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Previously on When Calls the Heart It's over with Charles, once and for all.

They're sending a reporter to do a story on New Year's Eve.

Featuring you. If you were hungry, you should have just asked. What's your

name? Cody. I'm looking for a friend of mine. I don't want any trouble.

I think I'll be sticking around for a while.

I don't always agree with your methods.

But you somehow managed to get the job done.

Well, that's supposed to be what counts, right?

There's still a little paperwork to do, but I'm pleased to inform you that

you've been officially reinstated.

Effective immediately.

I appreciate that, Sam.

I'm going to take a leave of absence as of now.

Well, don't let it take you too long.

We need men like you on our side.

Good work.

I think you and I need to have a talk.

Not now, Jack.

Lee.

Hey. You are looking busy, my friend.

You have no idea.

Wouldn't have anything to do with Rosemary and the New Year's Eve

celebration, would it? My resolution this year is to learn how to say no to

that woman.

Good luck with that.

Thank you.

See you later. See you.

Should I even ask?

I took him for his walk.

And? And he chased a rabbit through the mud by the pond and wouldn't come back,

and then I slipped and fell.

Well, dirt becomes you.

This used to be my favorite skirt.

I think he's worn out his welcome.

No, no, no, no. No.

Giving up now would be a sign of weakness.

And he's only just started to respect me, right?

Rome wasn't built in a day.

I thought we'd be doing the interview in your home. It's being repaired. Yes.

Lots of repairs to do. Really?

What happened? Fire.

First there was a flood, and then there was a fire.

It's unfortunate it wasn't the other way around. Then the flood could have put

out the fire.

Yeah. It's been a very, very difficult year.

But that's just life on the frontier.

Yes, it is.

And how long have the two of you been united in holy matrimony?

Well, it's... It's been a while. Yeah. Quite a while. Four-ish years? Yeah.

Yeah. I mean, it's gone by so quickly, though, it's hard to keep track.

I see you don't wear a wedding ring, Mrs. Lavelle.

It's being repaired.

What I was going to say is that I lost so much weight that it has to be

repaired so that it fits.

She has very bony fingers. Not bony, honeybug. Just slender.

Yes. That's what I meant. Slender.

Right.

You don't wear a wedding ring either, Ms. Toliver?

Um, no.

No, I'm allergic to gold.

Gives them a rash.

Personal? Anything?

Love button?

Well, I love personal stories. In fact, the more the better. Oh, and we have so

many to share. But the time, you need to get back to work. Right. Dear. And we

should fly if we're going to catch pictures of that sunset.

It's only four o'clock in the afternoon.

You know what they say about the early bird.

Likes to catch the sunset.

No?

Right? Shall we? Yes.

Laura?

Miss Thatcher, what are you doing here?

I brought you a book.

I thought we might look at it together.

What kind of book?

Well, it's full of paintings by famous artists.

Like Harvey Dunn. He grew up on the frontier just like you.

And a lot of his paintings are about people who work very hard, just like you

and your dad.

This lady looks like my mom.

Did your mom have red hair?

She said I was good at drawing.

I'm sure she wouldn't want you to be sad all the time, Laura.

She wouldn't want your dad to be sad either.

Can I keep this?

I was hoping you'd want to.

Here, let me show you another.

That one's nice.

How's Becky?

Another day of bed resting. She should be back on her feet for New Year's.

That's good news.

Have you thought about what you're going to do?

Going to do about what?

Well, when the little girl recovers, there's no reason to keep the two of

them here.

They are runaways, I'm assuming?

Yes, but... Then they'll need to be placed in a home.

I don't think they should go anywhere right now.

No.

Not right now.

But you'll need to do it eventually.

Must be the reporter from the San Francisco Herald. Oh, indeed.

Mike Ward.

And who might you be?

Florence Blakely.

I'm on the New Year's committee.

And may I say, we are thrilled to have you here in Hope Valley.

Oh, Mr. Ward, there you are.

It's a shame Mrs. Blakely isn't able to stay and chat with us.

Mrs. Blakely?

In your essay, you wrote, Mrs. Blakely is the one who always finds a cloud to

every silver lining.

Would you care to comment?

Excuse me? What I meant by that was... Florence here

is the one that keeps us all on track.

We'd be absolutely lost without her.

That's very sweet of you to say.

I think.

You have a lot of work to do, dear, so please don't let us keep you.

