WHAD'YA LOOKIN' AT, KID?
HOW'S HE MAKING OUT IN THERE, MRS. DALE?
VERY WELL. I THINK.
ALEC: TRY IT AGAIN, OLIVIA!
ALL RIGHT!
OH, NO! OFF! OFF!
TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!
QUICK!
WATCH OUT, MR. KING.
SOUNDS LIKE THAT BOILER COULD BLOW...
DON'T WORRY...
IT'S NO USE, OLIVIA.
TRYING TO FIX THAT STEAM ENGINE IS BEYOND ME.
WELL, I THINK WE'RE MAKING REAL PROGRESS, ALEC...
OH, RIGHT.
WELL, I THINK THAT YOU'RE BETTER OFF WAITING A FEW DAYS
FOR JASPER TO GET BACK.
HE'LL KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.
WELL, I WAS REALLY HOPING TO GET EVERYTHING REPAIRED
BEFORE JASPER GETS BACK...
SO THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE TIME ALONE TOGETHER
BEFORE WE HAD TO PLUNGE INTO RUNNING THE CANNERY.
OLIVIA!
OH, HELLO, MRS. BRADLEY.
YOU COULD JUST GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY, ALEC?
ALL RIGHT.
OLIVIA!
DID YOU FORGET US?
YOU'VE GOT THE DAUGHTERS OF THE DOMINION MEETING AT YOUR HOUSE.
OH, MY GOSH!
EVERYONE IS SITTING OUT ON YOUR FRONT LAWN.
OH, GOOD HEAVENS!
I HAVE TO CHANGE...
MONTY!
DO YOU WANT ME TO GET THINGS GOING FOR YOU?
WE COULD JUST SET UP ON THE LAWN.
OH, MRS. BRADLEY, YOU'RE A LIFE SAVER.
THANK YOU.
I'll BE RIGHT THERE...
[WHISPERING] SORRY!
I'M IN SUCH A TIZZY OVER THAT BOILER...
YOU GO OFF,
I'll KEEP AN EYE ON MONTY TILL YOU GET BACK.
ALL RIGHT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
LET'S JUST HOPE I DON'T BLOW THE WHOLE PLACE TO KINGDOM COME.
WELL, ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH...
SORRY, EVERYBODY...
I'VE BEEN A WEE BIT FRANTIC GETTING READY
FOR JASPER'S HOMECOMING.
YOU MUST BE SO EXCITED.
WHEN WILL HE BE HERE?
WELL, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IF THE TRAINS RUN ON TIME.
WELL, OLIVIA,
IS JASPER WORRIED ABOUT THE AVONLEA CANNERY
BEING ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THE NEW DEAL IN CARMODY?
OH, I DON'T THINK SO.
WE'VE GOT A VERY LOYAL GROUP OF CUSTOMERS.
WELL, LET'S HOPE THEY STAY THAT WAY.
I HEAR THE CARMODY CANNERY
IS PROMISING BEST DOLLAR TO THE FISHERMAN
AND BEST PRICE TO THE BUYER.
SEEMS TO ME, THEY'VE GOT YOU COMING AND GOING.
COURSE, THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF BEING BIGGER, ISN'T IT?
MY, MY, EULALIE,
YOU SEEM TO KNOW AN AWFUL LOT
ABOUT THE CANNERY BUSINESS ALL OF A SUDDEN.
WELL, I COULDN'T HELP BUT HEAR.
I WAS OVER CARMODY WAY,
DOING MY BIT FOR THE LADIES TEMPERANCE SEWING CIRCLE,
AND THEY WERE AGOG AT THE GROWTH OF CARMODY.
THEY'VE GOT BIG PLANS IN THE WORKS, LADIES.
BIG PLANS.
CARMODY'S GONNA EXPROPRIATE MAYFAIR,
NEW DUNDEE AND AVONLEA!
JANET: WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE IT'S JUST EULALIE'S MANNER,
BUT SHE REALLY PUT ME OFF RIGHT FROM THE WORD GO.
"JOIN CARMODY AS IT BLOOMS INTO A BLOSSOMING GARDEN
OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY..."
REALLY?
WELL, I'M ALL FOR PROGRESS, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME,
THAT CARMODY'S REACH IS EXCEEDING ITS GRASP.
[KNOCKING]
WELL, TO HEAR HER,
YOU'D THINK EULALIE WANTS AVONLEA TO DISAPPEAR.
EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU MRS. DALE?
YES...
MY NAME'S LOTTIE COOPER, MA'AM.
MR. DAVIS FROM THE MAYFAIR CANNERY SENT ME OVER.
HE WROTE THIS NOTE TO GIVE TO YOU.
I WORKED THE LAST TWO SUMMERS FOR MR. DAVIS
BUT I WON'T BE THERE ANOTHER SEASON
NOW THAT HE'S CLOSING THE CANNERY DOWN.
PERCY DAVIS IS CLOSING HIS CANNERY?
HE SAID THE NEW ONE OVER NEAR CARMODY BOUGHT HIM OUT...
...TOOK ALL HIS CUSTOMERS TOO.
I TRIED GOING TO CARMODY, BUT THEY ONLY WANTED MEN.
ANYHOW, MR. DAVIS THOUGHT YOU STILL MIGHT BE HIRING
AND THAT'S WHY I'VE COME.
I HAVE GOT A FEW POSITIONS LEFT.
MR. DAVIS DOES SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF YOU IN HIS LETTER...
SO, PERHAPS YOU COULD START TOMORROW MORNING...
IF THAT'S CONVENIENT.
YES, MA'AM.
WELL, SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING THEN.
THANK YOU, MA'AM, AND GOD BLESS YOU.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
JUST SOMEBODY LOOKING FOR WORK OVER AT THE CANNERY...
