Episodes Guide: Season 2
Civil Disobedience: (201)
Writer: Carl Binder
Director: DonMcCutcheon
A picnic at Plumfield leads to near disaster when Tommy falls while climbing a tree and
breaks his ankle. Though the injury to Tommy's limb is minor, the damage to Jo's
reputation is not. Eli McBride, a local attorney and aspiring politician, launches an
investigation into the incident with the intention of pressuring Jo into selling the
Plumfield school to him. With the help of Harrison Bridger, the new editor of the town
paper, McBride turns public opinion against Jo and her unconventional teaching methods.
Wishing to protect the children from controversy, Jo is about to sell when a sit-in in
front of the school's doors reveals how much her students love and respect her.
Stepping Out: (202)
Writer: Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock
Director: Rob Malenfant
Jo wants to go to the annual dance with Nick. Bees is smitten with a college man until he
makes a pass at her.
Dangerous Lessons: (203)
Writer: Barbara Covington
Director: Rob Malenfant
Nat is discovered by a prestigious music teacher. Dan and Nick track an escaped circus
lion.
Opposites Attract: (204)
Writer: Eric Tuchman
Director: Michael Kennedy
Laurie and Amy hit a rough spot in their marriage. Franz meets a girl whose style clashes
with his.
Family Business: (205)
Writer: Guy Mullally
Director: Rob Malenfant
Asia inherits her aunt's restaurant and faces the option to leave. Kids try to block
hiring of a new housekeeper.
Leap Of Faith: (206)
Writer: Carl binder
Director: Don McCutcheon
Jo gets the scare of her life when she is robbed. Isabel tells Franz that she is moving to
Arizona.
Brothers And Sisters (207)
Writer: Eric Tuchman
Director: Don McBrearty
Nick's brother arrives.
The Weaker Sex
Writer: Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock
Director: Bruce McDonald
Jo and the women of Plumfield fight for the right
to vote. Nan decides to take up medicine despite
there never having been a woman doctor and Dr.
Pierce's insists she practice nursing.
For Love Or Money (209)
When Nan and Nat find stolen bank money and
hesitate before turning it in, they find themselves
in a bind as Emil has followed them. Nick and Jo
find it uncomfortable discussing their attraction
to each other.
Lantern Man(210)
Writer: Carl Binder
Director: Rob Malenfant
Halloween is coming, and the Lantern Man haunts Plumfield
Three Angry Women
Writer: Melissa R. Byer & Treena Hancock
Director: Bruce Pitman
(no description available, other than the word "Thanksgiving")
The Sign
Writer: Barbara Covington
Director: Don McCutcheon
As Jo's birthday approaches, her mood is more melancholy than joyful. Running Plumfield
without her late husband is proving more taxing than she anticipated, and her youthful
ambition to become a renowned writer is still unrealized. While Jo questions her ability
to run the school effectively, and the professional choices she has made, the planting of
grape seeds in the garden leads the Plumfield children into an unexpected business venture
of their own.
(Second description)Jo questions her ability to run
Plumfield; the children court a businessman named Thomas Welch who is in Concord buying
grapes.
Home For Christmas
Writer: Guy Mullallay
Director: Rob Malenfant
As Christmas approaches, everyone at Plumfield is hoping for
snow, but an unwelcomed storm of a different kiind blows in. While having a drink in a
local tavern, Nick is accosted by a belligerent gambler who claims Nick helped his brother
Ben skip town to avoid paying off a gambling debt. Taking the dispute outside, Nick is
sucker-punched before he can prepare to defend himself and then gives chase to his
adversary. The next morning, Nick is arrested and charges with the murder of his accuser,
who was found dead of a rifle shot. While the residents of Plumfield rise to his defense,
Nick remains strangely silent, and circumstantial evidence begins to mount against him. |
