Heartland (CA) s05e16 Episode Script

Previously on "Heartland": You know, he's only hanging out with you 'cause he thought your dad was gonna be here tonight, right - 'cause of his demo.
You don't anything about that.
I don't want you to get hurt.
I can take care of myself, thank you.
I've made a decision.
I want you and Peter to have the Hanley farm.
Is this what you want? Yes.
It doesn't matter whether Miranda's a good mother or not; Ninety percent of all cases are awarded to the mother - as if a guy can't even be a good caregiver.
Well, your history speaks to that.
I thought you wanted to marry me because you loved me, not because you were trying to win some custody battle.
Hey, this is my third message to you.
I really need to speak to you.
Call me back, please.
It's obvious you're ignoring me, Janice, and I'm tired of leaving messages.
So just give me a call, will you, please! Thank you! What? It's like you've never helped pack before.
I bring the boxes to you, you take them out to the Quonset.
Oh, come on! Guys! He dropped it.
Come on! Who packed it anyway? The bottom fell out of it.
You gotta tape those things up at the bottom- There was nothing wrong with the box.
It's Peter's grandmother's China I don't know why you're moving into that old run down house anyway.
It's not that run down.
Oh, it needs a roof, Don't listen to him, Lou.
We'll all pitch in and get that place in order for you.
Oh, here's my lawyer.
Here's my lawyer.
Yeah? What do you got for me? Yeah? Jeez! You shouldn't block an entranceway.
What if there's a fire? Well, I'm glad you're finally here, 'cause we've been a bit shorthanded.
I'm actually just checking on some things that I ordered for my sweet sixteen party On my new toy that I can now not live without - an early birthday present from my parents.
Ta-da! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Back up! What party? You're not thinking of having it here, I hope? But this is the perfect spot.
We can just clear this all out and put a dance floor and- You are not turning my house into some kind of disco! Jack, I'm kidding.
I'm renting out Maggie's.
Really? How big is this party gonna be? Big.
Huge.
Ginormous, hopefully.
DJ, little twinkly lights everywhere, one of those amazing cupcake trees.
The sky's the limit.
And your parents are gonna pay for all that? Whatever I want! And they said not to worry about the cost, so it's gonna be awesome! I know you're probably wondering why you haven't seen an invitation yet; That's because you're not invited.
No adults, period.
So don't take it personally or anything.
It's Austin.
He's picking me up on his way to work.
Oh, but you're-you're gonna stay and help me pack though, right, Mallory? Mallor- Mallory! Mmm Yummy, yummy de-worming paste.
Good boy.
- Oh! - Oh! I'm sorry.
Mmm.
Apple.
Hey, Scott, long time no see.
What're you doing here? Well, since you wouldn't return my calls, or texts, or emails, I dropped by your clinic.
They said you were here.
Well, I sent you that list of vets.
Yeah, thanks for that.
Uh, I'm Ty Borden.
This is Amy.
Hey! April Goodstoney.
So what part of the word "emergency" didn't you understand? What's the emergency? We lost a few horses to the EHV-1 virus on the Reserve a couple of days ago.
What's the source? A cutting show down South.
The owner isolated his other horses but there may have been contact with the Band horses that run loose on the Reserve.
Everyone's worried it'll spread.
So the council voted to have them culled.
It's gonna happen in three days.
What happens if the herd isn't infected? Yeah, they need to be tested.
It's the only chance to save them.
Like I said, there's plenty of vets around.
Any one of them could help.
You don't need me for this.
That herd meant everything to your grandfather.
I thought if anyone was gonna step up, it'd be you.
You know, it never occurred to me that you'd actually say no to my face.
Guess I was wrong about you Again.
And at the break of day you sank into your dream, you dreamer.
Oh, oh, oh You dreamer, you dreamer.
This is the one, I'm getting pink and purple.
Hey, my cousin had the same colours on her cake.
She's three, however.