WELL, I THOUGHT YOU'D FINISHED HIRING.
WELL, SHE BROUGHT THIS NOTE FROM PERCY DAVIS
OVER AT THE MAYFAIR CANNERY...
... AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO TURN HER AWAY.
"...LOTTIE COOPER IS A FINE HARD-WORKING GIRL.
HOPE YOU CAN HIRE HER AS SHE'S IN A BAD FIX.
NO FAULT OF HER OWN.
P. DAVIS.”
ALEC, CARMODY CAN'T JUST TAKE OVER AVONLEA, CAN IT?
LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT NEW CANNERY.
IF MISS COOPER'S ANY INDICATION...
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DISCOVER
THAT CARMODY'S BLOSSOMING GARDEN OF INDUSTRY
HAS MORE THAN A FEW THORNS IN IT.
OH, NOW, MONTY, DON'T RUN OFF.
LOTTIE?
I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU HERE THIS EARLY...
WHAT'S IN YOUR BASKET...A KITTEN?
NO, MA'AM...I WISH IT WAS JUST A KITTEN...
OH, LOTTIE...
THERE'S NO PLACE FOR A BABY...
YOU CAN'T BRING A BABY TO WORK...
I HAVE NO CHOICE, MA'AM.
I GOT TURNED OUT OF MY ROOM IN MAYFAIR YESTERDAY.
I GOT NO PLACE ELSE TO GO...
MRS. DALE! THIS LOTTIE GIRL'S PASSING OUT.
FISH GUTS MUST BE TOO MUCH FOR HER.
OH, GOOD HEAVENS!
-LOTTIE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? -YES, I'M FINE, MA'AM.
MRS. TWEED, LET'S GET HER ONTO A CHAIR.
WATCH YOUR HEAD, NOW.
I JUST NEED TO REST FOR A MOMENT, MA'AM,
AND THEN I CAN GET RIGHT BACK TO WORK.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE IN ANY CONDITION
TO BE WORKING RIGHT NOW, LOTTIE.
YOU'RE EXHAUSTED.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NO GOOD TO US HERE IN THIS STATE.
OH, I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER, MA'AM.
I CAN GO RIGHT BACK TO WORK NOW...
NONSENSE...
YOU TWO NEED A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD.
I CAN OFFER YOU ROOM AND BOARD IN EXCHANGE FOR HELP
AROUND THE HOUSE.
LOTTIE: THAT WOULD BE GREAT, MRS. DALE.
THIS USED TO BE YOUR BED WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE BABY, MONTY.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT?
I'VE BEEN KEEPING A FEW THINGS IN CASE MY NIECE
FELICITY EVER NEEDS THEM.
I'VE ACTUALLY STILL GOT MONTY'S BABY BUGGY UP IN THE ATTIC.
I COULD GET IT DOWN LATER AND WE COULD ALL GO OUT
FOR A LITTLE WALK.
WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE, CUTIE PIE? HMM?
I FORGOT TO ASK YOU, LOTTIE, WHAT'S YOUR BABY'S NAME?
OH, I HAVEN'T SETTLED ON A PROPER NAME FOR HER YET, MA'AM.
DON'T THINK ME AWFUL,
BUT I'VE BEEN CALLING HER LITTLE ONE.
OH, WELL, SHE NEEDS A PROPER NAME.
DO YOU KNOW ANY NICE ONES?
SOMETHING THAT MIGHT SUIT?
WELL, I QUITE FANCY THE NAME ALICIA.
THAT WAS JASPER'S MOTHER'S NAME AND WE ALWAYS SAID
THAT IF WE HAD A LITTLE GIRL, THAT'S WHAT WE'D CALL HER.
ALICIA'S PRETTY.
MIGHT SOUND TOO FANCY THOUGH, COMING FROM THE LIKES OF ME.
OH, NOTHING'S TOO FANCY FOR THIS LITTLE ANGEL.
YOU'RE GOOD WITH BABIES.
ALL SHE DOES WITH ME MOST TIMES IS CRY AND CRY.
OH, PROBABLY JUST A LITTLE TOUCH OF COLIC.
THAT'LL PASS SOON ENOUGH.
LOTTIE, I HOPE YOU WON'T THINK I'M PRYING TOO MUCH, BUT...
I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE BABY'S FATHER...
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
HE HAS RESPONSIBILITIES...
HE SHOULD BE HELPING YOU AND THE BABY...
...EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT MARRIED...
OH, IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT, MA'AM.
I HAD A HUSBAND ALL RIGHT.
HE JUST DIDN'T STICK AROUND LONG ENOUGH
TO BE A FATHER, THAT'S ALL.
I'M SORRY...
NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
I'M GLAD THAT WE COULD ALL MEET
TO FINALIZE OUR PLAN OF ATTACK.
-MAYOR? -THANK YOU.
NOW, MRS. BUGLE, THERE IS STILL THE MATTER
OF REACHING AN AGREEMENT FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.
MY NEW LUMBER YARD
SHOULD BE SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN,
WITH A HUGE SIGN IN FRONT.
I WANT TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END OF ALL THOSE LUMBER ORDERS
FOR ALL THOSE NEW BUILDINGS.
MR. GILLIS, MY SUPERIORS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE TERMS.
I'M SURE THAT THE RAILWAY COMPANY WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE
SUITABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
ONCE ALL THE PAGES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED.
IT IS MRS. BUGLE
AND THE TOWNSPEOPLE THAT CONCERN US,
QUITE FRANKLY.
MRS. BUGLE, WE'RE GOING TO COMPENSATE YOU VERY WELL
FOR YOUR LAND, BUT, UH...