And you, I have a very busy day planned for the two of us, so we really have no

free time at all. And I assume Mr. Laveau will be joining us? Mr. Laveau is

very busy, and unfortunately he has a full schedule. Have you seen our water

tower?

Why would I want to see your water tower? It's very impressive.

All that water.

In a tower.

Have you seen Becky or Cody?

No. Becky isn't supposed to be out of bed.

Well, she's not upstairs and neither is Cody.

Becky?

Cody?

Jack! Jack!

It's Becky and Cody. I think they may have run away. How long have they been

missing? I don't know. They could have left hours ago. Well, if they're on

foot, I'm sure they haven't gotten very far. Becky isn't supposed to be out at

all. I'm going to search north towards the river back the way they came. But

what if they didn't go that way?

See if Lee can spare a couple men. Tell them to head south towards Buxton. Go.

All right.

Bill!

I need your help.

With what? I'll explain on the way.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, let me help you with that.

Oh, thanks.

Say, you think the old man who runs this place could use an extra set of hands?

Are you looking for a job?

Oh, it could be.

The right opportunity came along.

I heard Mr. Yost needs a driver.

Probably doesn't pay much, but he's inside if you want to talk to him.

Thanks so much, Miss... Stanton.

Don't you have a first name?

It's Clara.

That's a pretty name for a pretty girl.

How long this leave of absence gonna last?

I haven't decided.

Ooh.

If I know you, it won't be long.

Looks deserted.

Cody! Becky!

The kid's traveling on foot. They're moving pretty fast. Any ideas?

Keep heading north.

I don't think I can make it. Sure you can. If we can get to the mine, we can

hide till morning.

Come on.

Cody!

Becky!

They must have taken shelter.

The mineshaft.

It's getting late.

Don't worry.

Jack and Bill will find them.

They were safe here.

Why did they run away?

I don't know.

But they've been out on their own before.

And nothing's going to happen to them.

Becky is so sick. She shouldn't be out in the cold. Abigail.

They'll be okay.

From your lips to God's ears.

Come on, Becky.

Go on without me. You can't quit now.

Daddy Elvis said winners never quit.

Then you be the winner for both of us, okay?

Cody! Becky!

Come on!

Go right now or I'll never speak to you again. I'm not leaving without you.

Go!

Becky's asleep.

I'm going to see if Dr. Burns can come by again later. Aren't you supposed to

see Jack tonight?

He'll understand.

I'll see him tomorrow.

Am I in trouble?

No, sweetheart, you're not in trouble, but I'd still like to know why you ran

away. I heard you wanted the doctor. You were going to send us back.

I know that this is hard for you to understand, Cody.

But you have to have faith.

You have to know in your heart that God is watching over you.

And no matter what happens, he has a plan for you, even if you don't know

what that plan is.

Does he have a plan for you, too?

Yes. But do you want to know a secret?

There have been times in my life when I have been very sad and very scared, just

like you.

Did you run away?

I wanted to.

But I remembered that everything happens for a reason.

And whatever the reason, you and Becky are here now with me.

And you're not going anywhere until your sister is back on her feet and well

again. And that is a promise from me to you, no matter what anyone says.

Even Dr.

Burns? Even Dr.

Burns.

Hickam.

Inspector Avery.

It's good to see you out and about.

Well, it's good to be seen.

I hear you are taking a leave of absence from the mountains.

That's right.

Well, maybe we should sit down and talk about your next move.

My company is expanding.

I might be able to use a man with your talents in the new year.

Well, that's very kind.

I'm not making any decisions just yet.

Well, think about it.

Gentlemen, may I join you?

Actually, I was just leaving.

Rosemary has given me a list of things to get done before New Year's. Somehow,

I have to figure out how to fire off five dozen Roman candles simultaneously

with Albert in town. Excuse me, Mr. Coulter.

I've drawn up a design for how to launch those fireworks if you'd like to take a

look. Do you ever do anything else?

It's all right.

Excuse us.

Show me the drawings. Let's go.

Have a look.

I heard what happened with Inspector Houston.

Yes, I worked on that case for a long time. I remember.

I was thinking... Me first.

Okay. Well, needless to say, I had a lot of time on my hands in that jail cell.

Put things in perspective.

Nora, I'm sorry if I ever did anything to hurt you.

I want you to know that.

I'm sorry, too.

The truth is...

I've not been fair to you.

Or to us.

