GRACIOUS PROVIDENCE, THAT LOOKS COLD!
CALLY, EDGAR!
STAY CLOSE TO THE SHORE!
[LAUGHTER]
I TELL YOU, OUR STUART IS A CHANGED MAN.
OH, DEAR, YOU KNOW, I USED TO THINK, OH, "TYPICAL BANKER",
YOU KNOW, STIFF NECK
IN A BOILED COLLAR" -- WELL LOOK AT HIM!
THE CHILDREN CERTAINLY BRING OUT THE LIFE IN STUART.
GRANDMA WARD USED TO SAY, YOU KNEW A GOOD MATCH,
WHEN A MAN FIT INTO A FAMILY.
WELL, STUART'S CERTAINLY DONE THAT.
FALLEN LIKE A PIECE INTO A PICTURE PUZZLE.
HE'S VERY SPECIAL...
YOU'RE WEARING GUS' RING, AGAIN?
WELL, ON MY OTHER HAND...
AS A REMEMBRANCE.
YOU STILL THINK OF GUS, OF COURSE.
OH, NOT AS MUCH...
IF I CAN'T GET TO SLEEP AT NIGHT SOMETIMES,
OR WHEN I FIRST WAKE UP IN THE MORNING BUT...
NOT THAT OFTEN.
NOT ANYMORE...
DEAR...
AUNT ELIZA MOURNED A LOST LOVE FOR MANY YEARS --
AND WHILE SHE HAD FEW REGRETS IN LIFE --
SHE SOMETIMES WONDERED
WHAT HAPPINESS SHE'D DENIED HERSELF.
THAT'S WHY YOUR FATHER AND I ARE SO HAPPY ABOUT STUART.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO LIVE WITH A SIMILAR REGRET.
[PLAYFUL SOUNDS]
OH, THANK GOODNESS THE WEDDING'S A WEEK SATURDAY!
OH, OLIVIA, LOOK!
THIS MATCHES PERFECTLY!
YOU KNOW, IF THIS HADN'T COME IN TODAY,
I'D NEVER HAVE GOTTEN THAT WEDDING DRESS ALTERED IN TIME.
OH, WELL, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH WEDDINGS.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING HANGING OVER YOUR HEAD
UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
BUT, SOMEHOW IT ALL GETS DONE.
OH, I HOPE SO...
GO ON, THE BUNCH OF YA.
I'D LIKE TO DO MY SHOPPING.
HETTY, LOOK!
THE MATERIAL CAME IN FOR FELICITY'S WEDDING DRESS.
ISN'T THAT LUCKY?
LUCKY?
IF YOU'D GONE TO CHARLOTTETOWN,
AS I SUGGESTED, JANET, YOU'D HAVE IT DONE BY NOW.
STILL, TYPICAL REALLY, OF THE THOUGHTLESSNESS
THAT ATTENDS THIS WHOLE AFFAIR.
CHILD!
SEE THIS IS PUT ON MY BILL.
HETTY, WE ARE ALL WELL AWARE THAT YOU DON'T APPROVE
OF THIS MARRIAGE...
SINCE WHEN HAS MY APPROVAL BEEN
OF THE LEAST INTEREST TO ANYONE?
A YOUNG GIRL'S WEDDING IS A TIME SHE SHOULD
LOOK BACK AT FONDLY FOR THE REST OF HER DAYS.
NOW, I WON'T HAVE YOU GO AND RUIN IT.
THINK OF FELICITY.
I AM THINKING OF FELICITY.
IT'S IN THINKING OF HER,
THAT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK OF GUS PIKE.
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
OH, THAT'S LOOKING LOVELY, NOW.
OH, I LOVE THE NECKLINE. IT'S VERY NICE.
[PHONE RINGING]
C'MON, C'MON, HERE WE GO.
-HERE'S YOUR ARM, OLIVIA. -HERE'S MY ARM.
ALL RIGHT. OH, FOR HEAVENSAKES!
OH, WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT, EH?
[PHONE RINGS]
ISN'T ANYONE GOING TO ANSWER THAT?
C'MON.
OH, I'M COMING! I'M COMING!
JUST A MINUTE. HERE.
Ow!
HELLO?
OH, YES, SALLY...
OH! GOOD HEAVENS!
AH, FELICITY! QUICKLY!
LONG DISTANCE CALLING...
YES, YES, YES, I'M HERE...
YES, AH, PUT THE CALL THROUGH, PLEASE...
HELLO?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LOUDER.
THE CONNECTION'S VERY BAD...
...AM CALLING BECAUSE...
I BEEN NURSING HIM, BUT THE BOY'S IN A BAD WAY.
HE NEEDS YOU, MISS KING. TO TALK TO YOU...
WHO IS THIS?
WHERE ARE YOU CALLING FROM?
