14x04 - Through the Smoke

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AMY: Previously on "Heartland":

- Hi, munchkin!

- What're you doing here, Lily,

- after all this time?

- I came to apologize.

I don't know why I let you talk me into this in the first place.

I must've been out of my mind.

- What?

What're you doing?

- I got a horse to exercise.

- What's his name?

- Howler.

I remember that you said that Howler wasn't ready to race...

I told Wade that, but there was a race this morning and he entered him.

You've gotta be kidding me.

Do you even know what I'm dealing with? Yeah, maybe the mayor of Hudson is here, but not my sister, and that's who I really need!

LILY: I didn't choose to be away from you, Amy. I lost my son and I needed help.

So why can't you understand that need in people when you can see it so well in horses.

(LOUD expl*si*n)

- (PANICKED WHINNY)

- Mickey!

Come back!

Mickey!

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(FIRE ROARS)

(FLAMES CRACKLE)

♪ (SMALL expl*si*n)

(FLAMES CRACKLE, KEYS CLATTER)

(DIALING BEEPS)

. What's your emergency? You need to get a fire crew out here to Highway and Foothills Pass at the railway tracks.

- Is there a fire?

- Yup.

Yeah, no, there's been an expl*si*n.

Like a derailment.

Fire's burning out here outta control.

- Highway and Foothills?

- Yeah, I would...

- as fast as you can.

- Units are responding.

- Okay.

- They're on their way.

Yeah.

(SEATBELT CLICKS)

Hey, hey, hey!

No!

No, you gotta go!

I called the fire crew.

Just keep moving.

(VEHICLES RUMBLE)

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(PHONE RINGS)

Dad.

Did you hear that expl*si*n?

Hear it?

I was driving back into town, and it happened right in front of me.

A train's derailed, a car exploded.

- What?!

Where?

- It's by the rodeo grounds.

Uh, you know, the railway tracks?

The fire's spreading fast, Lou.

You better, you better stay on this.

And, and do what?

I...

I don't know.

Is there something a mayor's supposed to do in this kind of thing?

Right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Of...

of course.

- (SIRENS WAIL)

- Look, I gotta go.

I gotta go.

What's going on?

(BLOWS OUT HER BREATH)

(SMALL expl*si*n, FIRE CRACKLES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO, DOORS OPEN)

AMY: Hey, did you guys hear that noise?

I'm trying to find the news right now.

A train car exploded near the racetrack.

Dad saw it.

Yeah, there's like a huge fire there now.

Um, do you mind watching Lyndy for me?

- Of course.

- Where are you going?

There was a race at the rodeo grounds this morning.

A lot of the horses are probably still stabled there, including Howler.

I should probably get a hold of Rick.

Well, call him from the road.

I'll drive, okay?

Do you mind...

- Katie?

Yes, of course.

Of...

- Thank you.

- (SCREEN DOOR BANGS SHUT)

- Jack...

- They'll be fine.

- No, not them.

Where's Parker?

PARKER: Mickey?!

Where are you?! Mickey?!

Mickey!

(HOSE SPRAYS, FIREFIGHTERS SHOUT)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING, LOUD expl*si*n)

(SHOUTING, INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO)

- Tim?!

- How're you doing?

- What're you doing here?

- What was in that tanker?

- Ah, it's just propane.

- Propane?

It could be much worse.

We're trying to nail down what's in those other ones.

- You need to get outta here.

- No, I can help you.

I can, I can stay in touch with my daughter.

I'll be in regular contact with Lou.

Please just leave the fire zone, hmm?

(FIREFIGHTERS SHOUT)

(SMALL expl*si*n, FLAMES WHOOSH)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(TRUCK AND TRAILER RUMBLE)

(TRUCK RUMBLES, TIRES CRUNCH)

(TRUCK IDLES, expl*si*n BOOMS)

♪ ♪

♪ And at the break of day ♪

♪ You sank into your dream ♪

♪ You dreamer ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh... ♪

♪ You dreamer ♪

♪ You dreamer ♪

(FLAMES CRACKLE, HORSES WHINNY)

(TRUCK AND TRAILER RUMBLES)

(HORSES WHINNY)

It's okay.

Lily, what're you doing here?

Well, I came to get Howler.

I was hoping that one of the other owners could take him in their trailers, but no one's got any room.

There's, there's a whole bunch of horses here.

