Heartland (CA) s20e02 Episode Script

1
Previously on Heartland
I’m Winn Becker.
You sure don’t waste any time, do you?
The sooner people forget this is
the Pryce Ranch, the better.
I follow her on social media.
Her content is amazing.
This is supposed to be
a celebration, not a wake.
Nobody is enjoying lunch
until you tell us
what’s going on!
About a month ago, I had a stroke.
Jack Bartlett! You are looking
well preserved, my friend.
He has a copy of these books
on the road with him,
and he says he’s going to read
one chapter to you every night.
(NATHAN) "He was quick
to ignite with excitement
and had a spark for adventure."
I know it’s old-fashioned,
but I want to have something
to offer you and Lindy.
- Something to build a future on.
- I’m in no rush.
(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO)
How my heart did jump with joy ♪
When I was a little bitty boy ♪
I can still smell
that Sunday chicken fry ♪
Mom brang home jelly beans ♪
In the winter, make snow cream ♪
(INTRIGUING MUSIC)
(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY)
(BRAKES GRIND)
(JACK GRUNTS AND GASPS)
No, no, no!
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
(CELL PHONE RINGS)
(JACK) AMY! LINDY!
(AMY SIGHS)
(RINGING STOPS)
- (LINDY) Monty!
- This is the fourth time
in six days he’s gotten loose.
- I nearly hit him!
- (AMY) Are you okay?
I’m fine.
Can’t say the same
for Lindy’s bike, though.
(CRASH)
- Just spring fever?
- I don’t think so, pumpkin.
He’s bored, and bored leads to stupid.
Grandpa!
Lindy, I know that Monty
means a lot to you,
but next time,
he might head for the road
and not be so lucky.
You know what I mean by that, right?
Maybe it’s time you
and your mom have a little chat
about finding a new home for him.
(MONTY WHICKERS)
Lindy, I know this isn’t
easy to think about.
And Monty is very special to me, too.
But we always have to do
what’s best for our animals.
And sometimes that means
finding them a new home.
Maybe there’s a little girl
out there who’s just waiting
for a pony like Monty.
(MONTY WHINNIES)
Dad taught me to ride on Monty.
I know. He’s been a part
of some pretty special memories,
hasn’t he?
We could teach him some liberty.
That’s a nice idea, in theory.
But you would have to really commit.
- I will. Every day.
- (CELL PHONE RINGING)
Okay. We can give it a try.
Oh, shoot!
Hey, I’m sorry I didn’t
answer your call.
Lindy’s pony got loose,
and Grandpa just about
hit him with his truck.
- Are they okay?
- (AMY) Yeah.
Yeah, just another Heartland day.
- Can I call you back?
- (NATHAN) Well, no,
because remember how
my mom was supposed to arrive
next week and move my dad?
Well, in typical Mo fashion,
she’s had a change of plans.
When is she coming?
She should be pulling up
any minute now.
Nathan! Okay, I’m going
to have to call you back.
Okay.
(AMBIGUOUS MUSIC)
(ENGINE STOPS, DOOR OPENS)
- You Amy?
- I am.
It’s very nice to meet you, Maureen.
- Mo.
- Mo.
Uh Welcome to Heartland.
Nice to lay eyes on the woman
who stole my son’s heart
(AMY CHUCKLES)
and drove my daughter
straight out of town.
(TENSE MUSIC RISES)
("DREAMER" BY JENN GRANT)
And at the break of day ♪
You sank into ♪
Your dream ♪
You dreamer, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
You dreamer ♪
You dreamer ♪
Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
Hey, guys. Um This is Mo.
Mo, my grandpa, Jack, his wife, Lisa,
and my sister, Lou.
- (MO AND LOU) Hi.
- Don’t worry about your shoes.
- Come on in!
- I believe we met many,
many years ago.
Seems likely.
I’m sorry. Did I mix up my dates?
I thought I had you pencilled in
at the dude ranch next week.
I decided to drive up
a little earlier than planned,
so booked a room at the Willow Arms
and just hit the gas.
Oh, no, no. You don’t have
to stay at a hotel.
