When Calls The Heart (2014) s12e09 Episode Script
Buried Treasure
1
Previously on When Calls the Heart
Now, I know you're
supposed to give these
at the beginning of the performance,
but I didn't have a chance.
They're beautiful. Thank you.
There's a wildlife corridor
at the cattle can take to an
even bigger summer pasture.
Little girl, this is a
conversation for grown-ups.
Miss Riella, green leather trunk
with brass corners was found.
Really?
This is from the Schwartzman School.
You tell Angela about the tour?
When I think about
something happening to her
and us not being there.
- [DING]
- No luggage to check in.
You see any?
I told you to drop the proposal.
You knew McGinty would railroad
the entire thing, didn't you?
This map, no one knows
it better than we do.
Heads, you tell us who else is
trafficking in your stolen loot.
Tails, you tell us where we
might find the rest of it.
Teddy Davis dealt in coins like that.
You helped me out of
here, I'll tell you more.
[PHONE RINGS]
Constable Grant here.
Yes, we got the bulletin.
We'll be on the lookout.
You've heard.
Sonny Garrison escaped Granville.
Prisoner at large.
Overtook two guards
and jumped the fence.
Any indication where he's headed?
Well, it's not hard to guess.
We all but told him that
somebody stole his loot
when we interviewed him.
So who's he gonna go
find out for himself?
The Martell Ranch.
All right, you can say it.
I told you so. You told me so.
Don't get used to saying it, though.
And we're talking about?
What else? The talk of the town.
And I must admit,
she did a wonderful
job playing Gwendolyn.
Oh, Ava. So you're warming to her?
Oh, I would say I'm
beginning to understand her.
Yes, her stories are a bit extravagant.
And yes, she makes herself the star
of every single anecdote.
Sometimes her stories
are a bit hard to believe.
Well, who hasn't indulged
in a little exaggeration
in the interest of a good story?
Hm.
Mama, can I have a candy bar?
- What?!
- You just had breakfast, honey bear.
I'll make you a deal.
We'll go to the mercantile
and get a snack for your whole playgroup
Well, that includes you.
Elizabeth, can I, uh, can
I talk to you for a second?
Oh. Well, why don't I take the
little ones to the mercantile.
Come, Jack. Let's go.
Is everything okay?
Nothing to worry about.
I wish I could tell you more.
Bill and I are headed on a stakeout.
I'm not sure when I'll be back.
Can Allie stay with you if need be?
Of course.
Be safe.
I will.
♪
That will be $0.20, which
I will put on your tab.
Oh, and a telegram came for you.
It seems that Mr. Elmer
Peterson lost a trunk
with the same description as yours.
- What a coincidence.
- Yes.
So the train station would like it
if you could telephone
to confirm that the trunk
that you received is, in fact, yours.
Uh of course it is.
It's in my room, full of my clothes.
Green trunk, brass corners.
My mother bought it for me in Budapest.
Do you read all the telegrams?
I transcribe them, that's
that's how it works.
Now, if you'll see here it says
the same train station on the same day.
- How odd.
- Mm-hmm.
So many stolen trunks.
Busy thieves. Thank you.
Sh.
And these will be ready by morning.
Just bake them for an hour.
- And then the icing.
- That's right.
Got it.
Oh, and Cooper and Toby will help
with dinner service and clean up.
- Aye, aye, captain.
- Aye, aye.
Here, baby, that's a little too full
I can do it.
- Where's your scarf?
- Never mind. We can't miss the train.
- You forgot it.
- It's only a tour of the campus, Mama.
- It'll be fine.
- I'll run and get it.
There's no time. The
train's not going to wait.
Okay. Goodbye, everybody.
We can't wait to hear
all about Schwartzman.
[MINNIE] I left it
right on top of your bag.
Mama, we have to go.
- Baby, it's all right.
- It's not all right.
She wants to live on
her own at this school.
She has to show us she's ready.
Okay. All right. Come on. Let's go.
- Come on, Angela.
- Come on.
Thank you. Bye.
I knew it! I knew she
was hiding something
and now we have proof!
We have a theory.
But why steal a trunk and a man's trunk?
Don't you see? The missing
parents, the lack of funds,
the random stories of
a privileged childhood,
her irritatingly good acting.
And now, all of a sudden, this
trunk conveniently shows up
with conflicting claims of ownership.
It is possible to have
two identical trunks.
That both go missing?
No, thieved from the same
train station on the same day?
It all adds up.
It is a strange coincidence,
but we still don't have any proof.
We need some.
We need to get to the bottom of this
because local law enforcement
is away on assignment.
It's up to us.
Well
Giddy up, Elizabeth! Ha!
[SIGHS]
- Anything?
- Nothing.
Why don't you head back south
and check along that
creek, I'm gonna stay here.
Well, if he's traveling along
the water, they'll be tracks.
[WHISTLING "WHEN THE
SAINTS GO MARCHING IN"]
[WHISTLING "WHEN THE
SAINTS GO MARCHING IN"]
Howdy, cousin.
[LAUGHTER]
Sonny!
Not so loud.
You got it?
Boy, do I ever.
[LAUGHTER]
You almost have to admire it.
Any which way we move, McGinty's got us.
All the ranchers are in his pocket.
He blocked the cattle path.
Now he's blocking any kind
of compromise over the park.
Well, I can't say as I'm surprised.
He's got his hooks into every
landowner in the backcountry.
I tangled with them before.
Look, Henry, I'm sorry
to ask for your help.
I know you meant to
keep out of politics,
but what do I do?
Stop negotiating.
No more meetings, no more proposals.
Make an executive order.
Without the legislature?
Without the cattlemen's approval?
Yeah, and they'll make you
pay, probably lose your votes.
You probably lose the votes of
everyone they tell how to vote.
More than likely, you
will lose the governorship.
But you'll get your park.
Makes you wonder why no one
has gone around McGinty before,
if it's that easy.
Well, that's how despots rule, isn't it?
They make everyone figure that
it's too much to oppose them.
But once that fear dissipates, well,
they tend to disappear
like a cloud of dust.
Okay.
Let's see if we can make him disappear.
I'll write something up.
[ANGELA] Come on, we don't
want to be late for the tour.
and right.
And
Oh, this is beautiful.
Wow.
Hm
Did you know that three of
the founders were blind women?
The Sahara is enormous.
She's late.
Oh, just a few minutes.
Mr. and Mrs. Canfield.
Oh, you must be Mrs. Gamble.
[CHUCKLES] Ms. Gamble,
and I'm a student.
You can call me Clementine.
Nice to meet you, Clementine.
- I'm Minnie Canfield, and this is my husband.
- Joseph.
- Lovely to meet you both.
- You as well.