...ONLY YOU CAN CALL HIM BACK TO THE LIVING...
... IF YOU DON'T COME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM...
I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU VERY WELL...
HELLO? HEL-...
[STATIC]
THE LINE'S DEAD.
SALLY?
SALLY, I NEED YOU TO RECONNECT THAT CALL!
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS!
A NURSE OR SOMETHING.
WELL, DIDN'T YOU HEAR?
ALL OF AVONLEA KNOWS YOU LISTEN IN ON EVERYONE'S CALLS!
WELL, THEN CALL THE LONG DISTANCE OPERATOR
AND CALL ME BACK!
HELP ME WITH THESE HOOKS AND EYES!
WELL, WE'RE NOT EVEN HALF DONE...
JUST GET ME OUT OF THIS THING!
FELICITY!?!
OH, I HAVE TO GET GOING!
GOING? WHAT, WHAT...
WHO WAS ON THIS TELEPHONE?
IT WAS A NURSE WITH A PATIENT IN DISTRESS.
I COULDN'T MAKE OUT IF SHE SAID THE NAME OR NOT, BUT..
OH MY LORD...
WELL, WAS IT SOMEBODY THAT YOU KNEW FROM MEDICAL COLLEGE OR...?
NO! NO! DON'T YOU SEE?!
IT'S THE PATIENT THAT KNOWS ME.
IT HAS TO BE...
IT'S GUS.
GUS?
OH, FELICITY, ALL HANDS WERE LOST WHEN GUS" SHIP
WENT DOWN OFF THE CAROLINA COAST.
YOU KNOW THAT...
WELL, THEN WHO DID SHE MEAN?
OH, DARLING... IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE...
[PHONE RINGS]
HELLO?
OH, YES, SALLY... UH HUH...
WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT...?
OH, I SEE...
SHE SAYS A LONG DISTANCE CALL CAN'T POSSIBLY BE RECONNECTED.
SALLY!
THEY MUST HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING!
WELL, WHERE DID THE CALL COME FROM?
WHAT TOWN WAS IT?
THE CALL CAME FROM CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
FELICITY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING FOR HEAVENSAKE?!
POSTPONE THE WEDDING!? BUT IT'S IN FOUR DAYS!
WELL, HOW CAN I GET MARRIED WITH THIS HANGING OVER MY HEAD?
OH, WELL, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS...
MOTHER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO AGREE ON A POSTPONEMENT.
FELICITY!
THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MINUTE!
COULD YOU REALLY JUST DO THAT?
WELL, AH, WHAT IS ALL THIS?
COMMON BRAWLING IN THE PUBLIC ROAD?
HEAVENS TO MOLLY!
WHAT HAVE THE KINGS COME TO?
AUNT HETTY!
I'VE HAD A TELEPHONE CALL.
GUS IS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA...
HE'S ALIVE.
ALIVE?
GUS...
YOU SPOKE TO HIM!
DID YOU SPEAK TO HIM?
WELL, NO, BUT I SPOKE TO THE NURSE
AND SHE SAID THAT HE NEEDS ME.
THAT I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD BRING HIM BACK TO THE LIVING...
OH, WILL YOU LISTEN TO YOURSELF?!
HETTY, THE WOMAN NEVER MENTIONED GUS BY NAME.
SHE SAID A PATIENT -- A PATIENT!
WELL, WHO ELSE COULD IT BE?
IF IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH,
SURELY THE WOMAN WILL RING BACK...
I HAVE TO GO.
MOTHER, I'VE GOT TO GO TO CHARLESTON AND FIND GUS.
OH, GO TO CHARLESTON...
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO!
IT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION!
A FAR FLUNG PORT!? WHERE WE KNOW NO ONE?
I WILL NOT HEAR OF IT!
AUNT HETTY, PLEASE HELP ME.
SURELY YOU OF ALL MUST UNDERSTAND...
WELL, YOUR MOTHER IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
ALONE ON SUCH AN ODYSSEY?
NO, INDEED. CERTAINLY NOT.
WHICH IS WHY...
I MUST GO WITH YOU.
HETTY, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
STUART, THERE'S QUITE A BIT THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT...
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU MUST THINK THAT I'M CRAZY.
NO, I DON'T.
EVERYONE ELSE DOES.
WELL, I'M NOT EVERYONE ELSE.
NO. NO, YOU'RE NOT.
STUART, I...
THE GLEN...
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME HERE.
IT SEEMS THAT NO MATTER HOW JANGLED MY THOUGHTS ARE,
I CAN ALWAYS UNTANGLE THEM HERE.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME...
THERE'S SOMETHING...
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOUR APPROVAL...
WHAT IS IT?
I MANAGED TO CONVINCE WELLINGTON CAMPBELL
TO SEVER THESE FEW ACRES OF GLEN FROM HIS FARM AND SELL.
