.
Mom and I put it on ourselves.
Well, you did a good
job, but Hattie's right.
The wheel's definitely shot.
Well, Tom's got a blacksmith
that can help fix that.
Yeah.
Are you gonna offer
his services or what?
Yeah. Yeah, no, I can
it's all right. We've got to
be on our way so I can
definitely not on this wheel.
So why don't you guys load up
and I'll drive, if you don't mind,
since I know how to
avoid the rockier parts.
Get on.
Yes.
Congratulations.
Commissioner French.
Constable Vaughan, isn't it?
That's right, sir.
Graduated top in the class.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
Well, now the accolades are
over and the real work begins.
I understand you've been
assigned to gold country.
Yes, sir.
Well, from my experience,
where there's gold, there's trouble.
Understood.
Make us proud, son.
So you're Sarah.
Rebecca.
Tom Moore.
What is this place called?
I call it home, but you're
not going to find it on a map.
Heard you say you've been here a while?
I've been here a few years.
Truly god's country.
Lots of room for me to expand my herd.
It won't be for long if those
prospectors have their way.
Is there a trading post around here?
I think we'll need some
supplies before we move on.
You met the woman who runs it.
Where are you headed?
West.
We bought the
Where are you coming from?
Back east.
We broke off a wagon
train in the Dakota territory.
Dakota territory?
You've come a long way.
We've managed.
My momma can do
anything she sets her mind to.
I believe it.
Still, traveling alone across the frontier?
You got some gumption.
I'll take that as a compliment.
You can take that however you like.
Whoa.
Clayton.
Prospector set off an
explosion down near the stream.
Spooked this woman's horse.
Do you think you can fix it?
Well, Clayton can fix just about anything.
Wonderful.
How long will that take?
The Axel's shot.
Depends if the trading post
has the supplies I need or not.
Peggy.
This is Rebecca. Sarah.
They could use a hot meal.
Peggy cooks for me.
You're in luck. We're
having a cookout tonight.
You should join us.
In addition to being my foreman,
Nash here is also a mean fiddle player.
We've been enough trouble
today. Thank you, though.
Do you want to come play with us?
I have to help my mother.
Pleasure.
I'm gonna check on your horse here,
make sure it's not hurt.
It's all right.
I can-I can check on patches.
I've been doing it for three months.
All right, well, I've been
doing it for three decades.
I'll just make sure.
Aren't you coming?
I'll stay and watch our things.
All right.
Call out if you need me. I won't be far.
What do you think?
I think you'll be just fine.
That hand really needs tending to.
I'm fine.
I've seen wounds like
that out on the battlefield.
They almost always end up infected.
Battlefield?
My husband was a doctor during the war.
I helped him out sometimes.
Where's your husband?
He passed recently.
My condolences.
Thank you.
You must have seen
some things during the war.
Yeah.
Look, Rebecca.
You got some grit.
I'll give you that.
But grit alone isn't going to
save you out on the frontier.
And what will?
Well, you got all sorts of
wild animals to look out for,
not to mention you got outlaws,
whiskey traders, cattle rustlers.
It's a whole assortment of bad.
Well, believe me,
the frontier doesn't hold
the monopoly on bad people.
Don't get me wrong.
There's more good than bad out here.
I'm getting that sense.
And as much as I hate to
ask, it seems we'll be delayed.
I would be much obliged if we
could camp on your land tonight.
You can be my guest.
Thank you.
Listen, I got extra rooms in my house.
No, thank you. We'll be fine.
Alright.
How's it lookin' here, Clay?
We're getting there.
She's lucky this wheel
lasted as long as it did.
Figure it was a lot more than luck
to come as far as she did.
You gotta wonder what
brought 'em out here, though?
A woman and a girl all alone?
I'm sure they got their reasons.
Good work today.
- Thanks, Tom.
- You're welcome.
Here you are.
I'm sorry I almost
mentioned the boardinghouse.
It's all right, sweetheart.
It's only
Better until we get where we're going,
that we just keep some
details to ourselves.
For our own safety.
Because we need to be
where they can't find us.
Exactly.
You love hopscotch. Why
don't you go join them?
That's okay.
They look friendly.
I'm tired and we still need to clean up.