Whatever.
You know, my parents took me on a trip to Disney World when I was little - huge trip, no reason at all.
I even got the stupid Mickey mouse ears.
With your name stitched on the front? Yeah.
It was great Except my parents split up the next week.
I guess they wanted to give me one more little treat before the axe fell.
Thank you for sharing your childhood trauma, but my party's not like that.
It's my sweet sixteen.
It's supposed to be a big deal.
Whatever you say.
My dad just got this huge new record deal in Nashville, okay? That's why they have the extra money to spend on me.
Cool.
You can definitely afford to have a band then.
I don't know, you could get me and a couple of guys I jam with- Austin Okay! Just think about it.
I'm gonna get back to work.
I'll give you a call later, 'kay? Okay.
So, you know this April from before? Yeah.
She's from the same Reserve I grew up on.
That's kind of intense.
Yeah.
She's a lawyer, and she represents the Band Council now.
Sounds like she's having a pretty hard time with them at the moment.
This EHV-1 virus sounds pretty serious.
Well, it spreads real easy, and causes respiratory and neurological disease.
It kills young foals.
I can see why they're so stressed out about it at the Reserve.
Yeah.
Scott, you know that herd - sounds like you could really help them out.
I haven't been back to the Reserve since my grandfather died.
Not a whole lot of happy memories there for me, you know? Yeah, no, I get it.
Only we're talking about an entire herd of horses getting killed off, and they may not even have the virus.
They're Band horses, Ty.
Getting near them would be Almost impossible.
I dunno Maybe Amy could help us.
Well, she could.
Janice! Hey! Janice! I think I saw her leave this morning.
Yeah, apparently.
I'm sorry, man.
I mean I know how it feels.
Yeah, you would.
What're you doing here anyway? Oh, just a little practice in the ring.
Broncs.
What, you quit bulls already? Actually, I'm doing some coaching.
You? A coach? What, are you kidding me? What do you know about riding broncs? There can't be any rough stock left in the province that hasn't bucked you off! Who's the poor sucker taking your advice? Oh, her name's Kelly.
A girl Riding broncs? Well, she's actually pretty good, so Oh yeah, sure.
I thought I've heard of everything.
You try to get a girlfriend by pretending to teach her to ride broncs; That is pathetic! No! It could be genius.
No, it's pathetic.
It's not like that, Tim.
Yeah, right, buddy.
Getting a girl in the saddle's one thing, keeping her there is another.
Jake! Wait! Uh, you could look at me.
Why didn't you reply to my evite? My party's going to be crazy.
Whoa! Pink and purple.
What's wrong with pink and purple? Nothing.
It looks great.
I hope it all goes well.
You're not coming? Actually, I'm kind of busy.
It's my sweet sixteen.
I know, I just have a lot going on, okay? Like what? Okay, whatever.
I just thought you might want to come.
I'll see what I can do.
I'll talk to you later.
Okay, so what's the plan? Well, we gotta find the herd first.
And then we have to figure out how to examine them and then hopefully vaccinate them.
Yeah, and if any of them are carrying the virus, we'll have to destroy them.
The whole herd? Possibly.
Don't be taking any of our horses out there if there's a virus.
April said she has some vaccinated horses for us to ride.
So you talked to her then? Who's April? Someone I used to know, back from the Reserve.
She came out to see Scott today.
Well, about the horses.
Right And that's the whole story? Yep.
Come on.
You haven't been back on the Reserve, for, like, years.
Isn't it kinda weird that this April girl tracks you down after all this time? She's just a friend that needs a favour, that's all.
Anyway, thanks for dinner.
I should be going.
I'll pick you guys up at 7 in morning? Wow.
This is a beautiful spot.
Who owns this place? I do.
Really? Yeah, it was my grandfather's.
He left it to me when he died.
Wow.
How come you haven't been back? Thanks for changing your mind.