I can see smoke!

Are the other owners gonna come?

I doubt it, not at this point.

The fire's headed towards the front entrance.

- Are we trapped?

- No.

I just came from there.

If you go now, you'll be fine.

If anything happens to this horse, Wade is gonna k*ll me.

'Kay, well, I'm gonna take him and the other horses, there's a creek just to the north of here.

I'll get them out that way.

- You can do that?

- Well, those are pony horses.

I'll ride one of them and push the rest.

Well, then I'm gonna stay 'cause I can help.

- I wanna help.

- Lily, I need you to go back to Heartland and wait for me there.

- I'm not leaving you here on your...

- Lily, I need you to go.

Please!

Okay.

Okay.

Please be careful.

Okay.

(TRAFFIC RUMBLES)

Please tell me you're familiar with all of Hudson's emergency response procedures.

Yes.

I mean, I read them a while ago, but uh...

It's fine.

Luckily, I know them backwards and forwards.

I've been through my share of wildfires, floods, - wind storms and...

- O...

okay.

Can you just tell me what I need to know right now?

Wait to hear from Mark Devers, he's the Fire Chief.

- And the Chief of Police is...

- Jim Parker.

- Yes, I know them both.

- Well, Jim is already setting up the emergency control center.

Already?

We don't even know how big this fire is.

We need to prepare for the worst-case scenario.

Okay.

Well, then I should be at the emergency control center, right?

Uh, wrong.

You'd only get in the way of all the response professionals who actually know what they're doing.

Your most important role in all of this is to relay what's going on here to the community.

Tell them what they need to know and do it gently.

- Very gently.

- What does that mean?

Uh...

You'll wanna make sure everyone's feeling calm, safe and secure.

Of course, we'll have call in town council, in case anything needs to go to a vote.

- Like what?

- Oh, I don't know, possibly calling a state of emergency, for example.

Well, hey, maybe we should all congregate at Maggie's.

Uh, Maggie's?

Why?

You said you wanted Lou connected to the community.

I mean, that's the spot, right?

Yeah, and town council always meets here.

No, Peter's right.

At Maggies's, we can stay accessible to everyone through all of this.

- (PHONE BUZZES)

- It's Mitch.

- (PHONE BEEPS)

- Hey, babe.

Um, no, no, no.

We're all fine, we're fine.

Just...

just one sec.

Call the councillors, ask them to meet us at Maggie's ASAP.

Hey.

No, it's...

just stay put.

The fire will be out by the time you get here.

Okay. Yup.

I gotta go.

Yeah, I...

I love, I love you too.

Okay.

Parker!

(BIRDS CHIRP)

- Parker!

- (HORSE NICKERS NERVOUSLY)

(CAR RUMBLES)

(SMALL COUGH)

(expl*si*n BOOMS, FIRE CRACKLES)

(WINDOW HUMS CLOSED)

♪ (CAR RUMBLES, TIRES CRUNCH ON GRAVEL)

♪ (HORSES WHINNY AND GRUNT NERVOUSLY)

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

Lily, what're you doing back here?

Fire reached the entrance, I couldn't get out.

So just tell me what we have to do.

Okay, uh... you can ride the other pony horse.

- Okay.

- We'll get him tacked up and we'll push these other horses down to the river.

(HOWLER NICKERS AND GRUNTS NERVOUSLY)

LOU: We're still not sure what caused the propane expl*si*n, but our firefighters are concentrating all of their efforts to put out the fire at the railway crossing, okay?

What about the rodeo grounds?

My cousin said he saw the fire getting closer to that, too.

Well, we have more crews coming from Black Diamond and Okotoks, okay?

So we're just, we're gonna get you more updates as soon as we're able.

Just, please, - everyone be patient.

- Okay, thank you.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, STRESSED EXHALE, DIALING BEEPS)

AMY: Lou, what's going on? Yeah, Amy, are you still at the rodeo grounds?

Yeah, there's still a bunch of horses here.

No, Amy, the fire is coming.

I know, that's why I gotta get them out.

There is no time.

You need to leave the horses and get out.

I know what I'm doing, Lou, okay?

You focus on your job - and I'll do mine.

- Amy!

Amy!

