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Previously onWildfire.

The bank's calling in our loan.

We're six months behind?

What we need to focus on is the future of this ranch!

Horses arethe future of this ranch.

A match race?

I would do anything for this family.

We will find another way.

You have got to get that horse back here now.

I want this win.

It's not worth putting the farm at risk over it.

Trespassing, illegal gambling,

we could be stripped of our racing license.

I don't want you or Wildfire getting hurt,

so some rich guys can get their kicks.

I did it for Raintree, please, here, take it.

I would never take that money.

When you stole this horse today,

you turned back the clock.

If you can forget everything that's happened

since you've been here, so can I.

I think it's better if he stables with me

for the time being.

I'm the one who stole the horse.

If I plead guilty,

will you leave the Ritters and Pablo alone?

Your jockey's license will be revoked in all 50 states.

Dani, if you plead guilty, you'll lose your racing license,

but they'll drop all the other charges and the fine.

You're just going to let me take the fall for this?

You did it!

We almost lost our family business today.

The fact that you did this is why I love you.

It's also why you can't stay here anymore.

Kris--

Let go of me, Matt.

I've hurt your family enough.

You want to be a partner so badly?

Fine, I'll sign my share of the farm over to you.

I guess you really are a Davis after all.

Where are all the horses?

I sold them, all of them.

We have enough to hold on to the ranch.

Be good for your new rider, okay?

What are you doing here?

She disregarded everything that this family stands for!

I love her! I won't let her go!

Nothing you could say or do would change that.

Dani, come on!

You and Dad got what you wanted.

Enjoy it.

You can't just leave.

Watch me.

Hello.

Junior, hey, do you know where Kris is?

No, why would I?

She's missing.

I just thought I'd check in with you.

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Come on!

Come on, Kris, where are you?

Come on, Kris, don't do this.

Hey!

What are you doing here?

Getting the hell out of Dodge.

What's your story?

Well, your wish came true,

I'm going to the bus station.

Get in.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience,

we got a fence down.

Hey.

You need some help?

Hi, I'm Junior.

Yup, so the racing board took my jockey license,

and the police took the $2 million

I'd won for the Ritters.

You deserve everything that you got.

You should be more like my blame-proof brother,

when things crash down around him,

I'm the one that gets burned.

I guess we have something in common.

We're both family-free.

I'm so sorry,

I was such an idiot.

They're going to miss me.

Dani, slow down.

Are you kidding?

I can't get you to the bus stop fast enough!

Dani, Dani watch out!

Thanks.

♪ With the morning light, got your mind in sight ♪

♪ And I wanna be there all my life ♪

♪ With the morning light, got your mind in sight ♪

♪ And I wanna be there

♪ You're all I ever dreamed of ♪

♪ Your stars align in threesomes ♪

♪ Oh, that's right

Man, my butt hurts.

Cripes, how long have we been riding?

Twenty minutes.

How come you don't have a Jacuzzi?

The last dude ranch I stayed at had a Jacuzzi.

We've only been open five months.

You bred race horses before?

For three generations.

They raised that horse that you love so much.

Wildfire?

Yeah.

Oh my god. Can I see him?

He's not here anymore.

What about that jockey that rode him,

what was her name?

Kris Furillo.

Oh my god. Can I see her?

She's not here anymore either.

Well, you have her e-mail?

I mean, I'd love to tell her how amazing I think she is.

You and me both.

♪ Well it's been a long time since you and me ♪

♪ And I'm just a footnote in your history ♪

♪ And the word is out there, you ain't changed ♪

Matt Ritter, king of the city slickers.

Junior Davis.

Hey, man. How are you?

I'm good. Welcome back.

Thanks.

Hey, Laura. How was Costa Rica?

Only completely amazing.

Look, we brought some pictures for you.

Sea turtle sanctuary.

Oh, nice.

Howler monkeys in the rain forest.

Oh, you'll love this,

the tarantula in the bathtub.

Whoa. Is that a shampoo bottle next to it?

Yeah, he was too big to kill,

so we hired him as our driver.

Oh, nude beach, nude beach, nude beach--

Whoa. No.

Kids with a surfboard?

