Hope Valley: 1874 (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

1
Previously on Hope Valley 1874.
Toronto would be exciting,
but I'm just so torn.
Whatever you decide
will be the right thing.
Pete can't remember
where he hid his gold.
I'm telling you, someone took it.
How much gold do you bring in here?
A fair amount.
It's Jim's parents.
When you can influence authorities,
you can take what you want.
If anyone comes here
looking for you or Sarah,
they're gonna have to
come through me first.
♪
[Sarah] I've been inviting more
people to the party tomorrow.
Have you how many?
Like you said, the more people
who see this place,
the more rooms we can rent.
That's true.
And I do want it to be a celebration
of all the hard work we put in.
- [footsteps in background]
- Thanks.
Oh, good morning, Mr. Maxwell.
I saved you a plate.
It smells delicious.
Good.
There you are.
Thanks, honey.
Has everyone gone?
Most prospectors are in a hurry
to start panning in the morning.
Ah, hence the term "gold rush".
I prefer to adopt the pace of nature.
Patience is her secret.
Here you are.
There.
Mmm.
Well
How long you been doing this?
Oh, not long at all.
I just thought I'd give it a go.
Ah. Where you from?
Originally, just outside London.
Oh. And then where more recently?
Here and there.
I just remembered
I have some reading to do.
Do you know what?
I'm going to take this upstairs.
Excuse me.
I-I'm sorry. We really didn't
mean to disturb your breakfast.
- Please.
- No, no, not at all.
I thoroughly enjoyed our little chat.
Hey!
I just heard Billy Kane say
he had two gold nuggets
go missing this morning.
I had one go missing yesterday.
I thought I might've lost it.
You see? I ain't losing my mind.
What are you talking about?
A couple of days ago,
I had three nuggets go missing.
Harry said I must've
forgot where I put them.
Yeah, well, your memory ain't the best.
Yeah, but I remember what's important.
Like where I hid my gold.
Well, this ain't right.
It can't be a coincidence.
What are we gonna do?
We gotta do something.
[door closes]
Hi, Mr. Moore.
Mornin'.
Hello. What do we owe the pleasure?
Well, Peggy sent you this.
Oh, the table runner.
I thought she was sending it with Nash.
Nash was busy, so I offered.
Thank you.
I never really got the point of those.
They just warm up a room.
I think you do that all on your own.
Thank you.
Sarah.
You need some help?
- Please.
- [Tom laughs] Okay.
- [Tom] On three.
- [Sarah] Okay.
- One, two, three.
- Okay.
- There you go.
- Here.
Who needs a ladder, am I right?
Oh, Mama, I need more string.
Coming right up.
- All right.
- Grab this one here, Sarah.
- Wh-whoa!
- Ooh! Careful!
[both laugh]
[Tom and Sarah laugh]
[Tom] You gotta reach higher.
[Sarah] I am.
[vocalizing] ♪
Is there hope in the valley? ♪
I want to see it come alive ♪
I wanna see you come alive ♪
Is a storm in the coming skies? ♪
I want to be here when it dies ♪
I want to see hope come alive ♪
I wanna see you come alive ♪
Closer.
Closer, closer, closer.
Yes!
- Got it?
- Yeah.
Nice work.
- There you go, sweetie.
- Thanks, Mama.
Are you coming to our party
tomorrow, Mr. Moore?
Party?
I don't know.
Am I invited?
Of course you are. Right, Mama?
Hmm? Oh, of course.
Everyone's invited. Come if you like.
Great.
[door opens]
[Rebecca] Can I help you?
[Pete] Mrs. Clarke?
Where's that police officer at?
He's transporting a prisoner
to Buxton. Why?
We got a thief in the camp.
My gold was stolen.
Well, not just his.
A few people were robbed.
We don't wanna be next.
Huh, a thief in the prospector camp.
Imagine that.
I will let the Constable know
as soon as he gets back.
But there's nothing much else I can do.
Place, uh
sure cleaned up real good.
- Thank you.
- We have rooms for rent.
Can I see?
I would love to give you a tour.
Please, follow me.
You okay?
Yes, thank you.
Hi, boss.
Jeremiah.
I gotta admit, Leroy,
I didn't think you'd
ever sell this spread.
Don't need to tell you
working this land ain't easy.
[chuckles] No, it ain't.
And with my land, you'll be the biggest
landowner in the territory.
That's a good thing.
I do plan on expanding my herd.
I won't lie, I had other interests.
But you're the person
I wanna sell my land to.
I appreciate that.
I'll take good care of it.
