When Calls the Heart Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

Nathan and Bill take charge when a notorious gangster threatens the town. Rosemary teams up with her competition to uncover the truth. Elizabeth and Nathan take a leap of faith. 

Rosemary's newspaper article creates waves when she questions Lucas's judgement. Allie discusses her birth father with Nathan, and Elizabeth realizes Little Jack is growing up.

Elizabeth hopes for the best when Tom Thornton visits with an exciting opportunity for the town's choir. Rosemary and Bill interview a source. Lucas considers his options.

Hickam and Lee clash with the mayor of Benson Hills, and Gowen suggests a solution with huge implications for the town. Elizabeth and Nathan clear up a misunderstanding.

Rosemary and Bill team up to investigate a case they believe shouldn't be closed. The women of Hope Valley start a day care. Hickam and Mei celebrate a milestone.

Elizabeth turns over a new leaf. Nathan returns home from an investigation, and Bill questions its outcome. Rosemary chases a scoop. Lucas make a surprise announcement.

Lucas is the talk of the Valley. Elizabeth and the whole town rallies around him, but everyone still worries it won't be enough to stop the Governor.

Everyone helps Rosemary as the Governor visits early. Meanwhile, Nathan is called away to help with land trouble only to find himself in unexpected danger and with surprising intel. 

Elizabeth is visited by a former student. Lucas orders something for all of Hope Valley to enjoy if they can get it working.

Rosemary and Lee are still adjusting to parenthood. Lucas reveals the surprise he's been working on to Elizabeth. Nathan has a camping trip planned for just him and Allie.

Tourists start arriving, including the St. Johns, who may prove to be trouble for Bill. Meanwhile, Elizabeth rallies all Rosemary's friends to plan the perfect baby shower.

Hope Valley faces an economic downturn together. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Bill learn that the children of Hope Valley have made a discovery that could change the future of the town.

With the mine reopening imminent, Gowen decides to take drastic measures to make sure it stays closed. Elizabeth and Lucas struggle to communicate with each other. Lucas gets out of town to clear his head.

Walden arrives back in town, putting more pressure than ever on Lucas and the residents of Hope Valley. Bill comes up with a plan to stop Walden. New investors arrive from the oil company.

Mayor Hickam decides that Hope Valley needs to get back to its hopeful, joyous roots and decides to host Hope Valley Days, a collective celebration inspired by giving, fun, hope, and love.

School Inspector Augustus Landis is back in town and starts questioning Elizabeth's new accreditation to teach Angela. Lucas and Nathan decide to have a race, animal vs. machine.

Elizabeth's book is finally published and it's the talk of the town. Lucas plans a surprise party to celebrate the event, but some bad book reviews have Elizabeth in a less social mood.

Change is in the air for Hope Valley with the foundry that's to be built and the upcoming mayoral election. Elizabeth arrives home from a trip to Hamilton. A potential investor arrives in town to discuss the oil business with Lucas.

Landis, the school inspector, arrives in town and causes trouble for Elizabeth; Rosemary finds her calling; a search is called when one of Hope Valley's residents is lost; Carson and Faith's relationship is put to the test.

Elizabeth is distraught over the reveal of Nathan's secret; everyone helps a couple prepare for their wedding; the bachelor and bachelorette parties stir up mixed emotions from the guests; a mysterious businessman arrives in town.

A health scare has everyone in Hope Valley worried about one of their own. Nathan is finally going to get Allie's adoption finalized. Lucas starts to become suspicious of Christopher's behavior since arriving in Hope Valley, while Christopher decides maybe he'd like to stay. 

It's graduation day at the Jack Thornton School house as well time for parent-teacher conferences. Rosemary and Lee adjust to having family in town. A letter from Dottie sends all the Coulters reeling. Clara learns Jesse made a big mistake.

A geyser erupts at the oil rig and everyone in Hope Valley drops everything to help. Nathan is summoned for an inquiry by a Mountie from his past and Jesse takes a liking to driving Lee's motorcycle.

Elizabeth has finished her manuscript. An unwelcome visitor stirs up trouble for Nathan and Allie. A homesick Rosemary and Lee cut their South American trip short. Faith arrives back from medical school. Clara and Jesse haven't been getting along. Fiona has a new business venture.