I know it's been a really long journey.
But we'll be there soon,
and we can start living our dream.
Get! Get!
Go on, go!
Good morning.
Brought you some breakfast.
Peggy sent some biscuits.
Thank you.
Yeah. Sorry. I should have
warned you about them.
Here you go, sweetie. Here's some milk.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Your hand is really getting infected.
You should let me treat that.
That's not necessary.
It absolutely is.
I'll meet you back at your house.
Your husband teach you this?
My mother, actually.
This is made of white
oak. It'll prevent infection.
Seems like a lot of fuss for a little cut.
My husband had a patient once
who refused treatment to his big toe
because he thought it was a lot of fuss.
I bet he survived.
He did.
He's now known as "three-toed Joe".
This will sting a little.
More than a little.
That means it's working.
It's working real hard, then.
Oof!
You've built a beautiful ranch here.
Thank you.
What about you?
What about me?
You seem like city folk.
Got a cultured quality about you.
You got another visitor.
Hattie.
I was just about to pay you a visit.
I was in the area, so I
thought I'd save you the trouble.
In the area?
It looks like a mighty fine job
you've done on his hand there.
Thank you. It's the least I could do
after he saved my
daughter and my horse.
Rebecca's got some medical experience.
What do I owe you?
$23.
You know, I don't recall
frank ever paying me a visit,
ledger in hand.
Yeah, well, frank was a lot of things,
but a good businessman
wasn't one of them.
Hattie, I may need to
stop by the trading post
and pick up some supplies
once my wagon's fixed.
Okay. Tom can point you the way.
Okay.
I like her.
She's overcome a lot.
Her husband died sometime back.
Hattie.
I just wanted to thank you
for speaking up yesterday
about the blacksmith.
I'm really not sure Mr. Moore
would have helped if you hadn't.
Tom's a decent man, but
sometimes he just needs to
be pointed in the right direction.
Other times, he needs a gentle push.
I- I hear you're a widow.
You heard right.
I recently lost my husband.
I'm sorry.
It kind of throws you
for a loop, doesn't it?
It certainly does.
Good day.
- Rebecca?
- Hi.
- Where's Sarah?
- Sarah's in the tent.
I think she's had enough
of the trail for the day.
You can leave her with me anytime.
Thank you.
She's safe with me.
I've got two of my own.
Three, if you count Nash.
Thank you, Peggy.
Hello. Have you seen Clayton?
I just was wondering when
the wagon's going to be ready.
He mentioned it'll be
done in another day or two.
Alright.
Listen, you be careful out there, and
Let me know if there's
anything you need before you go.
Thank you. How about directions?
Where we're going is about
15 miles northwest of buxton.
Buxton? That's close
to here. What's there?
This.
I bought it.
Why would you go and
do something like that?
No, this can't be right.
Over 15 miles northwest of buxton.
It bears a passing resemblance.
You've been swindled.
People say this building
was going to be a bunkhouse,
but the rancher couldn't make a go of it.
Long before I got here.
Last year some fella arrived
saying he won this
property in a card game.
He was going to turn
it into a boardinghouse.
A couple of months ago, he left.
And I'm assuming that was right
after you wired him the money.
You don't have to stay, you know.
Well, it was a foolish
notion from the get go.
There's nobody around here
that wants a boardinghouse.
You're better off without it.
I'm better off?
You see what I'm saying?
The last thing we need
is someone giving those locusts comfort.
I gotta go take care of something.
Coming?
No, I'll find my own
way back. Thank you.
Hattie.
I need you to stop selling
dynamite to these prospectors.
No can do, Tom.
I'm in the business of selling.
Then I'll make it worth your while.
Now you got my attention.
$4.00
and just like that, you lost it.
Okay. How much?
$5.00
$5.00
a month.
- A month?
- Yes.
There's good money to
be made from selling it.
Listen, Tom.
I saw you and Rebecca talking
outside the old ramshackle.
What was that about?
I just heard.
So embarrassing.
No, no, no. It's not the end of the world.
Although, if it isn't, I
would hate to see what is.
I had
A big dream of moving
to the great northwest.
Our journey here was hard.
It was so much harder than
I thought it was going to be.