SOME OF YOUR OTHER TERMS, UH, WELL,
WE JUST CAN'T POSSIBLY MEET.
I WANT ALL OF THEM MET,
OR THAT TRAIN RUNS NOWHERE NEAR MY PROPERTY, GENTLEMEN.
I'M THE ONE THAT CAN GET THE INFLUENTIAL FAMILIES
IN AVONLEA ON OUR SIDE,
BUT I WANT MORE MONEY FOR MY TROUBLE.
WHAT GUARANTEE WOULD WE HAVE FROM YOU TO US
THAT THE TOWNSFOLK OF AVONLEA WILL CHANGE THEIR MINDS?
I'VE LIVED IN THAT TOWN FOR FORTY YEARS.
I KNOW WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE.
[LAUGHS]
ARCHIE: GATHER ROUND EVERYONE. GATHER ROUND.
PEOPLE OF AVONLEA, I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
WHO'LL BE THE FIRST TO SIGN MY PETITION TO JOIN CARMODY?
NOW HOLD ON, ARCHIE,
AREN'T YOU JUMPING THE GUN A LITTLE HERE?
ALEC, YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.
PROGRESS WAITS FOR NO MAN, ALEC.
WELL, THAT MAY BE SO,
BUT DEMOCRACY DOES CALL FOR DUE PROCESS.
OH, IT'S EASY FOR YOU KINGS
TO BE AGAINST JOINING CARMODY.
FINE IF YOU OWN A FARM, AN ORCHARD AND A CANNERY IN TOWN,
BUT WHAT ABOUT ME?
I MEAN, WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE PEOPLE?
WOULDN'T YOU ALL LIKE SOME MODERN CONVENIENCES...
AN ELECTRIC STOVE, A WARM PRIVY,
STREETS THAT DON'T TURN TO MUD?
WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY THAT CAN HAPPEN.
AND THAT'S IF WE BECOME A CITY.
SIGN THE PETITION!
JOIN GREATER CARMODY!
WELL, SEEING AS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT EFFECTS THE WHOLE TOWN,
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A PROPER COUNCIL MEETING --
GET THE INNUENDO AND EMPTY PROMISES
OUT OF THE AIR AND ON TO THE TABLE.
THAT'LL BE JUST JIMMY-DANDY WITH US.
YOU CALL YOUR MEETING, ALEC KING,
AND I'll GET ON THE TELEPHONE TO ALL THE FOLKS IN CARMODY.
WE'LL GET THE LOW DOWN AND MAY THE BEST DEAL PREVAIL.
[VOICES MURMURING]
AND SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT JUST MAKES SENSE
FOR AVONLEA TO AMALGAMATE WITH CARMODY.
I CAN'T READ THIS, EULALIE...
IT'S ALL DISCOMBOBULATED.
AVONLEA IS OVER HERE -- RIGHT?
PLAINLY.
AND KING FARM THIS-AWAY?
OF COURSE.
WELL, THEN... WHERE'S THE WHISTLE STOP?
A NEW CITY LIKE GREATER CARMODY
NEEDS A CENTRAL TRAIN STATION...
WITH A MUCH MORE DIRECT LINE WHICH JUST HAPPENS
TO COMPLETELY BYPASS AVONLEA.
IT'S NOT THAT FAR TO GO INTO CARMODY.
NOW, I IMAGINE THIS NEW LINE
WILL BE GOING THROUGH SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY,
WHO'LL BE TURNING A PRETTY PENNY FROM THE RAILROADS
IF AMALGAMATION GOES THROUGH.
YES.
NOW, I JUST WONDER WHOSE PROPERTY THAT MIGHT BE...?
WELL...
LET'S SEE...
IT UH, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
IT SEEMS TO GO SMACK THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE OLD BUGLE FARM.
IT HAS TO RUN SOMEWHERE.
SO, WHAT ELSE DO WE LOSE IN THIS DEAL
BESIDES THE WHISTLE STOP, EULALIE?
WE DON'T LOSE ANYTHING!
THERE IS A STATION DOWNTOWN!
AND WHERE IS THIS "DOWNTOWN"?
I NOTICE YOU HAVE A SO-CALLED BUSINESS DISTRICT,
BUT OUR BANK AND SHOP AND THE LIKE --
THEY'VE ALL GONE TO CARMODY.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE SCHOOLHOUSE?
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE OUR SCHOOL, TOO, ARE WE EULALIE?
CLARA POTTS!
THERE HAS TO BE SOME GIVE AND TAKE.
OH, YES, WE GIVE, CARMODY TAKES.
I THINK IT'S A FAIR EXCHANGE FOR WHAT WE'RE GETTING.
AND JUST HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT ARCHIE,
CUZ YOUR SAWMILL GETS A LOT OF EXTRA BUSINESS?
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE, BERT.
CITIES HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT IN ELECTRICITY,
STREET LIGHTS, PAVED ROADS...
AND INDOOR PLUMBIN'.
YES, AND CITIES ALSO HAVE HIGHER TAXES
TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE AMENITIES.
THESE FACTORIES THAT'LL BE GOIN' UP HERE
WILL PAY MOST OF THE TAXES.
THOSE FACTORIES ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF OUR PRIME FARMLAND.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S OLD FOGEYS LIKE YOU, BERT,
THAT GET IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS.
THIS IS THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO?
PAVE OVER THE WHOLE... ISLAND?
[COMMOTION]
[LOUD WHISTLE]
COULD WE HAVE SOME ORDER HERE?
NOW, WE CAN STAND HERE AND SQUABBLE ALL DAY
AND WE WON'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS.
WELL, THE DEMOCRATIC WAY TO SETTLE THIS
IS TO LET THE PEOPLE OF AVONLEA DECIDE.