This is Angela.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
Welcome to Schwartzman,
Angela. I'm sorry I was late.
I was just finishing up
in the pottery studio.
Do you like pottery?
I haven't made anything
since I was little.
Angela is a wonderful musician.
- Dad.
- Oh, I can't wait to hear.
Let's take a tour of
your future, shall we?
Yeah.
The blind leading the blind.
[LAUGHING]
So, the infamous Edie
Martell staying at our hotel.
Hm?
I should apologize for the
way that things have gone.
I am sincerely sorry
for all the trouble.
McGinty's lucky to have you on his side.
I'll give him that.
You know, the more time
I spend in Hope Valley,
the more time I find
myself coming around
to its way of thinking.
Hm.
Your way of thinking.
Perhaps someday we'll
be on the same side.
Perhaps the divide is
shrinking a little bit,
kind of like the park.
I'll go get you a porter.
- Edie?
- Lucas.
- Hi.
- Hi.
What brings you back?
Well, the Mounties could
only tell me so much, but
it sounds like Uncle Ernie left me more
than just a bankrupted ranch.
It seems like he was
mixed up in something
so they've advised me
to find safe harbor.
You are looking at the newest
full-time temporary resident
of the Queen of Hearts saloon.
Well, that's fantastic.
Not the troubles, obviously, but
Well, seeing as you're here now, um,
I'm wondering if you might
want to join me for dinner
if you're free.
A working dinner?
Yes. I could be amenable
to a working dinner.
Great. Say 7:00 at Minnie's Cafe,
try the new menu?
I'll be there.
Welcome back.
I've logged most of the aspens,
but there are these really rare
ash trees I found
over by the lumberyard.
Howdy, folks.
Sorry to bother you.
I couldn't help noticing,
you two seem to know a lot about
the woods around these parts.
It's for school.
We're doing a survey of local wildlife.
That's terrific.
I wonder if you could
help me with this map.
Here.
Did you draw this yourself?
Not me, my cousin,
Jake Jack Jackson.
He gave it to me before he passed.
Said there's a tree where my
parents carved their initials.
He wanted me to see it.
Aww.
See?
Right there.
There's a few trees like that.
Any idea how to find this one?
That could be the stream
off the North Road.
We could take you there.
Would you?
Sure. We're headed out that way anyway.
We'll go get our stuff
and meet you at the
trailhead in a few minutes.
Mighty obliged.
- Ugh!
- Watch it, lady.
Well, I'll be.
Rosemary, what are we doing?
I have no idea. Oh Hickam.
About the heiress Riella's trunk.
Is it still in her room, perchance?
I took it up to her room after
she confirmed it was hers, yes.
Did you happen to look inside?
No. I'm not in the habit of
looking into customers' trunks.
I wonder if
You're not asking to go into her room.
Okay.
What's happening here?
Have you asked our esteemed guest
if she would like to
put her trunk in storage?
We don't have trunk storage.
Yet.
Sweetheart
I'm not letting you in her room.
And we would not dream of asking.
Fine.
Perhaps we just need
a different approach.
Hopefully better than trunk storage.
- Elizabeth.
- [GROAN]
Weird.
What?
I don't think we should be doing this.
Who on earth expects privacy
when they leave their
curtains open like this?
Everyone.
Elizabeth, what did the
trunk look like again?
Green with brass corners.
- Oh.
- Oh!!!
[WHISPERING] It's the trunk.
[WHISPERING] She's trying
to destroy the evidence.
- What should we do?
- Maybe we should talk to her.
- Elizabeth, that is ridiculous.
- This is ridiculous.
All right.
We need to confront this head on.
We need to be strong and
stop dilly-dallying around.
Would you like to lead the charge?
- Yeah. Now?
- Coulter!
Oh!
Stop right there!
Huh!
Where did she go?
Howdy, friends.
Oh. Look, I brought you some paper
and some charcoal so
you can do a rubbing.
Of what?
Your parents' initials on the tree.
Oh, right.
Yeah.
Give her a minute maybe she'll explain.
Or maybe she will run away.
Rosemary, where would she go?
Stranger things have happened.
Ava.
Hi, Rosemary.
- Elizabeth.
- Hi.
I was curious.
- Well, I wanted to ask
- Mm-hmm.
Elizabeth
All right. Well, I was about
Oh, Ava, I found your
trunk in the wagon outside.
Oh, Mike, how thoughtful
and observant you are.
Well, you're welcome.
What did you do?
I we nothing untoward.
Uh-huh.
Ava.
Why don't we talk?
I suppose now is as good a time as any.
Spill the beans, Miss Riella,
if that's even your real name.
- Rosemary.
- It is my real name, I promise.
But I'm not an heiress.
And my parents aren't
traveling the globe.
What about the Dolomites?
What about your tab, young lady?
I will pay you back one
way or another, I promise.
I never meant to put you out so much.
You've all been so kind to me.
And Rosemary, Elizabeth,
I've never experienced such generosity.
Ava, why don't you
start from the beginning.
Have you heard of Clive Maxwell?
The mentalist?
What? I love a bit of magic.
- I mean, who doesn't?
- Yeah.
Well, it's not magic. He's a con man.
And I was his plant.
His plant?
What? Like a fern.
He would pick a mark,
and he would have me butter them up,
get them to tell me a few things,
birthdays, pets, names.
And then an hour later, he
would invite them on stage
and miraculously guess them.
When I realized it was
a scam, I confronted him
and he threatened to
call the coppers on me.
That's terrible.
But why are you here with
your extravagant stories
and not even a dime to your name?
He wanted to try a new scam.
I'd pretend to faint in the audience,
and then he'd pickpocket
the mark on stage.
Only we didn't know that
the mark was a Pinkerton.
And later that night, when
the Pinkertons came back,
Clive blamed me, so I ran.
So the Pinkertons are after you,
and you decided to come here?
I'd heard about this place.
From my book.
It sounded like the
most wonderful place.
Oh, Ava.
When Nathan gets back,
please talk to him.
If you do the right thing,
maybe all of this can go away.
Really? You think that's possible?
Well
Of course it's possible.
But more importantly, think
about how much lighter you'll feel.
- I do feel lighter already.
- Mm-hmm.
[ANGELA] Gosh there's so much to do,
orchestra, clubs and dances.
Oh, I forgot, there's a read-aloud
happening this afternoon.
Do you want to sit in?
Uh a read aloud?
We get recordings of books,
and then we get to
listen to them together.
Everyone, this is Angela Canfield.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Do you mind if we join?
Not at all.
We were just starting
the new Agatha Christie.
Oh, I hope you like mysteries.
I love mysteries.
It's so fun to figure out a whodunit.
Exactly.