(HELICOPTER ROTORS b*at LOUDLY)

(FIRE CRACKLES)

(WATER SPRAYS)

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER, FIREFIGHTERS SHOUT) (DOOR BANGS SHUT)

(expl*si*n BOOMS, FLAMES WHOOSH AND ROAR)

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER, FIREFIGHTERS SHOUT)

There's another fire crew on the way from Bragg Creek, but it still doesn't seem like enough.

You know, I've got some friends at Middleton Oil.

They have their own emergency response team, - including a full fire crew.

- Really?

Yeah.

I mean, they're close by, too.

- I think that's a great idea.

- Of course you would.

You'd love nothing more than to have big oil come out looking like the hero in all of this.

Hey, guys, can we leave the politics aside?

Lou's right, but I do think we should hold off on using any private emergency services.

Why?

The more fire crews the better.

(CHUCKLES)

This isn't like asking other towns to pitch in.

We have reciprocity agreements with them.

Middleton will charge us through the nose.

Well, then we'll pay it.

Look, we have to do whatever it takes to protect Hudson.

I know you've been at this almost a year, but I've been doing this for over a decade, and I'm strongly advising you not to jump the g*n.

Our duty to Hudson also includes protecting its financial well-being.

Okay.

We'll hold off on calling Middleton Oil for now.

Okay.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

(FIREFIGHTERS SHOUT) Everybody should stay right there! Why are you still here?

We gotta find out what's in this tanker.

We?

Huh!

Man, you're just as stubborn as you were back on the circuit.

I got all the compounds to match these universal ID numbers in this book.

Yeah, well, they're all online too.

- Okay, here it is.

- What is it?

You tell me.

Heads up!

We got a problem!

(FIREFIGHTER SHOUTS)

(CELL PHONE RINGS) Mark, how's it going?

Okay...

Yeah.

All right.

Right, right away.

What's happening?

There is a t*nk full of chlorine on those tracks.

If the fire gets anywhere near it and it blows...

There'll be a lethal cloud of gas.

How big an area would it cover?

They're sending us a map with a projected radius right now, but at least a couple miles in every direction.

We need to evacuate the entire town of Hudson.

Now.

(SIREN WAILS)

We need to call Lisa.

And Amy is...

I'm on it, I'm on it.

We can get an emergency alert out to people's phones, right?

Yeah.

And you need to give a live address that goes out on TV, radio, and all social media.

Okay.

And remember, be gentle with the messaging.

We don't want anyone to freak out.

Why not?

They should be freaking out.

I am freaking out.

If that thing blows, - this could be a major disaster.

- Shh...

that's the kind of wording you should stay away from.

Be firm on the evacuation order, but refer to this as a precautionary measure - to address a potential thr*at.

- (SIGHS)

Same messaging, softer delivery.

I'll get the camera crew in ASAP.

- Parker!

- (PHONE RINGS)

- I haven't found her yet.

- I just talked to Peter.

There's a full t*nk of a chemical on those tracks.

- What kind of chemical?

- Chlorine.

Okay.

You need to get the girls and get on the highway.

Now.

What about you and Parker?

I'll find her and we'll meet up with you.

No, we're not leaving without you.

That gas will be deadly.

Go.

Now.

Okay.

I'm, I'm gonna meet you in Okotoks.

- Can you please hurry?

- I...

I will.

- Just, just get moving.

- Okay.

Parker!

- Uh...

- Is everything okay?

Yeah.

- Uh...

we're gonna go on a picnic.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- What about GG and Parker?

They're gonna meet us at Shandling Park.

But that's so far.

Well...

well, (NERVOUS CHUCKLE)

just a change of scenery.

That's not bad, right?

I'm happy with the scenery here.

- Katie...

- What's really going on?

It's, it's because of the fire, okay?

So we need to get on the road, and I need you to help get Lyndy ready, as fast as you can, without scaring her.

(FIRE ROARS)

Okay, try to keep them tight together.

- I'll lead, you push 'em.

- (AMY CLUCKS HER TONGUE)

(HORSE WHINNIES)

(HOOVES THUD, CROWS CAW)

(HORSES GRUNT NERVOUSLY, AMY'S PHONE RINGS)

C'mon, Amy, answer your phone.

(PHONE RINGS)

(HORSES GRUNT, HOOVES THUD, PHONE CONTINUES RINGING)

Grandpa, I can't talk right now.

Amy, you need to leave the rodeo grounds. There's a t*nk of chlorine gas on those railroad tracks.