I MOVE THAT WE ORGANIZE A PLEBISCITE
AND HOLD A SECRET BALLOT.
I SECOND THAT MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
GOOD. AVOTEIT IS THEN.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE I'll BE ABLE TO GET AWAY TONIGHT, ALEC.
WELL, TRY IF YOU CAN.
STUART THINKS WE SHOULD PLAN SOME STRATEGY.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, THERE'S LOTTIE! HELLO!
I'll RUN PUT THE KETTLE ON.
-I'll BE STRAIGHT IN. -ALL RIGHT.
OLIVIA, ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE TAKEN ON
WITH THIS GIRL?
OH, WELL, IT'S JUST UNTIL SHE GETS A PLACE OF HER OWN, ALEC.
YOU BARELY KNOW HER.
OH, LOTTIE HAS A GOOD HEART, ALEC.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN A SECOND.
BESIDES THE THOUGHT OF HER ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD
WITH A BABY TO RAISE JUST BREAKS MY HEART, SO...
WELL, IF IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH, YOU, UH...
OH, I'll MANAGE.
BESIDES, IT'S FUN HAVING A BABY IN THE HOUSE AGAIN.
...AND THERE'S PAT FRUEN AND HIS WIFE...
FRUEN AND WIFE.
OH, AND DON'T FORGET JASPER'LL BE HOME IN TIME TO VOTE.
DALE TIMES TWO.
ANY OTHERS?
NO. I DON'T THINK SO...
MALCOLM AND ABIGAIL WON'T BE HOME FROM THEIR HOLIDAYS
FOR ANOTHER MONTH.
AND FELICITY AND MISS KING, MAYBE...
I1 WISH THE CABLE HAD BEEN MORE SPECIFIC.
IT JUST SAID 'COMING HOME...
SHE DIDN'T CALL YOU, DID SHE?
NO. NOT A WORD.
ALTHOUGH, NO DOUBT, THEY'RE EN ROUTE.
STILL, WE CAN'T EXPECT THEM TO BE HERE ON TIME.
NO, I GUESS NOT... WELL...
IF WE CAN GET EVERYONE WE'VE PUT ON THIS LIST SO FAR
TO VOTE AGAINST AMALGAMATION,
ALEC, WE'LL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE
OF ABOUT FIFTEEN VOTES.
WELL, I'll GET ON THE TELEPHONE FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING
AND START CALLING AROUND.
YES, WELL, OH, I'D BETTER BE GETTING OFF.
IT'S A BIT LATE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE TEA, MRS. KING.
-GOOD NIGHT. -GOOD NIGHT, STUART.
SPEAK TO YOU TOMORROW, STUART.
ALEC. GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD WORK, WILEY.
ALL RIGHT EVERYBODY, GET READY.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THIS DEVIL ONE MORE TRY!
YOU FIXED IT MR. KING!
OH, ALEC!
IT WAS TOUCH AND GO THERE FOR A WHILE.
OH, I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.
MAN CONQUERS MACHINE AT THE END.
WELL, YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED.
EVERYTHING'S RUNNING LIKE CLOCKWORK.
MRS. DALE!
YOUR HUSBAND'S ON THE TELEPHONE!
OH! HE IS?
OH, MY GOODNESS!
BUT HE'S EARLY!
I'M ALL MESSY.
NO. IT'S ALL RIGHT. HE'S DELAYED.
HE'S STILL IN SUMMERSIDE!
OH! HE'S IN SUMMERSIDE!
WELL, DON'T LEAVE THE POOR MAN WAITING.
GO AND TALK TO HIM.
NOW THAT MR. DALE'S BACK,
I HOPE THINGS CAN FINALLY GET BACK TO NORMAL AROUND HERE.
INDEED.
JASPER...
UH, YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP, DEAR...
I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU EITHER...
PARDON?
NO.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU...
OH, THE CANNERY.
IT'S WELL, ALTHOUGH THERE'S SOME TROUBLESOME NEWS
THAT THEY'RE OPENING A NEW CANNERY IN CARMODY...
NO, I'M TRYING NOT TO WORRY...
PARDON?
OH, DRAT! I CAN'T HEAR YOU...
I WILL COME FOR YOU AT THE WHISTLE STOP.
ARCHIE: WE'RE OFFERING ALL THE MODERN AMENITIES;
RUNNING WATER, ELECTRICITY, INDOOR PLUMBING.
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF JOBS AS WELL.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VOTE YES.
WHAT THE DEUCE...?
GET THE FACTS.
VOTE YES ON FRIDAY.
AFTERNOON.
READ THIS AND VOTE YES TO AMALGAMATE ON FRIDAY.
HERE'S ONE FOR YOU TOO.
DON'T MISS THE BOAT, FOLKS.
COME ON OUT AND VOTE FOR AMALGAMATION.
I SEE YOU HAVEN'T WASTED ANY TIME
SPREADING THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CARMODY.
WHAT OF IT?
PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE INFORMED.
WELL, THIS MALARKEY ISN'T INFORMATION.
THERE AREN'T ANY FACTS IN HERE.
THIS IS PURE PROPAGANDA AND YOU KNOW IT.
I'M SURE YOU'RE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION, ALEC.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING;
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU RAIL AGAINST IT,
YOU CAN'T STOP PROGRESS AND THAT'S A FACT.
PROGRESS?
THIS IS JUST SNAKE OIL.
WELL, I HATE TO SAY IT, ALEC...
BUT IT'S THE KIND OF SNAKE OIL THAT SELLS.
WELL, IT ISN'T GOING TO SELL AROUND HERE.
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT.
OH!
...OH JASPER...
