Alan McRae

There is a lack of blood at the 4077th, and every able-bodied man and woman in the camp is donating blood every 48 hours. Things look bad, at least until a group of Turkish soldiers show up and their blood is drawn.

A heavy rain has been falling in Walnut Grove for two months, and shows no signs of stopping. Charles fears that his crops will suffer and his family will go hungry. He takes them on a 400-mile journey for a temporary new life in Gold Country. Caroline opens and teaches a school in a tent, right in the middle of town, but it proves to be a less-than-ideal learning environment for everyone.

A policeman moves in to protect Jack after he witnesses an armed robbery.

Jack pretends he lives alone when he falls for a woman he believes is old-fashioned.

Hoping to strike it rich after their crops are destroyed by a devastating rain storm, the Ingalls leave Walnut Grove and go to the Dakota gold fields. But, after a while, the Ingalls realize that greed may have been poisoning their minds.