Heartland (CA) s09e14 Episode Script

I don't wanna stop tutoring with Adam.
You'll still be able to focus on your work, right? - Mom! - I'm just saying Maybe you have feelings for him.
Wow! Are those all your matches? Into a spreadsheet.
- Hi.
Lou, right? - You must be Mitch.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I think we're both looking for different things right now.
Oh.
Oh wow, Amy's pregnant.
For crying out loud.
What the hell's going on here? Easy, easy, easy Okay.
- Hey.
- Hey! What was that for? Nothing.
It's just good to have you home.
Well, it's good to be home.
Knock, knock.
- Hey, man! - Welcome back.
Thanks! Conference ended yesterday.
Scott and I drove in last night, so I've got beers at the trailer.
Why don't you come by and indulge? Sorry, man, I can't.
Between the hours at the clinic and catching up on the business here with Amy, I'm Ooh! Speaking of Amy, actually - Hi, Caleb.
- Hi, Amy! You look absolutely, positively glowing today.
Uh it's probably because I have my husband back.
Oh.
It's Jack calling again.
You're not gonna answer that? No.
I'm just filling in, doing some odd jobs for him while Tim's out of town, so there's really no rush.
So life's good, hmm? Caleb, answer your damn phone! You were supposed to be checking this fence! Now get out here and fix it! Get up now! Oh great! Get outta here! Jerk! I'm pretty sure he can't hear you.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
- You need a hand? - Yeah, I wouldn't mind.
Get up! Hey! Come on! We're home! No, Lou Lou! Everything is fine.
Jack and I have it under control.
I certainly will.
Okay.
Hey! Have fun.
All right.
I'll talk to you soon.
Bye.
Your mother sends her love.
- How's New York? - Well, sounds very busy! Did you finish your homework? Uh And, uh, when is that very cute tutor of yours popping by? Who's cute? - Georgie's tutor.
- Oh.
Adam's not cute, he's weird, and he'll be here later.
Hey, have you made a decision on your life skills project yet? Ooh, a project? Uh, yeah.
I have to choose a future career path and research it for school.
That sounds fun.
I guess, but you don't know my teacher.
It has to be ten pages and include a detailed business plan.
I told her since Lou's away, she could just job shadow me and find out what it's like working with troubled horses.
Well or you could come to Fairfield and see how I run my breeding operation.
We could drive by there this afternoon.
Katie, how would you like that? You wanna go to Fairfield and see all my horses? Yeah! Actually, I've already found someone to shadow for my project.
Oh.
I just I didn't wanna hurt anyone's feelings, Yeah, no, that's-that's fine.
Don't worry about it.
So who did you choose? Hello! Hi, Georgie! Are you ready to get started? Val! Hi.
Hi, Lisa.
So how's Amy doing? Everyth- Is everything, uh, good? You just saw her.
Yeah, I know, but we didn't really have a chance to chat about it.
Come on, Ty, you don't have to play dumb with me.
I know.
You know what? Look, I get why you guys haven't said anything.
Congratulations, brother.
Caleb, what are you talking about? What do you mean, what am I talking about? I'm talking about Amy being pregnant.
S09E14 No Regrets Hey, come on! Come on! Hey! Hey! - Good boy.
- Hey, let's go! What happened here? Oh, rotten gatepost.
My guy who's supposed to be checking up on all this, but Well, what's it they say about good help being hard to find? Mine's not that good.
I still can't find him.
That'll do for now.
I'll have to come back with some tools.
I can stick around if you want.
I'm kind of in between jobs right now, so I've got plenty of time.
You've already done more than enough.
I appreciate it.
- I'm Mitch Cutty by the way.
- Jack Bartlett.
Nice to meet ya, Jack.
You know, my folks, they got a place just a little south of here.
Saddle Road Ranch.
- You ever heard of it? - Yeah.
That sounds familiar.
They're downsizing right now.
They just sold the ranch and bought a condo in Calgary.
I've been in town for a few weeks to help them sell off some things.
Hey Maverick.
Whoa, boy! Maverick! What a character.