If it goes up, it won't be good.

Where's Lyndy?

Lisa's taking her and Katie to Okotoks.

I'm getting Parker and we'll all meet there.

Okay, I just gotta, I gotta get these horses down to the creek and then I'll meet you there.

Amy, leave the horses!

You need to move as quick as you can.

You're not leaving our horses, are you?!

- No, of course not.

I'll...

- Okay.

Just tell Lyndy I'll see her soon, all right?

I gotta go, Grandpa.

So do you.

- Amy!

- (LINE GOES DEAD)

- (ALERT ALARM)

- It's an emergency alert.

Yeah, I know.

Grandpa just filled me in.

We gotta get these horses down to the river.

Fast.

(FIRE CRACKLES, FIREFIGHTERS SHOUT)

(WATER SPRAYS)

She's at the rodeo grounds?!

The fire's headed that way.

Yeah, I'll take care of Amy, Jack.

'Kay, I gotta go.

- All right.

- Thanks for your help, Tim, but you need to get on the road now.

My daughter is at the rodeo grounds and the fire's headed that way.

- You gotta get some people over there.

- I can't.

The Okotoks crew is taking forever to get here, so I need all my guys to make sure that t*nk doesn't blow.

- Just get some people there!

- Tim, don't!

You won't even be able to get in there at this point!

(TRUCK RUMBLES AWAY)

With the potential of this thr*at, we have decided to take proactive and precautionary measures of evacuating a -mile radius around the town of Hudson.

Please, gather up your family members and immediately get on a highway out of this zone.

We anticipate that everyone will be able to return home within a few hours once this potential danger has been averted.

And keep checking in for further details and updates.

- Oh, come on.

- Thank you.

- Great job.

You nailed it.

- I just, I...

Okay, just make sure that we can keep the updates coming while we're on the road to Okotoks, - and then we'll set up there.

- No problem.

- I'll let the councillors know.

- (SHAKY EXHALE)

- Good job.

- I don't know, I don't really feel like I nailed it.

No, you did.

You were calm, cool, collected.

- It was great.

- Exactly.

Look, they obviously didn't get the gravity of the situation.

Yeah, well, um...

Um, everyone, you need to go, okay?

We all need to go.

Just please get in your vehicles and drive.

That chlorine cloud I was talking about...

it's lethal, so...

Do you understand?

(PEOPLE CHATTER)

Thank you.

(BLOWS OUT HER BREATH)

Mickey!

Parker!

- Jack?!

- Yeah!

Yeah, Parker!

I'm here!

I'm on the trail. Where are you?! There you are!

What are you doing down there?

- Where's Mickey?

- I can't find him.

There was this really loud noise and he got all weird and ran off.

I couldn't hold onto him.

Okay, well, we gotta get outta here.

I'm coming down there.

Don't you move.

Here.

Give me your hand, get up on this horse.

Uh, no.

There's no way I'm going anywhere until we find Mickey.

What you heard was an expl*si*n, on a train track.

You smell that?

That's smoke, and that's coming from a fire that's getting way too close to another train car that's filled full of chlorine, - and if it explodes...

- What would happen?

- Just get on the horse.

- Okay, okay.

Come on up.

- 'Kay, you on there?

- Yeah.

You hold tight now.

(CLUCKS HIS TONGUE)

Git.

♪ (SIRENS WAIL)

They don't have a choice, Jim.

(SIGHS)

Just do what you can.

Please.

(PHONE BEEPS OFF)

We're almost ready to go.

Yeah, that was the Police Chief.

He said a lot of people aren't leaving.

They wanna stay and protect their homes and their businesses from the fire.

He must have also told you that we can't actually force anyone to leave.

You've already given the evacuation order, that's all we can do.

Now, let's get on the road.

Does everyone feel confident with the plan?

My address was way too soft.

People aren't leaving.

I knew I should've been more blunt.

Rick was way off base on our messaging.

Hey, Lou, last time I checked, the people of Hudson voted you in to be their leader in times like this.

Not Rick.

You're right.

You know what?

Let's get that camera crew back, and this time I'm doing it my way.

- There you go.

- Change of plans.

Call up Middleton and any other oil company in the area and get them to send all of their emergency response crews here ASAP.

- I don't care what it costs.

- You got it.

We need to set up take two on that evacuation order, and then all of you should get going, but I'm staying right here until every last citizen has left town.