Ah, I know you will.
Can you get me the cash by tomorrow?
Absolutely.
Have you gotten any closer
to deciding about art school?
No, I haven't.
You've been talking about moving
to the big city for so long,
I thought you'd jump at the chance.
I know, but
you're here, and this place
has been my whole world.
So, you're not even gone yet,
and you're already homesick.
[door bell chimes]
Hi, ladies. Oh, sorry to interrupt.
Um I was wondering
if you had a petticoat
I could buy for Sarah.
I think we do.
I can go check in the back.
Oh, and can you let Sarah know
that I'll be by later today
to help her with
the cookies for tomorrow?
Oh, sure. Thank you
for all your help with her.
Of course, she's like
the little sister I never had.
So, Sarah's gonna get
all gussied up, huh?
Oh, she is.
You know, it's the first time
I've been able to afford
to buy something pretty
for her since we got here.
- Oh, she's gonna love that.
- Yeah.
You know, I couldn't help
but notice you had, uh,
a lot of visitors at the boardinghouse.
Yes, they were all looking
for Constable Vaughn.
Apparently there were some
robberies down at the camp.
Ugh. Yeah, I can't
really say I'm surprised.
I also noticed that, uh,
Tom dropped by.
Yeah, uh, yes. He, he-he came
to bring a table runner
and help Sarah with the bunting.
Oh. Fancy that.
Yeah, he was dead set
against the boardinghouse
and now he's decoratin'
for the opening.
[nervous chuckle] Yeah.
I suppose he's, uh, warming up
to the idea of the place.
I suppose.
[Olivia] I, uh, found something.
[both] Oh!
[Rebec Beautiful.
- [Olivia] Beautiful, right?
- [Rebecca] Yes.
- Mama?
- Yeah?
What's going on?
Have you seen my ring?
No.
Why, is it missing?
I'm sure I just, um
Put it somewhere.
It's all right, I'll find it.
Look what I bought
for you for the party.
A new petticoat!
Thank you!
Oh, my.
[door opens]
Hello.
Hey.
Hey.
Did you hear about
the robberies at the camp?
Uh, I did.
I was also robbed.
What?
I had a ruby ring stolen.
Don't tell Sarah, she doesn't know,
and I'm trying to find a way
to break it to her.
It was stolen today?
Yeah, right after
the prospectors came by
looking for Alexander.
Well, who were they?
Wanda.
Pete.
Mr. Maxwell.
Doyle. A bunch of 'em, I don't
I don't know everybody's name.
That's terrible.
When did the robberies
at the camp start?
Just in the last few days.
So, right around the time
Mr. Maxwell arrived?
Well, now that you mention it,
he doesn't do much prospecting.
He just wanders around
asking people questions,
looking into sluice boxes.
And yesterday
I heard him come back after midnight.
Who goes prospecting at that hour?
[knock at door]
[Rebecca] Mr. Maxwell?
[Mr. Maxwell] What are you doing?
Just bringing you some fresh towels.
I'll be on my way.
Excuse me.
I won't be needing
fresh towels and sheets
for the duration of my stay.
Fine.
Evenin', Hattie.
Evenin', Tom.
Look, I'm here about
that $36 I owe you.
Yes, thank you.
I was just about to pay you
a visit at the ranch.
Right. Well
I was actually hoping
you would extend me
an extra 30 day credit.
Geez, Tom, are you
having money troubles?
No, no, not exactly. I was just
hoping to use that money
for something else.
Okay.
Fine.
Great. Thank you.
But only because
Frank would want me to.
[Tom chuckles] Indeed.
Hmm.
I miss Frank.
Yeah. Me too.
Every day.
But I guess, uh, true love never dies.
Even when the one you love does.
I'm going to take a stroll.
[door opens]
- Mr. Maxwell.
- Miss.
Hi, Rebecca. I thought
Sarah and I could get started
on those cookies for tomorrow.
Yes, actually,
she's in our room reading.
Could you stay with her while
I go take care of something?
Of course.
Rebecca.
What's wrong?
Something was stolen from
my room and I suspect a boarder.
What? Where are you going?
I'm gonna follow him
and see where he goes.
- By yourself?
- Yeah.
Do you wanna come?
Yes, I do.
He is up to something.
- What was stolen?
- My ring.
What ring?
It was a 10th anniversary
gift from Jim.
Sorry.
It was the last thing
he ever gave to me.
I can't lose that ring.
♪
Jenny says her Pa is going
to bring his fiddle
- and play some music.
- Oh!
Well, I wonder if Nash
knows a Virginia reel.