I’m sure I have a cabin
at least two nights.
No, I prefer to stay at the Arms.
Amy, are you going to be
helping me pack Nate up?
I would love to.
I’m just going to do
a few things here,
and I’ll meet you over there.
- Oh.
- What about Monty?
You said we could start training him.
And we will, as soon
as I’m done packing.
Why don’t you brush him
and walk him around the yard?
Okay, thanks.
(DOOR OPENS)
(RIVER GIGGLES)
- (RIVER GASPS)
- Whoa! Okay!
(RIVER) Oh! Uh Katie, wait up!
- Katie! Oh my gosh. So sorry.
- It’s okay!
I should have knocked.
Yeah. It’s okay.
- No, it’s fine! We were just
- No, no!
Don’t don’t explain! It’s okay!
Uh, we’ll just
We’ll just pretend
this never happened!
Yeah! Okay. Uh-huh! Mm-hmm. Yeah. Bye!
(RIVER) Ugh!
(SOFT MUSIC)
- (LISA) Jack?
- (LOUD CLANG)
- Excuse me, sir!
- Hey!
Don’t pick that up!
You have a young man right here
who can lift it for you.
Well, it isn’t that heavy!
I’m not an invalid.
- (LISA) Jack
- (JACK GRUNTS)
Okay, yeah.
You know what I’m going to say.
- (JACK SIGHS)
- Yep, I do.
You had a stroke!
You can’t push your body to breaking,
- because once it’s broken
- I guess I’m just
struggling a bit with my "new limits."
It’s hard to admit
you can’t do something.
I know. Nobody said
getting old is easy.
Yeah.
I’m going to work. (KISSES)
Another foal born last night,
happy and healthy.
- Well, congratulations!
- Thank you!
Thank you, Dex. Thank you.
You know, studies have shown
that weightlifting
- can help with aging.
- Oh
Son, I’m not aging!
I’m aged.
I have a whole setup in the Quonset.
- I could show you some lifts.
- Yeah, I don’t think so.
You want to help me, you can
step up and finish
unloading the truck.
(CLANG)
(NATE) I’m not going
to sit down, I’m not going to!
I’ve got a business to run!
I got an appointment!
I have a business meeting!
I’m not gonna get sit down!
Okay, Mr. Pryce, I
But you have someone here to see you.
Hi, Nate.
Jack Bartlett’s due
to ring any minute!
- Uh
- Mr. Pryce, I could take
a message for you.
We are right in the middle
of negotiating a sale.
I got six heifers
I gotta get off the books.
Yeah, Jack can be
a hard one to bargain with.
I’ll call him.
(UNEASY MUSIC)
(PHONE LINE TRILLING)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
Lisa?
Lou!
Did I forget a lunch date?
No, no! This is an unplanned visit.
- Are you down a stable hand?
- No, no!
I’m trying to stay involved
in the barn chores
as much as possible.
So, to what do I owe the pleasure?
I have a proposition for you,
a business idea.
Aha, the penny drops!
I haven’t run this by anyone else yet,
but a friend of mine has
a six-year-old stud for sale.
He’s got top tier reigning
bloodlines, a great mind.
I want to buy him.
- Really? To to compete?
- No, no, no!
I want to breed
quarter horses at Heartland.
Start with the stud,
a couple mares of our own,
maybe a few select outside clients.
- Hmm.
- I’m serious, Lisa.
I think, you know, this could be
a fantastic new era for Heartland.
I love how excited
you are by the idea.
But Lou, managing a stallion
and and breeding on site is a
is a huge undertaking!
I know how much work horses are.
Yes, but you would have
to expand the barn.
You’d have to put in
new fencing for a stallion.
And there are very specific
challenges at every stage.
Nutrition plans for mares
and 24-hour supervision
during foaling season, and
stallions, honey,
are a real handful.
My gut says this could be
a great opportunity.
Heartland Beef is thriving!
You know, Dex, he’s handling
most of the grunt work now.
I just, I want to take
advantage of the stability.
I was hoping you’d be
willing to, I don’t know,
give me a crash course over coffee?
