03x15 - Seeing is Believing

[bunniefuu]

[Horses whinny]

Don't gallop him, the ground's really dry.

I'm just going out for a quiet wander.

You okay, Carole?

Yeah. Just got the blahs.

StevieHey, you going for a hack?

CaroleYeah.

LisaWait! We'll come too.

CaroleNah.

I've got things to think about.

Are you okay?

Is it her mom?

Yeah.

JackSing out when you're back

and I'll untack him, and hose him down for you.

You don't have to do that.

Hey, what are friends for?

How come I don't get that treatment?

Carole's a bit down at the moment.

VeronicaBoo-hoo.

Anyway she just does it for attention.

JackYou go easy now.

Always got to be the birthday girl.

It's my birthday this Saturday.

Your birthday!

Why didn't you say so?

[Horse whinnies]

[Whinnies]

CaroleWhere did you come from?

Are you going to let us pass?

[Snorts]

We'll just have to go around you.

[Whinnies]

You want to be friends?

[Hissing]

You were warning us off.

[Whinnies]

Is that what you were doing?

[Whinnies]

[Whinnies]

♪ Hello, world

♪ This is me

♪ Life should be

♪ Mm-mm, yeah

♪ Fun for everyone

♪ Hello, world

♪ Come and see

♪ Life should be

♪ Fun for everyone!

[Donkey brays]

[Laughing]

VeronicaSo this Saturday at JB's.

And I want everyone to make it an occasion.

Desi and I haven't finalized a dress code yet,

but we'll get back to you on that.

One thing's for certain,

we don't want you slopping around in any old thing.

Are jeans okay?

Show some class, Stevie!

And I'm setting up a gift registry at Planet Horse

so there won't be any doubling up on gifts.

DesiEr, Veronica, I don't think that...

You're the birthday girl, you don't have to think.

Aren't gift registries only for weddings?

Not in our world.

What is a gift registry?

Murray, Murray, Murray.

Just explain, why don't you?

CaroleHey, guys, you'll never guess what happened.

Starlight and I were riding along...

heading straight for a snake.

It was humongous...

and this pony rockets in from out of nowhere

and blocks our path.

A Welsh pony, I think it was.

Welsh pony? Whose?

I don't know. Never seen it before.

Well, where is it now?

It just disappeared into thin air.

Anything for attention, hey, Carole?

What?

It's not your birthday, it's Desiree's.

Who?

So selfish.

CaroleIt was the most beautiful pony I've ever seen.

But a bit rough from living wild, I suppose?

No! It was brushed and neat.

It must be a stray-- a recent one.

And there was something else...

What?

It's like I'd seen it before.

StevieSeen it before?

Where?

I don't know.

A gymkhana or a show?

No. No.

Like in a dream.

Okay, well I'll let the vet know

and Sergeant Dixon too.

It was a sort of a ghosty color.


And came out of nowhere.

Are you two still writing that...thing?

"Hoofbeats"?

And we put one in your pigeon hole every fortnight.

Really?

Well when's the next one due out?

Next week.

Not soon enough.

This Thursday at the latest.

JessWhy?

To announce the biggest event of the season.

So full page announcement.

Desiree Biggins turns twelve!

Banner headlines, okay?

But we haven't got enough other news.

You don't need any other news.

I'm organizing it, so it's going to be huge.

So let's go, go, go!

We're about to feed our ponies.

"We're about to feed our ponies."

I offer you the biggest scoop of the year

and all you can think about is food?

We can't just leave the rest of the bulletin blank.

Well, make it up.

Write an article about Carole called

"Why I'm such a pain".

Simon, I'd like you to do the lighting at JB's.

Something tasteful... yet subtle...

something with flair.

You want flares?

No, flair...you know, color, movement.

So what colors?

Hello, I'm asking you to do it.

Can I please get some help around here.

Okay, what's your favorite color, Desi?

Ah, watermelon... and aqua.

Right...so if...

VeronicaOkay, so I'm seeing some shades of watermelon

at front of the stage,

around the walls aqua,

wired through some dimmers.

Can you get some pulsing happening?

CaroleLisa, Stevie,

this is where I saw the pony.

This cushion is the last thing my mom gave me.

Are you sure?

It's exactly the same.

How does that work?

VeronicaSo selfish.

So very, very selfish.