YOU BOUGHT THIS GLEN?
I THINK I DESCRIBED AS BEST I COULD
WHAT YOU WANTED TO THE DRAFTSMAN.
THERE'S YOUR GINGERBREAD...
AND YOUR PICKET FENCE.
IT IS WHAT YOU WANTED...
IT'S EVERYTHING I WANTED...
IT'S MY WEDDING GIFT...
TO YOU...
STUART...
HOLD ON -- I THOUGHT THIS WOULD--
I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE IT...
I DO...
I DO.
YOU ARE SO KIND AND PATIENT AND GENEROUS.
I AM VERY FOND OF YOU, STUART.
I HAVE TRIED NEVER TO DELUDE YOU.
NO, I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU HAVE...
IF GUS IS ALIVE, IT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
WHAT ABOUT ME?
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, F-...
EVEN IF HE HADN'T DROWN --
HOW COULD HE LET YOU THINK HE WAS DEAD
IF HE CARED ABOUT YOU?
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO FIND OUT.
AFTER ALL OUR PLANNING, AFTER EVERYTHING...
STUART, I HAVE NO CHOICE.
I HAVE TO KNOW.
I HAVE TO FIND GUS.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH.
YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
AND EDGAR, DON'T GROW UP TOO MUCH BEFORE I GET BACK.
FELICITY!
YES, AUNT HETTY! I'll BE RIGHT THERE.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
DUFFY, YOU DON'T GET INTO TOO MUCH TROUBLE.
WILL YOU COME BACK?
WELL, OF COURSE I WILL.
AS SOON AS I CAN.
CECILY WILL BE STAYING WITH YOU,
SO YOU ALL MUST MIND HER ALL RIGHT.
WILL MR. MCRAE STILL BE BY TO TUCK US IN?
SURE, I WILL.
YOU'LL WRITE ME, IF YOU CAN, EVERYDAY, OR CABLE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND THAT YOU ARE SAFE...
YES, YOU KNOW, I WILL...
HEAVENS GIRL, HURRY! THE TRAIN!
YES, YES, AUNT HETTY!
RETURN TO ME...
PROMISE.
GO ON.
OH, GOODNESS, CAREFUL!
GOODBYE.
OH, OH, OH!
FELICITY, WE HAVE TO GO INSIDE!
STUART MCRAE, YOU TAKE CARE OF THOSE CHILDREN!
BE GOOD!
AUNT HETTY, I CAN SEE THE FERRY TERMINUS!
FELICITY!
DON'T LET YOUR HANDBAG DANGLE LIKE THAT.
TUCK IT UNDER YOUR ARM.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS?
I DO IMAGINE I KNOW,
BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO PREY
UPON VULNERABLE FEMALE TRAVELERS --
ESPECIALLY IN "FOREIGN" PARTS.
FOREIGN PARTS?
AUNT HETTY, WE HAVEN'T EVEN COME TO NEW BRUNSWICK YET!
THE TRICK IS TO ALWAYS PROJECT AN AIR OF CONFIDENCE AND CALM.
THE S.S. SAVANNAH --
AT THE FOOT OF THIS WHARF.
THAT'S STRAIGHT DOWN, FAR END.
BUT OUR TRAIN WAS SOMEWHAT DELAYED,
AND, AH, THE SAVANNAH SAILS IN TWENTY MINUTES.
THAT'S THE ONLY PASSENGER SHIP TIL MONDAY.
YOU BETTER GO.
SIR, FIRST...
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW THIS FELLOW?
I'M TRYING TO FIND HIM.
HE WORKED FOR YOUR LINE.
HIS NAME IS GUS PIKE.
SORRY, MISS, CAN'T HELP YA.
BETTER HURRY.
FELICITY, STEP LIVELY, OR WE'LL MISS IT.
OH, AUNT HETTY,
ARE YOU SURE WE CAN'T EVEN TRUST A PORTER?
DON'T BE NAIVE!
BUT THESE BAGS WEIGH A TON...
NEVER MIND.
JUST, AH, THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE.
SING.
YES, SING.
"FARE WELL TO NOVA SCOTIA, YOUR SEA BOUND COAST..."
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
-EXCUSE ME. -I BEG YOUR PARDON.
I HAVE NOT YET FOUND MY SEA LEGS.
WELL, I DO HOPE YOU FIND THEM SOON.
WELL, I'M SURE I SHALL HAVING LIVED MY LIFE
BUT A STONE'S THROW FROM THE SEA.
I SHALL BE A SALT HAND IN NO TIME.
WELL, THAT IS GOOD...
SINCE WE HAVEN'T YET CAST OFF FROM THE PIER.
