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Previously

on when calls the heart...

Pleasure to meet

you, miss leveaux.

What brings you here?

My fiance.

You barely know

this Elizabeth Thatcher.

This is war.

I'm going to ruin you.

I received an offer

of a teaching position

at a prestigious

prep school back home.

I'm staying here.

This is where I belong.

Is it true

you're taking another

teaching job back east?

Word spreads fast

in this town.

I have an offer.

Nothing more.

My family's doing.

They're worried about me.

Well, that's understandable,

with everything

that's gone on here.

And going on.

I've been thinking

a lot about this.

And you and Rosemary,

you have a history.

And you have

a great deal in common.

That's not true.

From what I can see,

it is.

Elizabeth...

A man doesn't

propose to a woman

and get over it so easily.

Now, I need you to think

long and hard

about your feelings

before you make a decision

you might regret.

If that's what you want,

then I will.

It is.

Is that a squid?

It's a

comet.

A comet? Uh...

May I?

Let's see.

You--

comets...

Have tails, right?

Actually, it's just

evaporated materials and dust.

Well, let's call it a tail.

Thank you,

Mr. Van gogh.

I can add a constellation

if you'd like?

How about

you remove a constable

before my students get here?

What? So you can take credit

for my chalk work?

Good morning, children!

Be sure to admire

mountie Jack's artwork

on your way to your seats.

He enjoys

compliments.

Unlike miss Thatcher,

who is uncomfortable

with compliments,

even though she's quite

deserving of them.

School is in session,

Mr. Thornton.

If you'd like to speak,

please raise your hand

like all of the other children.

May I be excused?

Yes, you may.

Thank you, miss Thatcher.

All right.

Shall we begin?

Yeah!

Now, when we think

of astronomy,

we think of planets

and stars

and things far away.

But every 75 years,

something special passes

over the night sky.

It's called halley's comet.

Now, sometime soon,

we'll be able

to look up in the sky

and see a fiery comet

passing over coal valley

as it orbits the sun.

Wow!

When will we know

to look up?

Well, we won't, exactly.

Comets aren't like stagecoaches,

they don't run on a schedule.

So I suggest

we all keep our eyes out,

which means every night,

before you go to bed,

I want you to look up at the sky

toward the mountains.

Can my father see it

from heaven?

Oh...

I'm sure that he can.

And all

the other fathers--

can they see it?

All of our loved ones

we've lost

are watching over us...

Just as god is,

and we can feel them

all around us,

their love

and their guidance...

And that's not going to change.

All right, children.

Let's return to the skies.

Can you imagine a time

when man might travel

into outer space?

Why not a woman?

Sorry

for interrupting.

I overslept.

Oh, dear!

I can't remember the last time

I saw such a sad audience.

This isn't an audience,

miss leveaux.

What is it, then?

It's a classroom.

And who is to say a teacher

can't be entertaining?

Oh! So you're a teacher now,

along with all of

your other occupations?

Well, I did teach music

for a spell in New York.

New York!

What's it like there?

In the evening,

Times Square is filled

with music and lights

and people,

even at midnight!

And the buildings

are so tall,

they touch the sky!

Which is exactly

what we're studying--

the sky.

And we really

should get back to it.

Oh. But I was just about

to tell them all

about coney island.

-Tell us!

- Yeah!

Miss Thatcher?

Please, miss Thatcher?

I feel like

I've been replaced.

Oh. That's not possible.

I'm afraid halley

doesn't stand a chance

against

Rosemary's comet.

Don't comets

burn out?

Not before setting fire

to everything

in their path.

Speaking

of setting fires--

is it my imagination,

or do you get prettier

with every passing day?

It's your

imagination.

And a little makeup.

And that hair...

And this dress.

And flowers

in the cafe.

A gift from bill.

He comes in

so frequently,

he thought it might

brighten the place up.

I'm sure that's

the only reason.