MY DEAREST DARLING, I THINK EVERYTHING IS GOING
TO TURN OUT FOR THE BEST...
BAGS...
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY KEPT BUSY WHILE YOU WERE AWAY...
YA, YA, YA, YA, YA,
I'VE GOT ANOTHER PRESENT IN HERE FOR YOU, MONTY, MY BOY...
... A BEEFEATER!
OH, AND MY GOOD FRIEND, SIR DAVID NEWTON,
HE HELPED ME WORK THE BUGS OUT OF MY VOICE REPLICATOR.
IT'S STILL CRUDE,
BUT WE'VE SIMPLIFIED THE RECORDING MECHANISM,
AND WE'VE MADE IT PORTABLE.
HELLO, LOTTIE, I WONDERED WHERE YOU'D GOTTEN TO.
MONTY?
[WHIRRING NOISE]
DOES YOUR MOTOR HAVE A HORN, MONTY?
[HONKING]
DOES YOUR MOTOR HAVE A HORN?
[HONKING]
LOTTIE: I WAS JUST GETTING THE BABY READY TO GO OUT, MA'AM.
I PROMISED MR. KING I'D STOP BY AND HELP HIM WITH THE CAMPAIGN,
HOWEVER I MIGHT...
JASPER'S VOICE: DOES YOUR MOTOR HAVE A HORN, MONTY?
DOES YOUR MOTOR HAVE A HORN?
[HONKING]
ANYWAY, I'D BEST BE GOING.
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU, MR. DALE.
OH, LIKEWISE.
OH, SHE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GIRL.
RATHER SHY THOUGH.
YES. JASPER...
OH.
DID I TELL YOU I SHOOK HANDS WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES
WHEN HE TOURED THE ROYAL SOCIETY?
IN YOUR LAST LETTER, YES...
HE'S QUITE THE SPIFFY FELLOW...
HE'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS FELIX.
SPIFFY TIE...
ALL THOSE IMPORTANT PEOPLE...
I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN ON THE DAY...
THE GREATEST MINDS IN THE EMPIRE. JASPER...
WELL, NO, I'll LOOK FOR IT ANOTHER TIME.
I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU.
I'M VERY GLAD TO BE HOME...
JASPER,
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T REGRET GIVING UP AN APPOINTMENT
TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY, JUST TO COME BACK TO AVONLEA?
REGRET...
HONEY...
...THE ONLY THING I REGRET IS BEING AWAY FROM YOU AND MONTY.
NOT A THOUSAND APPOINTMENTS TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY
WOULD BE WORTH BEING AWAY FROM YOU TWO.
I LOVE YOU...
ISN'T SHE JUST THE MOST CONTENTED BABY?
NOW THAT SHE'S GOT A REGULAR ROOF OVER HER HEAD,
SHE'S DOING MUCH BETTER, MA'AM.
AH. WHAT DO YOU CALL HER?
ALICIA.
OH, WHAT A LOVELY NAME.
WELL, ALICIA, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY WORK?
OH, I THINK ALICIA FINDS MY HANDIWORK QUITE AMUSING.
[LAUGHING]
WHAT DO YOU THINK, LOTTIE?
OH, I COULDN'T TELL YOU, MA'AM.
I DON'T READ BUT A FEW WORDS AT BEST.
OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE...
I SUPPOSE IT DOESN'T MUCH MATTER HOW WELL YOU READ
OR WRITE WHEN YOU'RE GUTTING FISH FOR A LIVING.
NO...
STALE OLD PROVERBS AREN'T GOING TO CUT IT.
WE NEED SOMETHING SNAPPY AND MODERN.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ALL NIGHT
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING MODERN, FELIX.
I'VE GOT TO GET THAT COPY DOWN TO THE CHRONICLE FIRST THING
IF WE WANT THE HANDBILL PRINTED
AND OUT ON THE STREETS BY LUNCHTIME.
AND DON'T FORGET, FELIX,
PEOPLE RESPOND BEST TO WHAT THEY KNOW
SO IT'S GOOD TO USE FAMILIAR PHRASES AND SAYINGS.
YES, BUT WE CAN'T SOUND TOO CORNY EITHER.
WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST STATE THE FACTS,
SIMPLY AND CONCISELY
SO THE PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND JUST WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE,
AND NOT RESORT TO THE SAME KIND OF CHICANERY
AS ARCHIE AND EULALIE.
IT MAY BE CHICANERY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO IT,
AND IF YOU'LL PARDON THE PROVERBIAL SAYING, FELIX,
WE'VE GOT TO FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE.
THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS.
EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD BARGAIN.
THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
NOW, I THINK WE SHOULD START WITH SOMETHING CATCHY...
THE GRASS IS NOT ALWAYS GREENER
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE
AND A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH...?
WERE YOU AWARE THAT NOT ONLY WOULD WE LOSE OUR WHISTLE STOP,
BUT OUR SCHOOL IS THREATENED TOO?
THE KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS THEY'RE PROMISING
CANNOT BE GAINED WITHOUT A TAX BASE.
NOW, WE'RE ALL FOR RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH...
...BUT NOT BANKRUPTCY FOR THIS TOWN,
AND PROFITS FOR A RELATIVE FEW.
PLEASE, VOTE NO ON FRIDAY.
PLEASE TAKE ONE OF THESE.
EULALIE: ACT NOW!
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
PROSPERITY IS WITHIN THE GRASP
OF EVERY RATE PAYER IN AVONLEA.
VOTE YES TO JOIN CARMODY
AND WATCH IT BLOOM INTO A BLOSSOMING GARDEN
OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A BIG SHOW-OFF, EULALIE BUGLE!
VOTE FOR THE FUTURE!
VOTE YES TO AMALGAMATING WITH CARMODY!