Ooh! Or a waltz.
Hmm. I don't know how to waltz.
You don't?
Well, it's not hard. I can show you.
- Would you?
- Of course!
- Okay.
- Here. Okay.
- Ready? Okay, so
- Yeah.
One hand here and then one hand here.
- On your shoulder?
- On my shoulder. Yep.
And then it's three simple steps.
Okay. So, one,
- [both] two, three.
- [door opens]
- Oh, I keep messing up.
- No, that's okay.
- It just takes practice. Ready?
- Okay.
[both] One, two, three.
One oh, hi, Clayton.
Brought some eggs and apples
from Peggy's for the party.
Have you ever waltzed before?
Oh, uh once or twice.
Well, let's show Sarah
so she can learn.
No, I, uh
Ought to be headed back,
got some horseshoes to make.
This late?
Work never stops.
Ladies.
Bye, Clayton.
- Okay. Ready?
- All right. Yeah, okay.
Wow, you have done
really well for yourself.
What's your secret?
Oh, I just find it in places
other people don't look.
Whoa. That is 12 ounces.
Okay, so, that is, uh
That's $249.00.
Whew!
Well
There you go.
Well, some men get all the luck.
Some men create their own, Miss Hattie.
[door bell chimes]
[tense music]
Wait.
This is Leroy Tidwell's land.
Who?
Uh, he's a fellow who's
gonna sell me his property.
How big are you trying
to grow your ranch?
I'll let you know when I get there.
[tools hitting dirt]
[branch snaps]
Just wait here.
Watch your step.
Look, there's
there's three holes.
It looks like he's marking a spot.
The question is why?
One, two
Three
One
Two
Sorry, Clayton, um
I can see you're busy.
[Clayton] Oh
I'm looking for Nash.
Oh, yeah, uh, he's out in the barn.
Um, I was just
I can see.
Um, is this for the party
tomorrow night?
Yeah.
May I?
Yeah.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
You're good at building things,
so, think about it like
building a box with your feet.
Like this.
Good.
I think you've got it.
Whoever you dance with
is gonna be a very lucky lady.
Thank you.
He wouldn't have left
those stones as markers
if he wasn't planning on coming back.
Well, if he does come back tomorrow,
it'll be my land.
[Tom] Hey
Look, I'm
I'm sorry we didn't find your ring.
It's um I'm not gonna give up.
You never do.
Tom.
Yeah.
I don't know how to move on
without letting go of the past.
And I don't know how to let go.
Okay.
I understand.
I'll tell you what.
Let's let the Constable
take it from here,
shall we?
Absolutely.
[Pete] You lost, rancher?
I saw you at the boardinghouse.
What about it?
What's your name?
Who's askin'?
Tom Moore.
Pete Dowd.
Well, Pete Dowd,
I want the name of everyone
that was with you.
[Pete chuckles]
Mr. Maxwell?
Mr. Maxwell?
- [Alexander sighs]
- There you are.
- Mornin', Hattie.
- Morning.
I have some mail that I need
delivered to Command.
Yeah. Okay.
Oh.
You are a man in demand.
Oh, good!
Uh, what's going on?
Some of the prospectors
had their gold stolen.
- Whole camp's on edge.
- When was this?
Uh, I think it started a few days ago.
All right. Thank you.
Whoever took it would probably
want to get rid of it quickly.
Anyone hand in a bunch of gold lately?
As a matter of fact,
someone did yesterday.
Archie Doyle.
- Thanks.
- Yeah.
Hey! That's my gold!
Get outta there!
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no!
[sighs heavily]
[horse neighs]
[horses's footsteps thudding]
And you guys were at
the boardinghouse, right?
Tom.
Thanks for your help.
[Alexander] What are you doing here?
Rebecca had her ring stolen
from the boardinghouse.
[Alexander] A ring?
I thought it was only stolen gold.
Well, it happened yesterday.
All right, well,
I'll take care of it from here.
All right, well,
I'm gonna keep lookin'.
Ring means a lot to Rebecca,
and beyond what it's worth,
she's hurtin'.
Understood.
[Man] Constable!
Someone is trying to steal my gold.
Where?
In the woods. He took off on a horse.
- Did you get a good look at him?
- No.
But he was on a brown quarter horse.
He went that way, down the river road.
All right, I'll go after him.
I'm coming with you.
Yeah, I figured you'd say that.
Mr. Maxwell.
Would you join me?
Very well.
How may I help you?
I'm hoping you'll tell me
what's in that case.