People make mistakes, and sometimes there's nothing anyone can do about it

except let go and forgive.

You really mean that?

You were right.

It was our son I couldn't let go of, so I held on to you instead.

It's time to start over.

For both of us.

Happy New Year, Bill.

Happy New Year, Nora.

Are you warm enough?

I'm fine.

If you need an extra blanket, you let me know.

All right.

Good night.

Mrs. Stanton, my mom used to stay until I said my bedtime prayers.

Would you like me to stay?

All right.

You start.

Dear Lord, bless Cody and keep him safe.

Let him know how much you love him and that you will always watch over him.

And God bless my mom and dad who are with the angels in heaven now.

And please make Becky better.

Amen.

Amen.

Oh, I almost forgot.

God bless Mrs. Stanton, too.

And... Tell my mom not to worry anymore, because now there's someone who's

watching over me.

Amen. Okay.

Night.

Good night.

Shall we get started?

Isn't Rosemary joining us? Oh, she said to go ahead without her.

She's been very busy entertaining that reporter.

Quite on the up and up. Oh, Mr. Ward was asking after Mr.

Laveau.

Should be an interesting article.

Well,

first things first.

We have been deluged with submissions for the memory box.

There's the declaration from the city council changing the name of the town to

Hope Valley.

A Bible from our new church.

A school photograph of the children.

A recipe from Mrs. Jackson for rattlesnake and liver pie.

I think we can misplace this one.

Richard Manning submitted his harmonica, but I'm not sure it should be included.

Have you heard him play? I have.

Maybe it's better it's buried for the next hundred years.

Miss Laveau submitted a copy of the Founder's Day script. She wrote a

playbill for her performance in the Warbling Wren, a recording of her

rendition of Let Me Call You Sweetheart, and every edition of her advice column.

Oh, and her kimono from the Mikado.

Maybe we should limit the number of submissions.

Only if you volunteer to tell her.

You know, I have to admit, I was skeptical about all this New Year's

hoopla.

But I think we really need it. New Year's Eve can be such a lonely holiday.

Not this year.

No one has to be alone.

That's what's always made Hope Belly special to me.

Two old friends and a new year.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

So you'll join me for dinner then?

I'm looking forward to it. Very good.

It's nice to see you've taken such an interest in Nora's well-being.

Someone should.

Well, you've disappeared on her before.

Well, forgive me, Bill, but do you really think that you're the one who

should be worried about Nora's well-being, given how you treated her?

Easy, Henry.

Tell me, you ever give any thought to how the Mounties knew you were here

working on a case that was supposed to be closed?

No.

It just must get up your craw that I've been cleared of all charges.

Well, Houston has friends in very high places, Bill.

If I were you, I'd sleep with a gun under my pillow.

In fact, I wouldn't sleep at all.

All

right,

Rip.

Look what I made for you.

Pot roast.

It's really quite delicious.

I made it myself.

See?

Yummy, yummy, yummy.

What do I have to do to get through to you?

Allow me.

Rip, old boy, I think it's about time that you and I had a heart-to-heart

chat. Now, I know this is hard for you.

Till now, it's been just you and me.

Just two old bachelors setting our ways, laughing, scratching, walking around in

our long johns.

But it's gonna be New Year's soon.

It may not be the two of us for much longer.

So I'm gonna need you to stop giving Miss Thatcher such a hard time.

Now, she can't play catch like you do, and she's no good at chasing squirrels.

But she smells good.

She's pretty special to me.

So she needs to be special to you too, okay, boy?

Good

boy.

This is too much.

Nonsense. Please sit.

No one has treated me this way in a long time.

It's certainly the way you deserve to be treated all the time.

You're always such a gentleman.

Well, there are more than a few people in this town who would take exception to

that statement.

They don't know you the way I do.

Speaking of times gone by, I wondered if...

There was a chance that things could go back to the way they were between us.

I mean, being as it's the new year and all.

I've made a clean break from Bill.

Well, that's interesting news.

It needed to be done, but I need time, Henry.

I don't mean to play games. I just haven't figured things out yet.

I don't think you're playing games, Nora.

I just wanted you to know that I would be here, whatever you decide.

Excellent game, gentlemen.

Dr. Burns, it's Becky. She's burning up with fever.

Has she been out of bed again? No, she was fine an hour ago.

Come on.

It's all right.

You're all right. You're all right.

How's she doing?

The same.