Elizabeth and Nathan try to resolve their differences; Rosemary learns a secret about Lee; Elizabeth feels betrayed by Lucas, but helps him get the oil company's records from Gowen; Nathan goes under cover; Fiona gets bad news.

Elizabeth goes on a trip with Lucas and must face her growing feelings for him; Jesse and Clara adjust to sharing a home; Lee and Rosemary are challenged with watching Little Jack.

Elizabeth gets a surprise bouquet of flowers on her doorstep which has the whole town wondering who left them. Rosemary and Lee organize Jesse & Clara's Bachelor and Bachelorette parties.

Elizabeth encourages Nathan to investigate his father. Lucas enjoys the first chapters of Elizabeth's novel. Clara and Jesse cross items off their wedding to-do list.

Lucas gives Elizabeth writing advice that causes her to search for new inspiration. Rosemary and Lee plan a vacation. Faith returns home with a dilemma that may force her to part ways from Carson. Gowen is interviewed for a business magazine.

Elizabeth holds a christening for baby Jack during the excitement of Founder's Day Weekend. Meanwhile, Jesse plans a surprise for Clara

Elizabeth receives unexpected help from Lucas in her mission to create a town library.  Jesse and Gowen continue to have conflict. Meanwhile, Bill and Nathan apprehend an infamous outlaw and Rosemary and Lee have an overdue talk.

Elizabeth steps in to help Nathan's strong-willed niece connect with her new classmates.  Bill contemplates an interesting job offer.  Gowen makes a compelling offer of his own to Jesse and Clara.  Meanwhile, Carson and Faith grow closer.

Bill turns to an old friend for help tracking down gunrunners responsible for the deaths of Mounties. Elizabeth helps one of her students stand up for himself, while Abigail uses her power of persuasion when Lucas becomes an uncooperative business owner.  Rosemary and Lee help Elizabeth care for her baby but a struggle weighs on the couple. Faith and Carson reevaluate their relationship.

After taking time off to care for her new baby, Elizabeth returns to teaching but soon realizes she needs more support than she could have imagined.  Abigail prepares for the arrival of the telephone to Hope Valley.  Bill and Gowen enter a bidding war for the town saloon. When Rosemary senses a spark between Faith and Carson, she fans the flames trying to get a romance started.

The widow of Lee's former silent partner arrives and gives Gowen a chance to run a company again, Elizabeth tutors an unexpected new student and the residents of Hope Valley conspire to pull off a surprise.

Elizabeth assigns her students to follow business leaders in Hope Valley for a day. Meanwhile, Abigail and the town host two possible investors for the failing bank. Bill s life is disrupted when AJ Foster arrives and turns herself in.

Jack and Elizabeth's plan to get married is put in serious jeopardy; Bill has difficulty transporting a prisoner.

Jack returns and begins planning his future with Elizabeth; Elizabeth teaches her students the difference between facts and speculation; the town is put on edge when Lee cannot withdraw funds to pay his employees.

Abigail leaves town to testify on behalf of Henry while Bill joins her, but will testify against him. Abigail must convince a strict judge to give Henry a second chance but it seems like the odds are against it. With Bill gone, Lee is made acting sheriff and, despite Rosemary's encouragement, isn't confident that he is up to the task. Still anxiously awaiting Jack's return from the Northern Territories, Elizabeth is given a diversion thanks to a surprise visit from her sister, Julie, who reveals to Elizabeth the surprising career path she's decided to take. Clara thinks it may be time for a break from Jesse but becomes jealous when she sees Jesse spending time with Julie. Dr. Carson is determined to stop a traveling salesman selling a tonic that has caused a stomachache epidemic in town, which leads to a surprising arrest.

Elizabeth takes Opal in while her parents are away; a newcomer to Hope Valley has some insight into Carson Shepherd's mysterious past; an unlikely turn of events puts Cody in harm's way.

Elizabeth has problems in her classroom when the nephews of Ray Wyatt come to her class and bully other students; Lee loses his voice and Rosemary does the talking for him; Bill finds AJ foster; Ray Wyatt opens a commissary.