And it's even more fun
to figure it out together.
[CHUCKLES]
Are we there yet?
Almost.
Just making sure we don't get lost.
Um pretty fancy compass.
Standard Mountie issue.
We only use the best.
Whoa, kid! You didn't
tell me you were a Mountie.
He's a cadet in training.
Don't worry. We're not lost.
Why don't we try this another time?
Forget you ever met me, kids.
But we're almost there.
That's right.
You wouldn't want to quit
now before we finish the job.
I'm sorry, cousin, I
didn't know he was
But now you do.
And now we got no choice.
Sonny Garrison.
That's your face on the wanted posters!
That's right. Ain't you smart.
Now you and Miss Nature Girl here
are gonna get back to
helping us find that X.
- If you hurt her
- Do what he says, kid.
You don't want to get my cousin riled.
Then you're gonna help
us dig something up
and everyone goes home
happy. How's that sound?
It's that way.
Move it, son.
[KNOCKING]
- Do you have a moment?
- Yeah, sure. Come on in.
I want to apologize.
- Uh-oh. An apology.
- Mm-hmm.
Canceling the park. I
figured that might happen.
No, no. The park is going ahead.
It is?
I want to say I'm sorry
for taking so long.
Ah.
And I also feel like I
compromised our friendship
by trying to be the good guy
without ruffling any feathers.
It was very noble of
you, Lucas. Thank you.
But what about the ranchers
and pretty much everyone else?
I think I found a way around them.
It's what it's going to cost me,
but this is worth it.
What's it going to cost you?
Nothing for you to worry about.
I see.
And that lady lawyer is going
to cost you something there.
It's the right thing to do.
I hope that she sees that
and that she understands it.
Well, good luck with that.
Thank you. Might need it.
Yeah.
Mike, have you seen Allie?
She and Oliver were supposed
to meet me at the library
to go over their research.
- No, I haven't seen them.
- Mm.
Well, I have
I heard them talking
to one of your guests.
They offered to take him on a hike.
- Which guest?
- A very rude one.
That'll be Woody Garris. He
checked in a few days ago.
And Molly is not wrong.
He is not the friendliest of folks.
If you catch my meaning.
We do, Mike.
And I should warn you,
I heard him on the
phone in the mercantile.
Not that I was trying to
listen, but he was bellowing.
And he said, he was going to
sneak someone into his room.
Oh, well, that's entirely
too friendly, if you ask me.
Sounded like it was possibly his son
because he kept calling him Sonny.
Well
Woody and Sonny Garris
are going to have to
answer to my two friends,
Buster Keaton and Douglas Fairbanks.
Sonny Garris?
Could it have been Sonny Garrison?
Who's Sonny Garrison?
It's part of the Garrison Gang.
Jack Thornton and Bill put
him away a few years ago.
He just escaped from Granville Prison.
Didn't Bill go on a stakeout with
Nathan.
Where did Allie and Oliver
say they were taking him?
He asked if they'd show
him to some lovers' tree
where people carved their initials.
There's a few of them.
Did he say which one?
There's the one by the old mine.
And the one by Gleason's Mill.
We have to find them.
Molly, if the kids come back,
make sure they stay here.
Of course.
Oh, dear.
Is this the place?
It sure looks like it.
All right.
Start digging.
Let's hope you get
lucky for all our sakes.
I'll go find Nathan and Bill.
♪
I brought the next shift with me.
Anything?
No, not a peep.
It's been hours.
Yeah. Something's not sitting right.
Are we missing something?
Toddy said that he got the
gold from a dead rancher.
Who's got to be, Ernie Martell,
who somehow got the
gold from the Garrisons.
But what does a down-on-his-luck rancher
who's never broken a law in his life
doing work with the Garrison Gang?
Well, who's to say they
were working together.
Now hear me out.
The Garrisons steal the
gold, they hide it somewhere.
Could it be that this
Ernie Martell, this rancher,
just came upon this gold, somehow?
Dug it up when he needed it?
And he never tells his niece about it?
Well, she certainly seemed innocent.
If none of this is connected,
then Sonny could be anywhere.
Well, the gold could be anywhere.
Let's leave him here in
case Sonny comes back.
Head back to town and regroup.
Ya!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Allie.
[CLUNK]
[CLUNK, CLUNK, CLUNK]
Grab that side.
All right. Careful now. Get it out here.
All right, come here,
come here. Watch her.
Get over there.
The lock's already broken.
He left it open?
How did this happen?
Sonny, maybe we made a mistake.
There can't be a mistake!
Jake buried it right here!
It's on his map!
I know he put an X on it.
Don't look at me, cuz.
All I did was hold on
to the map as instructed.
So how come there's nothing in there?
Maybe there's more to the story.
It doesn't totally make sense.
Jake buried the treasure
and left you with a
map you couldn't read.
No. You did that so he
could remember where it was,
but no one else could.
Why didn't he trust you?
He did. He trusted me with the map.
And then when it was safe,
he was going to take us there
and we were going to dig it up.
Share it fair and square.
Maybe Jake came back and dug
it up without you knowing,
because he never meant to share it.
You saying my brother was a liar.
Are you saying he was a thief?
Well, he was a thief. So are you.
You shut your mouth.
Or maybe Cousin Woody
here came back and took it.
Now, now, wait a minute.
Why would I do a thing like that?
Ya! Ya!!
Ya!
- Find Elizabeth?
- No.
Why? What's up?
Allie and Oliver went into
the woods with Sonny Garrison,
looking for a tree that
had initials carved in it.
- What?
- Well, I went by the mine and looked there.
Mike went to Gleason's Mill
and Elizabeth went to the Martell Ranch.
You should have come across her.
I know one of those trees
is up the old North Road.
They probably went there.
Ya! Ya!
Yeah. It makes sense.
Woody had the map the entire
time you were in prison.
Well, Jake never trusted you.
He never trusted you either.
That's why he left me the map.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hold it right there.
[LOUD DINGING]
There you are!
Allie! Oliver!
What did I tell you about
going out into the woods alone.
But we're not, Mrs.
Thornton. We brought friends.
Of course.
Were my students showing you the park?
This is our teacher, Mrs. Thornton.
We were telling you about her earlier.
Really, none of you should be out here.
There are wild animals in the area.
Wolves and bears.
We saw a bear track only yesterday.
Can't be too careful.
But all you have to do
is make some loud noises
and you'll scare them right off.
[BELL DINGING]
All right. All right.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Nathan.
Listen, lady, I don't
know what your game is,
but I don't see no bears.
Well, then I guess it
must have worked, huh?
Now, I am so sorry
to cut the hike short,
but, Allie, Oliver,
we really can't be late for dinner, so.
