Tracie Savage

Laura and Mary are concerned that other students won't accept them on their first day of school, which is reaffirmed when Nellie Oleson snubs them for their homespun dresses.

Laura becomes enamoured by a new student, but he expresses more interest in Mary, which breaks her heart.

Kerry and Bridget are caught partying on the evening news while the family is vacationing at Cate's parents' home in Florida. The news also runs an archival video that features a young Cate very drunk at a bar.

Laura makes friends with a local fisherman, unaware he is also the new town banker with the reputation of being mean.

Laura becomes friends with Olga, a lonely girl who has a shorter leg and is sheltered by her father. Charles helps Olga to walk normally but finds resistance from her father.

Substitute-teacher Caroline tries to help a shy, older boy who gets ridiculed about his limited literacy skills.