Okay, I will give you a crash course.
It will not be over
a cup of coffee, however.
(LISA LAUGHS)
Okay!
- Hey there, Nate!
- Hey, Jack!
I thought this young lady
might be pulling my leg
when she said you were out here.
I was waiting by the phone!
Well, I figured you might
like to talk face to face.
- How about over a burger?
- Well, if you’re buying.
(JACK CHUCKLES)
Good to see you.
You know, there are a few people
that Nate never seems to forget.
My grandpa is one of them.
(TRUCK DOOR SHUTS)
I know it’s probably
a shock seeing him like this
- after all these years.
- Still the same.
Doesn’t know the woman
he spent 20 years with,
but is obsessed with that ranch.
(SIGHS SHARPLY)
I understand things
didn’t end well, but
you still drove all this way.
There must have been
some good years, right?
Yes, there were. Many.
You tend to, uh, forget those
out of self-preservation, I guess.
- We met through friends.
- What, like a blind date?
Exactly like a blind date.
Oh, that’s kind of terrifying.
I did not have a thing for cowboys.
First date, he drives us
an hour to Nanton
for a barn dance and rodeo!
And
it was the best time I ever had.
He made country life
sound so beautiful,
and the first years
of our marriage were perfect.
(SIGHS)
Then, we had the drought,
and the ranch was struggling,
and it became clear
that Nate’s priorities were
rodeo and ranching,
and when he was failing,
he was hard to live with.
When it came to the kids,
he was great at big gestures,
but being present in everyday life
That must have been really tough.
It was. It was
lonely.
I see a lot of Nate in Nathan.
Same pride same ambition.
Nathan’s doing everything
he can to be present, though
even when he’s far away.
He sent Lindy, my daughter,
he sent her a box of books.
And he reads them to her
every night over FaceTime.
Sounds beautiful. Did he say
when he’ll be back for good?
Well, he’s just trying to
win enough money
so that he can buy a place of his own.
Ah.
Like I said, ambitious.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Hey.
I found someone who I think
would be perfect for you.
- His name’s Miles!
- River, no.
He’s sweet. He’s talented.
And I think you two would
totally hit it off!
You want to set me up with a guy?
He’s a musician!
I’m I’m just really
not interested in dating.
Oh, but just a little double
date with me and Dex!
Why are you pushing this so hard?
I think it would be fun.
River
I’m worried you’re gonna
start to feel like a third wheel
around me and Dex.
Then, you’ll avoid hanging out
with us, and all of a sudden,
we’re only seeing each other
at practice, and
I don’t feel like a third wheel.
Really? You’re lying to me?
No, I promise.
Although I would appreciate
it if you two could, like,
hang a halter on the office door
or something, just to warn me.
Yeah, yep! Very reasonable!
Um
I do really think
you’d like Miles, though.
Besides you, he is the smartest
person our age I’ve ever met.
- Fine. Fine. One date.
- Yes!
Okay, um, he’s coming
to Heartland tomorrow
- for a trail ride!
- Wait, what?
River, you already asked him?! River!
Can he even ride a horse?!
We’ll find out!
(DEX) What you doing?
Taking Monty to the Aspens.
Are you allowed?
Okay, just don’t go
near the road, yeah?
(BRIGHT MUSIC)
Run, run, down to the river ♪
Run, run, down to the bay ♪
Your eyes, blue like the water ♪
Your smile, bright as the day ♪
Lie down, down in the meadow ♪
Lie down under the trees ♪
Your voice, soft as a feather ♪
Your love, light as a breeze ♪
Come on, Monty!
No! Stop, Monty! Monty, wait!
No! Come back!
Ooh! That’s good.
Must be using Pryce Beef.
I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that.
(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)
Old man Pryce, there’s no way
he didn’t know
what his daughter was up to.
He’s a crook.
Excuse me.
Your gossip is blocking the ketchup.
(KATIE) Uh, GG?
Something you want?
Your daughter ought to be in jail.
That is a rotten, awful accusation.
Is there a problem?
Yeah, he’s saying Gracie’s a rustler.
There ain’t a lick of truth to that.