Maybe you're not

just mourning the past,

but looking toward

the future as well?

Perhaps.

But we can't forget

why he's here.

Wyatt!

Hello, miss Thatcher,

Mrs. Stanton.

Hello, Wyatt.

You're working

on a Sunday?

My family needs the money.

I took over

Wendell backus's shift.

He's sick.

Well that's very

kind of you.

The air down there's

hard to breathe

for some of the older miners.

I came to return these

before my shift.

Thank you.

Do you need more?

I haven't had much time

to read lately, ma'am.

Well,

whenever you do,

you are welcome

to my library.

Thank you.

These fragments are from

the point of explosion.

The sediment burns

show the excessive level

of methane in the shaft.

Which means those men

were sent into

a death trap.

It's looking that way.

Okay, thank you all

for coming out today

on your Sunday afternoon.

We're eager to know

why you gathered

us here, Mr. Miller.

Yes. Uh...

When I lost my leg,

I thought

I'd lost everything...

But what I really lost

was my spirit.

Now, I can't work

in that mine anymore,

but I believe I've found

another way to be useful.

Now, as some of you know,

I used to be a pretty good

with a hammer and nail,

so I took the Liberty

of drawing up some plans...

For a new church

and schoolhouse.

Now, if we can just raise

a little money among us

for supplies,

I can build them,

and help bring coal valley

back to where it was--

a town with a...

With a proper church,

and a... and a school

that isn't inside a saloon.

This is a wonderful

idea, but...

I'm afraid no one

has much to spare.

I know I don't.

I understand,

being in the same predicament,

but we have to start somewhere.

I think Mr. Miller's plan

is exactly

what this town needs.

And I'm sure

that the company would be...

More than happy to make

a sizeable donation.

What a magnanimous gesture,

Mr. gowen.

Well, thank you,

Mrs. Ramsey,

but a magnanimous gesture

would be to donate

the entirety of the money

and to pay

for Mr. Miller's labor.

Unfortunately,

our reserves are tied up

defending against

this frivolous investigation.

No investigation is frivolous

when 46 men are dead.

An unspeakable tragedy.

Yet I do have

to ask myself

if perhaps Mr. Avery's judgment

may be clouded...

What with

your recent friendship.

Your insults

will not silence me,

nor will your money.

Do we want to build

our town back up with a bribe?

If we take his money,

then the company will own

more of us than they already do.

The company already

owns us, Abigail.

The houses we live in,

the streets we walk on,

even your cafe,

right?

At least we would have

a proper place to worship.

And a proper schoolhouse,

without miners traipsing

through it at all hours.

I believe that children

can learn anywhere,

be it in a schoolhouse

or in a saloon.

Abraham Lincoln

learned in a log cabin.

Unfortunately,

your replacement may disagree.

My replacement?

Well, I assume...

Since you're leaving us.

Is that true?

No.

That is, it's true

I received an offer

of a position, but I haven't--

when were you planning

on telling us, miss Thatcher?

Obviously

she wasn't.

Who's gonna teach us?

Oh, James, please.

Nothing's been decided at all.

You only just got here

a little while ago.

You said you'd watch

the comet with us.

And I will, James.

Bill!

Are you all right?

What happened?

Had a little unwanted visit

out at the mine.

They took my forensic kit

with all the evidence.

Did you get

a look at them?

They had masks.

Okay. You take care

of him, will you?

Yes. Of course.

I'm going with you.

You're in no condition.

I'm still your superior.

Well...

I'll make a note of

that in my report.

This cut behind

your ear looks very deep.

I think you might

need some stitches.

The lengths

that I'll go to

to get you to make

a fuss over me.

You good with a needle?

I've made all

my own curtains.

Well, how about

sewing a person?

Well, we're about

to find out.

Ahem.

I'll get my sewing kit.

Jack?

Woof.

You. How thrilling.

Well, you had better

get used to me.

Fine. Be that way.

Hmm!

Hmm...