- (SIGHS HEAVILY)

- Got it.

- All right, let's go.

- (SIGHS HEAVILY)

The smoke is getting thicker.

You're doing great, Lily.

Just keep moving them along the tree line, down to the river.

- We're almost there.

- Okay.

(HEAVY THUD, HORSE WHINNIES NERVOUSLY)

Parker, c'mon, get in.

This says that chlorine gas kills horses, too.

We gotta go!

But you have a trailer for them.

I don't have time to load the horses in the trailer, 'cause I need to get you out of here.

Come on.

My life is no more valuable than the animals.

Agh!

Will you just get in the truck?!

No!

The only reason you don't have time to load them is because you had to go looking for me.

Amy would never forgive us if anything happened to them... and I'd never forgive myself either.

Amy's lost way too much already.

Parker!

Look, I get it.

You don't want to leave behind your businesses, your homes, everything you have worked so hard to build. Neither do I.

But we must leave.

That is what we need to do.

I know it's scary, I'm scared.

If that chlorine t*nk blows, it will be nothing short of a major disaster.

But that said, we can come back from anything if we have our most valuable resources intact: You.

The people of Hudson.

More fire crews are on the way, so you need to trust that we're doing everything in our power to put out the fires.

Please, do the most courageous thing that you can do for your family and loved ones and evacuate.

Right now.

Thank you.

(BLOWS OUT HER BREATH)

(HORSES WHINNY, HOOVES THUD, TACK JINGLES)

'Kay, I'll open the gate.

I want you to push them in and we'll take them down towards the river.

(CLUCKS HER TONGUE, GATE LATCH CLANKS)

Come on, boys.

(CLUCKS HER TONGUE)

(HORSES WHINNY AND GRUNT)

- HOWLER: (TERRIFIED WHINNY)

- Howler!

- Howler!

- (HIGH-PITCHED WHINNY)

I'll go get him.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Howler, stop!

Hey, no, no, Amy!

Wait.

We don't have time.

- We've gotta get outta here.

- No, you just stay with the other horses.

- I'll be right back...

- No, Amy.

Please, stop.

Think!

Lyndy needs you.

You are all she has now.

Don't you talk to me about family.

- (HOOVES GALLOP)

- (SIGHS)

(HORSE GRUNTS, HOOVES THUD)

Come on.

(CLUCKS TONGUE)

(COUGHING)

(FIRE ROARS)

(TRUCK RUMBLES)

♪ Whoa...

Howler?!

- It's okay.

- Amy!

I told you, I'm not leaving him behind.

'Kay.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to go around behind him, hold him there steady, and I'm gonna try and get a loop on him.

Okay, I'll try.

(HOWLER GRUNTS NERVOUSLY)

(FOLIAGE RUSTLES)

(HOOVES THUD)

(HORSE NICKERS, HOOVES THUD)

♪ It's okay, Howler.

All right, you gotta trust me.

I just wanna get you outta here.

Ho...

Good job, Lily.

Bring him back to me.

Come on.

(LOOP WHOOSHES, AMY GRUNTS, HOWLER NICKERS)

You got him!

I'm gonna take him down to the creek, okay?

I want you to ride behind and push him.

Just gently.

Good boy, Howler.

Come on.

(HOOVES THUD)

(HORSE SNORTS)

♪ Three oil and gas emergency crews are on the scene.

That's double the firefighters.

Thank you.

That's great.

The Police Chief says people actually seem to be leaving now.

Well, you got through to them.

Yeah, she did.

Nice work.

Town council have left.

I'll stick around as long as you do.

(SIGHS)

I think it's time for us to follow our own orders.

- You're the boss.

- Hmm.

(DRUMS ON COUNTER)

Hey, um...

Please tell me Amy got out of the rodeo grounds by now.

I haven't been able to get through to her yet, - but don't worry.

- The last time we spoke, we were at each other's throats.

If anything happens to her...

Hey.

Amy's gonna be fine, okay?

She's a Fleming girl.

I happen to know that they rise to the occasion in the midst of a crisis.

Right?

We'll meet up with her and everyone else in Okotoks.

C'mon.

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

(SIGHS)

(LIGHTS CLICK OFF)

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(HORNS BLAST IMPATIENTLY)

(HOOVES THUD LOUDLY IN TRAILER)

(DOOR AND LATCH CLANK LOUDLY)

I can't believe Mickey is still out there, and it's all my fault.