And you know what kept
us going that whole time
was talking about what
life was going to be like
in our new boardinghouse.
The northwest and the boardinghouse
became one big
dream for me and Sarah.
In my experience,
dreams are only good
for breaking your heart.
I really don't know what I'm gonna do.
Do you have any family near here?
How far are you from home?
Too
Too far.
And I can't-I can't go back.
Why not?
Where I come from,
people with money can
take whatever they want,
and, it's not safe for Sarah and me.
Well, I'm not sure how
much safer it is here.
I mean, we get all sorts.
There's a place called
union city a few days away.
You could probably get work there.
Doing what?
You got medical experience, don't you?
Not enough.
Then maybe you could
pitch a tent and try your
luck panning for gold.
You never know.
Howdy, Hattie.
Lars.
How are you holding up, Rachel?
I'm fine. Baby's not
due for another month.
Well, what can I do for you?
Well we were
we were wondering what
we could get for this watch.
It's in working order.
Yeah, I could see that.
I can give you $7.00
we were hoping for more.
Our provisions are running low.
I'll throw in a pound of bacon,
two pounds of flour and a sack of beans.
We'll take it.
Okay. Let's go get your payment.
I'll be right with you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Rebecca?
The fella who told you this was no good.
But from a selfish perspective,
I thought the boardinghouse
was a good idea
it would bring in more business.
Except it was never anything
more than that, an idea.
How was your time with
Peggy's children today?
I just read my book.
Why didn't you try and make friends?
Because we don't know
who we can trust anymore.
Right, mama?
Come here.
Come on.
What about you?
Don't worry about me.
How was your day?
Fine.
There's nothing fine about this weather.
Can you do me a favor?
Take these.
Come with me.
It's not getting any drier out.
As long as it's a favor.
How's your daughter doing?
Sleeping soundly.
It's probably been a while
since she slept on a real mattress.
You tell her about the boardinghouse?
No.
I feel so foolish.
I get the sense you're nobody's fool.
I bought something that doesn't exist.
I figured it was a decision made in haste
with a certain measure of desperation.
Guess I'll never see that money again.
There's no law out here.
But I get the feeling
you already knew that.
She doesn't have a mama?
Unfortunately not.
She seems pretty hungry.
Well, she doesn't lack for appetite.
I could use a little break.
Wanna help me out here?
I don't know how.
I'll show you.
Come here.
- Take a seat here.
- Okay.
- Hold this.
- Okay.
You wanna keep the
nozzle pointing down.
Hold on tight.
- Okay.
- There you go.
Look at you.
- She's really hungry.
- Yeah.
You're a natural.
Back home, we didn't have cows.
You miss home?
Sometimes, but my
mom and I have a plan.
Plans are good.
But sometimes they change.
My mama says we can do
anything once we set our mind to it.
Look at me! I'm feeding a cow!
You are feeding a cow. Wow.
I need a word alone with Sarah.
Well, I think that calf has had its fill.
I'll take it from here. Here you go.
Is the wagon ready? Are we leaving?
There's just something
I need to show you.
This is nothing like it's supposed to be.
I know.
I don't understand. Why did they lie?
Because people lie sometimes.
They just do. There's
no accounting for them.
I'm sorry.
I put you through a
lot the last few months.
You've had to grow up fast.
Maybe too fast.
Everyone has to grow up sometime.
We're gonna figure this out.
How? What are we gonna
do? Where will we live?
We will maybe try our luck in union city.
What if that doesn't work out either?
- Well
- Hattie! Help!
Lars, what on earth?
It's Rachel. She-
she thinks the baby's
coming! You gotta help me.
Wha-I've never delivered
a baby before. Rebecca!
Have you ever delivered a baby before?
A baby? No, I've just seen
my husband do it, but
your daughter can stay
with my daughter, Olivia.
She'll be fine with me. Come on.
We need to go. Please.
Come on. Please.
Come on.
I'll be back as soon as I can, sweetheart.
Why isn't my baby coming?
It can take time.
I'm here, Rachel!
We know what you're going through.
That's right, Rachel.
Yeah, but don't you worry,
okay? Rebecca's here.
I'm scared. I'm scared.
It's all right. Everything's
going to be okay.
