Dee Croxton

Almanzo gives Laura with a painful ultimatum: either run away with him now, or forget the relationship altogether. Harriet Oleson wants Nellie to finally be trained to take over the restaurant, but the hiring of Percival Dalton creates more mayhem than anyone imagined.

Reverend Alden offers 15-year-old Mary her first temporary teaching position in a backwoods community. Unfortunately, it ends up being one of the most difficult jobs a young girl could ever encounter. Now she must decide if her career - not to mention her family values - are worth putting up the fight of her life.

Jonathan and Mark's friend Scotty wants to adopt the boy with Down's Syndrome. A custody battle occurs with the biological parents.