Yeah, but now, if I let
them go and leave with you,
they could start
telling tales to teacher.
[CHUCKLES] That's a good one, Sonny.
Don't use my name.
I know who you are, Mr. Garrison,
as does half the town
and help is on its way.
So if you're taking hostages,
you'll have to take me too,
but you'll be much faster
if you go on your own.
Run, Mrs. Thornton!
Allie! Go! Go!
- Ugh!
- [HORSE WHINNIES]
Where do you think you're going?
Get back, get back!
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[COCKS GUN]
Sonny Garrison, you're under arrest.
Let them cool their heels for a while
till they're ready to talk.
Well done, Constable.
I can say the same thing
about you, Inspector.
Ah. Thank you.
Let's go find Henry in the
saloon and have a drink.
Or some apple juice.
Or some apple juice.
Perfect.
Oliver
this is gonna get you
a pretty high evaluation
on your end of year report.
Good job, Cadet.
I never should have
let Allie go with him.
But you also saved us.
You were both pretty smart.
And Allie, if it hadn't
been for your hair ribbon
let's just say high marks all around.
That was impressive.
You're gonna be the
talk of the town, kid.
No one will believe it.
[APPLAUSE]
I guess word got out.
What a relief.
- Oh!
- [APPLAUSE]
[OUT OF BREATH] I couldn't
I couldn't find them.
Oh.
They're okay.
[SIGH OF RELIEF]
Ah, you did good, gents. You did good.
Well done, you two. Oh, my goodness.
I've barely scratched the surface
of this nail-biting yarn,
but I can't wait to get all the details
for the Valley Voice.
Fearless school teacher
rides into danger.
Oh, whoa! Let's not
give anyone any ideas.
All right. Fine.
We'll go with Mounties
catch their man or some such.
Oh, speaking of Mounties, Nathan
I'd like you to do a favor.
No, I have an opportunity for
you to help, right a wrong.
Ava Riella has a confession.
- She has?
- She has
Mm-hmm. [LAUGHS] Well, it's a whopper!
Well, I'm happy to oblige.
Fantastic!
So I go on one little stakeout
and you find more trouble
than the jail sees in a year.
What can I say? Diane
DeMarco loves trouble.
Oh.
- She has an accent now?
- She does.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Well, if we had drinks,
I would toast to a successful
working relationship.
May it continue to work.
Um, are we sure that they're even open
or did we just
accidentally break in here?
I'm not sure.
Well, at least we won't be alone.
[HICKAM] you're the cute one.
Michael, Mae.
- Mike we forgot
- Minnie's dinner service.
What do we do?
You could fire up the stove
and I will think of something.
Good evening. May I take your order?
Well, um, thank you, Mike.
I think we could use
[BOTH] menus.
Of course.
Um.
What a crazy day, huh?
Crazy.
You know, I think I would
just have the special.
Excellent.
What is this special?
I was hoping that you would know.
Whatever the special
is, let's make it two.
Excellent. I'll be right back.
Perfect.
So
this is strictly business, no pleasure.
[MEI] What special with what food?
[HICKAM] I don't know.
There must be something.
I wish it were just pleasure,
but I'm afraid there is
something fairly serious.
Oh.
Edie, I wanted you to hear it from me,
but I will be signing an executive order
designating the land with
the original boundaries,
a national park.
No more cattle.
Um
No more ranchers.
I appreciate you telling me.
As the attorney for the
other side, I will concede
that it is completely within
your power as Governor.
But as your friend,
you're not just declaring a park, Lucas.
You're declaring war.
McGinty will do whatever
he can to stop you.
And if he can't, he will
find a way to take revenge.
But we'll still be friends.
Of course.
Now, the least that you
could do is buy me dinner.
Hm.
Today's special, an array
of Minnie's finest pickles.
- Oh.
- Leftover chicken.
A chilled picnic squab.
And bread that was
baked fresh yesterday.
Oh.
- Bon appétit.
- Mm-hmm.
- Merci.
- Thank you.
Um
To friends.
To life.
Well, how was your night?
I couldn't sleep. My mind is spinning.
I guess you've got a lot to think about.
Here, make yourself some tea.
Oh.
It's all right. Let me help you.
Oh, Mama, I don't want
to go to that school.
Angela, what's this?
You were right. I forget things.
I can't even make myself tea.
How will I take care of myself?
Oh, sweetie.
Come and sit down.
I watched you with the other girls
But I'm not ready.
You remember when you
first went sledding?
You stayed at the top of that hill,
waiting for all the other kids
to go down one after another.
And then what happened?
You went down with me.
Once.
When we got to the bottom,
you had a smile a mile wide.
And you couldn't wait
to do it by yourself.
But this isn't sledding.
Oh, I know.
But when I saw you
sitting with those girls,
I saw exactly what you've
been saying you want
a community that understands you.
But I still can't
Okay. Why don't we say this?
Just try it.
Go down that hill once.
And I have a feeling that
when you get to the bottom,
you're going to want
to run right back up
and try it again with
all your new friends.
Ready?
As I'll ever be.
You'll be fine.
Headquarters has arranged an escort
to take you all the
way to the courthouse.
You're in safe hands.
And the Pinkertons have
agreed to wipe the slate clean
as long as you testify.
Thank you, Constable.
I'll go check on the car.
See.
Now, all you have to
do is tell the truth.
Oh, you can think of it
like training for your craft.
All you have to do is
get up in front of people
and dramatically re-enact the truth.
It's what real actors do.
Do you really think I'm a real actor?
Of course.
Don't you forget the young
lady who lit up an audience
and followed her dreams.
I saw her perform
Gwendolyn the other night.
She was sensational.
And you don't have
to let fake mentalists
like Clyde Maxwell define you.
Well, my attempt to impersonate
your book was pretty terrible.
On the contrary, you had us all fooled.
[LAUGHS]
It seems to me you've
reached my favorite chapter,
the one where Elsa realizes
she's no longer a
stranger to Hope Valley.
I marked it for you.
Oh, thank you.
Ava Riella, I have no doubt
you are going to go out into the world,
make things right,
take the world by storm.
But if you ever find
yourself in need of a home,
you know where to find it.
Thank you.
Miss Riella's chariot has arrived.
Well shall we?
Thank you all so much
for your generosity.
- Oh, my tab?
- It has been taken care of.
It has?
Let's just say singing for our customers
has taken care of it, right Lee?
Yes. Of course.
Don't worry about it, Ava. It's fine.
No, no, I will pay you
back. I will pay all of it.
I'll send it from wherever I end up.
Sure. Yes, absolutely. We believe you.
Bye.
Oh, she's a sweet girl.
She'll find her way.
Just like we did.
Oh, no! Ava!