LADIES, MY NAME IS HORACE BECK, --
OF BECK'S FURNITURE MANUFACTURE, CHARLESTON.
IF YOU ARE EVER IN NEED OF A CHEST OF DRAWERS --
FINEST SOUTHEASTERN PINE OR OAK...
WE'LL ONLY BE VISITING CHARLESTON,
JUST THE SHORTEST WHILE.
WE CAN SHIP -- ANYWHERE ON THE SEABOARD.
NO, NO THANK YOU.
AS YOU WILL.
YOUR, AH, FIRST TRIP TO CHARLESTON?
I'M A NATIVE SON, LADIES, IF I CAN BE OF ANY SERVICE.
I'M FELICITY KING.
THIS IS MY AUNT, MISS HETTY KING.
I SUPPOSE WE'RE JUST ABOUT IT FOR HUMAN CARGO.
WELL, I'M VERY PLEASED TO MEET YOU BOTH.
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
HIS NAME IS GUS PIKE.
HOLD HER STEADY Now!
FELICITY: DEAR STUART, DAY TWO OF OUR VOYAGE,
GOING SLOWLY DOWN THE COAST...
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
ALONG NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA --
PLYING THE ROUTE GUS TOOK SO OFTEN...
STILL NO USEFUL INFORMATION.
POOR AUNT HETTY IS VERY SEASICK.
AND I HAVE MADE FRIENDS WITH A KINDLY FELLOW PASSENGER
FROM CHARLESTON.
DON'T TELL ME, YOUR POOR AUNT IS STILL
UNABLE TO LIFT HERSELF FROM HER BERTH?
I'M AFRAID SO.
POOR WOMAN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH VIRULENT SEASICKNESS...
WELL, I'VE GIVEN HER SOME CHOPPED GINGER --
I'll TRY A BIT MORE, LATER.
WRITING THE FOLKS BACK HOME?
YES...
MISS KING,
I HATE TO SEE SO YOUNG A FACE WEARING SUCH CARE.
NOW, OUT ON THE OCEAN, THERE IS NOTHING ANY OF US
CAN DO ABOUT ALL OUR TROUBLES.
ALL OUR WORRIES LIE BEYOND THE HORIZON --
EITHER BEFORE US OR BEHIND.
I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT DREW GUS TO THE SEAFARING LIFE.
IF YOUR YOUNG MAN IS TO BE FOUND IN CHARLESTON,
MISS KING, WE'LL UNCOVER HIM.
THAT'S A PROMISE.
IN THE CAPTAIN'S CABIN!
AND CHECK THE KIT FOR BANDAGES, DOUBLE QUICK!
YOU, THERE! IS THERE TROUBLE?
WE'VE A HAND INJURED, SIR. SUFFERED A BAD GASH!
OH, WELL, WHERE IS HE?
I'VE GOT MEDICAL EXPERIENCE, I CAN HELP.
YOU SEEM AWFULLY YOUNG, JIMMY, TO BE OUT IN THE WORLD.
YOUNG, MISS?
I BEEN TO SEA SINCE I WAS TWELVE.
SURVIVED THREE HURRICANES AND ONE WRECK...
A WRECK?
"MAID OF CALAIS"
THE CALAIS!
ALL HANDS WERE LOST...
WELL, THAT WAS FIRST REPORT, MISS.
ONE BOAT MADE IT. JUST.
I SPENT A MONTH AT THE MARINE MISSION HOME.
I KNOW THE PLACE -- ON BEAUFAIN STREET...
UH HUH.
WAS GUS PIKE AMONG YOU?
GUS?
YOU KNEW GUS?
WE WERE TO BE MARRIED.
SORRY, MISS. HE DROWNED.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW HIM WELL?
WELL, COURSE, MISS.
HE WAS OUR TELEGRAPH OPERATOR.
DID YOU SEE HIM THE NIGHT OF THE WRECK?
DID YOU SEE HIM IN THE WATER?
MISS...
DON'T DO THIS TO YOURSELF.
I HAVE TO KNOW WHATEVER I CAN.
I'VE GOT TO FIND THE TRUTH...
LAST I SAW HIM, WE WERE TAKING THE FINAL LIFEBOAT OFF.
HE COULDA GOT IN WITH US, BUT HE TURNED BACK.
THE BOILER FIRE BROKE OUT,
JUST AS THE GALE COME DOWN ON US HARD...
THE LIFEBOATS WERE PUTTING INTO SOME GOD AWFUL SEAS.
GUS KNEW THE MEN COULDN'T LAST LONG IN THAT ROUGH OF WATER.
HE TURNED BACK --
HOPING SOME VESSEL'D PICK UP HIS SIGNAL
AND STEAM TOWARD US.
IF NOT FOR HIM, WE ALL WOULDA DIED.
ASITIS, OUR BOAT TURNED.
