Roger Lemieux arrives in Bourke's Creek to do a story about the town whose industry died when its mine was closed. But he encounters hostility from the townspeople.

After a near accident with his Great Lakes tug, it looks as if Dougal MacGregor may be losing his eyesight. But the stubborn old codger won't admit he's having recurrent blurred vision.

A clown performing with a travelling circus passing through Espanola sees a picture of Hannah and believes she is his dead daughter come to life.