You forgot your trunk!
[LAUGHTER]
♪
Previously on When Calls the Heart
Now, I know you're
supposed to give these
at the beginning of the performance,
but I didn't have a chance.
They're beautiful. Thank you.
There's a wildlife corridor
at the cattle can take to an
even bigger summer pasture.
Little girl, this is a
conversation for grown-ups.
Miss Riella, green leather trunk
with brass corners was found.
Really?
This is from the Schwartzman School.
You tell Angela about the tour?
When I think about
something happening to her
and us not being there.
- [DING]
- No luggage to check in.
You see any?
I told you to drop the proposal.
You knew McGinty would railroad
the entire thing, didn't you?
This map, no one knows
it better than we do.
Heads, you tell us who else is
trafficking in your stolen loot.
Tails, you tell us where we
might find the rest of it.
Teddy Davis dealt in coins like that.
You helped me out of
here, I'll tell you more.
[PHONE RINGS]
Constable Grant here.
Yes, we got the bulletin.
We'll be on the lookout.
You've heard.
Sonny Garrison escaped Granville.
Prisoner at large.
Overtook two guards
and jumped the fence.
Any indication where he's headed?
Well, it's not hard to guess.
We all but told him that
somebody stole his loot
when we interviewed him.
So who's he gonna go
find out for himself?
The Martell Ranch.
All right, you can say it.
I told you so. You told me so.
Don't get used to saying it, though.
And we're talking about?
What else? The talk of the town.
And I must admit,
she did a wonderful
job playing Gwendolyn.
Oh, Ava. So you're warming to her?
Oh, I would say I'm
beginning to understand her.
Yes, her stories are a bit extravagant.
And yes, she makes herself the star
of every single anecdote.
Sometimes her stories
are a bit hard to believe.
Well, who hasn't indulged
in a little exaggeration
in the interest of a good story?
Hm.
Mama, can I have a candy bar?
- What?!
- You just had breakfast, honey bear.
I'll make you a deal.
We'll go to the mercantile
and get a snack for your whole playgroup
Well, that includes you.
Elizabeth, can I, uh, can
I talk to you for a second?
Oh. Well, why don't I take the
little ones to the mercantile.
Come, Jack. Let's go.
Is everything okay?
Nothing to worry about.
I wish I could tell you more.
Bill and I are headed on a stakeout.
I'm not sure when I'll be back.
Can Allie stay with you if need be?
Of course.
Be safe.
I will.
♪
That will be $0.20, which
I will put on your tab.
Oh, and a telegram came for you.
It seems that Mr. Elmer
Peterson lost a trunk
with the same description as yours.
- What a coincidence.
- Yes.
So the train station would like it
if you could telephone
to confirm that the trunk
that you received is, in fact, yours.
Uh of course it is.
It's in my room, full of my clothes.
Green trunk, brass corners.
My mother bought it for me in Budapest.
Do you read all the telegrams?
I transcribe them, that's
that's how it works.
Now, if you'll see here it says
the same train station on the same day.
- How odd.
- Mm-hmm.
So many stolen trunks.
Busy thieves. Thank you.
Sh.
And these will be ready by morning.
Just bake them for an hour.
- And then the icing.
- That's right.
Got it.
Oh, and Cooper and Toby will help
with dinner service and clean up.
- Aye, aye, captain.
- Aye, aye.
Here, baby, that's a little too full
I can do it.
- Where's your scarf?
- Never mind. We can't miss the train.
- You forgot it.
- It's only a tour of the campus, Mama.
- It'll be fine.
- I'll run and get it.
There's no time. The
train's not going to wait.
Okay. Goodbye, everybody.
We can't wait to hear
all about Schwartzman.
[MINNIE] I left it
right on top of your bag.
Mama, we have to go.
- Baby, it's all right.
- It's not all right.
She wants to live on
her own at this school.
She has to show us she's ready.
Okay. All right. Come on. Let's go.
- Come on, Angela.
- Come on.
Thank you. Bye.
I knew it! I knew she
was hiding something
and now we have proof!
We have a theory.
But why steal a trunk and a man's trunk?
Don't you see? The missing
parents, the lack of funds,
the random stories of
a privileged childhood,
her irritatingly good acting.
And now, all of a sudden, this
trunk conveniently shows up
with conflicting claims of ownership.
It is possible to have
two identical trunks.
That both go missing?
No, thieved from the same
train station on the same day?
It all adds up.
It is a strange coincidence,
but we still don't have any proof.
We need some.
We need to get to the bottom of this
because local law enforcement
is away on assignment.
It's up to us.
Well
Giddy up, Elizabeth! Ha!
[SIGHS]
- Anything?
- Nothing.
Why don't you head back south
and check along that
creek, I'm gonna stay here.
Well, if he's traveling along
the water, they'll be tracks.
[WHISTLING "WHEN THE
SAINTS GO MARCHING IN"]
[WHISTLING "WHEN THE
SAINTS GO MARCHING IN"]
Howdy, cousin.
[LAUGHTER]
Sonny!
Not so loud.
You got it?
Boy, do I ever.
[LAUGHTER]
You almost have to admire it.
Any which way we move, McGinty's got us.
All the ranchers are in his pocket.
He blocked the cattle path.
Now he's blocking any kind
of compromise over the park.
Well, I can't say as I'm surprised.
He's got his hooks into every
landowner in the backcountry.
I tangled with them before.
Look, Henry, I'm sorry
to ask for your help.
I know you meant to
keep out of politics,
but what do I do?
Stop negotiating.
No more meetings, no more proposals.
Make an executive order.
Without the legislature?
Without the cattlemen's approval?
Yeah, and they'll make you
pay, probably lose your votes.
You probably lose the votes of
everyone they tell how to vote.
More than likely, you
will lose the governorship.
But you'll get your park.
Makes you wonder why no one
has gone around McGinty before,
if it's that easy.
Well, that's how despots rule, isn't it?
They make everyone figure that
it's too much to oppose them.
But once that fear dissipates, well,
they tend to disappear
like a cloud of dust.
Okay.
Let's see if we can make him disappear.
I'll write something up.
[ANGELA] Come on, we don't
want to be late for the tour.
and right.
And
Oh, this is beautiful.
Wow.
Hm
Did you know that three of
the founders were blind women?
The Sahara is enormous.
She's late.
Oh, just a few minutes.
Mr. and Mrs. Canfield.
Oh, you must be Mrs. Gamble.
[CHUCKLES] Ms. Gamble,
and I'm a student.
You can call me Clementine.
Nice to meet you, Clementine.
- I'm Minnie Canfield, and this is my husband.
- Joseph.
- Lovely to meet you both.
- You as well.