No, it's not.

He got spooked.

I should've held onto the rope.

Now he could die.

There must be something about me that drove him away.

- Parker...

- It's true.

Mickey bolted off just like my parents did.

My mom picked a book tour over me, and my dad chose the longest honeymoon in the history of humankind.

- Come on now...

- Let's face it, Jack, they wanted to get as far away from me as possible.

And after a few weeks of me being here, I'm sure you can relate.

You probably can't wait for me to leave.

Then why did I come looking for you?

And why was I scared out of my wits when I couldn't find you?

Huh?

You were?

Really?

(BREATH ESCAPES IN A RUSH)

Okay, okay, okay...

Now will you get in the truck?

(SIGHS)

(DOOR BANGS SHUT, TIM COUGHS)

Amy!

Huh...

(SNIFFS)

Amy!

(SNIFFS AND COUGHS)

(HORSE WHINNIES IN THE DISTANCE) (HORSES WHINNY IN THE DISTANCE) (HOOVES THUD, AMY CLUCKS HER TONGUE)

(GATE CLANKS OPEN)

Come on now.

Come here.

You're okay.

Lily?

Lily?!

(HOOVES THUD, HORSE GRUNTS NERVOUSLY)

(COUGHING)

Amy?!

Lily?!

Where are you?!

(HORSE NICKERS AND GRUNTS NERVOUSLY)

- Can you find the trail?

- I'm trying! (COUGHING)

I can't see anything.

Okay, just follow my voice.

I'm right here.

- (COUGHING)

- Lily!

I'm right here! - (HORSE WHINNIES, HARD SMACK)

- Agh!

(GASPS)

(HEAVY THUD, LILY GASPS FOR BREATH)

(COUGHING AND GASPING)

(HORSES WHINNY)

(LILY'S HORSE GRUNTS NERVOUSLY)

Ho...

you're okay.

Lily?!

Lily, what happened?!

Can you hear me?

Lily?!

(GATE CLANKS OPEN)

(GATE CLANKS SHUT, EERIE WHOOSH) ♪ ♪ Ty...

(CHIMES TINKLE SOFTLY)

♪ Wait!

Ty?!

(FOLIAGE RUSTLES)

- Ty?

- (WHOOSH)

- (WHOOSH)

- (CHIMES TINKLE SOFTLY)

LILY: (GASPING AND COUGHING) (GASPS)

Oh Lily.

Hey...

- (WHEEZING AND COUGHING)

- It's okay, it's okay.

- I'm gonna help you up.

- (GASPING)

I can't...

- No, it's okay.

- I can't breathe.

- Gotta get you up.

- No.

Go for Lyndy.

S...

save the horses.

Look at me.

It will be all right.

We're gonna get out of here.

That's what Ty would want.

But you're gonna have to help me.

So I need you to sit up.

On three.

One, two, three.

You can do it.

Come on, you can do it.

Okay.

It's not too far.

I got you.

(TRUCK AND TRAILER RUMBLE)

(MICKEY WHINNIES)

PARKER: Mickey! Jack, stop!

It's Mickey! (TRUCK CRUNCHES TO A HALT)

Mickey!

Mickey, you came back!

(GRASSES CRUNCH UNDERFOOT, MICKEY GRUNTS)

- (CHUCKLES)

- Jack, he came back!

Looks like he's happy to see you, too.

Hey, boy...

Okay, that's enough.

Bring him over, we'll load him up.

(GRASSES CRUNCH UNDERFOOT)

(FIRE CRACKLES)

(FIRE ROARS)

TIM: Amy?! (HORSE WHINNIES) Amy?!

(HORSES WHINNY) Okay, we gotta keep moving.

Can you get up?

Amy?! Dad?! (COUGHING)

Dad, what, what're you doing here?

- You okay?

- Yeah.

You all right?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

What's she doing here?

Come on, we gotta move these horses across the creek.

You can ride this one, and Lily, why don't you come and you can double on my horse.

(FIRE FLARES AND CRACKLES)

(FIRE ROARS)

(WATER SPRAYS)

TIM: Come on! Hup! (HORSE GRUNTS NERVOUSLY)

No, that's right.

Foothills Pass, yeah.

North of the rodeo grounds.

Right.