THIS IS TURNING INTO A BLESSED CIRCUS!
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO COMPETE WITH THAT?
WE'RE DOOMED. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
[SHOUTING CONTINUES]
WE'RE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A ROUSING GAME
OF SNAKES AND LADDERS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME INSIDE AND JOIN US?
OH, NO THANKS, MA'AM.
I THINK I'll JUST SIT HERE A SPELL
WITH THE BABY AND ENJOY THE SCENERY.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE,
I'M GOING TO MISS IT WHEN I GO.
WELL, I HOPE, EVEN WHEN YOU FIND YOUR OWN PLACE,
YOU'LL STILL COME BY AND VISIT AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE.
I GUESS YOU PROBABLY FEEL LIKE YOU'RE CARRYING THE WEIGHT
OF THE WORLD ON YOUR SHOULDERS WITH THAT BABY.
I CERTAINLY REMEMBER THE WORRIES I HAD
WHEN MONTGOMERY WAS FIRST BORN...
BUT SOMEHOW, THINGS JUST HAVE A WAY OF TURNING OUT
FOR THE BEST, LOTTIE.
YOU'LL SEE.
I'M NOT SO WORRIED ABOUT THAT AS I WAS
BEFORE I MET YOU, MRS. DALE.
WELL, JASPER AND I'll ALWAYS BE HERE
TO HELP YOU OUT WHENEVER YOU NEED ANYTHING.
THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU BOTH, BUT I S'POSE IF I JUST KEEP
PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER,
I'll MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY SOMEHOW.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS LITTLE GIRL
HAS THE VERY BEST LIFE SHE CAN.
I'M SURE YOU WILL, LOTTIE.
...AND FURTHERMORE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IF CARMODY IS ALLOWED
TO DICTATE THE AGENDA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS TOWN,
WE WILL FIND OUR...
AH, SON...
DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME IN.
MR. TREMAYNE TOOK PITY ON ME AND LET ME OFF EARLY TONIGHT.
THAT'S THE SECOND NIGHT IN A ROW.
HE'S SPOILING YOU.
WELL, HE KNOWS THERE'S A LOT GOING ON HERE.
HMM.
I WISH I COULD BE WITH YOU AND MOTHER TO SHOW MY SUPPORT
AT THE VOTE TOMORROW BUT THERE'S A WHOLE HERD
OF TOURISTS COMING IN FROM BOSTON.
AH, WELL, MIGHT BE JUST AS WELL.
I'M NOT TOO CONFIDENT THAT THINGS
ARE GOING TO GO THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO TOMORROW.
IT APPEARS THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN ARE SO DAZZLED
BY ALL THE HOCUS POCUS CARMODY'S PEDALLING,
THAT THEY'RE NOT EVEN INTERESTED
IN LISTENING TO ANYTHING ELSE.
WHAT'S THAT THING AUNT HETTY ALWAYS SAYS WHEN YOU TRY
TO GIVE HER AN EXCUSE FOR FORGETTING YOUR HOMEWORK?
SOMETHING ABOUT SOUNDING LIKE AN IDIOT...?
IT'S A TALE TOLD BY AN IDIOT
FULL OF SOUND AND FURY, SIGNIFYING NOTHING.
THAT'S IT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE EVERYONE SEE
THAT WHAT CARMODY'S REALLY OFFERING
IS JUST SOUND AND FURY SIGNIFYING NOTHING.
[LAUGHS]
YOU MAKE IT SOUND VERY EASY, FELIX.
IT IS.
YOU'RE THE FATHER. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
OH, OF COURSE.
LORD KNOWS WHAT NEW TRICKS EULALIE BUGLE'S
GOT UP HER SLEEVE FOR THE PLEBISCITE TOMORROW.
I'M SORRY. YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE.
THE MAYOR IS IN A MEETING.
EXCUSE ME.
-WE'RE EXTREMELY BUSY. -LISTEN TO ME.
THE REASON I AM HERE IS BECAUSE I REPRESENT
A GOOD PORTION OF THE PEOPLE OF AVONLEA
AND WHAT YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO TO OUR TOWN
IS UNACCEPTABLE.
WE WILL NOT BE LEAD BY SWINDLERS.
WHAT RIGHT HAVE YOU TO LABEL US "SWINDLERS"?
WELL, I THINK THAT BRIBING SOME OF OUR TOWNSPEOPLE
AND SUPPORTING THEIR ATTEMPTS TO CLOUD EVERYONE'S MIND
WITH NOTIONS OF PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY -
I THINK THAT QUALIFIES YOU AS SWINDLERS.
OUR RAILWAY COMPANY IS PROMOTING PROGRESS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
BECOMING MORE MODERN AND AMALGAMATING OUR TOWNS
IS THE ONLY ANSWER FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
AND BETTER BUSINESS OPORTUNITIES.
GOOD DAY.
WELL, I DON'T AGREE, SIR.
SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNTOUCHED.
AND AS FOR EULALIE BUGLE, GOD BLESS HER,
SHE WILL NEVER HAVE A RAILROAD RUNNING THROUGH HER BACK YARD
IF I HAVE ANY SAY IN IT.
GOOD DAY, GENTLEMEN.
JASPER: I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, IF I MAY.
CLARA: ALL RIGHT, JASPER.
PROGRESS HAS ALWAYS EXCITED ME,
AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG BELIEVER
IN THE BENEFITS OF CHANGE.
BUT THIS TRULY EFFICIENT MODEL TELLS US, IT WOULD SEEM,
ABOUT PROGRESS,
BUT ONLY IN A MATERIAL SENSE...
IT ISN'T A COMMUNITY.
AND UH, COMMUNITY IS MORE THAN A WORD, AND UH...