ONLY FIVE HUNG ON.
AND GUS?
I OWE HIM MY LIFE.
YOU'RE SURE HE DROWNED?
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU DIFFERENT.
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]
THE BEAUFORT HOTEL
HAS OUR CITY'S FINEST BREAKFAST, LADIES.
THE THINNEST BUTTERMILK PANCAKES,
FOR YOUR VEXED DIGESTION, MISS KING.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY DIGESTION.
EXCUSE ME.
NOW, MISS KING -- LADIES ALONE --
I'M JUST TRYING TO BE A FRIEND.
YOU BRING OUT MY PROTECTIVE STREAK.
YES, WELL, NOW THAT I'M ON TERRA FIRMA,
I'M SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO MANAGE VERY WELL.
THANK YOU, AND AH, SO, GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR.
-AUNT HETTY...! -I SEE...
MISS FELICITY, I'VE WRITTEN DOWN THE ADDRESS
OF THAT MARINE MISSION.
WELL, BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL.
THANK YOU -- FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
WELL, THAT WAS PLAIN RUDENESS.
I'll THANK YOU TO REMEMBER WHO SO NARROWLY
MISSED LOSING OUR LUGGAGE.
ONE DOESN'T ENCOURAGE STRANGERS, FELICITY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING.
AUNT HETTY, WHEN TRAVELING, EVERYONE IS A STRANGER.
OH, YOU!
MY LUGGAGE!
OH, AH...
THE CARRIAGE PLEASE, THE CARRIAGE.
OH, JIMMY!
I WAS HOPING THAT I COULD SAY A PROPER GOOD BYE.
ARE YOU COMING ASHORE?
GONNA HAVE A DOCTOR CHECK THE HAND
JUST TO BE ON THE SURE SIDE.
JIMMY, LISTEN...
THANKS FOR TENDING ME, MISS...
FELICITY!
QUICKLY!
I AM HOLDING THE CARRIAGE!
I WORRY FOR OUR LUGGAGE VIRTUALLY UNATTENDED
IN THAT LANDAU.
WE CAN'T STAY LONG...
YOU THINK THERE'D BE A BELL...
WELL, IT'S NOT A HOTEL, AUNT HETTY.
CLEARLY.
WHO ARE YOU LADIES LOOKING FOR?
IS THERE A NURSE ON DUTY, OR A MATRON?
THERE IS.
BUT THE MATRON IS AWFULLY BUSY RIGHT NOW.
IT'S TIME FOR THE MEDICINE ROUNDS.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER IN PARTICULAR,
I SUGGEST THAT YOU CALL BACK LATER.
OH, YES, YES, AH, WHY DON'T WE SETTLE INTO OUR HOTEL FIRST
AND THEN CALL BY AGAIN IN THE MORNING?
WELL, PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP ME THEN.
I'M TRYING TO FIND THIS YOUNG MAN.
HIS NAME IS GUS PIKE.
YOU ARE, ARE YOU?
WHO MIGHT YOU BE, CHILD?
FELICITY KING.
[GASP, GLASS SHATTERS]
NOW, DEAR, BE CAREFUL.
GO ON. FETCH A MOP.
UM, I'M SORRY, MISS, BUT, AH, THERE IS NO SUCH A BOY HERE.
I AM VERY SORRY, BUT I CAN'T BE OF MUCH HELP.
WELL THEN, PERHAPS I'll JUST COME BACK TOMORROW
AND SPEAK TO THE NURSE.
YOU DO THAT.
GOOD. COME, COME.
THANK YOU.
DID YOU MANAGE TO POST YOUR LETTERS TO STUART?
AT THE FRONT DESK.
GOOD.
I'M SURE HE'LL BE RELIEVED TO KNOW WE'VE LANDED
SAFE AND SOUND, AT LEAST.
HE'S PROBABLY HELPING CECILY TUCK THE CHILDREN
INTO BED ABOUT NOW.
I FEEL RATHER BADLY.
WELL, AFTER ALL, STUART IS A GOOD MAN, HMM.
WELL, WHATEVER THE OUTCOME OF ALL THIS,
HE MUST BE DEALT WITH FAIRLY.
I KNOW.
DON'T WORRY, I KNOW.
I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THAT WOMAN,
THE ELDERLY LADY AT THE MISSION HOME.
I GOT THIS FEELING THAT SHE WAS HOLDING SOMETHING BACK.
-FELICITY... -WHAT?
NOW THAT WE ARE HERE...
AND CAN BETTER SEE THE ENORMITY OF OUR TASK...
COULD IT BE THAT THE FAMILY WERE RIGHT?
DID WE SO BADLY WANT GUS PIKE TO BE ALIVE
THAT WE WERE WILLING TO BELIEVE ANYTHING?
I WON'T THINK LIKE THAT.