This is Angela.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
Welcome to Schwartzman,
Angela. I'm sorry I was late.
I was just finishing up
in the pottery studio.
Do you like pottery?
I haven't made anything
since I was little.
Angela is a wonderful musician.
- Dad.
- Oh, I can't wait to hear.
Let's take a tour of
your future, shall we?
Yeah.
The blind leading the blind.
[LAUGHING]
So, the infamous Edie
Martell staying at our hotel.
Hm?
I should apologize for the
way that things have gone.
I am sincerely sorry
for all the trouble.
McGinty's lucky to have you on his side.
I'll give him that.
You know, the more time
I spend in Hope Valley,
the more time I find
myself coming around
to its way of thinking.
Hm.
Your way of thinking.
Perhaps someday we'll
be on the same side.
Perhaps the divide is
shrinking a little bit,
kind of like the park.
I'll go get you a porter.
- Edie?
- Lucas.
- Hi.
- Hi.
What brings you back?
Well, the Mounties could
only tell me so much, but
it sounds like Uncle Ernie left me more
than just a bankrupted ranch.
It seems like he was
mixed up in something
so they've advised me
to find safe harbor.
You are looking at the newest
full-time temporary resident
of the Queen of Hearts saloon.
Well, that's fantastic.
Not the troubles, obviously, but
Well, seeing as you're here now, um,
I'm wondering if you might
want to join me for dinner
if you're free.
A working dinner?
Yes. I could be amenable
to a working dinner.
Great. Say 7:00 at Minnie's Cafe,
try the new menu?
I'll be there.
Welcome back.
I've logged most of the aspens,
but there are these really rare
ash trees I found
over by the lumberyard.
Howdy, folks.
Sorry to bother you.
I couldn't help noticing,
you two seem to know a lot about
the woods around these parts.
It's for school.
We're doing a survey of local wildlife.
That's terrific.
I wonder if you could
help me with this map.
Here.
Did you draw this yourself?
Not me, my cousin,
Jake Jack Jackson.
He gave it to me before he passed.
Said there's a tree where my
parents carved their initials.
He wanted me to see it.
Aww.
See?
Right there.
There's a few trees like that.
Any idea how to find this one?
That could be the stream
off the North Road.
We could take you there.
Would you?
Sure. We're headed out that way anyway.
We'll go get our stuff
and meet you at the
trailhead in a few minutes.
Mighty obliged.
- Ugh!
- Watch it, lady.
Well, I'll be.
Rosemary, what are we doing?
I have no idea. Oh Hickam.
About the heiress Riella's trunk.
Is it still in her room, perchance?
I took it up to her room after
she confirmed it was hers, yes.
Did you happen to look inside?
No. I'm not in the habit of
looking into customers' trunks.
I wonder if
You're not asking to go into her room.
Okay.
What's happening here?
Have you asked our esteemed guest
if she would like to
put her trunk in storage?
We don't have trunk storage.
Yet.
Sweetheart
I'm not letting you in her room.
And we would not dream of asking.
Fine.
Perhaps we just need
a different approach.
Hopefully better than trunk storage.
- Elizabeth.
- [GROAN]
Weird.
What?
I don't think we should be doing this.
Who on earth expects privacy
when they leave their
curtains open like this?
Everyone.
Elizabeth, what did the
trunk look like again?
Green with brass corners.
- Oh.
- Oh!!!
[WHISPERING] It's the trunk.
[WHISPERING] She's trying
to destroy the evidence.
- What should we do?
- Maybe we should talk to her.
- Elizabeth, that is ridiculous.
- This is ridiculous.
All right.
We need to confront this head on.
We need to be strong and
stop dilly-dallying around.
Would you like to lead the charge?
- Yeah. Now?
- Coulter!
Oh!
Stop right there!
Huh!
Where did she go?
Howdy, friends.
Oh. Look, I brought you some paper
and some charcoal so
you can do a rubbing.
Of what?
Your parents' initials on the tree.
Oh, right.
Yeah.
Give her a minute maybe she'll explain.
Or maybe she will run away.
Rosemary, where would she go?
Stranger things have happened.
Ava.
Hi, Rosemary.
- Elizabeth.
- Hi.
I was curious.
- Well, I wanted to ask
- Mm-hmm.
Elizabeth
All right. Well, I was about
Oh, Ava, I found your
trunk in the wagon outside.
Oh, Mike, how thoughtful
and observant you are.
Well, you're welcome.
What did you do?
I we nothing untoward.
Uh-huh.
Ava.
Why don't we talk?
I suppose now is as good a time as any.
Spill the beans, Miss Riella,
if that's even your real name.
- Rosemary.
- It is my real name, I promise.
But I'm not an heiress.
And my parents aren't
traveling the globe.
What about the Dolomites?
What about your tab, young lady?
I will pay you back one
way or another, I promise.
I never meant to put you out so much.
You've all been so kind to me.
And Rosemary, Elizabeth,
I've never experienced such generosity.
Ava, why don't you
start from the beginning.
Have you heard of Clive Maxwell?
The mentalist?
What? I love a bit of magic.
- I mean, who doesn't?
- Yeah.
Well, it's not magic. He's a con man.
And I was his plant.
His plant?
What? Like a fern.
He would pick a mark,
and he would have me butter them up,
get them to tell me a few things,
birthdays, pets, names.
And then an hour later, he
would invite them on stage
and miraculously guess them.
When I realized it was
a scam, I confronted him
and he threatened to
call the coppers on me.
That's terrible.
But why are you here with
your extravagant stories
and not even a dime to your name?
He wanted to try a new scam.
I'd pretend to faint in the audience,
and then he'd pickpocket
the mark on stage.
Only we didn't know that
the mark was a Pinkerton.
And later that night, when
the Pinkertons came back,
Clive blamed me, so I ran.
So the Pinkertons are after you,
and you decided to come here?
I'd heard about this place.
From my book.
It sounded like the
most wonderful place.
Oh, Ava.
When Nathan gets back,
please talk to him.
If you do the right thing,
maybe all of this can go away.
Really? You think that's possible?
Well
Of course it's possible.
But more importantly, think
about how much lighter you'll feel.
- I do feel lighter already.
- Mm-hmm.
[ANGELA] Gosh there's so much to do,
orchestra, clubs and dances.
Oh, I forgot, there's a read-aloud
happening this afternoon.
Do you want to sit in?
Uh a read aloud?
We get recordings of books,
and then we get to
listen to them together.
Everyone, this is Angela Canfield.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Do you mind if we join?
Not at all.
We were just starting
the new Agatha Christie.
Oh, I hope you like mysteries.
I love mysteries.
It's so fun to figure out a whodunit.
Exactly.
And it's even more fun
to figure it out together.