Mrs. Clarke, that
really is none of your concern.
It's my responsibility
to make sure that all
the boarders here are trustworthy.
Well, I am not a thief.
If you won't tell me,
you can speak with
the Constable when he comes back.
I have done nothing wrong.
Then you could also explain
why there are so many X's on this map.
Mr. Tidwell's property.
You have been in my room again.
My room.
My house.
And you're a guest.
What exactly do you want, Mrs. Clarke?
I want to know what's in the case.
Satisfied?
No.
This is shale.
Sandstone.
This right here is siderite.
A significant combination of minerals.
But not illegal.
So, you're obviously
not looking for gold.
What are you looking for?
Coal.
[intense chase music]
You know, my superior told me,
where there's gold, there's trouble.
That's what I've been saying all along.
This way.
There.
The small brown quarter.
Could be just someone passing through.
Or maybe not.
That's the problem with them red coats.
Bad guys see 'em coming
from a mile away.
How fast is your horse?
Fastest in the valley!
We'll see about that.
[thunderous clattering of hooves]
Whoa! Hold it right there.
Jeremiah.
What were you thinking?
- Don't move.
- Sorry, Tom.
My fiancée's parents
are gonna lose the farm.
They couldn't pay the bank,
I didn't know what else to do.
All right? But I wrote down
everything that I took.
Check my pocket.
There's a notebook in there.
See?
I was gonna pay them all back, I swear.
There's nothing here.
What?
Where's Rebecca's ring?
I sold it to the Trading Post
in Jameson yesterday.
Then wired the money to my fiancée,
just like I did with the money
I got for the gold nuggets.
Of course.
I thought it was gonna be enough,
but I was still short,
so I went back today
to get a little more.
You're better than this, Jeremiah.
Tom.
Have you ever loved somebody
so much that
you would do anything for them?
Look, I don't know how,
all right, but someday,
I'll make amends for this.
You have my word.
As a magistrate, you got say
in this, am I right?
Sure, but I still
gotta take him to lock up.
I've gotta follow through
with the arrest.
Yeah.
Well, there's something I gotta do too.
Well, don't let me keep you.
All right.
We're going to Jameson.
[Rebecca] What are you thinking about?
About everything that we've done.
Yeah? [chuckles]
It hasn't been easy.
The wagon train, going off on our own.
Finding this place
and the condition it was in.
But we did it, Mama.
We did it.
I'm so proud of us.
Life isn't easy.
But I sure hope it's never
that hard again.
With the gold missing,
do you think people will still show up?
- I do.
- Why?
Because when times are hard,
people lean on each other.
All right. Let's have some fun tonight.
Let's! We deserve it.
[Rebecca chuckles]
[upbeat music playing]
♪
- He's very good.
- [laughs] Oh
- He's a man with many talents.
- Mmhmm.
[Harry] The Constable is back!
[music stops]
[crowd murmurs and quiets]
Did you catch him?
Yes, the thief has been apprehended
and is now in custody.
Oh, thank goodness.
[cheers and applause]
What about my gold?
Unfortunately, by the time
we caught him,
he had already cashed
in all of the loot
and wired the money away.
[crowd murmurs angrily]
Who was he?
One of yours would be my bet.
What's that supposed to mean?
It was Jeremiah Owens.
Jeremiah?
Yeah.
Ha! Rancher.
Turned prospector.
That's right, he was both.
But
I do have to own the fact
that he was a rancher first.
And I just wanna say that
I've been judging you prospectors
for just being prospectors,
and that's wrong.
If we wanna build this community,
we have to judge one another on
our actions and our character.
Not our occupations.
Well said.
To those of you who were robbed,
instead of you losing out
on your money,
Tom Moore has worked out
a deal with me.
Jeremiah is gonna go back
to work on Tom's ranch,
and he's gonna use his wages
to pay back everything he stole.
[crowd murmuring]
I just don't understand
why Jeremiah would do it.
He was desperate.
And sometimes good people
do bad things.
Well, it's real understanding of you.
Just say I'm trying something new.
Uh, Mrs. Clarke?
I believe this belongs to you.
[gasps] My ring!
How did
It was recovered from
a trading post in Jameson.
Thank you. You have no idea. Thank you.
We gotta celebrate!
Yeah, less gabbin', more dancin'.
- Yeah!
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- [Harry] Come on! More music!
I gotta answer to prospectors now?
Maybe just for tonight.
[band begins to play]
[laughter]
Good evening.
Welcome. Welcome.
You look
beautiful in that dress.
Thank you.
It's a very kind thing
you're doing for Jeremiah.