Take these.

Take them.

We have to get her fever down fast.

I need some cold compresses and bring me some ice if you can find any.

The sudden onset of a high fever means

that the infection is likely caused by a parasite.

I just wish I'd caught it sooner.

But her symptoms, they weren't specific enough, and I thought it was the flu.

You couldn't have known.

I've treated her with a tincture of quinine.

We'll have to wait and see what happens.

Mara, what happened?

I don't know how to draw the spirit of New Year's. Yes, you do.

Just think about what New Year's means to you and your heart.

My dad says one year is the same as the next.

Nothing's different.

Nothing changes.

It can if you want it to.

What is it that you want in the new year that's different from this year?

I want us to be happy again.

Then that's what you need to draw.

Elizabeth, how's Laura doing?

I don't know.

When her mother died, I think her father shut out all the joy from their lives.

All they do is work.

Well, you have a gift of being able to change the way people see things.

The change comes from them, not from me.

Elizabeth, I'm so glad I found you.

Afternoon, Rosemary.

Jack, you and I need to chat.

All right, but if it's about the New Year's program, the children are

rehearsing every day.

Perfect, because I wanted to go over your script with you.

Maybe spice it up a bit. Give it a little polish.

I know you're very busy. Don't worry about it. Are you sure?

Because I had some ideas about the finale. I was thinking confetti.

Rosemary, I have it handled.

But I... No buts. Handled.

End of story.

Bill.

Got a minute? Sure. What's on your mind?

Well, I'd like to know why you froze me out.

I'm not sure I know what you're talking about. Sure you do.

Why'd you keep it a secret about Houston?

It doesn't matter.

It matters to me.

I've known Houston's been dirty for years. I just couldn't prove it. You

should have told me from the beginning. It was too dangerous.

Bill, I have a job to do.

I wasn't going to let your mother lose a husband and a son. That's not your

decision to make.

Maybe not.

You did exactly what I would have done, Jack.

I'm proud of you for it.

Mr. Campbell.

Hello.

I want to apologize if I said anything.

wrong the other day.

You don't have to apologize to me. I just want you to know that your daughter

needs you very much.

She misses her mother.

I know.

But you still have each other.

You don't know what it's like.

No, I don't.

But I think Laura feels guilty about ever being happy again.

She needs her childhood, Mr Campbell.

Please don't let what happened to her mother take it away.

Pastor Hogan?

Hi, Cody.

What brings you here?

Mrs. Stanton said I could play outside before dinner, but I needed to talk to

you.

Okay. About what?

My sister.

She promised she would come to see me at the New Year's program tonight, but she

keeps getting worse.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Do you think you could say a prayer for her? Because I don't think I'm doing it

right.

I'm sure you're doing just fine.

You're a pastor, so maybe God listens to you better.

Well, God listens to both of us just the same.

Well, when my mom and dad died, the pastor at our church said that God

needed them in heaven, but Becky's all the family I have left.

God can't need her more than I do.

Can he?

Tell you what.

Let's do it together.

Sit down.

Two voices are better than one, right?

Okay.

I'm going to pray really hard.

So am I.

I don't know if I got through to Mr. Campbell, but I tried.

The day my father died, my mom went on as if nothing happened.

She just smiled, kept going, made dinner for everyone.

I never saw her cry that night.

That must have been very hard.

Kids need time to grieve.

They also need to know when it's all right to move on.

I remember feeling guilty about being happy, too. I mean, for the longest

time, I didn't think it was right to have fun, like Laura.

And when I see her and her dad, I understand it.

It brings back a lot of memories for me.

Of course it does.

Ah, sorry.

I don't mean to burden you with this. Jack, we need to be able to share our

memories with each other.

Good or bad.

Why don't we just concentrate on making new memories together?

Welcome everyone to the first of many of our special New Year's Eve celebrations.

Later today will be the tree dedication ceremony and then this evening, the

children's program.

And of course, fireworks at midnight where we will seal the memory box for

100 years.

And now...

Without further ado, Mayor Gowen, would you please announce the winner of our

art contest?

We, the committee, deliberated long and hard because all of you did such a

marvelous job, but the winner is Sunrise Over Hope Valley.

That's mine!

You drew from the heart, didn't you?

Mom was our sunrise daddy.

She wants us to be happy.

Lee?