Hey, April! I try to keep the place from completely falling apart out of respect for your grandfather.
Winters are tough on the old place.
We should uh We'll grab the rest of the gear.
Be right back.
Thank you for opening up the house.
I appreciate you taking care of the place.
I don't do it for you.
I do it for your grandfather.
Look, I know this is awkward and I don't blame you for having this thing against me.
What thing? Oh, you mean, the turning your back on your home Reserve; Avoiding responsibility to give back to the place that raised you; Letting your grandfather's gift to you fall into ruin - that thing? Yeah.
I guess I do have a problem with that.
By the way, you should know the rancher who lost some cutting horses to the virus is Don First Rider.
Your husband.
Ex-husband.
Janice, I'm over at your place now, you wanna give me a call, please, so we can hash this out? C'mon, just call me, will you, please? Oh, angel, angel, who clipped your wings last night tell me, did you save her peacefully oh sweetheart, darlin I know you lost that fight I wanna know do you stay around for me Hey, Miranda.
I understand that your lawyer's been saying some pretty nasty things about me.
Wonder where he got that from? Listen, whatever your problem is Whatever it is that you're thinking that makes me a threat to Shane Why don't you act like a big girl, and call me, okay? Say it to my face! Well, let's go after her! Look it, she's moving around from casino to casino - how can that be good for a kid, huh? Well no! Put him on the stand then! Sure.
You ask Shane where he'd rather live-- Big River or a casino parking lot -- 'kay? I am calm! Just yeah! Then call me in the morning.
Lawyers What do you want? Nothin'.
What, are you still ticked at me 'cause I was bugging you about the girl? Come on, I was just giving you the gears! Come on, come on! Come talk to me.
When I was a kid this herd would drift into the valley around midday, and at night they'd go to higher ground.
Still do.
Pretty well established herd if they've been around that long.
They've been around for as long as I remember.
Scott's grandfather used to kinda Look out for them.
Yeah, when winters were tough he'd haul hay out to them.
And if a mare was having trouble foaling, she'd show up in his yard.
He just kinda had an understanding with these horses.
He connected with them, you know? Sometimes that happens.
So, Janice won't answer the phone, so I figured I'd better come out and get my stuff before she throws it out or burns it.
And she left us a few cold ones.
So you guys are done, huh? Yeah, looks like it.
It's probably for the best.
Oh Mmm Nothing like a cold one on a hot day.
I thought I thought you weren't supposed to- supposed to what? Well, didn't you used to like Used to like what? Well, you had issues with- What? What? What the hell do you know about it? Nothing.
Let's just forget it.
Oh no, no, no.
You were gonna say something, spit it out.
You know, I should probably get going.
You were gonna say something, so say it.
What's your problem? My problem is there's a kid standing in front of me, drinking my beer, telling me I got a problem.
You're drunk.
I'm drunk? I've been sober longer than you've been alive.
Why don't uh Why don't you just let me give you a ride home? Why don't you get out of my face? I'm just trying to be a friend to you.
You're being a friend? You're just a stupid kid.
You're a wannabe rodeo star who couldn't keep his marriage together.
Ungh! Oh 'Cause you'd know.
Oh, sure, run away.
You can dish it out, but you can't take it.
There they are.
Wow, they're so beautiful.
Yeah, you can see why my grandpa looked out for them.
We gonna go after them? Not today.
We need to build a trap.
You wanna lure them down the hill? Yeah, it's a good spot.
We just need to make a wing that'll bend into a makeshift pen.
There's some panels in your grandfather's shed.
Yeah, that's a good start.
Well well, look who's back.
Hey, Don.
Thought you would've rode in on a white horse.
You follow us out here? Just keeping an eye on the herd, making sure they keep away from my horses.
In a couple of days, it won't matter any more.
We're going to vaccinate them; That's why Scott is here.
I'm sure it is.
It's a waste of time.
If you lived here, you'd know that.