Okay, Nate, easy.
Just a little bit of poor
judgment on this fella’s part.
You can back off now.
(NATE CLUCKS AND MUTTERS)
- Katie?
- Yeah?
We’d like to take our lunch to go.
Of course.
(TENSE MUSIC)
My Winners are going to love you!
(CAMERA CLICKING)
- (LINDY) Monty?
- Oh, hello!
Guess you lost something, huh?
This guy get out of his paddock?
I was trying to teach him
some liberty.
Ah! And he had other ideas.
I’m Winn, your neighbour.
You’re Amy’s daughter, aren’t you?
Lindy.
Were you working
with him all by yourself?
Yeah. My mom’s busy.
Well, maybe I could give
you a hand with him.
I teach liberty with my horses.
You took Nathan’s ranch.
I bought it. I didn’t take it.
You must be friends
with Nathan Pryce, huh?
He’s my mom’s boyfriend.
Ah, that explains a few things.
I guess it’s tough to even think
about anybody else living there.
But just so you know,
it’s kind of a dream come true for me.
I have my own house, my own barn.
I mean, I can see the horses
from my front porch.
That’s something I’ve wanted
since I was your age.
Wow, that’s a long time.
- Not that long!
- (BOTH LAUGH)
Listen, you bring this guy
to my place tomorrow,
and we can try
some liberty training together.
Really? You want to help me?
Just ask your mom’s permission first.
- Good deal?
- Good deal.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(AMY) He’s okay.
He’s settled and eating.
What the heck happened?
A couple of locals
recognized Nate, and,
well, they’re still up in arms
about the cattle rustling thing.
It’s my fault for not seeing
just how much damage
Gracie did to the Pryce reputation.
Well, you folks at Heartland
certainly were no help.
(TENSE MUSIC)
- Excuse me?
- You hung my daughter out
- to dry.
- No, Mo.
- That’s not what happened.
- Come on.
Pryce Beef folding is probably
one of the best things
to happen to your ranch in years.
- (LOU SIGHS)
- (AMY) Are you okay?
- Uh
- Lou came out and helped me
at Fairfield today.
Yeah, one of the colts
got the best of me.
What were you doing at Fairfield?
I’m always looking
to learn about new sides
of the horse business.
How’d it go packing up Nate today?
And what is Maureen like?
I kind of thought you might
convince her to come for dinner.
Yeah, I don’t think that’s
going to happen anytime soon.
Mo blames us for Gracie’s exile.
Or thinks that we didn’t defend her
because we wanted Pryce Ranch to fail.
What?! That makes no sense.
I mean, Gracie is the reason
that Nathan had to leave. I
- You have to talk to her, Amy.
- Oh, yeah.
Well, I kind of want
her to like me, Lou.
You know, what I can’t wrap
my head around is the fact
that Pryce Ranch is no more.
It’s like the end of an era.
And meanwhile, that influencer
- What’s her name?
- (AMY) Winn.
Winn. She’s everywhere!
Katie showed me her latest video.
50,000 views!
And it’s just her walking
through a field with her horse.
I’m telling you, Amy, watch out.
It’s not long before
she’s going to be coming
and trying to steal your clients.
Yeah, I don’t think I’m worried about
her stealing my clients
because she’s more interested
in selling all her sponsored products
than actually training horses.
(LOU) I hope so.
(INSECTS CHIRPING)
Still no word?
I’m sorry, sweetheart.
Something must have come up.
How about you and I reread
one of your favourite chapters?
You know, I could probably be
persuaded to read more than one.
- Okay.
- Okay.
(OWL HOOTS)
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hey.
Am I too late to talk to Lindy?
(AMY) She’s asleep, Nathan.
Sorry.
You should tell that to her.
She was so disappointed.
What happened? Why didn’t you message?
I had to change my plans.
I ended up leaving
my phone in the trailer,
and everything took longer
than I thought.
Okay, um
You’re being kind of vague.
(NATHAN) My truck broke down.
- (AMY SIGHS)
- Something serious?
Yeah. But it’s fixed now.
I’m fine. I’ll make it
to the next competition.