Well, he seemed good with the other horses.
Yeah, when he's working, he's fine, he's occupied, but when it's just the two of us, the aggression starts.
You know, I'd like to get him to a good home, but I don't know, with such a bad attitude, I just know he's gonna end up on the back of some meat truck.
I know someone who might be able to help, if you're interested.
Well, here you are.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Oh, get a room, you two.
Caleb! I thought you were out working with Grandpa.
And I will be.
I just wanna, you know, get in some time with my buddy here while we still can.
Amy, Ty This is Mitch Cutty and his horse, Maverick.
- Hey there.
- Hi.
Yeah, if Mitch hadn't been on a ride this morning, we might be out a few horses client horses at that.
He saved our bacon, I'll tell ya.
Hey, boy Uh, you might-you might wanna keep your distance.
He's a little unpredictable.
Now, Amy, I don't know what your schedule is like, but from what Mitch tells me, Maverick needs your help.
What's wrong with him? How long you got? Hey, uh, Jack! Slow down a minute.
You mad about something? Well, I don't know.
How about the three messages I left you this morning? Why didn't you get back to me?! - I was busy helping Ty.
- With what?! Last week, I asked you to check the fence line.
- Were you busy then, too? - Well, actually Oh, forget it.
I'm done depending on your availability.
I need a full-time ranch hand.
Someone reliable.
Jack, I'm flattered by the offer, but I I wasn't talking about you.
You're fired.
I need to hire someone else.
it wasn't much bigger than Heartland.
- Really? - Really.
Now, it's a multimillion dollar operation.
Wow! And soon it's gonna look like this.
Most businesses are pulling back with the recession, but I've decided to expand because it's the only way to succeed.
My philosophy has always been go big or go home.
How long have you had Maverick? Years.
You know, we used to be inseparable, but lately he's just turned a bit mean.
I've handled my fair share of belligerent bullies in the past, but none of them have been a thousand pounds.
Have there been any changes in his life? You know, a new environment? Maybe a different food, a new herdmate? No.
And how much has he been ridden lately? Look, to be honest, I I don't know.
I've been away a lot.
This is actually the first time we've been together in over a year.
So what do you think? Can you help Maverick or is he a lost cause? Well, he seems to trust me, so that's a good start.
Ty's a vet, so I'd like to get him to do a physical exam, You know, just to rule out anything.
I I couldn't put you guys through all that trouble.
No, it's no trouble.
It's what we do.
Right, Ty? Yeah.
Yeah, we don't mind helping at all.
- Uh, thanks.
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- No problem.
I really appreciate what you guys are doing here.
Mm-hmm.
So what do you want to start with? I was thinking I should run some blood tests with him.
Yeah.
I'm gonna do some groundwork, but so far I'm really not seeing the dangerous horse that Mitch was talking about.
Okay, well just be careful.
- Yeah.
- I mean it, Amy.
I know.
I've worked with aggressive horses before, Ty.
- It'll be fine.
- I'll just spot you then, okay? - Okay.
- Okay.
Uh anything else? No.
Unless there's something else you wanna talk about.
- No.
- Okay.
Uh, hold on a second.
Um I gotta ask Caleb something.
Can you wait for me? - Okay.
- Okay.
Are you heading out? Guess so.
Jack just fired me.
I mean, how can he fire me? I don't even work here.
I was just filling in.
Hey, I'm sorry, man.
Still radio silence from Amy? Yeah.
Is that weird that she hasn't told me yet? Are you sure that she's pregnant? I-I saw the test, it was in the garbage.
There was no mistaking.
It was positive.
Okay, this is crazy.
I'm just gonna ask her.
Bad idea, man.
Terrible.
I mean, if she hasn't told you yet, she must be wanting to make it a surprise.
She might have a flash mob waiting or something.
Very funny.
Or maybe she hasn't told you 'cause she's not sure Did you ever think of that? Well, I always thought we were on the same page Maybe she changed her mind.
Come on! Good boy! Amy, I thought I asked you to wait.
Ty, he's fine.
Look, we're making real progress.
