Heartland

Easy!

Whoa!

What if Mr. Mallen comes back?

l hope he does. Look what he did to this horse.

Mom, look out!

Easy.

Easy. Whoa!

When all else fails, bribe them with candy.

Like l did with you when you were little.

Hey!

Hey, lady! What the hell you doing with my horse?

Stop it!

Stay back!

Whoa!

You won't be touching this horse anymore, Mr. Mallen.

Now, get out of my way!

You're on my property. My horse. l don't think you'll get too far.

Call the cops. You'll be saving me the trouble.

Once the police see how he treats horses, they'll arrest him for sure.

He's not calling anybody.

Mallen's the worst kind of horse dealer.

Just feeds them enough to keep them standing till the meat truck comes.

Mom!

lt's okay. He'll settle down once we're on the main road.

Don't worry. We're doing the right thing.

Thanks, Mom.

Hold on, Amy!

Mom!

And on the Sealton lPO, good news, Mr. Strickland.

l managed to squeeze an extra point of commission.

Just a second. l have to take this.

Hello?

You all right?

l have to go home.

They're helping her breathe, but her vital signs are stable.

But the doc says, can't guarantee when she's going to come to.

So the next 2 4 hours will be critical.

Does dad know?

Come on, Grandpa. He's got the right.

Gave up that right a long time ago, Lou.

What happened to her face?

Windshield. They tell me she was lucky.

But your mother. . .

And at the break of day

You sank into your dream

You dreamer

You dreamer

You dreamer

Last Christmas, l was home from New York,

and mom wanted me and Amy to go with her for a ride.

lt was 25 below, but to mom it was the perfect day for a ride.

''What was the perfect part, Mom?''

She laughed and said, ''No flies.''

l try and tell myself that she lived an amazing life,

and that she died doing what she loved to do.

l just wish she didn't have to die so soon.

Lou?

What are you doing here?

Ow!

Shhhhhh.

Don't try to move too quick.

Where am l?

You're in the hospital, sweetie.

Where's mom?

Amy, there was an accident and uh. . .

No!

No!

No!

Here we are, Amy, back home.

You're here! l've been waiting and waiting.

Hey, Mallory.

We got her back as quick as we could.

l'm so glad you're home.

Yeah.

My mom and dad say, ''Hi''.

They're going to come over and see you guys later.

ls she okay?

She'll get there, Mallory. She'll get there. Just give her time.

Maybe come back in a couple of days.

Okay.

Okay.

Can you believe these flowers? They're from Jesse.

Here, let me take your coat.

Your friends have been calling like crazy, Amy.

They can't wait to see you.

What happened to the horse?

ls he dead too?

lt's not the physical injuries l'm worried about.

A lot of horses never recover from a trauma like that.

Well, you're the vet. What are we looking at?

Well, Marion always used to tell me, ''Never give up on a horse,''

but l'd consider putting him down, sooner rather than later.

Well, my daughter died trying to save that horse and, uh. . .

l don't want my granddaughter to grow up thinking

that she died for nothing.

lt's your call.

Yeah. Yeah, it's my call.

l miss you too, Carl.

Bye.

New York.

l guess you'll be heading back pretty soon?

That was the idea, yeah, but. . .

There's a few things around here l gotta take care of first,

starting with the bank.

They've been calling.

Banks don't call just to say hello.

Tell me about it. Have you seen these bills?

Oh, your mom took care of all that.

Well, apparently not very well. Grandpa, these are all unpaid.

Well, maybe she had other things on her mind.

Grandpa, why don't you just use the dishwasher? Just here. . .

-No, more trouble than it's worth. -Give me those.

Why the hell did mom and Amy have to go up to Mallen's farm?

'Cause that's what your mom did, Lou. She saved horses in trouble.

ln the middle of the night?! ln the middle of a storm?!

That creepy drunk Mallen?!

Easy, easy, easy.

Woo, woo!

Easy.

Whoa!

l got it.

Ho, ho!

Watch out, watch out!

Aw, damn it!

You sure that's the same horse?

Yeah. l found out he used to be a jumper. His name is Spartan.

He's still got plenty of spirit!

What the hell are you doing out there, Scott?

Trying to get myself killed.

How is it going so far?

l'm beginning to think this horse doesn't like me.

You think you two could finish that conversation later?

This isn't working. l'm going to have to give him a shot.

Why did you bring him here, Grandpa?

Well, l figured you and this horse have a lot in common.

You're wrong.

Thanks for coming over, Jen.

l wanted to call, but l just. . .

l couldn't think of anything to say, but l am sorry your mom died.

Thanks. Now just shut up about it, okay?

Did Jesse call?

l don't know.

But you liked the flowers he sent you?

Yeah. Yeah, they were nice. l guess l should call, huh?

Um, yeah. Did he send a card too?

Yeah, it said, ''Sorry your mom died.''

Oh, that's original!

So everyone's been asking when you're coming back to school.

Hey, watch it! What are you doing?

l want to know what kind of idiot revs his truck around a horse.

Nice to meet you too.

My name's Ty.

What are you doing here?

l'm working.

You can't smoke here.

Whatever.

Some lady hired me, all right? Marion somebody.

My mother.

She as friendly as you are?

She was killed in a car accident a few weeks ago.

So this kid Ty Borden, he's on probation? What did he do?

Oh, l don't know.

But your mom said she had a good feeling about him, so. . .

You'll be staying here.

Well, it's no palace, that's for sure.

Well, there's no bars on the windows, so l guess it'll do.

Hey. What's the deal with the babes?

You mean my granddaughters?

Your granddaughters?

Oh, wow, you don't look old enough to have granddaughters.

Here's the ''deal'' with them: you keep ten feet away at all times.

Any part of you that crosses that line will be removed.

Hey, boy.

lt's okay.

Fine.

What are you looking for?