- I was trying not to worry you.
- Yeah, you did the opposite.
I made a call, Amy.
I’m sorry it wasn’t the right one.
How’d it go with my mom?
You know, I’m
I’m too tired to have
that conversation right now.
Can I call you tomorrow?
Sure. Message received.
Night.
Goodnight.
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
(ROOSTER CROWS)
And if you run out
of things to talk about,
just ask him about
his summer holiday in Australia.
Oh, here he is!
Oh, and don’t ask him
about his grandmother.
- I wasn’t planning to.
- Okay, good!
Because she’s dead. So sad!
- Hey!
- Hey.
Hi, Katie!
Miles. You’re Miles.
- I’m Katie. Hi.
- (MILES) Hi.
- Hey, man.
- Hey, Dex?
Okay, um, well, Miles and I have been
in the same orchestra now
for, like, two years.
- What instrument do you play?
- Flute.
Nice. Triangle was taken?
(MILES CHUCKLES)
- (RIVER) Dex!
- I’m just joking.
I’ve heard it all.
Miles, this is
my mom’s horse, Stetson.
You’ll be riding him.
How are you with horses?
Well, I’m no cowboy.
We have a mounting block if you need.
No worries, Dex. My uncle
trains horses up in Alliance.
I jump at any chance to ride.
(ADVENTUROUS MUSIC)
- (LOU) Lisa.
- Oh, good.
Look at this beautiful horse, okay?
His full brother has
- a Congress championship.
- Mm-hmm.
This could be
a once-in-a-lifetime buy.
What are these?
Highly classified material.
These are Fairfield’s breeding books.
Inside here is every mare
and stallion I have ever bred,
including how they foaled
and their confirmation notes.
(LOU) You don’t keep
electronic records?
(LISA) Well, for some things,
but if there’s a crash,
and I’m old school. (LISA LAUGHS)
What, um What do these Xs mean?
(LISA) Those are losses.
It means you either lost
the foal or the mare,
and here, sometimes, both.
Wow. I had no idea.
I mean, foaling season must
be a total roller coaster.
It is. It all is.
Let’s turn sideways,
like opening a door.
(BRIGHT MUSIC)
Girl, that was next level!
Your mom is going to be so impressed.
Maybe he’ll cheer her up.
You think she needs cheering up?
She misses Nathan.
Yeah, I guess you miss him too, huh?
Well, you know
it is not a kid’s job
to worry about their parent.
Your mom is a tough cookie.
Right, so,
we have got Monty moving
his feet in response to you.
That’s fabulous!
Now, I think we’re ready for step two.
(GIGGLES)
(SOFT MUSIC)
(NOSTALGIC MUSIC)
(AMY) Gracie made that.
She can be surprisingly
thoughtful, that one.
(OBJECTS CLATTER SOFTLY)
Mo, I (AMY SIGHS)
I think we need to talk.
Agreed. And I’m gonna speak my mind.
- Of course.
- I love my son. I do.
But he is so like his dad.
And you are so like
I was 40 years ago.
The one waiting at home,
waiting for the phone to ring,
waiting for Nate to
put me first for once.
Wasted a lot of time.
And I don’t want to see
another woman go through that.
- I’m not wasting my time.
- You say that now.
- But you
- No, I don’t even think
you really know me.
I mean, I have a full life.
I have a family.
I have a beautiful daughter.
I have a business.
And I don’t know
that you really know your son
all that well either.
You definitely don’t
know your daughter.
- Excuse me?!
- Gracie orchestrated
the rustling because
she wanted to tank us.
So she’s the reason
why the Pryce name is
mud around here, not Heartland.
(RECEDING FOOTSTEPS)
(ENGINE STOPS)
(SIGHS)
(LIGHT MUSIC)
Amy, I was just going to call you.
Lindy’s gone. She’s not in the barn.
She’s not in the tree house.
And Monty’s missing, too.
I’m sorry. She must have
slipped past me, honey.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Hey, do you want to take
a walk in the garden?
What I want is to go home.
I know it’s all confusing
to you, but you can’t go back
to your room just yet.