Good boy Good boy That's it.
Good boy.
Come around.
'Kay, that's it.
Well, you've been at this awhile.
I know, but you're probably pretty tired, right? No, I'm fine.
Well, you should take care of yourself, Amy, you know? Put your feet up and just relax.
I'm gonna take Maverick into the barn, get started on those blood tests.
- I'm back.
- Oh good! Dinner's almost ready.
I hope you're hungry.
Starving.
Val! Hey.
Hello! I thought I'd pop in and say hello.
- Hello.
- Is Jack here? - Ye Uh - Yeah, I'm right here, Val! Long time, no see.
Ah, there he is! Hi, Jack.
- Good to see you.
- You too.
Boy, something smells good.
That would be Lisa's world famous Venison Stew.
- Venison Stew? - Oh yeah.
I haven't had Venison Stew in forever.
Well, you should stay for dinner.
Thank you.
I'd love to.
Great! Yes, love to have you.
Okay, does everyone have enough? Mm-hmm.
Mm.
- Mm.
This is amazing, Lisa.
- Oh, thank you! This has a really interesting flavour.
I put some juniper berries in the marinade.
Ooh! Whatever happened to a little barbecue sauce and a grill, eh Jack? So, Jack, who are you gonna hire for the full-time job? What, you're hiring? It's gonna be hard to find someone this time of year, no? Actually, I already have someone in mind.
His name's Mitch Cutty.
From everything I saw today, I figure he'll make a real good hand.
Said he's between jobs.
I don't know about that, Grandpa.
I mean, anyone who's willing to desert their horse to go travel doesn't seem very responsible.
Let's not rush to a judgment now.
You tell that to his horse.
Oh, that's Adam.
May I be excused? Hey, take your plate.
So what do you think's going on there then? Well, I think that Maverick has abandonment issues.
A horse with abandonment issues? No, I'm serious.
I think that Maverick blames Mitch for leaving him.
Adam.
Why don't you pull up a chair? We got plenty.
I don't eat red meat.
In fact, you might wanna consider cutting back yourself, Mr.
Bartlett.
Especially at your age.
And who is this? I don't think we've met.
That's Adam.
He's weird.
Oh, Katie, that's not very nice.
I think you owe him an apology.
Georgie said it first.
We should go.
List the five ways to tell if a pair of triangles are congruent.
What's congruent again? It's when two triangles are identical, Sorry about what Katie said earlier.
I don't care.
I already know you think I'm weird.
No.
That's not what I meant.
I don't think you're weird.
I mean When you're not being such a know-it-all jerk, you can actually be pretty cool.
Er, cool's a stupid word.
It doesn't really describe a person anyway.
So does that make us congruent? Oh, I thought you were - I - I should go.
Well, good morning.
No, Val's here.
I gotta go.
No, I'll just grab something at Maggie's.
I think something happened last night.
I don't know what the big deal is.
Well, I think Adam is more than a tutor to Georgie these days.
Oh, hey, hey.
I gotta get going, too.
I'm on my own and there are lots of things to get done.
Well, you can't keep doing everything by yourself.
You're gonna burn out, and that worries me.
Well, that's nice that you're worried.
No! I want you to do something about it.
- I'll call Mitch today.
- All right, good.
And here's the first spreadsheet.
Now, look at the far left column, and you'll see the revenues Briar Ridge generates from boarding horses.
Now, comparing that to the expenses columns and that's feed, utilities, barn managers, farriers, vet costs you'll see that I can't get by on boarding alone.
Hmm? I'm sorry, am I going too fast? Oh, um no, it's just I don't mean to be rude, but I can find a lot of this stuff on-line.
I was hoping you could tell me the truth about running a business.
You know, the down and dirty everyday, the juicy bits.
The juicy bits? O-kay.
Um Well, there certainly have been some challenges along the way.
Like what? Like well, like my husband passed away and left me on my own to run Briar Ridge.
And I always felt like I had to work twice as hard to get the same respect.
Keep going.
