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- Previously on When Hope Calls.

- Helen, probably shouldn't sleep with your locket on.

- I went into the savings and loans the other day.

Saw Sinclair isn't working there anymore. Was he fired?

- No, he quit.

- How much do you think he knows?

- It's not what he knows that worries me.

- I came to talk. - It's what he might find out.

- You, Miss Walsh, are anything but mundane.

- Lucie. - I could use a refill.

- Certainly, yeah.

- Gracie, what happened? Whatever it is will be alright.

- ♪ Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack ♪

♪ All dressed in black, black, black with silver buttons ♪

♪ Buttons, buttons all down her back, back, back ♪

♪ She asked her mother, mother, mother ♪

♪ For 15 cents, cents, cents ♪

♪ To see the elephants, elephants, elephants ♪

♪ Jump the fence, fence, fence ♪ They jumped ♪

♪ So high, high, high ♪ - Girls?

Storm's coming, come in inside.

- Thank you. Come again.

Sir, how was your meal?

- As you know, the steak you brought was raw.

- Rare. But I brought it back.

- Then it was too well-done. I asked for medium.

- Well, would you like some more pie?

- Too tart.

- More coffee? - Too strong.

- I must say, on the whole, this dining experience was

on a par with the substandard housekeeping in my room.

- Perhaps you'd be happier at a different hotel.

- I was given to believe this was the only hotel in town.

- Yes, that's true.

- Oh, I see.

You're just being rude.

- Excuse me.

- Slow afternoon? - Not exactly the word

I would use. - Got room for one more?

- Yes. Here you go.

- I looked for you the other day at the party.

You were gone. - Well, when I finished serving,

my job was done.

- Thought you might have said goodbye.

- Well, looked like you were having fun with your friends.

- Miss?

Miss?

- Yes, sir?

- Just the bill. - Oh! Right, OK.

- And directions to New Hope Orphanage.

- You're going there?

- Tomorrow morning. - OK...

- If you could provide me with directions.

- There you go. You can see it just south of town.

It's right there. Just a little west, you can't miss it.

- Thank you.

- My sister and I run the orphanage.

- Really? - Yes. I'm Grace Bennett.

- Ah yes, Miss Bennett.

Randall Andrews.

Why are you working here?

- Well, the government stipend doesn't cover all our expenses.

- Is that a fact? Well, Miss Bennett,

I will see you in the morning. - Are you considering adoption?

- Oh, no. I'm an inspector with the Children's Bureau.

- What's he going to inspect?

- He'll be inspecting us. - What for?

- Just a thing the government does. They want to make sure

we're taking care of you. - To make a good impression,

we need to make sure everything is clean and tidy, and we're

on our best behaviour. - We'll make cookies.

Nothing like the smell of baking to make a place feel like home.

- An inspector came into another orphanage I was in.

Then, it closed and we were all split up.

- Is he gonna close this place?

- Where will they send us?

- Hey, hold on. They are not sending you anywhere.

- That's right. We're gonna pass inspection with flying colours.

- Is it raining in here?

- I'll get a bucket.

- Those look perfect, Helen.

Go put them on the table to cool.

- You've got a piece of dough on your...

locket. I can--

- I'll get it.

- OK.

Vincent told me that the Inspector talked to the kids

at his last orphanage. - He did?

- If he asks here, I should speak for us.

- Why you? - Because I'm the oldest.

Isn't that right, Miss Eleanor? - Yes, it is.

You're the oldest, but-- - Only by a year.

I can speak for myself.

- I'm sure the Inspector will let Lillian and Grace

know who he wishes to speak to.

- They said it was important for us to make good impressions.

- And you think you'll make a better one than me?

- You will all make a good impression if you get washed up

and put on your good clothes. - But what about my cookies?

- I'll take them out when they're ready. Off you go.

The Inspector will be here--

What in the world...?

Oh no!

- Look. - What happened?

- It must have been from the rain last night.

- We need to get changed... for the Inspector.

- Take your clothes into our bedroom, girls,

and Eleanor can help you. Grace and I will finish up here.

Watch where you step.

- Why do I feel like Chicken Little?

- Can I help you? - Where's the assay office?