It’s full of moving boxes.
I ain’t moving! I got a ranch to run.
I got cows to move, which is
what I ought to be doing!
You know
if you decided
that you wanted to go for a ride
or maybe take Rowdy out,
check some fence line
well, I don’t know
how I would stop you.
(ADVENTUROUS MUSIC)
Nate, hang on! Wait!
(CALM MUSIC)
So when did you start
playing the flute?
(RIVER SPEAKS SIMULTANEOUSLY)
Sorry, answer Katie’s question first.
Well, you were
like five, though, right?
Because your sister was playing.
That is correct.
My older sister’s really cool.
Would we say that the flute is cool?
Oh, Dex, zip it!
You can’t play a note
to save your life.
You’re right.
I was too busy getting drafted
for professional hockey.
Do you play any instruments, Katie?
Uh, no.
Any hobbies?
Uh, writing. Flag team.
Well, from what River says,
sounds like writing is
more than a hobby.
Uh, maybe.
(YAWNS)
(AMY) Katie! Hey, wait up!
Uh-oh, something’s up.
What is it? Is it GG?
GG’s fine. It’s Lindy. She’s missing.
Look, she took off with Monty,
or Monty took off
and she went after him.
I don’t really know.
- We’ll help look for her.
- Did you check the swing?
I haven’t checked there yet.
I was going to head over
to Nathan’s because I thought
maybe since she’s missing him.
What about that cloud watching spot?
She was telling me
about it the other day.
That’s a good idea.
You guys check there?
Thanks.
Yeah, we’ll check both of the spots.
We’ll call if we find her.
Okay, well, let’s split up,
cover more ground.
Dex and I can go to the hill,
and you two can go to the swing.
All right. Let’s go.
(LIVELY MUSIC)
This is the one. I can feel it.
Up, Monty, up.
Okay! (WINN GIGGLES)
- Good boy, Monty! Aww.
- That’s it!
Lindy, what is going on here?!
(TENSE MUSIC)
Lindy, you did ask
your mom’s permission, right?
Amy, I am so sorry.
I told Lindy that she had
to ask for your permission.
Oh, but you didn’t think
of talking to me directly?
No, I didn’t think that she would lie.
(AMY) She’s a child!
You don’t make plans
without talking to her parents.
Yeah, now that you say that,
I’m feeling pretty dumb.
Do you know how scary
it is having no idea
where your child is?
I mean, I don’t have any kids,
so no, but I can imagine.
She has your gift.
She had Monty responding
to her body language so fast.
And I think she likes being here.
She’s welcome to keep
bringing her pony over.
I’m just saying, I don’t think
this was all a mistake.
I need to figure out what consequences
Lindy’s going to have for lying to me.
But in the meantime,
I would appreciate
it if you could stay
away from my daughter.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(KATIE) Yeah, thanks
for letting me know. Bye.
She, uh, she found Lindy.
- Phew! Yeah, I’d say.
- Yeah.
(YAWNS)
Am I boring you?
What? No! No, of course not.
Well, you just,
you seem not entirely awake.
(SNIFFLES)
Or wait, are are you high?
No, Katie. No, I, I don’t do drugs.
The most I ever take is
(RUSTLING)
- What are those?
- My allergy meds.
I’m allergic to grass, and hay,
and the world.
I thought I took my non-drowsy pills,
but looks like I took
the wrong ones.
(LAUGHS)
I I thought I was
literally putting you to sleep.
Absolutely not. No, I would be a party
- if it wasn’t for this stuff.
- Okay.
Gotta say, I am I am very relieved.
Me too. Question, though.
Do you think horses are
considered heavy machinery?
(KATIE LAUGHS)
Why would you just take off
without telling anyone?
You know better.
You don’t like Winn.
Well, I I don’t even
really know Winn.
Is it because she’s in Nathan’s house?
Um I guess maybe that’s part of it.
She’s really nice. (AMY SIGHS)
Lindy
You have a good heart.
And you’re getting older now.
And I just
I want to be able to trust you
to look after yourself.
But I can’t do that when you
pull this kind of thing, okay?