Look, I know you lost some horses to the virus, but this EHV-1 is controllable.
There's no need to think that any of those horses are carrying it.
I lost three - championship cutting horses, all of them.
This herd was in the same field.
I saw them.
They're putting everyone's livestock at risk.
This could wipe me out; It took me years to build up my business.
Anyway, you'll never get close enough to get a needle into them.
That's our problem to solve, Don.
So why don't you just let us do our work here.
Fifteen, two, four, and a pair is six.
How's the party planning coming along? All right, I guess.
Tougher than you thought it was going to be, huh? Jake's not coming.
- Why not? - I don't know.
I guess he's still a little awkward.
But we're supposed to be friends, you know? And if you were in his shoes? I think I'd show up.
I still care about him as a friend.
Even if he was the one with the new girlfriend, and she was gonna be on some stage singing corny love songs all night? So once we've built the trap, we'll drive the herd down the valley into the gully? That's the plan.
I don't know if driving them's the best idea; They're so skittish.
Yes, yes, I understand everyone's concerns Bring the rest of those panels out of the shed.
Here, I'll let you talk to the vet.
Hold on.
Elder from the Band Council.
Scott Cardinal here.
Yes.
We understand there's a plan in place.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, we wanted to test the horses before- Yeah.
It was nice talking to you too.
Sorry.
Yeah, no pressure at all.
Everyone's worried about their stock.
We have to move quick.
Is this trap idea gonna work? I think so.
It should.
Um, are you okay? I mean, with the Band Council breathing down your neck and Don.
What do you care about me and Don? You haven't even asked what happened to us.
It's none of my business.
We split a few years back.
We had a lot of issues.
It's funny, he always had this thing about you.
I don't think he ever believed that I was over you.
It wasn't true, of course, but I'm sure it caused some resentment.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I'm sorry that Don's being such a jerk about this herd.
I get it.
I mean, everything he has is in that cutting horse business.
And I'm sure it doesn't help that you and I are the ones trying to protect them.
Well, I I better get some dinner on.
Yeah, I should get going.
You-you wanna stay? No.
Thank you.
I'll see you in the morning.
It must be kind of weird for you, coming back here, all the memories in this place.
Everywhere I turn, something reminds me of my grandfather.
Things weren't that good with my parents, so he raised me in this house.
Then you ended up at Heartland, right? Yeah, I got into a little trouble.
Trouble?! What kind of trouble would you get into? Usual things - drinking and drugs.
Nearly killed myself with that stuff.
Couple of my buddies did.
But I lucked out though.
Amy's mom got on my case, and she brought me to Heartland.
Well, we sure got that in common.
So never wanted to come back here, huh? I used to want to, when my grandfather was alive, but things were complicated.
After he died, wasn't much point.
So there's no one else you'd wanna see? I'm just asking, man.
I mean, it sure seems like something went on with you and April.
Oh, man! It is getting cold out there.
That's a nice bronze.
Where's that from? Cutting horse competition; I was there for this one.
Actually, so was April.
When was that? A looong time ago.
We were just kids.
Hah! Yah! Yah! Pull out! Yah! Watch the mare! Yah! Come up on the right side, Ty! Okay! Amy, push them up the middle.
Hyah! Come on! Hyah! Yah! Yah! Get down there! Yah! Scott! Scott! You gotta get the lead mare! She's calling him back.
Ty, get the gate! Don't let them out! Turn them back! Can't stop them! Yah! Get around! Get around! Yah! Go after them! I got it! Yah! I got it! Argh! - Get the gate, Ty! - Okay! Okay! Yah! Okay, so I see you've had your chance.
I think it'd be best if you just go home now.
That herd has become a threat to us here.
You don't get it, but your grandfather would have.
I don't believe it.
We missed our shot.
It's okay, we got the foal.
They'll come back for him.
We'll get him back to the house, and do the inoculations in the pen there.