IT'S MORE THAN THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE IN...
COMMUNITY IS THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM YOU SHARE YOUR LIFE
AND AVONLEA HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY OF CARING PEOPLE,
AND WE REFUSE TO STAND IDLY BY, WHILE SOMEONE IS RUN DOWN.
IF YOU WILL, WE LEND OUR HAND...
AND I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT WE LEND OUR HEARTS AS WELL..
IN MY RATHER STRANGE LIFE, I'VE ASPIRED TO BE MANY THINGS:
A SCIENTIST, A MAKER OF GADGETS AND NONSENSE,
IF YOU WILL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY AND ABOVE ALL...
...A HUSBAND AND A FATHER
AND I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO BELIEVE THAT I AM YOUR FRIEND.
AND SINCE THIS CARMODY PROPOSAL
IS SUCH A SINGLE-MINDED VIEW OF PROGRESS,
AS A FRIEND, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THIS:
WILL WE REALLY BE HAVING ANY PROGRESS IF WE'RE RAILROADED
INTO TRADING OUR COMMUNITY FOR PROMISES OF GADGETS
AND ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND MATERIAL THINGS?
[APPLAUSE]
CLARA: ALEC, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY?
NO, I THINK JASPER SAID IT ALL FOR ME.
WELL THEN, IN THAT CASE, I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO COME FORWARD
AND FILL IN YOUR BALLOTS.
SINGLE FILE ON THE LEFT IF YOU PLEASE.
THE RESULT OF THE BALLOT IS A MAJORITY DECISION...
IN FAVOR...
OF REJECTING CARMODY'S PROPOSAL FOR AMALGAMATION.
[CHEERING]
WELL, THINGS ARE GOING YOUR WAY NOW, JASPER DALE,
BUT MARK MY WORDS, ONE DAY THE SHOE WILL BE
ON THE OTHER FOOT AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT!
I'M AWFULLY SORRY...
NEVER MIND HER, JASPER. SHE'LL GET OVER IT.
WELL DONE, JASPER.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER, JASPER.
LOTTIE: SSHH. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST THUNDER.
IT WILL PASS.
THERE, THERE...
[BABY CRYING]
OH, I'M SORRY, DID HER CRYING WAKE YOU UP?
OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT. WE WEREN'T ASLEEP YET ANYWAY.
I CAN'T GET HER SETTLED, NO MATTER WHAT I DO.
WHEN MONTY WAS THAT AGE, HE USED TO HOWL
LIKE BLUE BLAZES EVERY TIME THERE WAS A THUNDER STORM.
MAY 1?
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
YOU HAVE SUCH A SPECIAL TOUCH WITH HER, MRS. DALE.
I WISH I HAD YOUR PATIENCE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT TILL SHE'S OLDER AND SHE STOPS
ALL THIS FUSSING AND FRETTING.
OH, THAT'LL BE SOON ENOUGH, BELIEVE ME.
THEY GROW SO QUICKLY, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
YOU'RE WISHING THEY WERE SMALL AGAIN.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
NOT ME.
THE SOONER SHE'S OUT OF DIAPERS, THE BETTER.
I USED TO FEEL THAT WAY WHEN MONTGOMERY WAS A BABY,
BUT NOW I'D GIVE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO HAVE A WEE ONE
TO KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT AGAIN...
...AND EAT MY HAIR, YES, I WOULD.
WELL, NOW THAT MR. DALE'S BACK, MAYBE YOU WILL.
OH, I'M NOT SURE PROVIDENCE HAS THAT IN STORE FOR US.
BUT YOU'RE STILL YOUNG.
YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO HAVE CHILDREN.
WELL, I THOUGHT SO TOO, BUT...
...SOMETIMES...
NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY OR HOW MUCH YOU HOPE AND PRAY...
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE.
[LOUD THUNDER]
OH, IF THIS STORM KEEPS UP, SHE WON'T STAY QUIET LONG.
I'll SIT WITH HER AWHILE.
WHY DON'T YOU GO LIE DOWN?
YOU DON'T MIND?
NOT A BIT.
ARE YOU SURE?
HMM.
SO PRETTY...
[THUNDER]
OH, THAT THUNDER'S NOT SCARY IS IT?
WE DON'T MIND A LITTLE THUNDER.
[LOUD CRASH]
[PHONE RINGING]
HELLO?
BERT...
GOOD LORD...
...NO, I'll PICK HIM UP ON THE WAY OVER
AND BE THERE AS SOON AS I CAN.
BERT POTTS...
-WHAT'S WRONG? -THE CANNERY'S ON FIRE.
CALL JASPER AND OLIVIA. TELL THEM I'M ON MY WAY.
OH.
HOW BAD IS IT?
THE MAIN BUILDING'S DONE FOR AND THE FIRE'S SPREAD
TO THE WORKERS' HOUSING.
[COMMOTION]
WILEY? THE WORKERS?
THEY'RE FINE, MA'AM. EVERYONE'S OUT.
GOOD...
LET'S GET THAT HORSE OUT OF HERE!
[COMMOTION]
OH, BLAST!
PRESSURE'S GONE!
OH, DEAR.
WHAT'S THE-THE-THE-THE PR...?
THE CHAIN'S RUSTED.
IT KEEPS BREAKIN'.
GET THE TOOL CHEST FROM THE CANNERY!
JASPER!
OH, AH, KEEP THE PRIME UP!
GET THE BUCKETS!
KEEP THE PRIME UP!
C'MON WITH THE BUCKETS! LET'S GO!
-HURRY UP! -I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN!
IT'S NO USE, JASPER.
[BABY STIRRING]
HUSH 'N' BYE, DON'T YOU CRY,
OH, YOU PRETTY LITTLE BABY.