I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MISSION HOME.
AT THIS HOUR?
AUNT HETTY, THAT WOMAN KNOWS SOMETHING,
I AM CONVINCED OF IT.
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO ENTERTAIN YOUR DOUBTS,
THEN GO AHEAD, BUT I WON'T.
YOU CAN'T GO DOWN THERE ALONE!
FELICITY?
FELICITY!
FELICITY, PLEASE, STOP.
I'VE A PEBBLE IN MY SHOE.
THIS IS MADNESS.
OUT AND ABOUT AT THIS HOUR OF THE NIGHT.
AND SO CLOSE TO THE WATERFRONT, TOO.
IF WE'D ONLY WAITED FOR A CARRIAGE...
AUNT HETTY, WE'RE HERE!
BY NOW THAT WOMAN WILL BE LONG GONE,
AND SAFE IN HER BED,
AS WE SHOULD BE...
THERE'S THAT NURSE'S AIDE, WHO BROKE THE GLASS, REMEMBER?
WAIT...
ISN'T THAT JIMMY?
THE BOY FROM THE SHIP WHO KNEW GUS?
JIMMY!
SORRY!
[LAUGHING IN BACKGROUND]
[LAUGHING]
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
OH, STAND ASIDE, LADY COMING THROUGH.
HETTY: FELICITY?
OH, GO ON NOW? GET AWAY!
GET OFF WITH YOU! SHOO!
SHOO, RUFFIANS!
YOU RUFFIANS!
GO ON!
SHOO! SHOO! SHOO!
ALL RIGHT. BACK TO YOUR BUSINESS.
FUN'S OVER.
NOW, LADIES, YOU FORCE ME TO BE STRICT WITH YOU.
YOU ARE NO LONGER IN AVONLEA.
OH, INDEED WE'RE NOT.
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO SEE YOU BACK TO YOUR HOTEL.
YES, COME ALONG, FELICITY.
COME, DEAR.
OH, WE HAVE SEVERAL NURSE'S AIDES,
COULD MATCH THAT DESCRIPTION...
WELL, THERE WAS AN OLDER WOMAN WITH HER,
A ROUNDISH LADY WITH GRAYING HAIR.
SHE WOULD KNOW WHO I MEAN.
OH, THAT WOULD BE MEGGET LYDIE.
SHE DOESN'T COME EVERY DAY.
I HAVE TO GO.
MOST DAYS MISS LYDIE IS DOWN AT THE WHARF BY THE SEA WALL.
SHE'S USUALLY THERE SELLING HER BASKETS..
[PATIENT SCREAMING]
I'M AS GLAD WE DIDN'T FIND GUS IN A PLACE SUCH AS THIS.
EXCUSE ME, DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
EXCUSE ME, SIR, DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
NO, MA'AM.
EXCUSE ME, DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
I SUPPOSE YOU'LL HAVE TO BE GETTING BACK TO YOUR BUSINESS,
MR. BECK...
I'VE NOTHING PRESSING, MISS KING.
OH, GOOD,
I MEAN... AS YOU WILL.
ARE YOU CERTAIN YOU DON'T KNOW THIS MAN?
I DO ADMIRE THAT YOUNG LADY'S STICK-TO.
STICK-TO IS A KING FAMILY TRAIT.
THOUGH SOMEWHAT MISGUIDED, I FEAR, IN THIS INSTANCE.
OH, HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN THE POOR GIRL
SHOW THAT PICTURE TO?
IN CHARLESTON?
SOME FIFTY OR SIXTY THOUSAND.
MR. BECK, DO YOU THINK THAT PERHAPS, AFTER SUPPER,
YOU COULD GIVE ME THE NAMES
OF MORE HOSPITALS AND CARE HOMES?
OF COURSE.
OH, FELICITY, WE CAN'T EXPECT MR.BECK'S GOOD NATURE
TO TOLERATE MUCH MORE.
MY NATURE IS NO PROBLEM, BUT MISS KING,
CAN YOU SPEND MANY MORE DAYS LIKE THIS?
WELL, IF I HAVE TO...
[CHOIR SINGING]
THAT SINGING...
WHAT IS IT?
CHOIR PRACTICE BY THE SOUNDS OF IT.
MISS KING, I AM TEMPTED TO SUGGEST
THAT YOU REPORT YOUR FRIEND
AS A MISSING PERSON TO THE POLICE...
-YES. -I KNOW IT...
...BUT TO BE HONEST, I DOUBT THAT YOU HAVE
EVIDENCE ENOUGH FOR THE POLICE TO UNDERTAKE THE CASE.
OH, FELICITY, MR. BECK IS RIGHT.
AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO ADMIT...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
FELICITY?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
NO, NO, NO, WAIT!
PLEASE, PLEASE!
I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU!
