Plot

A former student teacher of Hettie's and her husband die leaving no will, but plenty of property and a small baby. Hettie and Rachael Lynde battle over who will care for the child, but Sara and Felicity have a better idea they have found the perfect couple to be the child's parents. However the law has other ideas.—Ginger

Markdale residents Jane and Robert Morris have just passed away from scarlet fever, leaving behind a three month old offspring named Robert Jr. Continuing their forty year old feud, Hetty and Rachel argue about which of the two of them is responsible for that child, Rachel a distant relative by marriage, Hetty a close friend (as she sees it). Felicity and Sara, not wanting the child to be sent to an orphanage or to have Rachel or Hetty take care of him, decide to steal the baby. Their plan is to drop him off anonymously with their Aunt Abigail. Abigail and Malcolm just returned from their honeymoon in Boston, the honeymoon definitely over as they are back to arguing about their differences. The latest argument is whether to have a baby, Malcolm wanting one, Abigail not, she thinking that she is both past the age and not the mothering type. However, Sara and Felicity think that Abigail will change her mind once she holds a baby in her arms. Regardless of what happens to Robert in the long run, Abigail and Malcolm's time with him, however long or short, may make them decide if they really want children.—Huggo