- It was closed.

I suppose the gold ran out.

- Just got harder to find.

Obliged.

- Excuse me? Apples are 2 cents apiece.

- Free sample.

- Man says that'll be 2 cents.

Have a nice day.

- I didn't want any trouble over an apple.

- No trouble.

- Thanks.

Can I offer you one on the house?

- Truth is I'm looking for work.

- Can't help you with that,

I'm afraid. Just making enough to pay myself.

- I'd do a job for a square meal.

- I'll tell you what.

I got a few pounds of flour and bacon that need delivery

over to the New Hope Orphanage. I'll pay you in kind.

Come on in.

- At least it stopped raining.

What are we gonna tell the Inspector?

that we're planning on fixing it.

- But not 'til we can afford it.

- The Inspector is here. - OK. Um, I'll go down,

if you can finish up here. - OK, but...

Try to see if you can stall him, you know,

for two or three days. - Hahaha!

Uh, yeah, I'll do my best.

- And how old are you, Fred?

- 7. - He's 6.

- Next birthday. - Mr. Andrews. Lillian Walsh.

And you found our housekeeper, Eleanor Winters?

- Yes. I realise the Bureau didn't

contact you, but we like to observe a typical day.

- Of course. My sister will be right down in a moment.

- We've met. Is something burning?

- Oh, the cookies! Excuse me!

- This is our first inspection,

so I'm not entirely sure of the process,

but as to any problems, I can assure you we will remedy them

right away. - You can be certain of that?

- Absolutely. - And if the problem is

your sister, are you prepared to remedy that?

- Oh, Grace, it looks great.

- Just as long as Mr. Andrews doesn't look at the ceiling.

- What happened between the two of you at the hotel yesterday?

he was being obnoxious about his dinner. Why?

- He just mentioned something

about you being a problem. - He was the problem.

OK, fine.

Don't worry, I'll win him over.

- OK.

- Hmm... Cookie?

- Ah... Difficult to decide. I think I'll try one of these.

- I'll try one of yours, Sofia.

Mmm! Crunchy!

- Mr. Andrews. - This is

the best bite of food I've had since arriving

in Brookfield. The best service, too.

- Why, thank you.

- I understand this was your family home, Miss Walsh?

- Hmm! Pardon me.

Um, yes, after I was adopted.

- I imagine it contains many happy memories.

- Many memories, yes.

Happy and sad, as in any home.

- Well, I suppose

I should begin the inspection. I like to start

with the children's sleeping quarters.

- Inspect ours first. - Yeah, the ceiling

fell down in our room. - Really?

- We have a leak in the roof.

- I see.

Well, perhaps I should begin with that.

- This way.

- Alright, good. Apply brakes.

Apply brakes! Brake! Brake! Brake! Brake! Brake!

Brake! Brake!

- Relax, Ronnie, I have got this.

- Really? My sore neck says otherwise.

- What's going on? - I've decided to buy a truck.

- If we survive the driving lessons.

- Why? These contraptions are expensive, they smell,

and they can't feed themselves.

- It's the 20th century, Ben; we have to embrace the future.

- I could find you a matched set of Clydesdales

for half of what you'll pay for that truck.

- No. No deal. I'm wiring the money first of the week.

- Speaking of money, I've got to head to the bank. Do you mind

just... - What? No, I'm gonna

keep practicing. - Really?

- Yeah. - Carefully though, right?

- Go. - Carefully.

- Oh, Ben, did the boys

pick up the feed? - Yeah. Oats and corn.

I'll put it on your account. - What about the linseed?

- They didn't mention linseed.

- If I don't do it myself, it doesn't get done right.

Ben, would you mind giving it a crank?

Yeah.

Yeah, really put some muscle into it.

Yeah.

Good, good, good!

See you later!

- We lost some shingles over the winter, so I'm quite certain

the water's getting in just to the left of that dormer.

- We scheduled a repairman.

- When? - Soon.

- How soon? - Very.

- Good, because leaks cause rot.

- Why we'll get right to it. - That would be

the remedy.

- Grace, why don't you show Mr. Andrews around

the rest of the property, and I will deal with our visitor.

