When Calls the Heart Season 9 Episode 12: Rock, A Bye, Baby

Rosemary finds an offer letter from Arthur Gilchrist. Lee admits Arthur offered him a job, but it would have meant moving, so he put the offer to the side and forgot all about it, as Hope Valley is their home.

Gustave shows up at Elizabeth's door, worried about Lucas. He is not sure how long Lucas needs to clear his head and is concerned. Elizabeth assures him that Lucas is fine, but just in case, she offers to ask Nathan to head up to the ridge in the mountains to check on him.

Nathan chides Elizabeth for being worried about Lucas, joking that she must be afraid he is getting cold feet. She insists that is not the case, as he has not even proposed, and adds that it is Gustave who is worried, not her.

Later, Nathan finds Lucas at the ridge and invites himself to stay for a cup of tea.

Back in town a prisoner is dropped off. Bill is surprised to find it is Henry. He turned himself in for collapsing the mine. As he is ushered to the jail house the town crowds around giving him a round of applause, thanking him for what he did, making sure the mine will not reopen anytime soon.

Allie takes a break from helping at the pharmacy to ask Elizabeth for help finding a wife for Nathan. She thought he wanted to marry Elizabeth, then she thought he liked Mei, but lately she has wondered how he feels about Faith. Elizabeth assures Allie she does not need to worry about her father finding love, and that when Nathan is ready to get married, he will let Allie know.

Minnie and Joseph take the day off and head out to a picnic in the hopes of quelling their recent fussing over her father's financial support. They have a much-needed laugh battling the wind to put down their blanket, then retreat to the church, where Minnie says she understands Joseph wants to prove he can be successful in business on his own. She reminds him that pride should not get in the way of accepting help. Joseph agrees to speak with her father.

Back in town at the jail house, Bill is not hopeful he can keep Henry out of prison. Elizabeth arrives and asks Henry whether there is anything she can do to help him. He hands her cash to give to Joseph, as Joseph does so much good work for the church and the town. He adds that Elizabeth does not need to let Joseph know where the money came from, but he would like Joseph to come by and see him.

Rosemary asks Faith how to tell if she is pregnant, as she no longer has morning sickness. Faith explains she will feel the baby move, a fluttering in her stomach.

Faith admits to Molly that she has feelings for Nathan. She is conflicted by her emotions, believing it is inappropriate for a doctor to have feelings for a patient. Molly says sometimes rules are meant to be broken.

Elizabeth finds that Nathan has returned. He shares that Lucas is fine and will return tonight. Elizabeth thanks him for being there for her. Nathan jokes that she had better not lose Lucas like she lost him.

Faith sees that Nathan has returned and starts to approach him, but stops, as he is not the only one back in town. Mei has arrived as well. She apologizes to Nathan for misleading him. However, Nathan is just happy she is clear of trouble. Molly, witnessing Mei's return, asks if Faith is sad. Faith says it is quite the opposite and that she feels some relief.

Joseph comes by the jailhouse and thanks Henry for his anonymous donation. Henry admits he asked Joseph to come by to teach him how to pray. Joseph is happy to oblige.

As Rosemary and Lee wrap up at the office, they hear someone shout, "fire!" The saloon is ablaze, and Lee runs in to help. Elizabeth arrives, having heard the news of the fire, and wonders whether anyone has seen Lucas, fearing he may be in the saloon. Lee emerges from the flames alone. No Lucas. Suddenly, Lucas rides up on his horse and quickly dismounts to help get the fire under control.

Rosemary and Lee settle into bed after a long night. She gives him a kiss for bravely battling the fire to protect the town. He could not imagine living anywhere else. Rosemary agrees, adding that Hope Valley is a great place to raise a child. Just then, she feels fluttering in her stomach and tells him she is pregnant.

After assessing the damage to the saloon, Elizabeth tells Lucas that even if the saloon had burned down completely, he would still have love. Lucas adds that would make him the richest man alive.

Later, as they walk with Little Jack, Elizabeth tells Lucas she would like him to come to Hamilton for Christmas. Lucas admits he already had a trip planned to ask her father for her hand in marriage. Little Jack hands Elizabeth what she thinks is a rock. Before she places it in her pocket she looks down and sees it is a ring. Lucas adds that he ended up just calling her father instead, and takes the ring and gets down on one knee to propose. Elizabeth says yes!

Two threads are resolved in the finale. Rosemary feels a fluttering in her stomach and tells Lee she is pregnant, settling the question the season had left open. Lucas proposes to Elizabeth: he admits he had planned a trip to ask her father for her hand, says he ended up just calling him instead, takes the ring, gets down on one knee, and Elizabeth says yes.

Henry's situation is not settled. He turned himself in for collapsing the mine and was walked to the jail house to the town's applause, and Bill is not hopeful he can keep Henry out of prison, so whether Henry is imprisoned is left unresolved within the episode.

The saloon fire is contained but not explained: Lee runs in to help, Lucas rides up and dismounts to help bring it under control, and the episode does not establish what started it. Mei's return also leaves her position open, since she apologizes to Nathan for misleading him and he says only that he is glad she is clear of trouble.