You're about to experience
more joy than you ever thought possible.
When you've got that baby in your arms,
you're going to forget all about this pain.
Could you massage her lower back?
I think that may help the pain.
Yes. Okay.
I'm gonna check you.
Okay. Okay. You're looking good.
All right. When you're ready,
and you feel that contraction,
push as hard as you can.
Yes, you've got it.
This is taking too long. I'm coming in!
Stay out!
Beautiful. The baby's almost here.
Baby's coming.
Come meet your beautiful son.
Edmond.
But we'll call him ned.
Ned yost is a fine sounding name.
He's gonna make something of himself.
Let's let them sleep a little while longer.
So what are you going to do?
I don't know.
I've had my share of setbacks in life.
You know what keeps me going?
My daughter.
I figure to raise a strong
woman, I got to be one myself.
I need to clear my head.
No, you go on. We'll look after Sarah.
Thank you.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Hiyah. Come on.
Rebecca!
What are you doing here?
You've been gone all night.
I delivered a baby at
the prospectors' camp.
Never a dull moment with you, right?
Where's Sarah?
She's asleep at the trading post.
Are you worried about us?
No. I was just curious.
You said this is a hard life.
It most certainly is.
It's so beautiful, though.
A land of new beginnings.
What are you thinking?
I'm thinking that
Of all the choices I could make,
the only one that matters
is what's best for Sarah.
Good morning.
Mama!
There you are, sleepyhead.
What are you doing?
Just thinking about which
window should be ours.
Ours? You mean we're staying?
Everything that we've
dreamed about, we can still have.
Really?
This is gonna be a
bigger job than the wheel.
It is.
We can do it.
Rebecca.
Nash said Tom was worried
about you, so we came looking.
We're all right. Thanks for checking.
All right.
Can we go play?
All right then.
Ready to get to work?
Ready. Well, first thing
that I need you to do
is go over there and see if
you can play with those kids.
- But I want to help you.
- I know, I know.
But we take care of each other, right?
This is me taking care of you.
Please?
Mama, I You need this.
Go.
Why don't you take a turn?
There we go.
Thank you for all the
help that you've offered us.
I'll be by to pick up my wagon soon.
Sometimes you have to
cut your losses and move on.
Who said anything about moving on?
I came to open a boardinghouse,
and that's what I intend to do.
This ain't no boardinghouse.
It will be.
It's like you said,
prospectors are coming
more and more every day.
And they will leave as
soon as the gold is gone.
I'm betting they won't.
With all due respect, I think
you're making a big mistake.
You know, change is here, Mr. Moore,
whether you like it or not.
I'm fine with change.
So long as it doesn't affect
me, this territory, or my ranch.
I hope you hold on to your hat.
I will.
Hey you! Rancher!
What's the problem?
You can't tell Hattie
not to sell me dynamite.
Well, it turns out I can.
You're bound to hurt somebody.
Well, the only person
getting hurt here is you.
Hey, come on now.
There are women and children here.
Be careful.
Hey, that's enough!
This is my land.
Hey!
That's enough.
Who are you?
I'm constable Alexander Vaughan,
member of the new police force.
Police force?
The north-west mounted police.
Never heard of you.
Well, now you have.
Well, out here, ranchers take
care of their own business.
Troublemakers included.
Not anymore.
I represent the law,
and no one is above it.
You the one who bought that wreck?
It's a boarding house.
Seems like everywhere I turn,
something else is falling down.
You're not going to let a little
thing like money stop you, are you?
I'm going to see this through.
Well, I guess that puts
us on opposite sides.
Do there have to be sides?
It's going to be beautiful.
The government are
going to publish sketches of
the frontier.
They're looking for drawings
that capture the promise
and romance of what█s out here.
If someday you have the
chance to do something
bigger with your life,
you should jump at it.
Are we really safe now, mama?
Yes, sweetheart.
I think we finally are.
Folks been finding
gold in this new stream.
Get off my land!
Who says it's your land?
More gold means more criminals.
Run!
Sarah!
Mama!
I just thought this far out west
no one would ever find us.
You brought her across the frontier,
and you built a home on nothing.
You have no shortage of
courage, Rebecca Clarke.
Same to you, Mr. Moore.