Can I help you? - Morning, ma'am.

That's your delivery from the general store.

- And what just went into your bag?

- A pound of bacon, a tin of coffee and two potatoes.

That's my payment for delivery.

Your bacon and flour's in the sack.

It's all there, you can take a look.

- That's OK, I believe you. - You sure?

'Cause that's not how you came across.

- Sorry if I, uh...

- Don't be.

I probably wouldn't trust me either.

- You're not trustworthy?

- No, I think I do OK in that department.

- So why wouldn't I trust you?

- Well, my appearance might be a cause of concern.

- My father used to call it

"being on the downside of advantage."

- Circumstances of my own making.

Prospecting can take a toll on you.

- So what are you doing now?

- I'm gonna find a place to cook a meal,

some hot water to wash up.

- Wait!

Can you swing a hammer? - A hammer, a pick,

a shovel-- just about anything that requires swinging.

- With the one hand? - This? It still works.

Just scraped it when some rocks fell on it.

- Prospecting? - Like I said,

takes a toll on you.

- Lillian Walsh. - Sam Tremblay, at your service.

- Provides us with fresh vegetables and milk.

Plus, it gives the kids a real sense of responsibility,

taking care of a garden and a cow. Haha!

- Mm-hmm.

- And when the children see that their efforts

put food on our table, it gives them a real sense of... pride.

So, over here is where we milk Virginia.

- Pardon me, ma'am. - Hey!

Watch where you're going!

Ronnie?

- Oh! Oh...

- Ronnie!

What happened?!

- It's nothing, I'm OK.

- I'm sending for the Mountie. - No, really, I'm OK.

- You're hurt! - No police!

- Oh, my!

So this is what you were talking about.

Leaks cannot be left unattended.

- This happened just before you got here.

- When exactly will this be remedied?

- We've already bought shingles for it.

- Doesn't answer my question.

- What's that? - That? That's...

- Squirrels? A hole in the roof and the next thing you know

you've got vermin in the attic. Squirrels spread disease.

- It's too big to be a squirrel.

- That's the handyman.

- Handyman, of course! - He's come to fix the roof,

remedying the problem. - Ah.

- Shall we continue with the inspection, Mr. Andrews?

- Yes.

- Oh, Mrs. Stewart! How are you today?

- I'm fine, but I would like you to take a look

at my brother-in-law. - What seems to be

the problem? - I think he's broken his nose.

- How did he do that?

- Well, he tripped and fell

and insists it's nothing serious,

but I have seen my fair share of broken noses.

- I'd be glad to examine him.

- He's embarrassed to come to the infirmary.

Could you go to him? - Uh, sure.

I'll just grab my bag and off we go!

- The children get a warm breakfast every morning,

a packed lunch for school and meat and vegetables for dinner.

And they love my desserts.

- Those cookies were very good. - Ooh!

Would you like another? - Don't mind if I do.

- Take as many as you'd like. - Give it to me.

- I don't have it! - Yes, you do!

- No, I don't. You're lying.

- No, I'm not. - I promise it's here.

- I know you took it. - No, I didn't.

- You did so. - No, I didn't.

- Girls, what's the problem? - Sofia stole Mother's locket.

- No, I didn't. - I don't believe she'd do that.

- Maybe you just misplaced it. - No, it's stolen. By Sofia.

- OK, when was the last time you saw it?

- This morning. Right before Sofia stole it.

- OK, Helen, sometimes it's a good idea to retrace

our steps from where we last had it.

- Oh yeah, you should do that.

Lillian, can I talk to you for a second?

- OK.

We'll help you look for it as the Inspector leaves.

Remember, best behaviour.

- You know, ice in a towel would be a better treatment.

- Are you kidding?

With the price of ice up here, this is way cheaper.

- Yes, but there could be bacteria in the meat.

- Eww!

- Shall I take a closer look? - Sure.

Stupid really,

I walked into a door. - Door?

- Yeah, door. Aah-yah!

- Apologies.

- It'll be fine in a couple of days

once the swelling goes down. - Hm-hmm... Have a seat.

- Oh, alright.

- It's broken and needs to be set.

- What? You mean I gotta go to the hospital in Clearwater?