Okay.
(KISSES) I love you.
Love you, too.
Yeah, he kept bucking,
and I kept sticking on him
until we finally
understood each other.
(NATE LAUGHS)
Well, it’s hard to believe
that was years ago.
It feels like a heartbeat.
It’s these old bones marking time.
Yeah, do you see that?
Dex and I need to get
that new gate installed.
I don’t know where I am.
Well, you’re just a few
miles west of your place.
This ain’t my land!
I’ve gone the wrong way.
I’ve gone the wrong way!
- Hup!
- Nate! Nate, wait!
Hold up! Nate!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(INSECTS CHIRPING)
I know you?
Sure. We met a while back.
Something’s off. I was moving my herd.
I must have missed
the property line or something.
- You know where we are?
- We’re on my land.
- We’re on the Heartland Ranch.
- Huh.
We met before?
I’m Nate Pryce.
Yeah, Nate. I’m Jack Bartlett.
Jack! Well, I’ll be!
I haven’t seen you in a dog’s age.
(NATE LAUGHS) You got old!
Speak for yourself!
Something’s not right, Jack.
I don’t I don’t
recognize any of this.
I don’t even know how I got here.
That’s okay, Nate.
Sometimes you forget things
because you’re sick.
It’s called Alzheimer’s.
But you’re safe. I’ll look after you.
We’re just gonna mosey on back
and grab a bite to eat at your place.
Sick?
I still got the ranch, though?
Yeah, your son Nathan’s helping you.
Good. Good.
My ex-wife used to say
I’d rather stand on my head
stark naked than miss a day’s work.
I guess "bury me
with my boots on" is the saying.
I don’t know, Nate.
Some days I sure could use a rest.
I’m not as strong as I once was.
My ranch hand thinks
I should start pumping iron.
- Sounds like a smart fella.
- Oh, I’d look ridiculous.
Then look ridiculous!
Who’s looking at you anyway?
(CHUCKLES)
- (CHUCKLES)
- Yup. True.
(JACK LAUGHS)
Jack
(GENTLE MUSIC)
I think I remember you now.
I’m really sorry
I turned into a zombie.
I’m sorry our trail ride
turned into a search party.
It was the most excitement
I’ve had in ages.
I had a really good time, Katie.
I mean, I’d love
to take you out again.
Maybe do something indoors
so I can leave
the allergy meds at home.
(KATIE CHUCKLES)
Uh, wow. Uh
Yeah, I’m flattered, but, uh
I’ve got a pretty busy schedule.
Right, yeah, no,
that’s that’s fair.
Then I’ll just say thank you
for a lovely day.
You’re welcome.
(KATIE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)
- See you.
- Bye. Yeah.
(CAR DOOR SHUTS)
(ENGINE STARTS)
Hey, I’m sorry I took
so long to call you back.
There was a bit of drama with Lindy.
Everything’s fine. She’s just
Testing boundaries, huh?
Yeah.
Look, I should have been more up front
with both of you
about why I was late last night.
Truth is
truck repairs were expensive,
and I had to sell my second saddle
to cover the cost.
Nathan, you didn’t have
to sell your saddle!
- I would have sent you the money.
- I appreciate it, Amy,
but I chose to go on the road.
I got to be able to handle
these problems on my own.
(AMY) You’re not on your own, though!
We’re a team, remember?
This won’t work
if you don’t believe that.
Yeah, you’re right.
I’ve been thinking we should
maybe set some ground rules.
For example, if either of us
needs help, we ask for it.
And don’t make promises
you can’t keep.
(SIGHS)
And we don’t hang up angry.
We talk it through.
Yeah, I like all those.
Me too.
(LISA) Did he ask you out
on another date?
He did, to which I replied,
"I’m pretty busy."
- Uh-huh.
- (ALL CHUCKLE)
I guess that’s how you really feel.
Yeah. Yeah, it is. He was
He was really nice, but I just
I can’t picture adding dating
to my life right now.
- Okay.
- Is that weird?
No! Don’t let anyone rush you
when it comes to matters
of the heart, my dear.
I think River was more
upset than I was.