Two tiers... yeah ...

and a chocolate horse on top...

and it has to be solid chocolate, okay?

Not--not hollow.

MelanieHey.

LisaHey.

Can we talk?

Why not?

We've just been asking around and...

is Carole all right?

It's a bad time of year for her.

Her mom died midsummer.

So when the grass starts to die back...

And the creek dries up...

It sort of reminds her.

And this pony she's seen...

is she saying that's the same one...

as on the cushion her mother gave her?

That's what she's saying.

So it's her mother's pony?

No. Her mother didn't have a pony.

I don't get it then.

Have you seen the pony?

Nobody's seen it... except Carole.

So is it real?

Hey, of course it's real. You got that?

[Whinnies]

It's you!

Where are you from?

You've come to keep me warm, haven't you?

[Whinnies]

It doesn't matter.

I'm just glad you're here...

with me.

It's a really hard story to write, isn't it?

We need an angle.

Maybe we should ask Carole some questions.

We need to use psychology.

What's that?

You know, psychology. The mind.

Oh. So like when you're out of your mind,

you're mad.

Exactly.

So are you saying Carole's out of her mind?

I like that angle.

Simon, how's that lighting plan going?

Yeah, not bad.

Give me details.

You see, the thing is...

Midnight needed some attention.


Concentrate on what's important, the party.

Look, I'll get around to it.

No, you won't, Simon!

What? What do you mean?

You won't get round to it because you're fired.

Take a chill pill, Veronica.

And you know what else?

You're not coming to the party.

You're cut!

But you invited me!

I just uninvited you.

I've seen the pony again.

He just appears out of nowhere.

We are trying to have a civilized conversation here.

But I...

"I", exactly!

It's me, me, me with you, isn't it Carole?

You know what?

You're not coming to the party either.

You're cut!

MelanieHi, Carole.

We finished it.

Finished what?

The article we're doing on you.

Huh?

What are you saying about me?

We're using psychology.

Where'd you get this stuff from?

Er... we had a talk to Stevie and Lisa.

How could you?

So you think I've got a screw loose?

What's wrong?

I've just read the article you helped write.

Article?

You think I'm making the pony up?

Well...we...

not really.

So you don't believe me?

Look, Carole,

we know how much you miss your mom.

What we say in the Saddle Club

should stay in the Saddle Club.

That's the rule.

Hey, Carole, let's talk.

What so you can print more lies?

We're sorry. We didn't mean...

Good friends don't hurt each other.

Ah. Good morning girls. You're early.

We couldn't sleep.

What's wrong?

We really upset Carole.

Yes, I know. She told me.

We didn't mean it.

We just mentioned one small thing to Melanie

and she did the rest.

With a little help from Jess.

I told Melanie last night she was in big trouble.

What are we gonna do?

I've got an idea.

VeronicaAh, Jack...

I need to ask you

what you will be wearing to the party on Saturday.

Gee, I don't know, Veronica,

seeing that it's still only the middle of the week.

The dress code is dress to impress.

What does that mean?

You got to say things we understand.

It means don't come dressed like slobs.

JackI don't know, Veronica.

I don't put a lot of store on what people wear.

A word of advice, Jack,

if you want to attract someone nice,

you should dress nice.

It's what's inside that matters, isn't it?

A woman would have to be blind

to overlook the clothes you dress in.

I'm cool with that.

No. You're not cool, you're cut.

Huh?

You just don't make the grade,

so you're not coming to the party.

PhilYou can't go round telling people they can't come.

Oh, no, just watch me.

You're cut.

You're not the queen of the world.

Fine. You're cut too.

[Chuckles]

We really are.

We really are.

Please say you like it.

Are we okay?

I don't know.

It's a chocolate ginger cake.

That's what my mom used to make!

How did you know?

Mrs. Reg told us.

Chocolate ginger cake--

well, in that case, everything's forgiven.

VeronicaLook, I need to talk to you, guys.

I just checked with Planet Horse,


and they say nobody's put their name down

on the gift registry.

Whose cake is that?

Carole's.

Where'd you get that horse from?

StevieFrom the cake shop in town.

That's my horse.

Huh?

It is not. We bought it.

But it was my idea.

You've stolen my idea.

And it's solid! What?!

Not hollow, just like I said.

Get a grip, Veronica!

No, you know what?

You're off the list!

And you too, Lisa.

None of you are coming to the party.

Whoa. Crazy lady.