[CHUCKLES]
Are we there yet?
Almost.
Just making sure we don't get lost.
Um pretty fancy compass.
Standard Mountie issue.
We only use the best.
Whoa, kid! You didn't
tell me you were a Mountie.
He's a cadet in training.
Don't worry. We're not lost.
Why don't we try this another time?
Forget you ever met me, kids.
But we're almost there.
That's right.
You wouldn't want to quit
now before we finish the job.
I'm sorry, cousin, I
didn't know he was
But now you do.
And now we got no choice.
Sonny Garrison.
That's your face on the wanted posters!
That's right. Ain't you smart.
Now you and Miss Nature Girl here
are gonna get back to
helping us find that X.
- If you hurt her
- Do what he says, kid.
You don't want to get my cousin riled.
Then you're gonna help
us dig something up
and everyone goes home
happy. How's that sound?
It's that way.
Move it, son.
[KNOCKING]
- Do you have a moment?
- Yeah, sure. Come on in.
I want to apologize.
- Uh-oh. An apology.
- Mm-hmm.
Canceling the park. I
figured that might happen.
No, no. The park is going ahead.
It is?
I want to say I'm sorry
for taking so long.
Ah.
And I also feel like I
compromised our friendship
by trying to be the good guy
without ruffling any feathers.
It was very noble of
you, Lucas. Thank you.
But what about the ranchers
and pretty much everyone else?
I think I found a way around them.
It's what it's going to cost me,
but this is worth it.
What's it going to cost you?
Nothing for you to worry about.
I see.
And that lady lawyer is going
to cost you something there.
It's the right thing to do.
I hope that she sees that
and that she understands it.
Well, good luck with that.
Thank you. Might need it.
Yeah.
Mike, have you seen Allie?
She and Oliver were supposed
to meet me at the library
to go over their research.
- No, I haven't seen them.
- Mm.
Well, I have
I heard them talking
to one of your guests.
They offered to take him on a hike.
- Which guest?
- A very rude one.
That'll be Woody Garris. He
checked in a few days ago.
And Molly is not wrong.
He is not the friendliest of folks.
If you catch my meaning.
We do, Mike.
And I should warn you,
I heard him on the
phone in the mercantile.
Not that I was trying to
listen, but he was bellowing.
And he said, he was going to
sneak someone into his room.
Oh, well, that's entirely
too friendly, if you ask me.
Sounded like it was possibly his son
because he kept calling him Sonny.
Well
Woody and Sonny Garris
are going to have to
answer to my two friends,
Buster Keaton and Douglas Fairbanks.
Sonny Garris?
Could it have been Sonny Garrison?
Who's Sonny Garrison?
It's part of the Garrison Gang.
Jack Thornton and Bill put
him away a few years ago.
He just escaped from Granville Prison.
Didn't Bill go on a stakeout with
Nathan.
Where did Allie and Oliver
say they were taking him?
He asked if they'd show
him to some lovers' tree
where people carved their initials.
There's a few of them.
Did he say which one?
There's the one by the old mine.
And the one by Gleason's Mill.
We have to find them.
Molly, if the kids come back,
make sure they stay here.
Of course.
Oh, dear.
Is this the place?
It sure looks like it.
All right.
Start digging.
Let's hope you get
lucky for all our sakes.
I'll go find Nathan and Bill.
♪
I brought the next shift with me.
Anything?
No, not a peep.
It's been hours.
Yeah. Something's not sitting right.
Are we missing something?
Toddy said that he got the
gold from a dead rancher.
Who's got to be, Ernie Martell,
who somehow got the
gold from the Garrisons.
But what does a down-on-his-luck rancher
who's never broken a law in his life
doing work with the Garrison Gang?
Well, who's to say they
were working together.
Now hear me out.
The Garrisons steal the
gold, they hide it somewhere.
Could it be that this
Ernie Martell, this rancher,
just came upon this gold, somehow?
Dug it up when he needed it?
And he never tells his niece about it?
Well, she certainly seemed innocent.
If none of this is connected,
then Sonny could be anywhere.
Well, the gold could be anywhere.
Let's leave him here in
case Sonny comes back.
Head back to town and regroup.
Ya!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Allie.
[CLUNK]
[CLUNK, CLUNK, CLUNK]
Grab that side.
All right. Careful now. Get it out here.
All right, come here,
come here. Watch her.
Get over there.
The lock's already broken.
He left it open?
How did this happen?
Sonny, maybe we made a mistake.
There can't be a mistake!
Jake buried it right here!
It's on his map!
I know he put an X on it.
Don't look at me, cuz.
All I did was hold on
to the map as instructed.
So how come there's nothing in there?
Maybe there's more to the story.
It doesn't totally make sense.
Jake buried the treasure
and left you with a
map you couldn't read.
No. You did that so he
could remember where it was,
but no one else could.
Why didn't he trust you?
He did. He trusted me with the map.
And then when it was safe,
he was going to take us there
and we were going to dig it up.
Share it fair and square.
Maybe Jake came back and dug
it up without you knowing,
because he never meant to share it.
You saying my brother was a liar.
Are you saying he was a thief?
Well, he was a thief. So are you.
You shut your mouth.
Or maybe Cousin Woody
here came back and took it.
Now, now, wait a minute.
Why would I do a thing like that?
Ya! Ya!!
Ya!
- Find Elizabeth?
- No.
Why? What's up?
Allie and Oliver went into
the woods with Sonny Garrison,
looking for a tree that
had initials carved in it.
- What?
- Well, I went by the mine and looked there.
Mike went to Gleason's Mill
and Elizabeth went to the Martell Ranch.
You should have come across her.
I know one of those trees
is up the old North Road.
They probably went there.
Ya! Ya!
Yeah. It makes sense.
Woody had the map the entire
time you were in prison.
Well, Jake never trusted you.
He never trusted you either.
That's why he left me the map.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hold it right there.
[LOUD DINGING]
There you are!
Allie! Oliver!
What did I tell you about
going out into the woods alone.
But we're not, Mrs.
Thornton. We brought friends.
Of course.
Were my students showing you the park?
This is our teacher, Mrs. Thornton.
We were telling you about her earlier.
Really, none of you should be out here.
There are wild animals in the area.
Wolves and bears.
We saw a bear track only yesterday.
Can't be too careful.
But all you have to do
is make some loud noises
and you'll scare them right off.
[BELL DINGING]
All right. All right.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Nathan.
Listen, lady, I don't
know what your game is,
but I don't see no bears.
Well, then I guess it
must have worked, huh?
Now, I am so sorry
to cut the hike short,
but, Allie, Oliver,
we really can't be late for dinner, so.
Yeah, but now, if I let
them go and leave with you,
they could start
telling tales to teacher.