This is great! Well, I can tell you that if my experiences over the past few years have taught me anything, is that it's true what they say and write this down life is short and you can't have any regrets.
Can I have an orange juice? Um I'll-I'll-I'll be right back.
Hey.
I'm actually on my way to the library so I can't talk right now.
Well, you'll still be around for tutoring later, right? Here you go.
I guess.
Hey, Ty.
I didn't see your name on the schedule.
Hey.
Uh, well, it's not.
I'm just here to pick up the blood work results for Maverick.
Have they come back from the lab yet? Yeah.
It's on the desk.
- Hey, Cass? - Yeah? If you had something important going on, Sorry, I didn't mean to put you on the spot.
Is there something you wanna talk about? No, it never mind.
Forget it.
Thanks for this.
See ya! Hey, Jack! Hello, Mitch! You come by to see Maverick? Yup.
You know I can't thank you enough for introducing me to Amy and Ty.
I think those two might actually be able to tame that big baby.
Well, I'm glad things are working out.
You know, it's good you're here.
I wanted to run something by you.
Yeah? Shoot.
Well, I'm not sure if you're thinking of staying in town or not, but I'm hoping you might consider coming to Heartland to work for me.
Er, with me well, sometimes.
- Er you get the picture.
- Yeah, yeah.
Um but I'm heading up north to Fort Mac.
Oh.
I was under the impression oil field work was drying up.
Yeah, no, I heard-heard the same thing, but I wanna give it a go, see if it pans out.
Thanks.
You too.
Hope you find somebody.
Maverick's been doing really great with his groundwork, However Here's the part where you tell me that it's all my fault.
I do believe that there's a problem with your relationship.
I think that Maverick feels abandoned.
No offense, Amy, but you do know Maverick's an animal, right? Yes.
And animals are very intuitive, especially horses.
What other "feelings" has he been sharing with you? I'm serious, Mitch, you know? I believe that horses are very sensitive to their surroundings.
And you mentioned a time when you and Maverick were inseparable.
Yeah.
I can't help but wonder, when you left, he was lonely.
You know, he was used to having you around all the time, and then you were gone and he had to become the leader of the herd.
So when you returned, he he didn't wanna give up that dominance.
Look, I didn't desert my horse if that's what you're sayin'.
When I went overseas, my parents were looking after him.
But Then what? My mom had a stroke and my dad jumped into caretaker mode.
The horses weren't a priority anymore.
- I'm sorry to hear that.
- Yeah.
So he was lonely, huh? Well, what can we do to fix that? Well, you need to repair the damage, restore your connection with him.
This is starting to sound an awful lot like couples therapy.
You know, it's not too far off.
Well, if it'll help him work through his "feelings" and "emotions", then okay.
I was hoping you'd say that.
So, same time tomorrow? Are you all right? You've been a little quiet.
Uh, no.
I-I-I'm fine.
Georgie, I couldn't help noticing the moment you had with your tutor at Maggie's.
We're completely different in every way.
it's complicated.
- I totally understand.
- You do? There was this guy once let's call him Mr.
X and this was after my husband passed away, of course.
Anyway, we were so different.
This Mr.
X just drove me crazy, until I got to know him a little better.
that made me nuts, like his stubbornness and his pigheadedness, were actually determination and loyalty, qualities I really admire in a man.
So what happened? Nothing.
I waited too long.
Missed my chance.
And Mr.
X moved on with someone else.
Good boy, Maverick.
'Kay, see how I'm using my energy to move his feet? You know, I'm establishing dominance, becoming the alpha.
She ever try this on you? All the time.
See? So I use my body language to tell him I'm in control.
That's a good boy! You're a good boy.
Wow.
What did you do to my horse? Where's the real Maverick? I think he's ready to be ridden.
All right.
See? It's all about trust.
- Whoa! - Amy! - Are you all right? - Yeah, yeah.
No, I'm fine.
- I'm fine! - We're done here.
No.
Look, it was as much my fault as it was Maverick's, okay? He wasn't ready.
- No, Amy.
This isn't happening, okay? - Ty! I can't believe you embarrassing me like that out there.