-WAIT! -WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOUR HELP.
YOU WERE AT THE MISSION HOME...
TALKING TO JIMMY...
YOU KNOW ABOUT GUS PIKE.
YOU TELEPHONED ME.
YES, AND I RECOGNIZE THE SONG.
IT WAS YOU, WASN'T IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, ODELIA.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU, MISS KING?
DO YOU KNOwW WHERE GUS PIKE IS?
YOU'D BEST COME ALONG WITH ME.
HI BABES!
NOW, YOU TWO GO AND PLAY. GO ON!
I THINK ONLY THE YOUNGER MISS KING NEED FOLLOW ME FROM HERE.
OH, NO! BUT I INSIST...
PLEASE, MA'AM, WON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT?
MISS LYDIE?
YOU BACK FROM PRACTICE?
MISS LYDIE...?
WHO IS THERE?
GUS?
IT'S FELICITY.
GET OUT!
GET OUTTA HERE!
-WHAT IN HEAVEN! -GUS... NO...!
GET OUT I SAID!
STOP, YOU'RE GOING TO HURT YOURSELF...
DID YOU HEAR ME?
GET OUT AND LEAVE ME BE!
NOW, GUS PIKE! STOP THIS! STOP THIS!
JUST GO AWAY...
GO AWAY!
OF ALL THE THINGS I IMAGINED...
I NEVER EXPECTED THIS...
NO ONE THOUGHT HE'D EVEN LIVE.
BUT I WOULDN'T LEAVE HIS SIDE.
WE ALL KNEW...
WHAT HE TRIED TO DO TO SAVE THE OTHERS.
AFTER THE EXPLOSION,
A TRAWLER PULLED HIM FROM FLOATING WRECKAGE -
BARELY CONSCIOUS...
CHILD, GO AND SET.
I CAN FINISH HERE.
WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE WAS BLINDED
AND THAT ALL BUT SIX HAD DIED JUST THE SAME --
WELL, HE WENT DEEP INSIDE HIMSELF,
HE WOULDN'T COME OUT.
WELL, WAS NO ONE WAS
TOLD HE WAS ALIVE --
NO AUTHORITY, NO ONE?
HE WAS FOUND SEPARATE FROM THE OTHERS.
AT FIRST, IN THE CONFUSION --
THE WORLD THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
GUS WANTED IT KEPT THAT WAY.
THE BOYS WHO LIVED,
THEY KNEW IT WAS ONLY CAUSE OF GUS.
GUS WANTED US TO SWEAR TO HIS SECRET.
WE DID.
AND CAN HE SEE NOTHING, NOTHING AT ALL?
LIGHT AND SHADOW.
HE COULDN'T STAY AT THE HOME.
THE MISSION NEEDED THE BED.
THAT'S WHEN GRANNY ASKED HIM HERE.
THAT BOY HAS A POWERFUL LIGHT INSIDE.
IF ONLY HE'D JUST LET IT SHINE AGAIN.
HE WON'T GO TO THE DOCTORS NO MORE.
I GOT UPSET AND I TRIED TO CALL YOU,
BUT HE MADE ME SWEAR NOT TO TRY AGAIN --
YOU OF ALL PEOPLE.
WHY?
WELL, THAT, CHILD, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK HIM, YOURSELF.
I DON'T KNOW YOU,
AND I BARELY KNOW MISS KING,
BUT DON'T YOU THINK YOU OWE IT TO THE GIRL
TO AT LEAST TALK TO HER?
FELICITY DESERVES BETTER...
AND SHE'S TOO DECENT A PERSON TO LEAVE A BLIND MAN.
I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, SON...
NO,
YOU DON'T,
AND NEITHER DOES SHE.
THAT YOUNG LADY HAS UNDERTAKEN
AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
WITH NOTHING TO GO ON BUT FAITH.
FAITH IN YOU.
SURELY, YOU CAN FIND
A CORNER OF YOUR HEART TO SOFTEN TOWARD HER.
WHAT HAS SHE EVER DONE,
BUT LOVE YOU?
GUS?
THERE'S NOT A PEEP COMING FROM THAT ROOM.
PERHAPS I SHOULD GO BACK IN,
PERHAPS THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.
MISS KING, I SUSPECT THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SIGN.
OH, YES...
NOW, IF YOU WILL TAKE A SUGGESTION
FROM AN IMPERFECT STRANGER,
I DO KNOW OF A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE CAFE
BY THE SEAWALL...
WELL, YES, WAIT!
WHY DIDN'T YOU LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WERE ALIVE?
I COULDN'T...
I WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO AVONLEA
AND GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE.
GUS, HOW COULD I?
YOU COULD IF YOU TRIED.
THE ONLY WAY THAT I WILL GO BACK TO AVONLEA IS WITH YOU.