[CHUCKLES] That's a good one, Sonny.
Don't use my name.
I know who you are, Mr. Garrison,
as does half the town
and help is on its way.
So if you're taking hostages,
you'll have to take me too,
but you'll be much faster
if you go on your own.
Run, Mrs. Thornton!
Allie! Go! Go!
- Ugh!
- [HORSE WHINNIES]
Where do you think you're going?
Get back, get back!
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[COCKS GUN]
Sonny Garrison, you're under arrest.
Let them cool their heels for a while
till they're ready to talk.
Well done, Constable.
I can say the same thing
about you, Inspector.
Ah. Thank you.
Let's go find Henry in the
saloon and have a drink.
Or some apple juice.
Or some apple juice.
Perfect.
Oliver
this is gonna get you
a pretty high evaluation
on your end of year report.
Good job, Cadet.
I never should have
let Allie go with him.
But you also saved us.
You were both pretty smart.
And Allie, if it hadn't
been for your hair ribbon
let's just say high marks all around.
That was impressive.
You're gonna be the
talk of the town, kid.
No one will believe it.
[APPLAUSE]
I guess word got out.
What a relief.
- Oh!
- [APPLAUSE]
[OUT OF BREATH] I couldn't
I couldn't find them.
Oh.
They're okay.
[SIGH OF RELIEF]
Ah, you did good, gents. You did good.
Well done, you two. Oh, my goodness.
I've barely scratched the surface
of this nail-biting yarn,
but I can't wait to get all the details
for the Valley Voice.
Fearless school teacher
rides into danger.
Oh, whoa! Let's not
give anyone any ideas.
All right. Fine.
We'll go with Mounties
catch their man or some such.
Oh, speaking of Mounties, Nathan
I'd like you to do a favor.
No, I have an opportunity for
you to help, right a wrong.
Ava Riella has a confession.
- She has?
- She has
Mm-hmm. [LAUGHS] Well, it's a whopper!
Well, I'm happy to oblige.
Fantastic!
So I go on one little stakeout
and you find more trouble
than the jail sees in a year.
What can I say? Diane
DeMarco loves trouble.
Oh.
- She has an accent now?
- She does.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Well, if we had drinks,
I would toast to a successful
working relationship.
May it continue to work.
Um, are we sure that they're even open
or did we just
accidentally break in here?
I'm not sure.
Well, at least we won't be alone.
[HICKAM] you're the cute one.
Michael, Mae.
- Mike we forgot
- Minnie's dinner service.
What do we do?
You could fire up the stove
and I will think of something.
Good evening. May I take your order?
Well, um, thank you, Mike.
I think we could use
[BOTH] menus.
Of course.
Um.
What a crazy day, huh?
Crazy.
You know, I think I would
just have the special.
Excellent.
What is this special?
I was hoping that you would know.
Whatever the special
is, let's make it two.
Excellent. I'll be right back.
Perfect.
So
this is strictly business, no pleasure.
[MEI] What special with what food?
[HICKAM] I don't know.
There must be something.
I wish it were just pleasure,
but I'm afraid there is
something fairly serious.
Oh.
Edie, I wanted you to hear it from me,
but I will be signing an executive order
designating the land with
the original boundaries,
a national park.
No more cattle.
Um
No more ranchers.
I appreciate you telling me.
As the attorney for the
other side, I will concede
that it is completely within
your power as Governor.
But as your friend,
you're not just declaring a park, Lucas.
You're declaring war.
McGinty will do whatever
he can to stop you.
And if he can't, he will
find a way to take revenge.
But we'll still be friends.
Of course.
Now, the least that you
could do is buy me dinner.
Hm.
Today's special, an array
of Minnie's finest pickles.
- Oh.
- Leftover chicken.
A chilled picnic squab.
And bread that was
baked fresh yesterday.
Oh.
- Bon appétit.
- Mm-hmm.
- Merci.
- Thank you.
Um
To friends.
To life.
Well, how was your night?
I couldn't sleep. My mind is spinning.
I guess you've got a lot to think about.
Here, make yourself some tea.
Oh.
It's all right. Let me help you.
Oh, Mama, I don't want
to go to that school.
Angela, what's this?
You were right. I forget things.
I can't even make myself tea.
How will I take care of myself?
Oh, sweetie.
Come and sit down.
I watched you with the other girls
But I'm not ready.
You remember when you
first went sledding?
You stayed at the top of that hill,
waiting for all the other kids
to go down one after another.
And then what happened?
You went down with me.
Once.
When we got to the bottom,
you had a smile a mile wide.
And you couldn't wait
to do it by yourself.
But this isn't sledding.
Oh, I know.
But when I saw you
sitting with those girls,
I saw exactly what you've
been saying you want
a community that understands you.
But I still can't
Okay. Why don't we say this?
Just try it.
Go down that hill once.
And I have a feeling that
when you get to the bottom,
you're going to want
to run right back up
and try it again with
all your new friends.
Ready?
As I'll ever be.
You'll be fine.
Headquarters has arranged an escort
to take you all the
way to the courthouse.
You're in safe hands.
And the Pinkertons have
agreed to wipe the slate clean
as long as you testify.
Thank you, Constable.
I'll go check on the car.
See.
Now, all you have to
do is tell the truth.
Oh, you can think of it
like training for your craft.
All you have to do is
get up in front of people
and dramatically re-enact the truth.
It's what real actors do.
Do you really think I'm a real actor?
Of course.
Don't you forget the young
lady who lit up an audience
and followed her dreams.
I saw her perform
Gwendolyn the other night.
She was sensational.
And you don't have
to let fake mentalists
like Clyde Maxwell define you.
Well, my attempt to impersonate
your book was pretty terrible.
On the contrary, you had us all fooled.
[LAUGHS]
It seems to me you've
reached my favorite chapter,
the one where Elsa realizes
she's no longer a
stranger to Hope Valley.
I marked it for you.
Oh, thank you.
Ava Riella, I have no doubt
you are going to go out into the world,
make things right,
take the world by storm.
But if you ever find
yourself in need of a home,
you know where to find it.
Thank you.
Miss Riella's chariot has arrived.
Well shall we?
Thank you all so much
for your generosity.
- Oh, my tab?
- It has been taken care of.
It has?
Let's just say singing for our customers
has taken care of it, right Lee?
Yes. Of course.
Don't worry about it, Ava. It's fine.
No, no, I will pay you
back. I will pay all of it.
I'll send it from wherever I end up.
Sure. Yes, absolutely. We believe you.
Bye.
Oh, she's a sweet girl.
She'll find her way.
Just like we did.
Oh, no! Ava!
You forgot your trunk!
[LAUGHTER]
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