"Coming Home"

Summary
When Amy discovers a horse is being abused, she convinces her mother to rescue him and bring him back to Heartland. On the way home, a storm rages.

Plot
Amy Fleming and her mother Marion, rescue an abused horse, Spartan from Mr. Mallen's farms. Things get tense when Mallen shows up and tries to stop them from taking him and threatens to call the police. Marion stands up to him saying "you'll be the saving me the trouble. Knowing he broke the law with his neglect and abuse, Mallen backs down and the two leave his farm. On the way to Heartland from the Mallen farm, Spartan goes wild in the trailer. In addition to this the weather only gets worse and Marion eventually loses control of the truck, slides off the road, and crashes into the trees.

In New York City, Lou Fleming is with a friend about to get in a cab when gets a call in the middle of talking to her boss on the phone. The news is obviously upsetting and when her friend asks her if she is alright she tells him "I have to go home".

In the hospital, Lou and Amy's grandfather, Jack, tells Lou that Amy is in critical condition. Lou asks if Jack has told their father, who has been absent for a long time and Jack answers saying "he gave up (the right to know) a long time ago". As they approach Amy's room, they see her on a ventilator, bandaged up, with several cuts on her face from the windshield. The doctors say she was lucky but it becomes apparent that Marion was not.

At Marion's funeral several people walk solemnly to a small grave yard. Lou and Jack carry roses and Amy is not with them as she is still in the hospital.