Oh, well.
Hello, hello. I brought a guest.
- Oh, hi!
- Hi.
Yeah, I I ran into
Jack at Windward,
and he kindly invited me to dinner.
Well, welcome, Maureen.
We’ve got a spot for you.
- Thanks.
- Have a seat.
Welcome.
I don’t think it’s
the dinner she’s here for.
She wants to talk.
(MO) I made some false assumptions.
I think I’ve always been
tougher on Nathan
because I see
so much of his dad in him.
But he’s not his dad.
You can’t just assume that
he’ll make the same mistakes.
Then I guess a therapist
would say I am projecting
all my baggage onto the two of you.
But
being here and seeing Nate again
does shine a light on some things
that I just haven’t dealt with.
Well
grief is never a straight line.
Mo, we didn’t set Gracie up,
and we definitely didn’t take
advantage of what she did.
I know. Nathan laid it all out.
I guess
I just didn’t want
to think I raised a thief.
Gracie made it seem like
she just trusted the wrong guy,
and she was being used as a scapegoat.
And I
I got it in my head that
that you folks had let it happen.
And
I’m sorry.
Thank you.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
I’ve been thinking a lot
about what you said,
that I would spend all my time
waiting for Nathan,
looking at my phone.
I’m not going to do that.
No, you have plenty to keep you busy.
But Amy,
I do believe you
and Nathan have a future.
I can see it.
- You sound sure.
- I am.
So is Nathan.
(BRIGHT MUSIC)
(BRIGHT MUSIC)
Sweetheart, you’re doing
so good! He’s so focused on you.
Up, Monty, up!
(LOU AND LISA GASP)
Wow! Well done, honey!
(LINDY) Good boy!
(GRUNTING)
Dex, I’d like
to take you up on that offer
for you to teach me some
of your weightlifting exercises.
What made you change your mind?
I guess I just don’t
want to go quietly.
Okay, then. We’ll start small,
increase to failure every week.
Seniors are often advised
to start with soup cans
before they graduate
to actual weights.
I don’t want you to pull a bicep.
No! No way!
- (LAUGHS)
- Your face!
We’ll start tomorrow,
bright and early.
Is all this equipment
really necessary?
I mean, I thought you said
your stallion was well behaved.
Oh, he’s an angel,
but this is a new mare
and you never know
what’s going to happen,
so better safe than sorry.
Uh, ideally, we stand back
and let the magic happen.
- Okay, ready?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
(PLAYFUL MUSIC)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(SIGHS)
Magic, huh? (LISA CHUCKLES)
I feel like I need a shower
and a spa day.
Oh, that is an excellent idea.
You know what?
I will book us in
at my favourite spot in Calgary
when we’re finished.
Full day, Lou. Let’s go!
No, no, no, no. Ah.
I am officially retiring.
Horse breeding is not for me.
Ah.
Well, I hope you don’t feel
like you wasted your time.
Are you kidding me, Lisa?
I I am in awe of you!
I mean, I had no idea
the scope of what you do here.
Thank you. It was nice having you.
Even nicer, glass of rosé in a sauna.
- What do you say?
- Oh, yeah. Let’s do it.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
(CAMERA CLICKING)
(LIGHT MUSIC)
Hey.
I was actually going
to ride over to see you,
and I chickened out.
Amy, I’m really sorry.
You don’t have to keep saying that.
I kind of do. I accidentally
abducted your child.
Lindy showed me what you taught her.
She was so excited.
And Monty seems happier now, too.
I’m glad.
Like I said, she’s got your gift.
I don’t think it was all her, but
For the record, I didn’t realize
that I had bought
your boyfriend’s ranch.
I’m sorry for what I said
about the Pryce family.
Lindy says that he’s a fantastic guy.
Yeah, he is.
Are you, like, just always filming?
Everything is content.
You didn’t film Lindy
when you were working
with Monty, did you?
No! I wouldn’t film a kid.
Give me some credit here.
You know, I’m a good person.
Little time, you might even like me.
Yeah, well let’s just start
by being good neighbours.
(HOPEFUL MUSIC)
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