Why are you being like this? It's not the first time I've fallen off a horse.
Okay, I know, Amy.
Ty, what's wrong with you? Ever since you got back from that conference, you've been acting strange.
Did something happen while you were gone? I've been wondering the same thing.
Amy, I know.
You know what? That you're pregnant.
Caleb saw the test.
- What test? - The pregnancy test in the bathroom.
How could you keep that from me?! Because I'm not pregnant.
Wait.
You're not pregnant? No! And I promise you, you will be the first to know if I am.
Huh.
I can't believe that you thought I would keep that from you.
I let Caleb get into my head.
Good point.
There's still one thing I don't get though.
The pregnancy test, it was positive.
Ty, I I can't.
Lou? Lou is pregnant?! Wow.
No No.
No.
Not unless it was some immaculate conception.
Cass? Oh You really you can't tell Caleb.
- Hi! - Hey! What're you doing? Um, I'm just reorganizing things a little bit so they're more efficient for Lou when she gets home.
Yeah, 'cause Lou loves change.
Yeah.
So how come Jack never expanded Heartland? Um I don't know.
'Cause Val said Briar Ridge started out just like Heartland but then she developed it into something huge.
- Now she makes millions.
- Mmhmm.
Well, I guess, at some point, you're gonna have to ask yourself What do you mean? I guarantee you Amy could tell you because she has worked with them, one on one.
I don't think Val Stanton could say the same.
I'll catch you next morning, okay? Yeah, have a great day.
- Hey, buddy! - Hey! Mr.
O'Dell.
How are you? So any word yet from Amy about the big news? Uh, big news is she isn't pregnant.
- Oh.
She's not? - No, she's not.
Hmm.
Well, uh sorry about that.
I didn't mean to get you all worked up over nothing.
Oh, yeah.
Thanks for that, by the way.
- So who is? - Who's what? Well, someone's pregnant.
Who is it? Hey, what's up? You're acting all weird.
You got something to say, just say it.
I can't, man.
I promised I wouldn't, so It's not my place to say.
Come on, man, it's me.
I'll keep it under my hat, promise.
You might wanna talk to Cass about that pregnancy test.
Cass? Just make sure to "Keep it under your hat"! Caleb! Caleb! Come on, man! Okay, that's everything for today.
But you'll have to come back for his rabies booster, okay? Cass! Baby! Cass! Why did you tell me you were pregnant! What are you doing?! Can't you see I'm working? But I-I just don't understand why you wouldn't tell me.
I had to hear it through Ty.
- Amy told you? - Yeah.
- Can't anyone keep a secret? - It's not his fault.
I found the test in the loft.
I'm not pregnant.
No one is pregnant.
I finally got the test results back from my doctor and it turns out it was just a false alarm.
- Okay.
- I'm sorry.
- Oh my God.
Look, Georgie.
I'm sorry for the other day.
I behaved in a completely inappropriate manner.
No.
You don't need to apologize.
It was just a misunderstanding.
No big deal.
But there is something I've been meaning to tell you.
Uh Lisa thought you might want a snack.
You know, maybe you two would be more comfortable studying downstairs.
Hey, Amy, can I talk to you about something? Adam kind of tried to kiss me.
And? So you like him then? You know what? This-this was a bad idea.
No, Georgie.
Hey! Hey.
Come here.
Sit down.
So if you like Adam and he likes you I don't see the problem.
Well, I've never kissed anyone before.
It's mortifying.
It really can't be much worse than my first kiss.
I was in the fourth grade and Danny Bowman tried to kiss me in the tire tunnel, but somehow my hair got stuck in his braces.
The entire school was talking about it.
That's embarrassing.
Yeah! So things can't be that bad, right? It doesn't matter anyways.
Adam tried to kiss me and I totally pulled away.
Now Jack's hovering over us, watching our every move.
I know Adam's never gonna try to kiss me again.
I missed my chance.
Hey if he's not gonna try to kiss you, then why don't you kiss him? - Hey! - Hey! Hey, I got your message.
Although I gotta say I was pretty surprised to hear from you after yesterday.