They seemed pretty spooked; I don't think they're gonna come back.
Look.
It's her, back for her foal.
I saw the look in that mare's eyes.
We can use the foal to bring her in, and then the rest of the herd will follow.
We were barely able to get that foal back here.
He fought us every step of the way.
How do you expect to lead him back to the herd? I can work him.
Yeah, I can get him halter-broke.
Working a foal takes time.
And patience.
But there's nothing stronger than a mare's connection to an unweaned foal.
I can get them in, Scott, but I can't rush this.
So I'm gonna need you to buy me some time.
We can you ask the Band Council to back off for a couple more days.
All right, fine.
Give it a shot.
Okay, I'm here.
Where are the boxes? We were supposed to meet first thing this morning, Dad.
And when you didn't show up, we moved the rest into the Quonset ourselves.
I'm sorry, Jack, but I'm a busy man.
I got a lot of things on the go.
What happened to your face? Oh, oh nothing.
Agh! Are you okay? God that's hot! It's coffee, Tim.
Bye.
You need the halter? No, I'm just gonna see how skittish he is.
You want me to come in? He needs to get used to me, first.
So, what do you think? Did he get into a fight? Yeah, there's only one way to get a shiner like that.
Great.
So what's going on with him anyway? Oh, I don't know, but it can't be good.
I'll have a little chat with him.
I'm cancelling my party.
Why? Because I'm not giving them the satisfaction, that's why! Who? What? Mallory, I'm not following you.
My parents.
Austin was right; They're just buying me off with the sweet sixteen party because guess what? We're moving to Nashville.
What? Yeah.
Nashville.
Nobody even asked me.
They just decided we're going, like what I want doesn't even matter.
Oh, Mallory I know I know It's okay.
Come here Good boy You think he's ready for this? Well, might as well give it a try.
You got him? Yeah.
Yeah.
You're okay.
Good boy What's this, huh? It's okay.
I know.
It's okay.
Good boy.
Hey, I know.
I know, I know.
You don't like that.
It's okay.
That's good.
It's okay.
Hey, good boy.
There.
That's not so bad.
Nice job.
It's okay, we're gonna find your mom.
I know.
We'll find her.
Amy, look.
I told you this would work.
Something happen to your hand? No, it's fine.
Funny that.
Tim showed up at the ranch with a black eye.
That is funny.
I'm not surprised someone decked him though, the way he's been acting.
You know, he's a real jerk when he's When he's what? Nothin' he's just being a real jerk is all.
Well, I'm not making excuses for him, but he is going through a tough time right now.
I guess people tend to do whatever eases the pain.
Easy It's okay.
Easy Damn it.
Come on, let's follow them in.
Whoa! Easy! Easy! Don't let him go! Don't let him go! Ty! Hang on! I got him, I got him, I got him! Hold on! Hold on! Don't let go of the rope! Easy, easy, easy.
You shoot at those horses?! No I didn't.
I fired a couple in the air to scare them up into the bush.
I want them as far away from my horses as possible.
Amy was with them! She could've been killed when they spooked! What? I didn't see her.
She was with the foal.
Well, she shouldn't have been.
Whatever you're trying to do, it's not gonna work.
The herd's going to be destroyed and that's that.
Is this about the herd, or me? You think I care where you go or what happens to you? I care about my animals and my business! If you go anywhere near that herd, or my friends, you'll answer to me! You understand? Hey! That girl, Amy, is she okay? Yeah.
They can't just take my entire life away from me.
I'm staying here.
Why? I'd jump at the chance to get out of Hudson.
A place like Nashville? You should go.
Give me one good reason.
It's where all the big country music labels are.
So I could visit you.
What? You don't get it.
I'm leaving, and you're supposed to be upset that I'm leaving.
I am.
I'm just saying- Please don't.
You've said enough.
I don't think this is ever gonna work out.
We want totally different things.
Are you breaking up with me? Yeah.