And you'd better

get used to me too.

Jack.

Did you find them?

The trail went cold.

Too dark to be searching.

Well, I'm glad

you're back safely.

Were you worried

I wouldn't be?

No.

Yet you're out here in

the middle of the night waiting.

If you must know,

I was just watching

for halley's comet.

Halley's comet.

Do you know how many times

I've heard that excuse?

Maybe I was a little worried.

Just a little?

Don't push it.

I heard what happened

at the town meeting.

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

I want you to know...

Whether you decide

to leave or stay,

i-I'll support you.

You deserve to teach

in a real school,

Elizabeth, not a...

Not a saloon.

But I-I have faith that

that will happen here

sooner than later.

The schoolhouse

doesn't really matter to me.

It's the children.

This town needs you, Elizabeth.

Not just this town.

It's getting late.

I should probably turn in.

Of course.

Good morning,

Wyatt.

Good morning, miss Thatcher.

Do you have a minute?

Of course!

I wanted

to show you something.

How does it... work?

Oh, my goodness.

Oh! It's wonderful!

Where did you get this?

I made it.

You did?

I got the idea

from your physics books,

and the phonograph.

If I could create

a bigger version,

it could help circulate

the air in the mine,

help people

breathe better.

Maybe even prevent

another disaster

by venting

the dust and gas.

And the blades

are made out of wood

so that there's no risk

for a spark.

I wasn't wrong about you,

was I?

You are really quite

an extraordinary young man.

Have you shown this to anyone?

Just my mother.

Made her cry.

She was upset?

No. Happy.

Does that make sense?

Oh.

Sometimes we women

cry when we're happy,

sometimes we cry

when we're sad,

and sometimes

for no reason at all.

Crying can be good,

bad,

or mean nothing at all?

Exactly.

I may know science,

but I'll never

understand women.

I think most men

would agree with you.

Now, then.

With your permission,

I'd like to telegram

my father's patent attorney

about your fan.

If you'd like

to leave it here,

the constable can take

a photograph for us.

Thank you,

miss Thatcher.

A smile always

means something good.

...I'd better check.

Hiding behind your desk?

Mr. Avery.

Well, it appears as if

you've been injured.

Don't bother

acting surprised.

I just wanted to let you know,

your threats won't stop me.

Oh, I'm not surprised.

And was that

another unwarranted accusation?

What am I guilty of now?

Well, if my hunch is right,

assault and theft

by your henchmen.

I don't have henchmen.

And I don't control

the people in this town.

I beg to differ.

If you close this mine,

the men here

won't get paid.

And if they don't

get paid,

then their wives can't

put food on the table.

That would be

motivation enough

for a lot of

people in this town

to want

to see you leave.

I know it was you,

and I mean to prove it.

Just like I'm going to prove

that you knew

that shaft was unsafe.

Ah, that'll open

a whole can of worms.

I like worms.

Good for fishing.

'Cause I feel like I'm about

to catch something pretty big.

Well, you best get to it, then.

But I have a feeling

that all you're gonna do

is further hurt Abigail Stanton.

The people

in this town,

they think of her

very fondly.

I, for one,

would hate for

that to change.

Wouldn't you?

You best be very careful

right now, gowen.

Unless you plan on

arresting Mr. gowen,

I suggest you take

your hands off him.

Apparently

you do have henchmen.

Tell me something, boys.

Those standard-issue boots?

They're for

your security firm?

Oh, thank you!

Thank you.

You're all so kind.

Are there

any requests?

Well, I'd like

to perform a song

that was playing when I received

a proposal of marriage

from a man I used to love...

And still do.

♪ You made me love you ♪

♪ I didn't wanna do it ♪

♪ I didn't wanna

do it ♪

♪ you made me want you ♪

♪ and all the time

you knew it ♪

♪ I guess

you always knew it ♪

♪ you made me happy ♪

♪ sometimes ♪

♪ you made me glad ♪

♪ but there were times, dear ♪

♪ you made me feel so bad ♪

You didn't

like the song?

I used to.

When it meant something.

We need to talk.

I'd love to.

About Elizabeth.

Or we could just sit in

companionable silence.

I've been doing

some soul-searching,

and I can't deny

you showing up here

has thrown me

for a loop.

You are quite

something, Rosie.

You were once

the woman of my dreams,

and I suppose

it's only natural

that-- that old memories

might filter back in.

But Elizabeth and I,

we have a relationship.

What kind

of relationship?

I-I don't know,

exactly,

but I know it's

the one I want to pursue.

And would

a true relationship

be so easily sidetracked

by my presence?

Your presence could

sidetrack an army.

You barely know this

Elizabeth Thatcher.

Jack, you and I,

we've known each other

a lifetime.

I've been doing some

soul-searching too.

And I realized

that the only thing

that's ever felt real to me

is you.

What? Do you doubt my words?

Well, you've always been

a good actress.

Thank you.

It wasn't a compliment.

Well, I'm gonna

take it as one.

Have you told her

all of this?

No. Not yet.

Well, until you do,

I'll retain a shred of hope.

Isn't that what

coal valley's all about?

Hope?

So, I've got

some exciting news to share.

Thanks to the generosity

of an anonymous donor,

we will begin

construction tomorrow

on coal valley's

new church and schoolhouse.

I assume that we have

Mr. gowen to thank for this?

Oh, uh... well...

I'm not at Liberty

to disclose the donor,

but...

I do feel obligated to say

that it was not Mr. gowen.

Elizabeth?

Was it your father?

No, it wasn't.

But I believe it was from

someone equally as generous,

with far less money

to spare.

Doesn't "anonymous"

mean anonymous anymore?

You donated

your reward money?

All of it?

For a church?

And a school.

Well, that is so...

...noble!

Three cheers

for the constable!

Hip, hip, hooray!

Hip, hip, hooray!

Hip, hip, hooray!

No, please sit down.

Uh, folks...

Let's not overdo it, please.

I was just doing my job,

and what better way

to spend that reward money

than to help the people

of coal valley,

who have all become

very important to me.

Especially, uh,

one person in particular.

Thank you, Jack.

And your generosity,

well, has made me

all the more fond of you.

May I offer

my own words of gratitude

to the constable?

Not only have you made

our town a safer place,

but I think we can all agree,

a better place.

Now, since we're all

gathered here together,

I have an announcement

to make.

Unfortunately,

it is not a happy one,

but I do believe it is something

that needs to be said.

This is Mr. gentry.

He is the company lawyer,

and he is in possession

of documents

which, now, I did not

want to bring to light,

but it would seem

that Mrs. Stanton

has forced my hand.

What hand would

that be, Mr. gowen?

The one that write

checks to silence us,

or the one that ordered

the attack on Mr. Avery?

Does Mr. Avery not

wish to speak for himself?

Mr. Avery has gone

to get the circuit judge

to bring you to justice.

Well, that is good news.

But the judge will not

be presiding over my trial.

These documents prove

that the guilt

for the terrible tragedy

which befell our town

lies with one man--

Noah Stanton.

Your husband

was the superintendent.

It was his decision

to lead those men into the mine,

knowing full well

conditions were unsafe.

Noah would've never

done something like that.

You are way out of line, gowen.

Constable, let's let

the judge decide that.

I started this investigation,

not Mrs. Stanton,

and I'm gonna see

that it's finished

based on evidence--

not hearsay

and finger-pointing.

I know that you

want to believe

what Mrs. Stanton

is saying.

She's kind,

and charming,

and she makes the best biscuits

that any of us have ever tasted,

but her husband

was a risk-taker,

and his reputation

preceded him.

That's why he was fired

by the Lee mining company

prior to his arrival

in coal valley.

He wasn't fired.

He quit because

the working conditions

were deplorable.

That's not

what his records show.

Then those records

are fabricated,

as are your words.

You know

that your husband's salary

was associated with

the amount of coal

that his men dug out

of that mine every day.

That shaft carried

a very rich deposit.

Noah didn't care about money.

You can ask anyone here.

You may not have known,

but your husband was in debt.

Deeply in debt, I'm afraid.

Desperation can cause a man

to take a great many risks.

Noah Stanton

was desperate for money.

Desperate enough

to lead his men,

and his own son,

into that mine,

and to their graves.

Good people of coal valley...

What message was

Noah Stanton sending

when we found this

after the disaster?

What was once

a symbol of hope...

May now be

an admission of guilt.

You all knew Noah.

There wasn't anything

he wouldn't have done

for any of you.

The truth

will come out.

Rest assured,

gowen will not succeed.

Oh, I'm afraid

he already has.

Did you see the way they

were all looking at me?

Like I was a stranger.

You'll have your say in court,

and they'll hear you then.

Oh, I pray you're right,

Elizabeth,

because right now

I feel

as if I'm losing everything

all over again.

You won't lose me.

You're a true friend.

Perhaps the only one

I've got.

No.

You have many friends.

You'll see.

They'll be standing

alongside you

when the time comes.

I'm not so sure.

Noah did talk

of buying a claim.

He wanted to start

his own business.

Well, that doesn't

prove anything.

Unless it caused him

to do something

he wouldn't normally do.

I didn't get to meet Noah.

But from everything

I've heard,

he was a good and decent man.

You must continue

to believe that.

The judge got

stuck on a case

in cooperville.

He'll be in on

tomorrow's stagecoach.

Judge Farrell, I'm hoping?

I'm afraid not.

Judge black.

-Jedidiah black?

-Yes.

I know him

only too well.

Tell me.

Are the stories about him true?

He once sentenced

a man to hang.

The man jumped the rail in court

to attack him,

and he pulled out his pistol

and shot him right there.

In his defense,

as quick as he is with a pistol,

he's just as quick with a gavel.

Well, let's hope it's swinging

in the right direction.

Last night, gowen managed

to sway half the town

that Noah Stanton's to blame

for the explosion.

I'm going

to see Abigail.

How are you?

Well, I've been better,

and I've been worse.

I heard what happened

with gowen.

I'm sorry I wasn't here.

Would you like to sit down?

As you can see,

you have your choice of tables.

When the truth

comes out,

and it will,

this place

will be filled again.

So much so, you'll

have to open another room.

Right now, I'd give anything

just to have one customer.

You have me.

And you've got me.

And me.

I don't know about

the rest of you,

but I'm starving.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

No, don't thank us.

You're the one who has to cook.

I'll help.

You cook?

No.

But you're not a doctor,

and you stitched me.

Ah. Touche.

Jack?

Can we talk?

We can.

Though no matter

what I say,

you seem to hear

something different.

Well, then

let me say it.

Last year,

I was in a play,

the lead, of course,

and I played a woman

who was in love

with someone else's man.

The part never suited me.

In fact, I was quite relieved

when the show ended.

Well, are you saying

your performance in coal valley

is coming to an end?

Let's just say

the curtain has fallen.

On this act, at least.

So you're leaving

on the stagecoach tomorrow?

Unless something, or...

Someone stops me.

I'm sorry, Rosemary.

So am I.

Oh!

Oh, my goodness!

Either you all are very early,

or I am very late.

We wanted to get here

before you, miss Thatcher.

Oh...

"They are not long,

the days of wine and roses--

out of a misty dream,

our path emerges for a while,

then closes within a dream."

That poem was from

our first week together.

Oh...

It's...

It's halley's comet.

Oh, how lovely.

This is from all of us.

Oh...

Tears of sadness

or happiness,

miss Thatcher?

Both.

Oh, I just love you all

so much.

And you have taught me

more than

you will ever know.

But I want you to know

that I have...

Made a decision.

I'm not leaving you.

Not now

and not ever.

We love you too,

miss Thatcher.

Are you staying

because of us,

or because

of mountie Jack?

That is a very

inappropriate question, Gabe.

Then it is mountie Jack!

Oh, children!

Hope is in the air.

That

and a little coal dust.

Welcome to coal

valley, your honor.

I'm constable

Jack Thornton,

and this is

Abigail Stanton.

Nice to have made

your acquaintance, miss.

Ma'am.

Jedidiah black.

Your reputation

proceeds you, judge.

Well, unfortunately,

most of it's true.

Stanton, huh?

You're one of the widows?

Uh, yes, sir.

One of many,

and we've been

waiting a long time

for our day in court.

Well, it's here now.

I can't promise

you're gonna like the results.

I can

vouch for that.

Well, it's been a long time,

if I recall correctly.

Not long enough.

You still holding a grudge

over a poker game?

Only till

I win it back.

Well, you might have

quite a wait, son.

You got a witness list?

In my room.

Well, you might get it. Now.

Why don't you let me?

I was going there anyway.

Thank you, Abigail.

It's in my satchel.

Judge?

I trust you had

a safe ride in?

Well, considering I got

out of cooperville alive,

it wasn't all that bad.

Well, it doesn't sound

all that good either.

Justice prevailed.

That's what matters.

You expecting someone?

Yeah. Always.

You make a lot of enemies

on this job.

You got a saloon here?

We do.

Poker?

We got that too.

Trial starts at eight.

Sharp.

Whoo! Today's the day!

Black! It's time

to meet your maker!

So apparently

his little brother here

don't agree

that justice prevailed.

Lock him up, constable.

Put him on my docket

for tomorrow.

Elizabeth?

Take a walk with me.

Is there a reason

for this walk?

There is.

I have been doing

some reflecting

and some reading.

In fact, I borrowed

one of your history books.

Really?

-Yeah.

Did you know that,

of the 27 men

that have been president

of the United States,

only one

was a bachelor?

Mm-hmm.

James Buchanan.

Okay, but can

you name one

notable accomplishment

of Buchanan's?

Actually,

his failure to deal

with the south's succession

is considered one of the worst

presidential mistakes

in history.

My point exactly.

What is your point?

That perhaps

his poor judgment began

by not having

a woman by his side.

No!

It was because he was

a confederate sympathizer.

Is there anything

you don't know?

I don't know the reason

for this conversation.

I think you do.

You're running

for president?

Is that a gift

to say goodbye?

I-I didn't bring you up here

to say goodbye.

Open it.

You made this?

A little hobby of mine.

It's a lot harder for me

to say what's in my heart.

I guess I'm not as brave

as everyone thinks.

Yes you are.

Elizabeth,

I have thought long and hard

about us,

as promised,

and i-- I keep coming back

to the same conclusion.

You're the one.

You're the only one.

And I know I said

that I'd support you

whatever

you decide to do...

But I didn't mean it.

Don't go.

I'm not going anywhere, Jack.

This is where I belong.

And so I have resolved

to make this place my home.

There will be

difficult days ahead,

no doubt.

And uncertain ones.

But I have faith

that true happiness

awaits me here in coal valley,

for what is life

but a bittersweet mix

of sadness...

Wonderment...

Hope...

And joy?

Hyah!

Giddyup!

Elizabeth.

I-I just wanted to say

that despite whatever

has passed between us,

I wish you all the best.

And I you.

Perhaps we could part

as friends, then?

Friends it is.

Are you headed

back to New York?

Someday.

Where are you headed, then?

Well, for now,

I'm only moving down the street

to a nicer room.

I don't understand.

The mayor has agreed to help me

start a theater group.

Here?

Yes! Isn't it wonderful?

I'll be staying in coal valley,

after all.

Seems we'll be seeing

a lot more of each other.

Wonderful.