- Or you could take a firm grip of your chair.

- What?

- As the doctors

"You may experience some discomfort."

- Oh! Oh-oh! Holy Hanna!

- Where are we going?

- You hired the vagrant?

- He's not a vagrant, he's a prospector.

- Well, prospecting vagrant.

- Who cares what he looks like?

- The Inspector will care.

Oh!

We don't know anything about him.

- He seems honest.

- You're usually not this impulsive.

- Which should tell you that I had a good sense about him.

- Just...

OK, can you just ask him to, you know, clean up?

- Would that be your sister? - Yeah. Grace.

- Is there a problem? - No, no. We were...

we were just wondering how the work was going.

- I can fix the damage, but there's some other shingles

that need replacing. It won't last another winter.

- The shingles or the planks too?

- We won't know until we take a closer look.

But you do need more shingles.

- Um...

Oh, we have some more in town. I'd, uh...

- I could take the wagon,

pick 'em up. - Let me think...

Haha! I'm sorry, we just...

we have this inspector here

from the Children's Bureau,

I'm just a little preoccupied. - Understandable.

- He's very particular, and he likes everything

just so. Neat,

trim, tidy. clean.

- Right. Well, you do what you gotta do,

and I'll work with what I've got.

- We... we just really need to make a good impression.

- I can't imagine you not making one. On anyone.

- Hot water.

- Excuse me? - You had mentioned

hot water, and Eleanor,

our housekeeper, can heat some up for you.

- Thank you.

- For when you want to clean up.

- Morning, Maggie. - Good morning!

Someone sick at the hotel? - No. Ronnie managed

to break his nose. - Is he OK?

- He will be, after icing for a day or two.

- How'd he break it? - Walked into a door...

or tripped and fell. All depends on who you talk to.

- No, I've got enough, thank you.

- Grace and Lillian doing a roof repair, Joe?

- Apparently. They took half the order,

but they're not gonna come back for those until they can pay.

- Not extending credit?

Even to help the sisters out?

- No. I tried, but they won't accept it.

- I'll pay for the shingles.

- They don't readily accept charity.

- Sometimes, it's best not to take no for an answer.

- Uh-huh. - I'll buy 'em some nails too.

- I got some, but not a lot.

- If they can't afford the shingles,

how are they gonna pay for the roofer?

- Hey, what are you doing?

- Just organising things a little for Sam.

- Oh, he's staying? - Yeah, room and board,

That's how we're paying him. - Hey, did you talk to him

about the whole... - I... tried.

- You didn't tell him? - I couldn't.

- Ugh! Well, Inspector Andrews wants to speak to you.

Apparently, I won't do.

- Do you know what it's about? - I don't know.

He's not sharing anything with me.

- Maybe it's our financial records. Don't worry,

I will deal with him. - More visitors. OK.

I'll deal with them, you go talk to the government inspector.

- Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!

- We were wondering if you had work for a couple of handymen?

- Roof repair a specialty. - Joe told us.

- Ho! Ho! Well, that's so nice of you.

I'm sure Sam could use a hand.

- Sam?

Who's Sam?

Oh! How are you doing?

So, uh... so what happened?

- Why'd you have to go tell the nurse?

I don't want the whole town knowing.

- Have you looked in the mirror? It's not exactly a secret.

So tell me what happened. - I walked into a door.

- What really happened? - It's OK, I can take care--

- Ronnie!

- It was a message from Sinclair.

- Sinclair sent that man?

- Apparently, he wants a bigger cut from the hotel.

I told him no. I'm barely breaking even as it is.

- Why didn't you just come to me? It's not like we haven't

helped you out before. - I know, I know.

Just always felt like it caused some friction between you

and my brother.

This time, I wanted to handle it myself.

- How's that working out for you?

- D-don't, please.

- I wasn't gonna touch it. - You were gonna touch it.

- I don't know where he is. I guess he must have

taken a break.

Sam?! - Hey.

- Uh...

Oh, my goodness. Uh...

Right. Sorry, uh...

These gentlemen have come to help.

This is-- - Gabriel.

- Nice to meet you. - Chuck.

- Howdy.

- I assume you'd like to go over our records.