With the key witness against him suddenly and mysteriously nowhere to be found, Henry Gowen reassumes his position as mayor of Hope Valley and, without warning, summarily fires Elizabeth as the school's teacher, citing a hidden scandal from her past as the cause. With the support of nearly the entire town - especially the children - and an impassioned Abigail at her side, Elizabeth travels to Cape Fullerton in hopes of resolving the false allegations against her. Certain that big money is at play in Gowen's favorable dealings with the railroad, Bill lays out a plan to find out what underhanded business is going on between Gowen and Ray Wyatt. Following days of instruction under Mr. Stoneman, the school's strict and demanding new teacher, Cody takes a stand in defense of Emily and leads the students in a walkout. When Jack delivers the Tate brothers to Mountie Headquarters, he receives bad news about a young Mountie he mentored, which weighs heavily on him.

Abigail finalizes a deal with Ray Wyatt to bring the railroad to Hope Valley and new families flock to the town with the promise of work. When word reaches the town that a notorious gang is at large and may be heading their way, Jack and Bill enlist Frank's counsel in thwarting their plan to rob the incoming stage carrying the railroad's payroll. Elizabeth takes a strong interest in new student Philip Cantrell, whose single father Shane is working overtime at the mill and has little time left over for his son. Elizabeth plans a carnival to raise much-needed money for supplies the school needs to accommodate the new students and the entire town turns out in support. Rosemary's new job at the café comes to an abrupt end but she quickly sets her sights on a new opportunity.

Abigail takes on her duties as mayor and it seems nearly everyone in Hope Valley wants her attention. The National Pacific Railroad wants to run a new route through Hope Valley but not all the residents are convinced it's in everyone's best interests and a heated debate ensues. Meanwhile, in an effort to integrate Elizabeth's new students from the settlement with the Hope Valley children, Jack suggests a friendly game of baseball, prompting he and Elizabeth to coach the two teams. When it's time to hit the field, the whole town turns out for the game and one of the new children becomes a hero thanks to Elizabeth's encouragement to overcome his fear.helps him come to terms with it as she and Jack coach the children in baseball.

Jack's mom visits and makes life difficult for Elizabeth. Meanwhile, Rosemary plans her dream wedding, but the weather is not cooperating with her.

Jack and Bill Avery help Lee investigate who might be sabotaging his business, with the mayor near the top of their list of suspects. Jack start thinking of his future with Elizabeth, and as a result, contemplates buying some property to build a house on. Abigail opens her home to Cody's sister Becky, who's arriving back in town following her stay in the hospital. As a result, Abigail contemplates adopting the siblings. Rosemary gets excited when a movie production company comes to town, casting for a new movie. Meanwhile, Elizabeth finds ways to get her students excited about science.

As Abigail and Frank pursue a fledgling romance, his old gang of outlaws resort to violence in an attempt to bring him back into the fold in order to do a new job. Meanwhile, an old, attractive friend of Jack's arrives in Hope Valley to help take care of Lee following an accident at the mill; resulting in Elizabeth getting jealous of their friendship.

Elizabeth acquires her own home, which is a surprise to Jack. Elsewhere, Gowen's selfish plot is unearthed by Abigail; and Frank realizes he can no longer outrun his past.

Jack and Elizabeth don't see eye to eye on everything in Hamilton. They discover that their relationship is not as straightforward as they originally thought. Elizabeth's family puts a strain on Jack, and it takes all of Jack's skills as a constable to resolve the conflict. Bill sorts out a relationship from his past, so that he can move forward with the future. Gowen's grasp on the town is threatened by a powerful member of the town. It all comes down to the luck of the draw.

When a visitor from home arrives in Hope Valley, Elizabeth begins to question the direction of her heart and feelings for Jack. As Abigail struggles with how to help her daughter-in-law, Bill delves deeper into an undercover investigation.

Rosemary makes herself useful at Abigail's Cafe. Jack and the townspeople work on building the new church to become the school. Elizabeth gets reacquainted with her old life away from Coal Valley. One of the widows gets proposed to and the wedding brings the townspeople closer together. Abigail receives troubling information about Bill Avery.