Yeah, my surfboard.

She gave it too them.

These kids in their threadbare T shirts

and the holes in their shorts,

they were drooling over his board.

They probably don't know how to surf.

Look, I love your enormous heart.

Someone looks hungry. May I?

Yeah, go for it.

I don't know, man,

she may be the one.

Theone?

Yup, stick a fork in me, dude, I'm done.

The cabinets are too white.

This clinic needs to be friendly and inviting,

not antiseptic and depressing.

You're really doing it.

Why does that surprise you?

Oh, I'm not surprised at all,

I just can't believe how far you've come in six months.

I want my racing license back.

If my clinic helps some horses

and those horses have owners

that just happen to be on the racing board,

well, maybe that will speed up the process.

Playing the angles.

That's my girl.

Hmm.

Who's your head vet?

No one yet, but I have a meeting with Dr. Gary Ronald.

Well, he's a lovely man.

Isn't he teaching at the vet school?

He just finished there. He's back on the market.

Why are you being so nice?

I miss you. I can't remember the last time you were home.

That's because it's your home.

Not mine.

I have a new life here...

without you.

What can I say?

Well, you could say hi once in a while.

Aw, hi, Dad.

Bye, Dad.

Hey, where you been?

You gotta make the coleslaw.

Well, hello to you, too.

Jesse.

Welcome home.

Thank you. Good to see you.

You know how to make coleslaw?

Henry never told you about the time I helped Mother

with her famous coleslaw?

Ooh, did you win a blue ribbon?

I, uh, gave three judges food poisoning.

Smart.

So, you are a dude ranch now.

Yeah, isn't it great?

Well, hey!

Uncle Jesse.

Hey, Matt. How are you, buddy?

I'm good.

So, where's Todd?

Boarding school in Boston.

He received a full scholarship.

Genius academy.

Wow, and where are all the racehorses?

I sold them, but in six months,

Raintree Ranch has brought in more money

than Raintree Farms did in three years.

We'd still have one horse to race if you hadn't let Pablo

move Wildfire to Davis.

Pablo was absolutely right to move Wildfire there,

after Kris stole him for that match race.

Look, aren't you scared of having this same argument,

because, you know, I am.

Well, Uncle Jesse, what do you think?

Dude ranch or thoroughbred stable?

Do I look dumb enough to answer that question?

I don't think so.

Listen, I'm going to go check in

put my stuff away in the bunkhouse and, oh,

it's great to be back.

♪ Slow water and nowhere to go ♪

♪ Slow water and nowhere to go ♪

♪ No direction, nowhere to call home ♪

♪ Slow water, change has got to come ♪

♪ Slow water, change has got to come ♪

♪ No money and I'm too far from home ♪

♪ Slow water

Whoa! Whoa!Easy! Easy!

Did you get them?

Checkpoint one, two, three, four.

You hit them all.

Kris wins!

Great race.

Thanks, Greg.

You ever think about doing it on a real track?

Money is a lot better in legit races.

I don't do well with legit.

Take care.

Let's go, guys.

Hey, the usual?

Yeah, and a triple milkshake and one for you, too.

Oh, celebrating.

Someone won their race?

I do not know what you're talking about.

Hey, Saturday night poker's at my house, you in?

Uh, maybe next time.

It's always maybe next time.

You know, you don't have to play,

you can just come and watch.

I know.

You know, I worry about you,

living by yourself at the motel.

The motel is fine, really.

Couldn't hurt for you to make some new friends.

Well, maybe it's better if they steer clear of me.

Oh, come on.

I'm serious, people get involved with me

and I mess up their lives real good.

There must be someone special you miss?

Yeah. I miss him a lot.

Is he cute?

He's beautiful, and strong and athletic.

How come you don't call him?

Aw, he's not much of a talker.

Go with half-speed, half mile.

No matter how many times I come over,

I just can't get used to the sight of you and Wildfire here.

Well, I'm not sure Wildfire can get used to it, either.

His times haven't improved?

Not even close to his Bridge Invitational time.

You mean, when Kris was riding him.

You think her match race affected him in some way?

Not physically, but mentally--

What's your plan?

Change exercise riders, breeze distances,

feed schedule, I'll figure it out.

It's less than a week.

Wildfire will give it his best.

What if his best is only average?

Well, then you have to ask yourself

if it's fair to Wildfire to keep him racing.

I told him his bid wasn't what we'd expected

and that he better step up to the plate or move on,

and he came up with that.

You get off the red-eye from Costa Rica,

go straight to the meeting,

and get him to double his offer?

Well done.

I told you,

I'm totally committed to our business.

I can see.

Hey, speaking of commitments,

are things going well with Laura?

Definitely.

It's a good thing she didn't know how to jack up her car

or we never would have met.

Well, it was destiny,

just like things were never meant to work out with you and Julian,

or the ex-con next door.

Dad, I don't need the highlight reel of my love life.

And besides, I've made a decision.

Oh, really?

I'm going to propose to Laura.

That's great. Congratulations!

Was the congressman thrilled?

It took some time to get through to him.

He was in with the President,

but, yeah, I think he's really happy.

I think it's time I show you something.

What is that?

That was your grandma's ring.

She'd have been proud to see it on Laura's finger.

As would I.

Thanks.

Oh, that goes back there.

Hey, hey, you wouldn't happen to have some gauze bandage I could borrow?

Uh, sure. You know what? It's in here.

Yeah, thanks. Thanks, thanks, thanks.

You got bit?

A little confusion during the complimentary check-up,

I thought I was checking his ears,

he thought I was invading his personal space.

Well, I've had it worse.

In veterinary school, a komodo dragon leapt off an exam table.

Thanks, I felt like I was hit by a dump truck.

Broke three ribs, dislocated my shoulder,

Ouch! It was really ugly.

But, after I skinned him, I had these boots made.

I'm kidding.

Is this your clinic?

Yes.

Yeah, it's nice.

Very, very cozy, except for those white cabinets,

I wouldn't have done the white cabinets.

I guess I should introduce myself.

I'm Dr. Noah Gleason.

Dani Davis.

It is a pleasure, Dani.

Rumor has it, Dani, that you're hiring.

I am.

Fantastic.

Oh, resume, yes.

Voila.

I'm sorry, ignore the blood stains.

Thanks...

but, I'm looking for someone

with extensive experience outside of school.

Like, in a private practice.

Look, it's been six months to get this place up and running.

I don't want to hire the wrong vet.

Right. Do I look like the wrong vet?

You look like something.

I'll give you a call.

Yeah?

Mmm.

Great, you have the resume.

Fantastic, Dani, it was a pleasure meeting you.

Sorry about the blood.

Thanks.

♪♪

Come in.

Hey, Matt.

Hey.

Mom said there's only one towel left

because the guests have used them all.

That's no problem.

What the heck is that?

That's campfire story time.

Really?

Yeah, really.

Wow.

You know, your mother's just trying to do what she thinks

is best for you and Todd with this whole dude ranch operation.

I don't know.

I mean, you still have Wildfire to race, right?

Yeah, but the way Mom talks,

he's one race from retirement.

You know, I was on assignment

up in the mountains of Colorado a while back,

and I took a shot that I think you'd find to be very cool.

Maybe tomorrow, Uncle Jesse.

I have guests who are burning their marshmallows.

I've got one here that's--

I think you'd find very interesting.

Where is she?

A small place just outside of Glenwood Springs.

How is she?

Well, she looked great at full gallop,

I mean, we didn't speak.

Oh.

When was the last time the two of you talked?

Six months.

Dropped off the face of the Earth.

Who is it?

Pizza delivery.

I didn't order a pizza.

Sweepstakes guy.

What sweepstakes guy?

You won a million dollars.

How did you find me? What are you doing here?

Uncle Jesse, he was taking a few nature photographs,

and you rode right past him.

I called around town and that lady down at the diner knows everybody.

Rosie.

She seems to be pretty worried about you.

Like me.

I can't talk to you.

I flew over a thousand miles to see you.

Well, you shouldn't have, Matt.

I'm sorry.

Go home.

I'm not leaving until you talk to me.

Suit yourself.

♪ You say I can read you like a book ♪

♪ But no one knows you better ♪

♪ Hands on every letter

♪ I'll look out for you and you for me ♪

Rosie said she serves the best pancakes in the state.

♪ There's one thing that you do when you're not okay ♪

Does your mom know you're here?

No.

Come home to Raintree.

Raintree's not my home.

Not anymore.

I'm starting to feel the same way.

What do you mean?

Mom's turned it into a dude ranch.

No more racehorses?

No.

But if you come back,

we can get Raintree back to racing,

bring Wildfire home.

How is he?

His times are bad.

He races in a couple days,

his first one since the match race.

He needs his best friend back.

Well, I lost my jockey license, Matt,

there's nothing I can do.

You can be there for him.

For me.

No, I can't, I'm sorry.

You should go.

It has taken me six months to find you.

I am not leaving without you.

Hey, Junior!

Yeah, Dad.

What's so important?

Listen, Congressman Nichols is coming home for a couple of days.

Oh yeah, I think Laura mentioned something about that.

So I thought I'd like to throw you and Laura a party.

Uh, party?

Yeah, something cozy,

you know, here at the home,

friends and family,

no more than 30, 40 people.

Uh, but we're not even engaged yet.

Yeah, well, um,

I don't want to put any pressure on you,

but, with the families both here,

and you guys so crazy about each other,

what better time to pop the question?

Hmm?

No pressure.

No pressure.

Look, for the menu,

I was thinking a choice between salmon and filet mignon,

but you could go Chilean sea bass if you like.

I'm really honored that you're considering my clinic.

Your family has an important place

in the history of thoroughbred racing.

But the scuttlebutt I heard about you

losing your racing license over an illegal match race?

It's probably all true.

But that's in the past.

This clinic is my future,

and I'm hoping that you'll be

an important component in that future.

Hey, excuse me.

Bad time.

Dr. Ronald?

Noah.

You two know each other?

Our paths crossed at vet school.

I taught, Noah tormented.

Brilliant, incorrigible.

The Jell-O stunt during your valedictorian speech

is still revered by the students there.

Well, Dr. Ronald,

I do the best that I can.

Are we competitors for the job here?

No, Noah dropped in unexpectedly.

I've been looking forward to our meeting for three weeks.

Would you excuse us for a minute?

Dr. Ronald, nice seeing you.

What do think that you're doing here?

I'm being proactive and so charming.

Guess again.

No? Okay.

Before you kick me out, I just have one thing to say.

What?

I know Dr. Ronald brings with him a wealth of experience,

and dozens of rich clients, okay, I know that.

Dr. Ronald will never, ever, personally bleed

all over your counter the way that I did.

Has anyone ever told you that you're crazy before?

Yeah, Dr. Ronald.

And my father, when I told him I wanted to be a vet

instead of a brain surgeon like him, but, girl,

that's so long ago, I wouldn't want to bore you with it.

You know, it's kind of crazy.

Good luck.

He's old.

So, are we at the part of the meeting

where I offer you the job and you take it?

You just disappear?

Well, it was the right thing to do.

For who?

For you, I did it for you.

That's crazy.

All I've been doing for six months is thinking about you.

Do you think about me?

Yeah, I think about you,

and about how I screwed up your life.

You didn't.

Look at all the things we've done.

Look at all the people that we hurt,

Jean, Pablo, Junior.

Junior, don't worry about him.

What's that supposed to mean?

The guy's in love.

Her name's Laura, I've never seen him like this.

Good.

I'm glad. You know, you should do the same thing.

You should find someone to fall in love with.

That's why I'm here.

Oh, you found the wrong person.

I'm a different person, Matt.

You look the same to me.

No, I've been living by myself for the last six months,

been riding, racing, doing what I want when I want.

I'm free.

You know, it feels good.

It sounds lonely,

having no one in your life.

Sometimes, but you know,

no one to disappoint, no one to get angry,

no one to--

Love.

Yup.

Good-bye.

What if I bought you a plane ticket?

Matt.

A bus ticket?

You are persistent.

We Ritters never give up.

Well, have a safe trip back, okay?

Say hi to Wildfire for me

and wish him luck in his race.

Without you, I'm afraid he's going to need more than luck.

He'll do great.

If he doesn't tear up the track this time,

then there's always the next time.

Not likely.

If he doesn't show his old self in this next race,

Mom's going to retire him.

She's going to retire Wildfire?

Yeah.

Bye.

Ring.

Come on, Dr. Ronald, you want the job,

just pick up the phone and call me.

Hey!

Wow, this is nice.

I'm not in the mood.

I'm here to extend an olive branch

and an invitation to dinner at the house.

No.

Come on! I need you.

It's going to be Laura's family,

our family, assorted guests,

dignitaries and cronies.

I'm too busy here.

You'll never miss me.

We will.

And plus, you got to get to know Laura.

Is she in love with you?

Yeah.

Enough said. Pass.

It's going to be the most important dinner of my life.

I'm proposing to Laura.

You barely know her.

Uh, no, you barely know her.

I know she's the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.

Please, come to dinner.

All right, look at this.

I am begging you.

Get up.

What if I make it worth your while?

What do you mean?

Dad said you want to hire some big-time vet for your clinic,

and I'm sure he'd be happy to make some calls on your behalf.

I don't want Dad's help.

Okay, I'm sure there are plenty of world-class vets

just looking for a job.

Come on in.

Hey.

Hey, Jess.

Pablo, how are you, man?

So you back for a while?

Well, until I'm gone again.

Want something to eat?

Uh, no, thanks, I'm good.

What's up?

Wildfire's times have gotten worse.

I've tried everything.

You can only do what you can do, right?

Who's riding him?Angel Marlowe.

One of the best.

Well, maybe he turns Wildfire into a different horse

once those starting gates open.

Or, maybe we scratch.

Jean, if we scratch this race,

where do we enter next?

We don't.

You really want to retire Wildfire?

I hope that he surprises us all.

I hopes that he wins the race by 20 lengths,

but just in case he doesn't,

we all have to remember he's had an exciting career.

For God's sakes, he won the Breeders'.

Every great athlete has to retire someday.

Jean?

Guests are ready for the afternoon ride.

I'll be right there.

How long has she been like this?

You know, pretending that she's finished with horse racing.

About four months.

But she's not pretending.

Hmm.

Hey?

Know what the cowboy said to his horse?

Hmm.

Why the long face?

Enjoy your breakfast with Mr. I'm Such An Incredibly Good-Looking Hunk?

He the special one you were talking about?

No. No?

Oh, hon, if you've got one better than that,

you have got to start sharing the wealth.

No.

I sent him away for his own sake.

I'm just bad news.

My life's too messed up.

Oh, wah, wah, wah.

Who's life isn't messed up?

If you ever met my mother, you'd wonder

how I keep from killing her every day of my life.

I heard that.

Open your hand.

What do you see?

Nothing.

Duh...you see your hand.

And with this hand, you can grab any damn thing you want.

It just depends how far you're willing to reach.

I'm happy here.

Oh, come on. Nobody's happy here.

Look, go get that special love

before it's too late.

I can't.

No. Go.

Git.

You missed me.

No.

Don't tell me you hired Dr. Ronald.

Okay, I won't.

Oh, you are making a big mistake.

Yeah, I figured you'd say that.

Starving and enthusiastic always,

always trumps rich and content.

You really think that I would hire you over Dr. Ronald?

Get serious.

Serious.

You want to know what I think serious is?

Serious is graduating with honors

from the top vet school in the country.

Serious is taking care of a thousand animals

during my stay there.

Serious, Dani, is exactly how I take my work.

That makes two of us.

Everything that I have here is on the line,

so I got to go with my gut.

Right now, my gut is telling me

that Dr. Ronald is the vet for this clinic.

He's talented, he's knowledgeable,

he's impeccable, well-respected,

and if it takes my last dying breath,

I'm going to do everything in my power to hire him.

There's no need to be so dramatic.

You had me at talented, knowledgeable,

impeccable, and well-respected.

Dr. Ronald.

Dr. Gleason.

I don't suppose you'd have a couple of minutes

to discuss the position?

I have all the time that you need.

♪♪

Hey, Junior.

Hey, man, I need your advice.

Okay, on what?

On proposing to Laura.

Proposing?

You think it's a bad idea?

No, she's awesome, I just--

When are you planning on proposing?

Three hours.

In three hours?

You think it's a bad idea.

Dude, do you want me to say it's a bad idea?

No. She's awesome, right?

Yeah.

We've spent every day together since we met.

Every frickin' hour.

So what's the question?

Well, only one, I guess.

I mean, that shadow of doubt thing.

What are you talking about?

In a murder trial, when the lawyer asks the jury

if they're sure beyond the shadow of a doubt

that the suspect is guilty.

Uh, okay, but what does that have to--

Ken Davis Jr.,

do you love Laura Nichols beyond a shadow of a doubt?

Yes.

I do.

Well, so go do it.

I will.

Oh, yeah, one other thing.

Yeah.

You remember when we were in the fourth grade play?

I'll try not to wet myself.

Good man. Good luck. Bye.

Hey! Hey.

How was your trip?

It was fine.

Matt went to look at some quarter horses

owned by a friend of Jesse's.

What with all these reservations rolling in,

we need more horses for our guests.

Well, it didn't work out.

I am sorry.

She didn't like your offer?

She wasn't interested.

I thought once you were there, face to face,

she'd want to make the deal.

Believe me, I tried everything.

You know, I could give her a call.

I'm afraid her mind is made up.

She wasn't interested in the deal, her loss.

Hey, you are just in time for dinner.

I made your favorite.

Ribs! Yup.

Let's eat.

Hey, everybody!

You're in for a treat.

Jean Ritter's made her world famous hickory sauce!

Ken, you have outdone yourself tonight, partner.

Well, I don't often get a chance

to entertain an esteemed member of Congress.

How go things on Capital Hill, anyway?

Oh, fighting the good fight,

pushing the education bill

my opponents think is full of pork.

My supporters want me to ask for twice the funding.

Nothing new.

Say, Junior and I would love to get

you and Laura out on a golf course

before you fly back to D.C.

You are a glutton for punishment.

I've been working on my short game.

You'd be surprised.

Same bet?

Sir, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives,

I must remind you that gambling on a golf course is illegal.

Oh, of course.

Double the stakes.

Why not?

You're on.

There's Dani. I'll run over and say hi.

Hey! You made it!

Thank you so much.

I promise, Dad will call that vet first thing in the morning.

No need.

I hired him myself.

I told you, I don't want any help from you or Dad.

So you're just here for family togetherness?

No, I did some research and discovered

that Congressman Nichols has connections on the racing board.

Dani, glad to have you here.

Daddy. Sorry I'm late.

Things at the new clinic are crazy so close to opening.

Dani, you remember Laura, right?

Of course. How are you?

Fantastic!

I'd like to introduce you to my father,

Congressman Dean Nichols.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Congressman.

Thank you.

You're opening a clinic for--

Horses.

I thought it was time to give back

to the horse racing community.

That's very admirable.

Speaking of admirable,

I was just reading about your work on the water pollution bill.

It was fascinating stuff.

Well, it's a struggle to get it past the lobbyists

representing the manufacturers

who want to use the fresh water to cool their factories, of course.

Hey, Dad, sorry, could I talk to you for a sec?

Excuse me.

What is that?

A videographer.

I wanted you to have this evening on hi-def.

You got the ring?

Yeah.

Rehearse the speech?

Dad. Stop.

Come on, I want to share the excitement.

I'd rather have you share in the cold sweat I'm in.

Junior, have you met my cousin Harrison?

Yes, I have and I'd love to talk to him again,

but I'll be right back.

Where are you going?

Out to the barn.

There's a bottle of champagne we need for a toast.

You guys have a wine cellar in the barn?

It's actually under the barn.

Someone decided that was the only place where the soil

was right, something to do with density or humidity.

I think she gets the picture.

Well, hurry back.

All right, I will.

The instant I saw your grease-streaked face,

those cut, bloody knuckles,

I knew you were the one.

My love, my life.

Laura, will you marry me?

I think I'm having a heart attack.

The instant I saw your grease-streaked face--

The instant I saw your grease-streaked face--

Who's there?

Is someone there?

Hey!

Kris.