Jack and Elizabeth leave Hope Valley and rush back to the city of Hamilton when they learn that Jacks brother, Tom, was involved in an automobile accident with Elizabeths sister, Julie! But Tom and Julie are hiding something about the incident, a deceit that puts Jack and Elizabeth at odds with their families and with each other. Their trip is further complicated when Tom and Julie endeavor to run off together via train this time and Elizabeths father offers Jack a job an offer that puts Jack and Elizabeths flfledgling romance in peril yet again.