We can't publish it.

Why not?

Because, it's not true.

But nothing's true in newspapers.

It's a question of morality.

What's that?

It means doing the right thing.

Where did you get all those big words from anyway?

Around.

Delete all.

Gee, it's got you on the run, huh?

Nah, Lisa said she'd k*ll me.

Oh...now I understand.

CaroleI feel sorry for Desi.

LisaYeah, nobody's gonna go.

StevieWell, maybe she should get someone nice

to organize it for her.

[Snorts]

It's the pony!

[Whinnies]

Looks like he's got something on his mind.

Seems really aggro.

It's okay.

That's right.

What's up?

There is a really steep cliff over here.

He was warning us not to go any further.

Our horses could've broken a leg.

We could've broken our necks.

Thank you, stranger.

When can I expect "Hoofbeats"?

Soon...

...ish.

Don't tell me there's a delay.

Uh...

What's the hold-up?

Uh...

One day?

Longer.

Two days?

More.

You girls have let me down.

You're both off the list!

What?

Play with your dollies Saturday night.

Man, she's lost the plot.

There you go, Miranda.

Comfortable? Ah. Thank you.

I'd like you to meet my son Max.

Miranda.

Very pleased to meet you, Miranda.

Same here, Max.

I've been asking all over

and they told me in Willow Creek

that one of your riders had come across a pony.

Yes, yes, that's right a gray Welsh pony.

Oh, thank goodness. That's her.

Do you know where she is?

Yes. Carole saw her up past old Sweetwater Knoll.

Huh. It's so unlike her to wander off like this.

You sound very fond of her.

She's my eyes and ears.

She's specially trained.

Kept me out of trouble for three years now.

I'd give anything to know she's all right.

Nobody is coming?!

That's right.

But you can't have a party if nobody turns up.

They all had their chance,

and they blew it.

So it's just you and me?

We don't need them, Desi.

We do need them, Veronica.

Everybody needs people.

Not people like that!

I'm gonna invite them all.

Then I'm not coming.

Don't be silly.

After all I've done for you...

Of course you're gonna come.

No!


Why not?

Because I've got standards.

Can you ride?

Yes, I've done quite a bit of riding.

Why don't we saddle up a horse

and we'll go out and find the girls?

Fine.

We've got an absolute angel,

strangely enough called Bad Boy.

[Chuckles]

Come and see! Come and see!

The Saddle Club just just found

the most beautiful pony in the world.

Oh, thank you.

Mrs. RegEverybody, this is Miranda.

And I believe you have found Miranda's pony.

Oh, Sky, you've come back.

Where've you been?

Oh, you naughty girl sky.

Thank you.

What's wrong, Carole?

Are you okay?

Sky...

that's my mother's middle name.

Hey, everybody.

Glad you could come out tonight.

There was a time there when it looked like

some of you wouldn't make it.

[Laughter]

Since I've been at Pine Hollow,

I've made the most awesome friends.

So thanks for always being there

and making every day fun.

Enjoy the party!

[Applause]

StevieHey, everybody give it up for the birthday girl!

Hip hip, hooray... hip hip, hooray...

hip hip, hooray... Whoo!

Happy birthday!

Thanks.

[Cheering]

This song is for those who really can't be here tonight.

♪ When I look into the night sky ♪

♪ See a star shining so bright ♪

♪ I remember words you told me ♪

♪ About using all my might ♪

♪ And how there's magic everywhere ♪

♪ And especially within

♪ So wish upon a star

♪ With just your heart

♪ And the magic will begin ♪

♪ When I look upon a lake of blue ♪

♪ And see my own reflection

♪ I remember words you told me ♪

♪ About determination

♪ As a bird first leaves his nest to fly ♪

♪ Nothing's as hard as it first seems ♪

♪ Just follow every heartbeat

♪ And you will find your dreams ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ahh

♪ Wherever I see beauty, I can see you ♪

♪ And wherever I hear laughter ♪

♪ I can hear you

♪ Sometimes, I'm just a child, and I need you ♪

♪ I feel you hold me in your arms ♪

♪ When I look at my friends around me ♪

♪ I feel you very near

♪ I remember words you told me

♪ How you'd always be here

♪ Because love, it lasts forever ♪

♪ No matter where you are

♪ Right now, it lives inside my heart ♪

♪ And so we are never

♪ Far