Yes? We have to hurry if we're going to get the table set up for the

refreshments. Rosemary, please relax. We have plenty of time. I can't relax. I

need everything to be perfect for Mr.

Ward. Not everything needs to be perfect.

I finished setting up the launches for the fireworks, Ms. Laveau. Is there

anything else? As a matter of fact... Hickam, you've done enough. Thank you.

You need to stop taking advantage of that poor boy. He follows you around

like a puppy dog.

Well, that is ridiculous. I'm not taking advantage of anyone.

Really?

You are so busy keeping up appearances, I'm not sure you actually care about

what's real and what's not.

Lee Coulter, you take that back right now.

No.

No, I won't.

Because sometimes, Rosemary, life is about more than just the show.

But you, you get so caught up in the performance, I think sometimes you

forget about what's important.

That simply isn't true. The truth.

So you do care about the truth?

Of course I do. Good.

Then convince me.

Well, thank you.

Thank you.

That's right.

Mr. Ward?

I have a confession to make.

Oh? I haven't been entirely... truthful

with you.

About? There may have been a misunderstanding.

I bent a tiny little rule in your contest.

I'm not actually... Technically, I don't have... I

don't have...

Have what?

A husband.

There, I said it.

I don't have a husband.

You don't? You wanted a story about a frontier family New Year's, and so

that's what I gave you. But the real truth is, I do have a family.

But families come in all different shapes and sizes.

All the people here in Hope Valley are my family.

There's no better family anywhere in this country than the one I have right

here.

You think I didn't figure that out?

Why didn't you say something?

I just wanted to see what you'd do next.

I assume you'll be canceling the story about Hope Valley.

Heck no.

This story is bigger than a frontier family New Year's.

This town is a place where people... really care about each other all year

round. And now that's an angle my reader's going to eat up with a spoon.

So you'll still be joining us tonight?

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

You see?

How's Becky?

The fever broke, but her pulse is weak.

Let me know if anything changes.

Yes.

Where's Cody?

He's saying goodnight to his sister.

He didn't want to leave her, but I reminded him how much she wants him to

be in the show.

Do you mind taking him with you? I'm going to stay here.

Are you sure?

I want to be with her.

Becky? I don't know if you can hear me, but Pastor Hogan and I said a special

prayer for you to help you get better, so you really have to try, okay?

I wish you could be at the New Year's program.

It won't be the same without you there, but I know you want me to do it, so I

won't let you down.

I love you, Becky.

You're the best sister in the world.

Thought you'd be gone by now.

I told you.

I like you, dear man.

The name is Frank.

Pastor Hogan.

Abigail wanted to let you know she's gonna be home with Becky tonight.

Oh, okay.

Well, uh, I'll go sit with her. No, she said you should go and have a good time.

I wanted to help, too, but Abigail wouldn't let me.

I'll see you there. Okay, we'll see you there.

Abigail from the cafe?

Is she your sweetheart?

It's not like that.

Clara!

Mr. Yost offered me the job.

Congratulations.

You're not staying, Jesse.

Now, see, that's where you're wrong.

Will you listen to me?

I want you gone by morning. Do you understand me?

Or what?

Pastor. You know what I'm capable of.

Excuse me.

Your name Jesse Flynn?

Yeah.

Fellow left this for you.

said it was important.

I'm the new year. I cherish the past and dream of the future.

I am the new year. I'm a work of art that's yet to be created.

I am the New Year. I'm the promise of beauty, hope, and of God's great grace.

Amazing grace.

Amazing grace.

How sweet the sound.

Blessing.

The quinine took care of the infection, for now.

I'm going to need to bring her back with me to Union City to receive proper

treatment. For how long?

We'll have to wait and see.

When do we have to leave?

If the weather holds, I'd like to head out tomorrow.

That seems soon.

The sooner I get her there, the sooner she'll recover.

It's going to take some time.

Mrs. Stanton, do you think that Cody could stay with you until I get better?

With me?

I just know that he'll be okay if he has you looking after him. But I want to be

with you.

You can't. Why not?

Your sister's not an adult.

The state needs to appoint a guardian to look after you.

Please. I promise you he won't be in trouble.

Cross my heart. I'll do just what I'm told.

Well, how could I say no to that?

Time for the fireworks.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six.

Could New Year's Eve be any more perfect?

Maybe just a little?

No.

Like this.

And with that, another year passes and a new year begins.

A year for family, a year for truth, a year for unexpected blessings,

and a year for love.