- First, I'd like to speak with you in private.

About your sister. - Of course.

I understand you and Grace may have got off on the wrong foot.

- What do you know about Miss Bennett's past?

- I know she had a difficult childhood

after we were separated. - I have her records.

As a child raised in institutions,

she never experienced the normalcy of family life.

- That certainly wasn't her fault.

- Are you aware she ran away from every single orphanage

she was in? The last time when she was 17.

- The conditions of those orphanages were horrendous.

- At the last one, she stole $200.

- Haha! I... I don't believe that.

- The night she ran away, the money was missing.

- Well, there has to be some other explanation.

- They never got one because they never found her.

You did.

- Uh, there were never any criminal charges.

- My decision whether to renew your licence doesn't rest

solely on criminal charges. - You already gave us a licence.

- The fact is... the Children's Bureau

did not do a thorough background check on her.

I now have. And it seems to me,

she is not the best partner for you in this venture.

- She is the perfect partner.

- If you insist on that, it may cost you your licence.

Moving on to your accounts.

- Running low on nails.

- I'll see if I left any in the wagon.

- Don't recall seeing you in town.

- Only passed through this morning.

- This your line of work?

- No. Just temporary.

Oh! I'll do the heavy lifting.

- That's... It's fine, I just got an old twinge

from an old injury.

- You know, my father used to have a phrase when I started

complaining about aches. - What's that?

- He'd say, "Suck it up, Buttercup."

- How did you get hired on here?

- Uh, Lillian and I came

to an understanding. - Lillian hired you?

- You ask a lot of questions.

- That's my job. I'm a Mountie.

- Good thing. Not sure you could make a living as a roofer.

- Grace.

Is everything OK?

- Well, you saw the roof. - No, have I done

something to offend you? - No.

- Because you just seemed a little,

I don't know, distant at my mother's party.

- I wasn't socialising, I was working.

You seemed a little busy.

- I was just talking to friends. That's all I was doing.

Lemonade? - No, thank you.

I'm gonna go back to the ranch to get some more nails.

- It's very kind of you.

Thank you.

- Grace.

- I need to talk to you.

Ah...

- Hello, Lillian.

- Hi.

You...

- Combed my hair. - Ha!

I hope you don't think that I was suggesting or...

uh... or I showed any concern...

- Not at all.

I just didn't think I have to scare the bears away anymore.

- Good.

- Could I speak with you?

- Oh! Actually, I need to speak with Grace.

- I won't take long.

- Would you excuse us? - Of course, yeah.

Oh, um, we generally have supper around 6,

if you'd like to join us.

- Sounds good.

- Where'd you find this fellow?

- He landed on our doorstep at the perfect moment.

- So you don't know anything about him?

- Why? Is he not doing a good job?

- No, the work seems fine...

How long is he gonna be here for?

- It depends on how he does.

The house needs some work.

- I don't have it. - Miss Lillian and Miss Grace,

you have to come right now! - What is it, Christian?

- They're fighting! - Oh no.

- Give it to me! - I don't have it!

- Yes, you do! - No, I don't!

- You're lying! - I promise you it's somewhere

in here. - What's going on, girls?

- Is this about your locket?

- I don't have it. - Miss Walsh, I have questions--

- No, no. Not now. - I beg your pardon?

- Can't you see the children are upset?

- I would be glad to answer your questions, Mr. Andrews,

after we have dealt with the needs of the children.

- I'm being completely honest.

I don't have it. I'm being-- - That's OK, Sofia.

Helen, we understand that that locket

is very precious to you, and you're upset that you lost it,

but if Sofia says that she hasn't taken it,

we need to believe her. We trust each other in this house

because we know we all care about each other.

Like a family.

- Mm-hmm. OK, so let's help Helen look for it, OK?

Remember, it's small, so could have fallen behind a cushion

or down a crack. Let's go! - Come on! Come on!

- Pick out a new truck yet?

- I did.

- Ah, it's gonna be weird with one of those

out on the ranch. - Yeah.

- Is everything OK?

- Ronnie's got a problem.

- Don't tell me he's trying to get you in on one

of his surefire schemes again? - No, no. He says

he doesn't want my help. - It's good!