Yeah, well, he
he made a mistake.
It was just 'cause he was trying
to protect the ones he loves.
Uh, I-I just thought you might
wanna know that Mr. Maxwell
was looking for coal
on Tidwell's property.
Apparently, he wants to buy it
for a company that employees him.
Coal.
Mama? We're running out of punch.
- Uh excuse me.
- Go.
I gave it to her.
- Thank you.
- I gotta ask.
Why don't you want her
to know it was you
who paid to get her ring back?
It's just gonna complicate things.
All that matters is that
she's got the ring back.
Complicate things.
♪
Look at this.
First time I've seen
ranchers and prospectors
breaking bread together.
Yeah.
Does it make you wanna stay?
I'm just looking for a sign.
Good evening, ladies.
I hope your dance card isn't full.
I reserved a spot for you.
You're a wonderful dancer.
Please. You're the one who's leading.
That's just your imagination.
Well, what's not my imagination is
you look lovely tonight.
Thank you.
I'm sure this dress
would be horribly outdated
in the big city.
No. You'd fit in just about anywhere.
Um speaking of which,
you'll never guess what happened.
I was accepted into
the Ontario School of Art.
Oh. Really?
I just haven't decided
whether or not to go yet.
You've gotta go.
You really think so?
You've had your, uh,
sights set on the big city
for a long time, this is your chance.
It might mean me never coming back.
That's your choice.
There's my sign.
I, um
Mind if I cut in?
- My, don't you look fancy?
- Why, thank you.
- You look real nice.
- Why, thank you.
Clayton, I'm impressed.
Thank you.
It's quite the shindig, huh?
It is.
The settlement's really
starting to turn into
- a community.
- Mm-hmm.
I'm gonna miss everyone here.
What do you mean?
Oh, I haven't had a chance
to tell you yet, um
- Tell me what?
- I'm, uh
I'm going away to art school.
In Toronto.
No, you-you can't go.
I'm sorry?
Uh, I mean
If you do, just
please come back.
You just said this place
was really starting to come together.
What I don't think you realize
is you're the best part
of that, Olivia.
You're the beauty.
The grace.
That big city's always gonna be there,
but this settlement,
you're helping build it day by day.
I can't imagine what
it would be like with you gone.
I know that might not be right
for me to say, but
if I didn't, I'd regret it
for the rest of my life.
You're Rebecca Clarke, aren't you?
Yes.
- Leroy Tidwell.
- Ah. How do you do?
Mighty fine party you're throwing here.
Thank you very much.
You're the man that Tom Moore's
buying land from, hmm?
He was. Not anymore.
Oh.
What happened?
He just told me
he's a little short on cash.
Unfortunately for me,
I have a couple other
interested buyers.
I just sold it to one of them.
Congratulations.
Tom Moore short on cash?
Which frankly surprised me,
since yesterday
he told me he had the money.
I don't know what changed
between now and then.
Anyway, I best get back to my wife.
Enjoy yourselves.
I appreciated that speech.
- I meant it, Doyle.
- Hmm.
Hey, you remember what I said to you
the first time we met?
That one day I was gonna
buy up this whole territory.
Well.
I just bought Leroy Tidwell's property.
- You did?
- I did.
Neighbor.
[Doyle chuckles]
[emotional music]
[slow music plays]
Will you dance with me?
It would be my pleasure.
You did it. You did the impossible.
I did.
Proved you wrong, huh?
I have a feeling you get
some joy out of it.
Only a little.
♪
Did you give up
Leroy Tidwell's land for me?
I'm just happy your ring
is back where it belongs.
I won't always keep it.
I'll pass it on to Sarah.
I just
need to hold on to it
for a little while longer.
Yeah.
You give it up when you're ready.
[sighs]
[door opens and closes]
Hey, there's another one of you.
What?
Nick. What are you doing here?
Official business.
Come to inform you that there's
a thief in your settlement.
Yes. Jeremiah Owens.
Already arrested him this afternoon.
He's in a lock-up in Jameson.
I'm not talking about him.
Uh wait.
I'll handle it.
[music stops]
Constable.
Rebecca Clarke.
You're under arrest.
- What?
- What's going on here?
Mama?
We have a warrant.
- Come with us.
- [Rebecca] No!
No, there's a misunderstanding.
- For what?
- Those won't be necessary.
Come with us.
Stand back.
Vaughn
- Tom.
- What is going on?
No.
Mama! Please.
Sarah, I love you!
Sarah!
Tom! Protect her.
Mama. Mama.
♪