I think I am.
You're kidding.
Because I think Nashville is more exciting than Hudson? No.
Because you think Nashville's more exciting than me.
Did you talk to Don? Uh-huh.
I take it you're not planning to tell me what was said.
Nope.
Well, did you buy us some time with the Band Council? I tried, but no extension.
So we're gonna have to move fast.
Go get that foal, take him to the herd and hopefully you can lead them back here.
We'll get the inoculations ready to go.
Are you sure? What about Don? He won't be bothering us any more.
You okay? Yeah, fine.
Oh, by the way, you don't have to make up an excuse not to come to my party.
It's cancelled.
How come? I don't really feel like celebrating any more.
Something wrong? Yeah.
Everything.
Did you have a fight with Austin? We're not together any more.
But you don't want to hear about my problems.
You got "a lot going on", right? Look.
Let's go in there nice and quiet and easy.
Okay.
We'll let the mare see her foal.
Then we'll let her come to us.
- Okay.
- We won't chase her.
Good girl.
You gonna follow us? I don't care! Just put Put Shane in the court, in front of the judge, and ask him who he'd rather live with.
Are you kidding me? He's gonna say, I wanna be with my dad! I wanna be with real family! Horses? Come on! She can sit there and listen to it, all right? No.
Agh! Fine.
I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Well Yeah, I feel like I've seen this movie before.
Oh, what movie's that? Let's see Letting your daughter down, the early morning shakes, yelling threats into a phone Whatever.
Getting into a fist fight with one of the few people on the planet who still looks up to you.
You actually listen to what Caleb says? Caleb didn't say anything.
He doesn't have to.
I know you're back drinking.
I can handle it! You want to be a father to that boy at all? It's none of your business.
Just get outta my way! You keep digging, Tim.
The hole just keeps getting deeper.
Oh, I bet! I bet it's gonna get real deep there.
Shut up! I don't believe it.
Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup! Get up! All right, there you go.
All right, last one.
All right, there you go.
They're all fully inoculated.
God, they are so beautiful.
No wonder your grandfather looked after them.
He would've been very proud of you.
So there's no irregular temperatures.
No mucous irritations, uh, no respiratory abnormalities.
They're all healthy animals.
No threat to your cutting horses, Don.
Okay.
I'm gonna miss you.
Even when I'm having a bad day, you can put a smile on my face.
So did you have your chat with Dad? No.
No, I never did track him down.
So what made this day so bad? Oh, I don't know.
Seems like everybody's moving away.
I'm not even gonna have Mallory around any more now.
Think of all the peace and quiet.
A man gets used to the noise.
I thought you couldn't wait to get rid of us.
I know you need your own home now, it just doesn't mean I want you to leave.
Grandpa, we are gonna be just down the road, okay, and we will visit you more than you want us to.
And about this- this dad stuff Don't even worry about it because he's probably just having one of his moods.
Yeah, you're probably right.
Hi! Did you wake up? Miranda, you think you're gonna win, but you're not.
The boy's gonna pick me over you every time and we're gonna make sure that the court hears it loud and clear.
Put the boy before yourself for once, 'cause I'm gonna fight you.
I'll fight you I'll fight you right to the end.
I know I'm going nowhere, Becoming a broken man What're you doing here? How come you didn't tell me you're moving to Nashville.
I didn't think you'd care; Austin didn't.
Yeah, well Austin's a jerk.
I figured, just 'cause you're not having a party, it's still your birthday, right? Happy Birthday.
Handsome man, wasn't he? What happened to you? I miss him, you know.
I still think about him all the time.
I miss him too.
But you know your grandfather wasn't the only person here who cared about you.
After he died, you didn't have to stay away.
People move on.
We both did.
Thanks for doing this.
I know it wasn't easy for you.
No.
But it was worth it.
Maybe you can come back, look in on the place sometime so I don't have to.
Would you want me to?