About time he stands on his own two feet.

- You know, he's just trying to make something of the town.

- You know I like Ronnie, but...

just remember Dad did plenty for him.

You don't have to go down that same rabbit hole too.

- Yeah. Yeah.

- I noticed three handymen working on the roof.

- That's right. - How can you afford

to engage three men?

- One's our veterinarian, the other's the local Mountie.

Volunteers. And then the third is a handyman,

but we're paying him in food. Haha!

OK. I'm just gonna...

Oh! Sorry.

- Well, that's quite alright. No harm done.

I can take those.

- Sorry. Yes.

- The roof repair is coming along.

Any luck finding that locket? - I just saw that Andrews has

a copy of my orphanage records. - I wanted

to talk to you about that. - What's going on here?

Hey, am I the one being inspected?

- No, he just made a ridiculous accusation.

- Well, what exactly did he say? - It's nonsense.

It doesn't matter. - Why aren't you telling me?

- OK. He said that you stole

money from the last orphanage-- - That is not true.

- Of course not. - This is the firs

I've heard of it.

- We will get through this. - Get through what?

But he's... he's not gonna deny our licence, is he?

Because of me? - If he tries, we'll fight it.

These kids love you.

- And I love them.

OK, so...

we have to do everything necessary

to keep them here, even if it means that I have to leave.

- That's not an option. - These kids have been

through too much, so if...

if it's between them and me, then...

that's the only option.

Lillian told me you think I'm a thief.

- I interviewed the former matron of the Binford Orphanage.

She said $200 was taken the night you ran away.

- I only took the clothes on my back.

- Why did you run if you had nothing to hide?

- Clearly, you've never spent a night at the Binford Orphanage.

I spent two weeks

in the basement of a church.

It's better than the orphanage, but wouldn't have been

my choice if I had $200 in my pocket.

- Still, it all seems very suspicious.

- Only if you've already made up your mind that I'm guilty.

- I like to think that I'm a fair-minded individual.

- OK, let me make this easy for you.

If I have to leave in order

for this orphanage to pass your inspection, then consider me

gone. OK? I'm not gonna

jeopardise these children for...

- Helen found her locket!

- Told you I didn't take it. - It was in the laundry hamper.

I told her to look there. - It must have

caught on my blouse when I was changing this morning.

- Sofia,

why don't you help Helen put it on.

- I'm really glad you found it.

- I'm sorry.

- It's OK.

- Thank you for helping Helen look.

- Sometimes it's easier to fear

the worst in each other than believe the best.

We still have to try.

- If I could have a few minutes

to make my final notes?

Then I'd like to speak with you both.

- Very well. Children, can we give

Mr. Andrews the dining room to work?

- No. No, no. No, no, no. - Yes.

I'll keep the wolf from the door just for a while.

- Weren't you gonna buy a truck?

- That can wait.

- I thought you disapproved of all that...

- When Matthew was alive, you had him to take care of you.

Right? Now, you've got me

because I'm your family.

- Thank you.

Sinclair isn't gonna go away.

- I know. What are we gonna do about that?

- That's a very good question.

- Thanks for the help.

- Glad we could do our bit.

You need a ride into town?

- No, I'm staying. Going to work on the inside tomorrow

and earn my room and board.

- Lucky you. Eleanor's a fine cook.

- I'm sure.

Did you see the cottage? I might never leave.

- But you wouldn't want to overstay your welcome.

You could be able to wrap this up in a day or two.

- Looks like the ladies are still

wrapped up with the Inspector.

Could you say goodbye to Grace for me?

- Of course.

And thanks for stopping by.

- I have my report.

You will receive an official copy--

- Before you say anything more, please, let me be clear.

We are a team. We are indivisible.

- Lillian-- - No, I can't do this on my own.

- If I may continue?

You have limited income, no capital resources

and you're both young and inexperienced.

- But the experience that we both have matters.

- Does impertinence run in this family?

I have also observed that you are meeting your challenges

with creativity, community support, and most importantly,

with a clear dedication to putting the children first.

New Hope Orphanage has passed inspection.

However,

due to Miss Bennett's checkered history

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