LOOK AT ME.
I'M USELESS.
DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE.
WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME NOT TO WASTE A LIFE?
GO HOME...
SITTING HERE WITH YOUR BASKETS...
GO HOME, I SAID!
YOU THINK WE CAN JUST GO ON AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER,
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR ME.
FOR SOME PEOPLE LIFE DOESN'T HAVE HAPPY EVER AFTERS.
WE WILL BE FINE...
I'VE GONE COLD INSIDE, LIKE STONE.
I'VE NO LOVE TO GIVE ANYBODY.
IF I HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT FOR YA, I WILL.
I DON'T WANT YOU NO MORE.
I WON'T LEAVE YOU.
I WILL LIVE THE REST OF MY DAYS OUT HERE IF I HAVE TO,
BUT I WILL NOT GO BACK TO AVONLEA
UNLESS YOU ARE WITH ME.
[QUIET CHATTER]
GUS SAID THAT HE WON'T COME HOME WITH ME.
HE TOLD ME TO GO ON WITH MY LIFE.
BUT WHY?
YOU TOLD HIM ABOUT STUART?
IF I TOLD GUS ABOUT STUART, HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
COME ON YOU ALL.
LET'S GO INSIDE.
WELL, GUS PIKE,
THIS IS THE LOT YOU'D CHOOSE, IS IT?
GO HOME, MISS KING.
NOTHING YOU CAN SAY WILL CHANGE MY MIND.
CHANGE YOUR MIND?
THE BRASS OF YOU!
YOU THINK I CARE A WHIT IF YOU SIT HERE AND ROT?
AFTER MAKING SUCH A FOOL OF ME?
FOOL OF YOU?
YES, I HAD SUCH HOPES FOR YOU, GUS PIKE.
ALWAYS.
YOU WERE BRIGHT, YOU WERE AMBITIOUS.
BUT MOST OF ALL YOU HAD SPIRIT.
OR SO I THOUGHT.
THAT'S WHY I TUTORED YOU AND FUSSED OVER YOU
AND CODDLED YOU
AND FOR WHAT?
SO YOU COULD HIDE AWAY HERE
AND THROW YOUR LIFE TO THE WIND.
IT WAS NO SENSE YOU AND FELICITY COMING HERE --
IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR NIECE, YOU'LL TAKE HER HOME.
DON'T YOU GIVE ME THAT PIOUS FACE OR I'll SLAP YOU.
ALL ALONG, YOU'VE SAID SHE WAS TOO GOOD FOR YOU,
TOO GOOD FOR YOU,
WELL NOW, I'M INCLINED TO AGREE.
OH, AND NOT BECAUSE YOU'VE LOST YOUR EYESIGHT, BOY.
BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE A COWARD!
I'M NOT A COWARD!
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE...
SHUT UP!
YOU'VE NOTHING TO SAY THAT I WANT TO HEAR.
IF YOU'VE NOT GOT THE GUTS TO FIGHT BACK,
THEN GO ON AND LIE DOWN
AND DIE FOR ALL I CARE.
THE SAD TRUTH IS THAT
LOVE HAS ITS LIMITATIONS.
SOMETIMES,
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LOVE SOMEONE,
BAD THINGS STILL HAPPEN.
FELICITY?
GO ON.
GO TO HIM.
GUS?
HEY, DON'T BE SCARED.
RUN ON HOME NOW.
I HAD TO FIND YOU, GUS.
YOU'VE GOT TO COME HOME.
WHERE PEOPLE KNOW YOU AND LOVE YOU...
HOME...
I'VE TRAVELED, FELICITY,
AND I'VE SEEN THINGS.
THE SOUTHERN CROSS IN THE NIGHT SKY;
THE FIRE OF ST. ELMO DANCING ON THE WATER;
LAND HOVING ON THE HORIZON FROM THE MIST.
I SEEN THE SUN -- RISING ON OLD SPANISH PORTS
AND THE OLDER TOWNS OF THE MAYA.
AND I'll NEVER SEE AGAIN.
I'll NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET HOME...
HAVE YOU ANY IDEA WHAT A FUTURE WOULD BE LIKE WITH ME?
NO.
BUT I KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE WITHOUT YOU.
I WON'T HOLD YOU TO YOUR PROMISE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MARRY ME.
WE'LL JUST TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME.
-EXCUSE ME. -YES, MA'AM.
IS THERE SOMEWHERE I CAN SEND A CABLE GRAM?
OH, I CAN DO THAT FOR YOU, MISS,
AND HAVE IT CHARGED TO YOUR ROOM.
AH, TO MR. STUART MCRAE,
AVONLEA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA.
AND WHAT'S THE MESSAGE, MISS?
COMING HOME.
-THAT'S NICE, MISS. -THANK YOU.