WHEN YOU WAKE, YOU'LL HAVE SWEET CAKE,
AND ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE PONIES.
A BROWN AND A GRAY AND A BLACK AND A BAY,
AND ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE PONIES.
YOU'VE BEEN SO HAPPY HERE HAVEN'T YOU...
C'MON WITH THE BUCKETS! LET'S GO!
WE CAN'T KEEP THIS UP, IT'S TOO DANGEROUS...
GET BACK EVERYBODY!
GET BACK!
GET BACK NOW!
GET BACK!
IT'S OVER, JASPER.
IT'S OVER.
[FLAMES ROARING]
ISIT...?
YA, YA, YA, EVERYTHING'S GONE...
IT'S, IT'S ALL FINISHED...
THE POOR FERGUSES AND THE WELLANDS...
THEY'VE LOST EVERYTHING...
AND UH...
LIONEL LESTER AND THE MOATS...
ARCHIE...
ALEC, I'VE BROUGHT YOU SOME BUILDING SUPPLIES
AND THERE'S ANOTHER WAGON LOAD OF SCRAP LUMBER
BACK AT THE MILL.
IT'LL DO YOU FOR FIREWOOD.
THANK YOU, ARCHIE. WHATEVER YOU CAN SPARE WE CAN...
WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR.
LET'S GET THOSE SUPPLIES.
ALEC, I THOUGHT I SHOULD TELL YOU,
I'M MOVING THE MILL TO CARMODY.
WHAT?
WITHOUT THE CANNERY, AVONLEA'S FINISHED.
THERE'S NO FUTURE FOR MY BUSINESS HERE.
WELL, YOU CAN GO WHERE YOU PLEASE, ARCHIE,
BUT DON'T GO WRITING ANY OBITUARIES
ON AVONLEA JUST YET. HUH?
JASPER AND I SAT UP ALL NIGHT TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT
AND I HAD THE THOUGHT, LOTTIE,
THAT WHEN WE REBUILD THE CANNERY,
YOU COULD MANAGE THE WORKERS' NURSERY.
WON'T IT TAKE A LONG TIME, TO REBUILD, MRS. DALE?
OH, NOW, IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT STAYING HERE
UNTIL THEN, DON'T BE.
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.
JUST A FEW THINGS I FOUND IN THE ATTIC.
I THOUGHT I MIGHT
SEND THEM ALONG WITH THE OTHER DONATIONS.
JASPER, THESE ARE ALL YOUR FIRST INVENTIONS.
YES, WELL, THEY MIGHT FINALLY COME TO GOOD USE.
WHAT'S THIS ONE DO?
WELL, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE
FOR THE JASPERMATIC CAN-OPENER.
OH, IT'S VERY CLEVER.
MAYBE THIS ISN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA...
...NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE...
NONSENSE JASPER,
THERE ARE PLENTY OF USEFUL THINGS IN HERE.
YES, LIKE THIS IS A PERFECTLY GOOD CAULDRON.
PNEUMATIC PRESSURE COOKER.
PERFECT.
IT'LL MAKE A HANDY STEW POT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
MURIEL'S GOT PEOPLE DROPPING DONATIONS OFF
AT THE GENERAL STORE.
WHY DON'T WE...
WHY DON'T WE LOAD THESE BOXES INTO THE BUGGY
AND THEN WE'LL GO SEE WHAT SHE'S COLLECTED AND BRING EVERYTHING
TO THE WORKERS AT ONCE?
LOTTIE, WE'LL BE BACK, UH, BEFORE DARK.
OH!
SHE'S TAKEN QUITE A SHINE TO YOU, MONTY.
I BET YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A BABY SISTER OF YOUR OWN,
WOULDN'T YOU?
AFTERNOON, OLIVIA.
OH, AFTERNOON, EULALIE.
I HEARD THAT YOU AND JASPER WERE HERE TO COLLECT DONATIONS
FOR THE CANNERY WORKERS.
I'VE GOT SOME BLANKETS AND CLOTHING AND SUCH
THAT I WANTED TO DROP BY...
THANK YOU.
EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS.
OLIVIA..WHAT I SAID LAST NIGHT,
NO MATTER HOW IT SOUNDED,
WAS JUST TALK.
I NEVER MEANT FOR ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN.
NOBODY BLAMES YOU, EULALIE...
NEVERTHELESS, I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID WHAT I DID.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED, JUST SAY THE WORD...
I'D REALLY LIKE TO HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN.
JASPER'S INSIDE SORTING THINGS INTO BOXES.
I'M SURE HE'D APPRECIATE A HAND.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH. COME ON INSIDE.
I GOTTA GO NOW, MONTY.
YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY GIRL FOR ME.
PROMISE?
GOODBYE LITTLE ONE...
LOTTIE, WE'RE BACK! HELLO, SWEETHEART.
LOTTIE? LOTTIE?
LOTTIE? WE'RE B-B...
LOTTIE?
OLIVIA... 'LISSEN'...
LOTTIE?
LOTTIE'S VOICE: DEAR MR. AND MRS. DALE.
PLEASE, DON'T THINK ME AWFUL, BUT I GOTTA GO.
PLEASE CARE FOR MY BABY GIRL.
I THINK IT'S PROVIDENCE YOU DO.
BECAUSE SHE WANTS A FAMILY AND I KNOW YOU'LL GIVE HER
ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD.
I THINK THE NAME ALICIA SUITS HER FINE,
JUST LIKE YOU SAID, MRS. DALE.
PLEASE, KEEP HER SAFE FOR ME... ALWAYS.
OH, LOTTIE...
[STAMMERING]
SHHH...THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT...
THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE...