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Previously on When Calls
the Heart.

Danny boy!

So, Toddy...

He's an estate dealer.
Trades in illegal coins.

The Importance
of Being Earnest.

You could be in charge
of props.

Some two-bit rancher got
his hands on a crate of these.

If we could find a way
around the stream.

Riders!

There's a wildlife corridor
that the cattle can take

to an even bigger
summer pasture.

Drop the proposal.

Pretend like you never heard
about this other pasture.

One adventure ends
and another begins.

You did it?
You sent the curriculum?

So, are you ready?

- I think so.
- Mm.

I just hope I don't bore
your listeners.

We interviewed Jed Campbell
on the history of alfalfa.

Ooh.

Our listeners will be thrilled
to hear

from Hope Valley's
finest educator.

Only educator.

Laying out her vision
for a new curriculum.

Now, I should tell you, we have
had a last-minute change-up

in your Daily Dialogue partner.

Oh, no!

Not to worry.
Her name is Eileen Bennett.

She's a Superintendent

from the Department
of Education.

An administrator?

She was lovely on
the telephone, and to be honest,

we were lucky
she was able to fill in.

I feel like I'm flying
blind here.

Surprise is the spice of life,
I always say.

There's nothing wrong
with a little drama.

Spoken like a true
theater director.

How are you feeling
about the play?

It's coming along.
Busy, busy.

You still haven't
asked her yet?

I... am... waiting
for the right moment.

Rosemary...

you said you wanted
to lighten your load,

focus on directing.

There is no time
like the present.

Excuse me! Ava!

Hi, Ms. Coulter. Hello.

How goes the production?
I am so excited to see it.

Well, uh, I am finding
that I need a little help.

- So...
- Oh.

Ava.

Mmhmm.

Would you like to play, Gw--

Gw...

Would you like
to play goo goo goo goo?

Yes. Would you like
to come on board

as our assistant stage manager?

Mmhmm. Yeah.

You would help Elizabeth
with organizing the schedule

and... and figuring out the tech
and wrangling the talent.

Sure.

I love to wrangle.

Wonderful.

We will see you at rehearsals.

Great.

I'm getting there.

This curriculum frees students
to follow their interests

and pursue real-life
applications

of what they've discovered.

Because when students'
curiosity leads the way,

there's nowhere we can't go.

Oh, and to think this is
all happening right here

in Hope Valley.

Now, Superintendent Bennett,
I would love to hear

your perspective
on Mrs. Thornton's

very exciting new curriculum.

Well, first, it's such
a pleasure

to hear from one of our
inspired young educators.

Oh.

Can I ask Mrs. Thornton?

Elizabeth.

Elizabeth.

What kind of results
are you seeing overall

with this curriculum?

In terms of?

Measurable improvements
in academic performance.

Oh, well, I only just started
this year,

so I don't have test scores
to compare yet.

But our students are already
finding success

applying their lessons
in the world.

In fact, one of them,
Allie Grant,

is addressing the Cattlemen's
Association today

with a solution to an issue
over grazing rights.

Well, that sounds marvelous,

but that's just one pupil, and
a very talented one, no doubt

with a very special teacher.

Thank you, but--

And while I appreciate
your ambition,

without measurable,
standardized results,

it's simply not practical
to expect

every teacher to find
today's math lesson

in the path of a butterfly.

I mean, it's a worthy experiment
for a one-room schoolhouse,

but it's a bit naive to imagine
that something so fuzzy

might serve the mission
of public education.

Wouldn't you say
that the mission

is to unlock the best
in all of our students?

Our mission, Mrs. Thornton,

is to prepare students
to succeed in the world.

And that means learning
to compete.

Rome was hardly built by
following one's curiosity,

now was it?

Uh, well, what a thrilling
dialogue

between two very compelling
points of view.

Now, Superintendent,
let's talk about...

*

Sorry, we're a little swamped.
Are you checking in?

Yes, thanks.

How long will you
be staying with us, Mr.--

I'm not sure yet.
Let's start with two nights.

Okay.

And can I get a map of the area?

Of course.

There you are.

Now that has all
the highlights of Hope Valley,

including the Hot Springs.

I'm looking
for something bigger.

Might do some exploring.

Ah.

Yost Mercantile should have
a larger map of the territory.

It's just across the street.

No luggage to check in.

You see any?

Fuzzy? Naive?
Do I seem fuzzy to you?

Well, not in
the way she meant it.

She called us a one-room
schoolhouse.

Like we're out
in the hinterland.

Technically--

And I don't need to be schooled
on the mission of education.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Who cares what she thinks.

Everyone who was listening.

Oh, and that crack about Rome
wasn't built by curiosity.

It absolutely was.

Well, maybe next time
you answer her

a little less like Mrs. Thornton

and a little more
like Diane DeMarco.

Diane doesn't get into arguments
with school superintendents.

No. No one would dare.

Do you wish I was
more like Diane?

No.

No, I just...

I just like knowing
that she's in there.

All right, how about this?

How about tonight I make
you and little Jack

a cheer-up dinner?

Is that a thing?

It is now.

And I forbid you from allowing
Mrs. Crabapple

to stand in your way.

Forbid.

That is a very strong word.

Beg.

Plead.

Highly recommend.

Diane will take it
under advisement.

What about an episode
celebrating the suffragists?

She seemed so nice
on the phone.

Or we could do
an episode celebrating

the anti-suffragists.

She turned out to be like
the wolf that swallowed grandma.

Or how about an episode about

doing away with women
voting altogether.

Fiona, why on earth
would we do that?

Good afternoon, ladies.

Roland Rockwell, Benson
Hills broadcasting.

Good to meet you.

Oh.

Oh. Good to meet you.

Yes. Uh... of course.

Uh, please have a seat,
Mr. Rockwell.

Rockwell? As in--

I believe you know my cousin,
Randall.

Yes, Randall.

As I remember,
he isn't a fan of radio.

He's wrong.

Radio is the best thing
since the gas-powered engine,

which is why
I bought this station.

So you are our--

Boss. Overlord.
Just kidding, partner.

Now let's talk about this
Daily Dialogue show.

Isn't it wonderful?
That was Fiona's idea.

We wanted to showcase
radio's potential

to inform and inspire people.

Un, un... there's no other
way to say this...

it was boring.

Boring? Says who?

I've never been accused of
being boring in my entire life!

From the letters
we've been receiving,

and as you know,
letters are everything,

you're losing out to Farmer Dave
with the Moo Minute.

What could the Moo Minute
possibly have that we don't?

I guess people like
to hear animals.

That's hardly
high-quality content.

Well, quality is subjective

and the public's attention
is fickle.

You got to grab them
and keep them listening.

Well, then we have
a list of ideas somewhere.

Yes, we do.
It's, um... Fiona... um...

Oh!

The Hope Valley Players present

Oscar Wilde's, The Importance
of Being Earnest.

A new version,
adapted for the radio.

A play?

Mmhmm.

For the radio.

Maybe.

Is it funny?

Well, it's Oscar Wilde.

It's funnier than livestock.

It's new.

It's entertainment.

I like it.

Let's go live with it tomorrow.

Tomorrow? Surely
it's not that urgent.

We already have an interview
scheduled with a local judge.

Yes.

Great.

There's another 60 minutes
to the Moo Minute.

Fine.

We'll do it.

Tomorrow.

Sounds good... partners.

Toddy said that he's been
getting the coins

in small batches over
the last five or six years,

from some rancher
in Benson Hills.

Did he happen
to grace you with a name?

No.

But he said when the rancher
died last year,

he was cut off and he
sold the bulk of the coins.

Let me guess... Amsterdam.

Bingo.

Okay, so we've got
a rancher in Benson Hills

that died last year.

It doesn't leave us
many options, huh?

Just one... Ernie Martell.

We're gonna have
to talk to his heir.

You've read the proposal.

You're all very
well-versed in the challenges

of the current pasture land.

We have Allie Grant and
Oliver Garrett here today

who have found a solution
that we believe works for both.

Let's cut to the chase

before we hear from a couple
of adolescents.

I see no need to change
what's working for all of us

because of some
theoretical wolves.

I provide a top-notch pasture
for all the ranchers

of this Association
at a very generous rate.

This isn't just about money.

It's about the entire
ecological system.

Little girl, this is a
conversation for grown-ups.

Perhaps it's best
if you run along back to school.

Mr. McGinty, that is enough.
Miss Grant is my guest.

The path in question has
been washed out for years,

and it's permanently blocked.

McGinty.

That was you.

You were dragging trees--

Allie.

This has been a very
enlightening conversation,

but I think we're just about
done here.

As a matter of fact, we were
hoping we could take a vote.

Be my guest.

But I'll be abstaining.

Am I alone?

Counselor...

perhaps we could rope
this meeting in.

Thank you for meeting
with us, Governor.

I believe I speak on behalf
of all of us

when I say that the Cattlemen's
Association formally...

declines your proposal.

What just happened?

Politics, my young friend.

Miss Martell...

I told you to drop
the proposal.

You knew McGinty would
railroaded the entire thing,
didn't you,

and that no one would listen.

I represent the entire
Cattlemen's Association.

I saw the way you looked
at each other.

We never stood a chance.

I was just doing my job.

I think that any further
communication on this matter

should be directed
through my office.

Wait.

We're on the radio now?

So no audience?

On the contrary,

a bigger audience than you ever
could have dreamed of.

Hundreds, no thousands of
people will be listening

in the theater
of their imagination.

And it's tomorrow?

Yes, well, we don't
want to lose any freshness,

spontaneity and all, hm?

And we don't need
costumes anymore

or sets for that matter.

Sounds like our job just got
a lot easier.

Mmhmm.

Florence?

Can I still wear
my hat as Lady Bracknell?

Yes. We may all wear
a few costume pieces

if you feel it helps
with your character.

There you go.

Now, for those of you who still
haven't memorized your lines.

Everybody is looking
at me.

Have no worries,

you may now read it
off your script.

It's a radio play, hm?

Should I tell her about
my scratchy throat?

Try saying a line.

I have often observed.

I have often observed
in married households,

the champagne is rarely
of a first-rate brand.

Oh, you do sound
a little hoarse.

Hickam!

Are you having a little attack
of the nerves?

No, no, I'm just over-rehearsed.

You can always make
some herbal tea.

Or you could sit
in the steam bath.

That always works for me.

We have one in our private
house near the tennis courts.

What about the Hope Valley
Hot Springs?

Oh, well, I could warm up
the old vocal cords.

All right, well,
whatever it takes.

Now, artists,
the show must go on.

Thank you so much.

Gwendolyn.

Therefore, therefore...

Sound good.

You saw his boots.

Isn't it obvious?

McGinty's blocking access
to the other pasture.

We should probably keep
our voices down.

Or what?

I'm not gonna be bullied
by some rancher.

Maybe there's another
way around.

Did I hear one of the ranchers
giving you a hard time?

They all are.

Really just one.

But they all followed him
like sheep.

Well, people are mostly
herd animals.

Who's their leader?

A.J. McGinty.

We think he's up
to something.

Probably is.

He shouldn't get away
with it.

Yeah. I'll tell you what,

bullies are rarely as smart
as they think they are.

He'll make a mistake.

What's important is
that you give him room

to make that mistake...
and be ready.

Ready for... what?

You'll know when you see it.

We've been over and over
this map.

No one knows it better
than we do.

And that was
the golden solution.

Let's keep looking.

Did I hear you and Rosemary
are doing a radio play now?

She's taking the lead
on that.

I need to get back
to San Francisco.

Oh.

So the salon sale went through.

And... I have a wedding to plan.

So you're really going
to marry the man

who proposed so many times
you called him "that man" again.

It turns out his name
is Harold.

Fiona, I'm confused.

I thought you didn't love him.

He's kind.

And he's a lawyer with friends
in high places.

So maybe I can finally be

one of the people
who really makes a difference.

But all the work you're doing
on the radio,

isn't that making a difference?

It's moving toward
entertainment,

which is great,

but it's not what
I want to be doing.

This way I can spend my time
and energy

doing work I care about.

As long as you're sure
this is what you want.

I am.

And I'd love if you were next
to me on my big day

as my Maid of Honor.

Oh.

It would mean so much.

What do you say?

Fiona, yes, of course.

Whatever you want.

Don't be disappointed
in me.

Never.

About that stamp,
it's not authentic.

Constable Grant, I understand
you wanted to see me.

Yes. Miss Martell,
please come in.

Have a seat.

This is Judge Avery.

How do you do?

The Governor siccing the law
on me now.

Or is this not about
land rights?

It's actually regarding
an investigation.

Your late uncle,
Ernest Martell.

He, um...

he was a good man,
by all accounts.

He was.

To your knowledge,

did he ever have any association
with the Garrison Gang?

Ernie?

If he had any
criminal associations,

he hid them very well.

Did he ever talk about
coming into some money?

Any type of hidden reserves?

Cash? Coins? Gold?

Oh, you mean like pirate booty?
Doubloons? Pieces of eight?

All I know is that he was
broke at the end.

He made me promise to keep
our name on a failing ranch

and left me with
a mountain of debt.

So if there was
any hidden loot,

I can assure you I would be
in a very different situation.

If this is involving my family,
can you tell me what's going on?

We have reason to believe
that your uncle

was in possession
of some unique

double-eagle-pattern
gold coins.

Stolen by the Garrison Gang

in the Great Rocky Mountain
Train Robbery of 1907.

Well, I don't know what to say.
I'm shocked.

Well, if you have
any information

about their whereabouts,

we would greatly appreciate
your cooperation.

If I do find anything, you
two will be the first to know.

Thank you.

Oh, Ernie, what have you
gotten us into now?

Hi Sonny.
Yeah, it's Woody.

We're all set.
I got a room at the saloon.

Yeah, just one. Not made
of money... yet.

It's not a problem.

You can sneak in through
the balcony.

Just let me tell you how.

Why is everybody so quiet?

Allie and I had some
disappointments today.

But we'll be all right.

What happened?

Politics.

Bureaucracy.

You both got to stand up

and make your case
in front of somebody in power.

Sometimes it takes more
than one try.

I just wish I understood why.

Do those ranchers
not care about anything

other than themselves?

Sometimes it's hard
for people to see things

from another perspective.

But your dad's right.
We've just got to keep trying.

I lost my favorite marble.

Oh, we'll help you look
for it.

And we'll keep trying
with the ranchers.

Can I please have more stew?

Oh, you've got
a hearty appetite.

It's tough work losing a marble,
right?

I got it.

Thanks.

I don't know what that lady
said to you on the radio,

but I've never loved
school more.

I feel like the whole
world's opened up,

even if not everyone's ready
to see things

from my perspective.

Thank you, Allie.

I got your message.

We might have a problem
with our play, Rosemary.

Hickam!

What is wrong?

Try saying something, Mike.

Laryngitis.

Sorry.

Well, let this be a lesson
to you!

Of what? I don't know.

But it is a good thing
you are replaceable.

I'm afraid it's not just Mike.

Bill!

Sorry.

Sorry.

How did you--

They thought going
to the hot springs

would be good for their voices.

Which it might have been had it
not also been the perfect place

for everyone
to catch Mike's cold.

Everyone?

Who else did you bring?

Oh, no.

Lee?

I'm sorry, sweetheart.
I didn't know it was contagious.

So now I don't have a Jack.

I don't have Lane the butler.

And you were supposed
to be my perfect Algernon.

All right, we'll just have...

we will just have...

Yes.

I don't know, Molly!

I need a cup of tea!

You can always recast.

Oh, Rosemary.

Here you go, fresh baked.

Thank you, Minnie.

Oscar Wilde said this play
was cursed.

I'm beginning to believe him.

I never should have sent them
to the hot springs.

It's all my fault.

I'm sure you didn't mean to
sabotage the entire production.

You did say the show
must go on.

Maybe not every show.

Have a muffin.

How can you sit
there, calmly eating muffins

when we're in this
horrible trouble

I can't make out.

It seems to me
to be perfectly heartless.

Well,
I can't eat muffins in
an agitated manner.

Butter would probably get
on my cuffs.

I say it's
perfectly heartless

you're eating muffins at
all... under the circumstances.

Minnie, your accent.

Well, it's almost
as good as mine.

Where did you train?

Oh, I certainly didn't train.

She's good at everything
she tries.

You're a great Algernon.
Have you ever played him?

Perhaps in another life.

Why wait?

Do we dare?

Men have been playing women
on stage for centuries.

Why not the other way around?

Exactly.

Of course we dare.

This will be a production,

the likes of which no one
has ever seen or heard.

Minnie, would you be my Jack?

Oh. Are you sure?
It's such a big part.

You're perfect.

Oh, but we're still
missing Hickam.

Who can play the butler?

Mike and I have been
rehearsing together.

So you already know the part?

Perfect.

Then we just need someone
to play Gwendolyn.

That we do.

Who are you thinking?

Well...

Ava.

Yes.

Would you like to play

the role of Gwendolyn
in our production?

Yes!

Oh, well, you certainly have
the chops.

Oh, that means so much coming
from you.

I mean, you're such
a wonderful

writer and director
and actor and producer,

and everybody loves you,

and you have this
beautiful family and...

I'm sorry. I guess what
I'm trying to say is,

I just hope my life turns
out to be like yours one day.

Ava, that's very sweet.
Thank you.

But I think you have

your own exciting life
unfolding.

And you're so wise.

Let's go put on a radio show.

To the microphones.

Minnie.

Oh, I know it's getting late,
and I have to go.

If only I could.

Stage fright, huh?

I don't know how I agreed
to this.

Acting in a play with an accent
on the radio.

Well, now, Governor,

you just have to buck up
and get on with it, ain't you?

Oh, stop it.

Oh, you fancy a cuppa?

Oh, Joseph.

You think I don't know
my accent's terrible.

I know my accent is terrible,

but I also know that you
are going to be really great

in this play

because you're really good
at everything, Minnie.

Oh, no I'm not.

No, you're
not good at gardening.

But running this cafe,
quoting scripture,

being an incredible wife
and mother--

Now hold on.
How am I not good at gardening?

Baby, you're a plant killer.

But you're also very punctual.

So let's not keep
these folks waiting.

All right.

All right.

Now, if you get nervous,
you just look at me.

I'll be right there with you

And bing, Bob's your uncle.

I need to get changed.

Yes, you do.

- Shall we?
- We shall.

- All right.
- To the microphones.

Gwendolyn, it is
a terrible thing

for a man to find
out suddenly

that all his life
he has been speaking

nothing but the truth.

Can you forgive me?

I can, for I feel that
you are sure to change.

And I am engaged to be married
to Cecily, Aunt Augusta.

I beg your pardon.

Mr. and I

are engaged to be married,
Lady Bracknell.

Cecily... at last!

Gwendolyn, at last!

My nephew,

you seem to be displaying
signs of triviality.

On the contrary, Aunt Augusta.

I've now realized for
the first time in my life...

the vital importance
of being earnest.

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.

I'll just put these
in water.

I also didn't have
a chance to give you these.

What are they?

Uh, Ned had them for you,
but you were busy,

so he asked me to drop
them off.

There's so many of them.

Yeah.

They're all for me.

Yeah.

Mm.

Uh, this is from
a history teacher

writing from Manchester County.

What is it?

"Superintendent Bennett
and all her ilk

"are simply afraid of
what might happen

"if we lived in
a world of cooperation

"instead of competition."

I could have
told you that.

Actually, I think I did.

Oh, look at this.

Huh.

"These are drawings of
third-grade class made

"on a stargazing trip.

"The teacher taught a whole
unit on stars.

"The stories of the zodiac,

"the history of astronomy
and math."

Nathan... they're doing it.
They don't need permission.

Doesn't sound like
you do either.

I have to write them all back.

Or you could answer them
on the radio.

Of course.

You are brilliant.

No. Well...

That's your domain.

You can go on home now, Edwin.

It's late.

You're far from your ranch.

I couldn't bear to leave
things the way that we did.

I believe that was entirely
your doing.

You're right.

If I could explain.

Years ago, there was a mudslide.

Blocked the route
to the old pasture

that ranchers had been using
for generations.

McGinty offered an easy out,
McGinty's Meadow,

use of his pasture for free...
for the first year,

but they didn't have
a lawyer,

and they didn't read
the fine print.

Every year after the price
went up

and when they tried
to renegotiate,

they realized that
they had signed a loan.

And McGinty is free
to seek repayment

plus interest and penalties
anytime he wants to.

He all but told us that
if we vote against him,

he will call in the loan,

which would wipe out all
of us faster than that mudslide.

That is what
I inherited from my uncle.

A failing ranch held
by a loan shark.

I may represent McGinty,

but I am also deeply
in his debt.

I haven't seen your little tell

so, I guess, I believe you.

But why tell me now?

Because you deserved
the whole story.

And an apology.

I happen to know a thing or two
about reputation.

You were protecting
your uncle's.

I was also protecting yours.

And those children.

McGinty doesn't play to lose.

Neither do I.

Elizabeth.

What are you doing here
so late?

I have a special delivery.

Are these all--

From my discussion with the
superintendent on your show.

There are so many.

Who knew the radio
could be so powerful?

Oh, wait. You did.

I was starting to doubt myself.

Well, I never did.

And whatever the people
are saying,

you can't deny
you've made an impact.

Fiona...

I know you have a decision
to make.

No, I don't.

I said yes.

It's done.

I can't go back now.

Can't you?

It would break his heart.

I know how you're feeling.

Calling off my engagement

was one of the hardest things
I've ever done.

Because I knew on paper
we made sense together,

but my heart was telling me
something wasn't right

and he deserved more.

I wish I had all the time
in the world

to follow my dreams
and my heart at the same time.

Selling the salon buys me
a year,

and after that I don't know
what I'm going to do.

Fiona, I don't know
what's best for you.

Only you know that.

But what I do know is

if you spread your wings,
you're very likely to fly.

And we'll all be here in
Hope Valley watching you soar.

So what do you think?

- It's what you said you wanted.
- Lots of letters.

None of them saying
they were bored.

People who are bored
don't write letters.

And yes, it appears
your arguing show

was a success.

Daily Dialogue.

I've even received letters
at the station

for both the school teacher
and the play.

People liked the play?

They did.

But I have to admit,
I'm rather upset.

How could you be upset?

My entire family won't stop
doing a British accent

It's become very annoying.

Ladies...

you're a hit.

Your arguing show
has real potential.

Daily Dialogue.

It gets us respect
and listeners.

So let's go bigger.

I just acquired a license for
a new station in Port Townsend

that can reach as far
as Seattle.

And I want the two of you
to go there

and do what you're doing here,

be in charge of programming.

Well, I can't leave Hope Valley.
My life is here.

I'll go.

Why not?

My next big adventure.

Here you go.

Thank you.

I was gonna wait to give
this to you at your wedding.

I hardly deserve a gift
for calling off an engagement.

Gifts?

You make the rest of us
look bad.

Oh, I gave her a pound cake.

Oh, but she's my wife,
so it's from both of us.

Open it.

It's for whatever
fills your heart next.

Galileo Galilei
changed the way

we understand the world
and our place in it.

Simply by seeing what no one
had been able to see before.

There can be a cost
to opening our eyes

and challenging our beliefs

and Galileo paid dearly
for it.

We must always protect
the trailblazers and seekers,

the wanderers and explorers.

It's not an easy path,
and we owe them a great debt.

So to all the adventurous
teachers who wrote to me

to ask questions and share
your ideas, thank you.

You're leading us all forward.

And now, thanks to a brilliant
suggestion

from someone very dear to me.

We thought it might be fun
to read some of your letters

so that we can all share
our ideas.

Our first letter is from
Mrs. Grafton of Stanford Falls.

Hi, Mrs. Grafton.

She wrote in to say
that she has a third grader

who hates math
but loves dinosaurs.

So she decided to use a dinosaur
puppet to teach long division.

Oh, oh, that's marvelous.
I love that idea.

And what if you
look at the repeating patterns

in reptilian scales.

You could use that
for multiplication.

Clever.

And maybe everyone in
your classroom can design

their own puppets and
write stories about them.

Dino-stories.

Elizabeth, you just couldn't
hold back.

I couldn't.

The possibilities are endless,

see what your students
come up with.

There truly is no limit
when we inspire one another.