As fast as you can, please.

That's right.

Thanks, Terry.

Hey, I owe you big time, bud.

(HOOVES SPLASH, HORSES WHINNY AND NICKER)

I got us a ride.

We just gotta get these guys out to the end of the highway there.

There'll be a transport truck waiting for us.

'Kay. (CLUCKS TONGUE)

(WHISTLES)

(HOOVES SPLASH)

♪ ♪ (FIRE CRACKLES)

Okay.

(SIGHS WITH RELIEF)

No, thank you, Mark.

Yes, okay.

- (PHONE BEEPS OFF)

- We're going back.

- Wait, wait, wait.

What?

- That was Mark.

He said those extra crews made the difference, and the fire at the tracks has been extinguished.

- (CALMED EXHALE)

- So...

wait, that...?

The chlorine t*nk is safe and uh...

the...

the crews are moving on to the rodeo grounds.

BOTH: (SIGH WITH RELIEF)

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- Have you heard from Amy?

- Yes.

No.

Uh, but, uh...

my dad texted while I was on the phone with Mark and he's with her and they're okay.

(BLOWS OUT HIS BREATH)

(BLOWS OUT HER BREATH)

Everyone is gona be okay.

Oh my God...

(EMOTIONAL CHUCKLE)

Hey, hey, hey...

come here.

(BLOWS OUT HER BREATH)

It's okay.

You did it.

You did it. ♪ (SPRAYING)

(SIREN WAILS IN THE DISTANCE)

(CAR RUMBLES TO A STOP)

(DOOR BANGS SHUT)

(REMY BARKS IN THE DISTANCE)

So I know the fire wasn't actually at the entrance when you got there.

Otherwise, my dad wouldn't have been able to get in.

You could have left.

But thank you, I couldn't have done that without you.

(DOOR SLAMS)

I don't know about that.

I figured if there was any way I could help, it's the very least I could do.

- I'm sorry, Lily.

- No, please, - you don't owe me an apology.

- Yes, I do.

For the way I've treated you...

for how angry I was that you missed Ty's funeral.

But addiction isn't a choice, and I know that you didn't choose to be away.

♪ I also, I need you to know that I wasn't...

I wasn't just angry at you.

I'm angry at how unfair it all is...

- we lost him.

- I know.

I know.

We're gonna get through that together, too.

Yeah.

He's watching us, you know he is.

- All of us.

- (CHUCKLES)

Um, I'm gonna shove off, get my bag.

I'll come with you.

I need to check on the horses anyway.

You do know the real reason that I came back is that I couldn't...

I couldn't lose you.

(BREATH HITCHES)

You're like a daughter to me.

Closest thing I've got to Ty.

♪ You know, Parker, today, thought you were really...

Stubborn, defiant, difficult?

Well, I could think of a couple more words, too, but I was gonna say brave, despite your blatant disregard for my authority.

I'm sorry, Jack.

Well, I will forgive you...

if you forgive me for getting mad at you earlier.

I, uh...

I kinda flew off the handle a bit there and it had nothing to do with solar panels.

I... had a couple issues of my own going on and I took it out on you.

It's a deal.

(CHUCKLES)

Good.

I'm glad we can clear the air.

And, you know, you...

you might wanna think of doing that with your mom and dad, too.

You know, to... tell them how you feel and tell them what you really want them to know.

Yeah?

You don't think that would be out of line?

(SNORTS)

Well, you do it with everybody else, especially me, so...

Spartan, hey...

(CHUCKLES)

(RELIEVED CHUCKLE)

Amy, I did it!

I rode a horse today.

You did?

Really?

Well, I rode on a horse, with Jack.

But still.

Well, I'm really proud of you.

I'll tell you what else Parker did today.

She refused to leave the ranch until she'd made sure that every one of these horses was safe.

Parker, that... was a big risk, - but... thank you.

- No worries.

She's a good kid.

She's, uh, completely stubborn and willful, but, but still...

(CHUCKLES)

Grandpa, you and Parker should've just left the horses and gotten to safety.

And I...

I should've, too.

Oh, probably, but it all worked out for the best, so...

Yeah, but what if it didn't?

You know, things are different now, and the minute I heard about that chlorine, I...

it should've hit me.

You know, I'm not just...

I'm not risking my life anymore, I'm risking Lyndy's too.

She needs me more than ever, and I just got caught up in the moment.