I know.
I'm sorry.
My husband and I were going through some personal stuff, but it's all sorted out now.
I appreciate the apology, but you just could've told me over the phone.
I was just wondering why you didn't come home, you know, after you found out your mom had a stroke? I told you yesterday.
I was overseas.
Yeah.
Look, the truth is, I couldn't come home at least not permanently.
I was in the military.
So so you're a soldier? Why didn't you just say that? Because I don't like talking about it.
When I was deployed my parents they didn't want me to worry, So they didn't tell me about my mom's stroke until I got home.
If I'd known, I-I would've come home right away.
I guess I should know there's always more to the story.
I'm really sorry.
You couldn't have known.
Besides, my military days are over.
Now, I I don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life.
So what do you think? Well I have to say, I'm a little disappointed.
I don't understand why you didn't detail more of the strategies we discussed.
What about boarding sixty or more horses? What about having multiple trainers on staff in order to increase your income? You didn't even factor a marketing budget into your business plan.
Word of mouth? Georgie, you have to think bigger.
Mrs.
Stanton, thank you so much for your help and what you've done with Briar Ridge is absolutely amazing.
But if I do decide to run a horse business of my own someday, I want it to be a little more like Heartland.
Heartland.
Oh Okay.
So I want you to apply pressure on him to move him away from you and he should just pivot around on his back feet, just feeding off your pressure.
Okay.
- There you go.
- Good boy.
- That was great.
- Good boy! Now try the other way.
Nice.
There you go.
Ah, good boy.
Just use your body to push him back.
He's already slowing down.
I want more energy.
Come on.
Good boy.
Look at you two, thick as thieves.
Yeah.
We're getting there, that's for sure.
Thanks to Amy.
Oh, good boy.
Yes You should have no problem finding Maverick a new home now.
Actually, I uh I think I'm gonna keep him.
Really? I'd love to board him here while I'm up north.
If you guys got the space, of course.
So you're still leaving? Yeah.
But, uh, thank you for everything.
- You too, Jack.
- Anytime.
Bye.
So sounds like Mitch is sticking around.
I have a new ranch hand.
Oh good! That's terrific.
- How'd it go with Val? - Uh okay, I guess.
What does that mean? Well, Briar Ridge was absolutely amazing, but I told Val I wanted to run a place more like Heartland someday.
- Good on you.
- Come on.
Val's not all bad.
There is one thing I still haven't figured out.
She told this story about having regrets.
She fell for this guy after her husband passed away, but I still haven't figured out who he was.
She called him Mr.
X.
- What? - Nothing.
Oh, come on! Val Stanton's been crazy about him for years and still is.
Wait.
Jack, you're Mr.
X? You? Good thing I scooped him up while I had the chance, eh? - Play.
- Mm-hmm.
Ooh! Look at me.
Hey.
I don't wanna have regrets.
Hey.
Georgie's first kiss.
Okay, come on.
Quit spying.
Give them some privacy.
Aww! Do you remember our first kiss? - No, I don't.
- You do too! Yeah, of course.
It was right here, wasn't it? - Yeah.
- Yeah.
And you said something like, uh "Talking's overrated," I think you said.
- Mm-hmm? - Yeah.
Mm.
Ty.
You're, um, you're vibrating.
- Well, that was some kiss.
- No, no, I think it's your phone.
Oh, right.
Thank you.
It's Caleb.
Looks like he worked things out with Cass.
But we still haven't talked about my non-pregnancy yet.
Yeah, I was a little, uh, crazy there, wasn't I? It's just when I am pregnant, for real, you can't bubble wrap me.
I'm gonna keep working with horses; that's who I am! I know, Amy, and that's why I love you.
You know this whole situation has made me think about us and our future and you know, it's made me realize that I I do really wanna have kids with you.
Me too.
- But not quite yet - No, not yet.
You all right? On the next Heartland.
Why are you so bugged by Olivia? Do you think I like her, or something? It's bad enough that she's on the team, why do you have to train her? - Do you like, like him? - I'll see you at practice.