I was irresponsible and...

I'm...

I'm all she's got now.

Well, Lyndy still has you now, doesn't she?

Now, you saved those horses today because that's who you are.

And you're also a terrific mom.

Don't you ever doubt that.

It was a crazy day today, so don't b*at yourself up too much.

(SIGHS)

You know, Amy, if Ty...

had been here...

he'd have done exactly the same thing that you did.

The two of you probably would've run into that smoke together.

- Yeah, we probably would've.

- (CHUCKLES)

So let's just be grateful that we're all home and...

we're safe and sound.

Boy, it's been one hell of a year.

We need a...

a win every now and then, don't we?

Yeah, we do.

(LAUGHS)

(FOOTSTEPS CRUNCH)

(DOOR OPENS) Hey.

I'm just heading out and I wanna thank you so, so much, coming through all that fire and smoke, finding us.

Well, Amy was never gonna leave those horses.

(CHUCKLES)

No.

What is it with you Flemings?

(CHUCKLES)

I don't know.

But whatever it is, it's rubbed off on you.

Well, Jack told me how hard it was for you to come back here, but you came back.

Twelve steps, right?

Getting around to the making amends part.

You did the rounds.

I know it's a long time ago.

I don't know, whatever you said or you did, it obviously worked.

What do I do next?

Well, that's sort of up to you.

You know, if you're honest with yourself, you'll find the answer.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

I gotta leave Wade.

I know I can't keep blaming him for everything that happened, and I should've left a long time ago.

I just keep...

using him as a crutch.

It's time for me to stand on my own two feet.

- I know that's gonna be tough.

- Mm-hmm.

It will, but you're tough.

You're tough as they come.

(DOOR OPENS) Hey!

Hey you!

Hey you!

You gonna come and say goodbye to Nana?!

Mm!

(CHUCKLES)

What have you got all over you?

- Look at that?!

- You okay?

Yeah.

Thank you for today.

Honestly, I don't know how I would've gotten - through it without you.

- You don't have to thank me.

You did it all...

you, you really came through.

Well, nothing can prepare you - for something like that.

- (CAR STARTS UP OUTSIDE)

You did what you needed to do and trusted your instincts.

Lately, my instincts have been all over the place, (HORN HONKS, ENGINE RUMBLES)

especially when it comes to Amy. I have to make things right with her. What should I do?

I...

do what you did today.

You know, just be honest.

Be you.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

- LYNDY: We went for a picnic!

- You did?!

- I missed you so much.

- Yeah.

(HUGGING GRUNT)

Hey!

- Hey!

- Hi!

Your daughter was helping us make brownies for dinner.

- Yes, I can see that.

- (GIGGLES)

Hey, uh, can I borrow your mom for just a minute?

LYNDY: Sure. 'Kay, thanks, honey.

I was so worried about you today.

I shouldn't have snapped at you on the phone.

No, it's okay.

Lou, you had...

you had so much going on.

That was the last thing you needed.

- How are you?

- (CHUCKLES)

Probably the most stressful day of my life.

But I...

I wanted to talk to you...

about what you said earlier.

I don't think now's the right time.

Maybe not, but there's no good time to admit that I've been a terrible sister to you.

- Lou...

- No, it's true.

I completely threw myself into being mayor, into my work...

because I didn't know how to deal with it, Amy.

I didn't know how to...

how to deal with just how unfair this has been to you.

(SOBBING)

I completely checked out on you and I'm so sorry for that, Amy.

I'm really sorry.

Hey... you're here now.

It's okay.

(SNIFFS AND EXHALES)

Are we okay?

(SNIFFS)

- We're good.

- Good.

That is so good to hear because...

(SNIFFS)

there's been something I have been dying to tell you about.

Something you would normally be the first person - I would talk to about.

- What is it?

Mitch asked me to marry him...

and I said yes.

You're...

you're getting married?!

(GIGGLES HAPPILY)

I'm so happy for you.

Are you sure?

Are you totally good with this?

I'm so happy for you.

That is so good to hear.

C'mon, let's go inside.

I can finally tell everyone else.

I think we could all use a reason to celebrate.

Yeah, no, um...

I...

I should check on Spartan first.

- I'll be right there.

- Okay.

I'll just make sure the girls haven't like floured and sugared the whole kitchen, okay?

(CHUCKLES)

♪